LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A Muslim factory owner in Pakistan on Thursday (June 6) tortured to death an 18-year-old Catholic worker for leaving the job against his wishes, family members said. Waqas Salamat had started working at the plastic bottle manufacturing factory owned by Haji Muhammad Saleem in Lahore’s Islampura area two […]
Muslim Employer in Pakistan Tortures Christian Worker to Death
Catholic employee had quit against owner’s wishes.
June 11, 2024 By - 3 Comments
Pastor, Wife and Three Other Christians Slain in Nigeria
Gunmen attack again in Plateau state.
June 10, 2024 By - Leave a Comment
ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Suspected Fulani herdsmen killed a pastor, his wife and three other Christians at about midnight on June 2 in Plateau state, central Nigeria, sources said. The raiders with heavy weaponry attacked a predominantly Christian village in Kwall District, Bassa County, killing Pastor Dauda Dalyop, 63, of the Assemblies […]
Priest Kidnapped in Kaduna State, Nigeria
‘Armed Muslim bandits’ suspected.
June 10, 2024 By - Leave a Comment
ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Armed “Muslim bandits” abducted a Roman Catholic Church priest in the early hours of Sunday (June 9), in Kaduna state, Nigeria, sources said. The Rev. Gabriel Ukeh was sleeping at his home on the premises of St. Thomas Catholic Parish, Zaman Dabo village, in Zango Kataf County when […]
Pastor’s Ordeal Shows Challenges Christian Leaders Face in India
Hindu extremists continue to concoct bogus charges.
June 7, 2024 By - Leave a Comment
NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – Pastor Josemon Pathrose spent nearly all of February in jail and finally got his confiscated vehicle back after four months. The harassment and criminal charges he’s endured at the hands of Hindu extremists are not uncommon in India. Pastor Pathrose and another Christian were driving back to their base in […]
Mentally Ill Catholic Woman Jailed on Blasphemy Charge in Pakistan
Those of ‘unsound mind’ cannot be tried, law states.
June 7, 2024 By - Leave a Comment
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A 60-year-old Catholic woman who has been treated for mental illness was jailed on blasphemy charges this week in Lahore, Pakistan, her son said. Jameela Khatoon was arrested on Tuesday (June 4) from her house in Lahore’s Cantonment area on a complaint of Muslim shopkeeper Asif Ali, said […]
Report Calls Sargodha, Pakistan Attack, ‘Calculated, Manipulated’
Religious fervor played key role in attack that killed Christian.
June 6, 2024 By - Leave a Comment
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – The May 25 Muslim mob attack that killed a Christian in Sargodha, Pakistan was a “calculated assault, manipulated through religious fervor to gain maximum leverage,” according to a report by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP). The attack in Sargodha’s Mujahid Colony, Punjab Province led to the […]
Christian Woman in Pakistan Jailed on Blasphemy Charges
Family faces intense pressure from Muslims to drop defense.
June 5, 2024 By - Leave a Comment
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A Christian woman in Pakistan remains in jail on baseless charges of blasphemy after a judge rejected her bail application on Monday (June 3), sources said. Stella Khawar, 28, was arrested on May 12 in Kharota Syedan, in the Kotli Loharan area of Sialkot District, Punjab Province, and […]
Widow of Christian Killed for His Faith in India Flees Village
Five other families forced from their homes.
June 3, 2024 By - Leave a Comment
NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – The young widow of a Christian in India’s Chhattisgarh state who was killed for his faith is living in fear a month after she fled for her life. “I saw them kill my husband right before my eyes,” said Jime Kawasi, whose husband, 22-year-old Kosa Kawasi, was slain in Bastar […]
Christian Accused of Blasphemy Dies from Injuries in Pakistan
Muslim mob incited by mosque announcement over false accusation.
June 3, 2024 By - Leave a Comment
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – An elderly Christian attacked by a Muslim mob in Pakistan over a false blasphemy accusation succumbed to his injuries at 12:30 a.m. Monday (June 3), his son said. Sultan Gill, son of 74-year-old Nazeer Masih Gill, said his father passed away after the government had moved him to […]
Hardline Muslims Beat Christians Unconscious in Uganda
Two evangelists were working in heavily Islamic area.
May 31, 2024 By - Leave a Comment
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – Two evangelists are still receiving hospital treatment two weeks after hardline Muslims in eastern Uganda beat them unconscious for proclaiming Christ, sources said. Samuel Mukiibi, 27, and 25-year-old Ephraim Duula in the last six years have led several Muslims to Christ. They were attacked on May 16 near Naigombwa swamp […]