NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – Two evangelists in eastern Uganda will spend Christmas in jail, charged under a blasphemy law after Muslims upset at their street preaching beat them and summoned police, sources said. On the final day of a three-day evangelistic campaign in the city of Soroti, police on Nov. 21 arrested Joseph Omadi […]
Two Christians Jailed under Blasphemy Law in Uganda
Muslims upset that they quoted from the Koran.
December 22, 2023 By -
Blasphemy Law in Indonesia Faces Criticism as Cases Grow
Charges based on fatwas and mob pressure, rights advocates say.
December 21, 2023 By -
SURABAYA, Indonesia (Morning Star News) – With an increase in blasphemy cases in Indonesia and arrests based on Islamic fatwas and mob pressure, rights advocates are calling for laws to be amended or ended. The number of charges registered under Indonesia’s blasphemy law increased from 10 in 2021 to 19 last year, according to rights group […]
History of Persecution of Christians in Bauchi, Nigeria Continues
Church members oppressed long ago still paying the price, key leader says.
December 20, 2023 By -
BAUCHI, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – With a decades-old history of Islamic extremist attacks, Nigeria’s Bauchi state is home to a Christian community that continues to suffer oppression and killings, a long-time pastor said. While Muslim officials and others drove Christians to the outlying edges of the city of Bauchi decades ago, those areas […]
Church in Gaza Remains under Threat after Shooting Deaths
Parish compound suffered prior attacks, relative of trapped Christians says.
December 19, 2023 By -
(Christian Daily International) – The killing of an elderly woman and her daughter in Gaza City’s Holy Family Church on Saturday (Dec. 16) was the sixth attack by Israeli Defense Forces on the compound since war in Gaza broke out, a relative told The Washington Post. Following the IDF sniper fire that Catholic church sources […]
Threat of Prison Awaits Christian Mother Granted Bail in Nigeria
After 19 months in jail, Rhoda Jatau faces ‘blasphemy’ verdict.
December 15, 2023 By -
BAUCHI, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A Christian woman charged under Nigeria’s blasphemy law has been released on bail after 19 months, but she faces the threat of 10 years in prison for allegedly sharing a social media post about the murder of a Christian woman, sources said. Rhoda Jatau, a 45-year-old mother of […]
Mauritania Arrests Christians in Response to Muslims’ Outrage
Officials act even though there is no law against evangelization.
December 13, 2023 By -
(Christian Daily International for Morning Star News) – Authorities in Mauritania have arrested 15 Christian leaders since late November following calls for punishment by Muslims outraged over a video showing a baptism ceremony, sources said. The families of 14 of the Christian leaders were also arrested, according to aid and advocacy group International Christian Concern […]
Fulani Herdsmen Kill Seven Christians in Plateau State, Nigeria
Another slain two weeks prior in a different area.
December 1, 2023 By -
ABUJA, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Fulani herdsmen and other terrorists on Thursday (Nov. 30) killed seven Christians in attacks on two villages in Plateau state, Nigeria, sources said. The assailants attacked Puka and Dinter villages in Mangu County at about 1 a.m., said Yohanna Markus of Puka. “Fulani herdsmen together with a group of bandits […]
Pastor’s Wife Shot Dead in Taraba State, Nigeria
Mother of 2-month-old slain in highway ambush.
November 30, 2023 By -
ABUJA, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – A funeral was held in southwest Nigeria on Saturday (Nov. 25) for a pastor’s wife shot to death in Taraba state a week earlier, sources said. Oluwakemi Moses, wife of a Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) pastor serving in Jalingo, Taraba state, was returning to the town with her […]
At Least 10 Christians Slain in Taraba State, Nigeria
Massacres continue to terrorize farmers.
November 27, 2023 By -
ABUJA, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Suspected Fulani herdsmen and other terrorists on Friday (Nov. 24) attacked villages in Taraba state, Nigeria, killing at least 10 Christians, sources said. The assailants attacked an area from the Yangtu Special Development Area near Takum to villages in Ussa County at about 6 p.m., area residents said. “Rampaging Muslim […]
Religious Hatred Motivated Murder in Pakistan, Father Says
Gaza conflict said to have heightened killer’s anger.
November 24, 2023 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Morning Star News) – The father of a 20-year-old Christian who was gunned down in Pakistan this month said the confessed killer was driven by a strong hatred for Christians and Jews. Farhan Ul Qamar was shot to death in his house in Talwandi Inayat Khan village, Pasrur tehsil of Sialkot District, Punjab Province, […]