Location of Al Qadarif state, Sudan. (Creative Commons) JUBA, South Sudan (Morning Star News) – A man suspected of being a Muslim extremist in the ranks of the Sudanese military on Friday (Dec. 16) burned down a church building in eastern Sudan, sources said. The 20-year-old building of a 100-member Sudanese Church of Christ congregation in […]
Continue reading …Mityana District, Uganda. (Jarry1250, NordNordWest, Creative Commons) NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – Muslim extremists in central Uganda lured a Christian teacher to his home by forcing his wife to call and tell him she was ill, then the intruders beat him and his son, the father said. Abdu Muyinga and his young adult son, Hamisi […]
Continue reading …Burning home where cell fellowship met in Luuka, Uganda on Nov. 20, 2022. (Morning Star News) NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – Muslim extremists on Nov. 20 burned down a house where a cell fellowship was meeting in eastern Uganda, a week after Muslims in another area caned two converts, sources said. Arafah Senyange, 28, and […]
Continue reading …Central Mosque in Auchi, Edo state, Nigeria. (Chisgo9ogie, Creative Commons) ABUJA, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Suspected Fulani herdsmen in southwestern Nigeria last week kidnapped Christian workers taking a bus to a wedding, while another group of Christians was kidnapped en route to a funeral in the same state. A relative of one of 48 Christians […]
Continue reading …Remains of church building after Nov. 8, 2022 attack in Katantala village in Kiboga Disrict, Uganda. (Morning Star News) NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – A group of Muslim extremists in eastern Uganda seriously wounded a pastor and his wife in an attack on a meeting at their church on Nov. 18, he said. The knife […]
Continue reading …Al Jazirah state, Sudan. (TUBS, Creative Commons) JUBA, South Sudan (Morning Star News) – Authorities in Sudan on Nov. 21 arrested and jailed a church leader on charges of “witchcraft” for leading a prayer meeting for his ailing mother, sources said. Pastor Abdalla Haron Sulieman was leading a prayer meeting for his mother, who suffered from […]
Continue reading …Pastor and taxi driver Sukhdev Mark was attacked in Haryana state, India on Sept. 15, 2022. (Morning Star News) HYDERABAD, India (Morning Star News) – A Christian pastor in northern India who drives a taxi for a living didn’t think he had anything to fear when a well-mannered Sikh asked him to take a slight detour. […]
Continue reading …Six women arrested at child’s birthday party in Maharajganj, Azamgarh District, Uttar Pradesh, India on July 30, 2022. (Dinnanath Jaiswar for Morning Star News) NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – A Christian mother and her family in northern India have suffered assaults and threats since she and others were arrested from her son’s birthday party on […]
Continue reading …Small island near Merak Harbor, Banten, Indonesia. (Abdul Hadi Adriansyah, Creative Commons) SURABAYA, Indonesia (Morning Star News) – Two local officials in Indonesia joined Islamist organizations’ call to block construction of a Christian church, triggering objections nationwide the past two months, according to published reports. In western Java Island’s Banten Province, Cilegon Mayor Heldy Agustian and his […]
Continue reading …Evin Prison in Tehran, Iran. (Ehsan Iran, Creative Commons) (Morning Star News) – Two Christians imprisoned in Iran for their church leadership roles were released a few days after a fire broke out in Tehran’s Evin Prison on Oct. 15, but rights advocates were mystified about why they were freed. Pastor Naser Navard Goltapeh, who […]
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