Quetta Railway Station in southwest Pakistan’s Balochistan Province. (Waqas Usman, Creative Commons) LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Church leaders and rights activists in Pakistan condemned the killing on Thursday (Sept. 12) of a Muslim in custody on charges of blasphemy. The alleged assassination of Abdul Ali by a constable identified in news reports […]

A team from Densus 88, an elite counter-terrorism force, prior to an operation in Indonesia. (Government of Indonesia) SURABAYA, Indonesia (Morning Star News) – Counter-terrorism forces in Indonesia arrested seven suspects on terrorism charges before and during Pope Francis’ visit to the country Sept. 3-6, local media outlets reported. Special Detachment Densus 88, an elite counter-terrorism […]

Pastor Herri Soesanto objects to manhandling at sealing of church in Mojongapit, East Java Province, Indonesia. (Screenshot of YouTube video) SURABAYA, Indonesia (Morning Star News) – About 50 officials from Jombang Regency, Indonesia on Aug. 18 dragged a pastor from his worship site and sealed the shop where his church met, sources said. The sealing of […]

Islamic extremist Sunni Tehreek poster against the minority rights march. (Social media) LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Sindh Province officials are trying to impose a ban on organizers of a minority rights march under pressure from an extremist Islamist party opposed to any changes in Pakistan’s harsh blasphemy laws, sources said. In an […]

The Mosque of the Jinns, a Sher Shah Suri era mosque in Kasur, Pakistan. (Musab bin Noor, Creative Commons) LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Two Christian brothers in Pakistan were arrested and charged with blasphemy on Tuesday (Aug. 27) after they were accused of desecrating pages of the Quran, sources said. Tabish Shahid […]

The body of Yowabu Sebakak, killed on Aug. 19, 2024 in eastern Uganda. (Morning Star News) NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – Muslim extremists with swords in eastern Uganda on Monday (Aug. 19) killed a Christian for leading Muslims to Christ, sources said. The assailants attacked Yowabu Sebakaki as he was returning home by bicycle to […]

Supreme Court of Pakistan in Islamabad. (Usman.pg, Creative Commons) LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Islamist death threats compelled the Supreme Court of Pakistan on Thursday (Aug. 22) to remove part of a ruling recognizing an Ahmadi’s religious freedom, a move that will lead to more persecution of religious minorities, sources said. The court’s […]

Rescued sisters with Christians True Spirit Executive Director Katherine Sapna. (Christian Daily International-Morning Star News) LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Three girls illegally detained by their employers were forced to testify that they had converted to Islam and wished to return to their captors, but a judge in Pakistan returned them to their […]

Faisalabad Police Chief Kamran Adil shows solidarity with Christians in Jaranwala, Pakistan on Aug. 16, 2024. (CDI-MSN) LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – One year after one the worst attacks on Christians in Pakistan, Christians on Friday (Aug. 16) called for justice regarding the rioting in Jaranwala as most of those arrested have been […]

Indonesia Indonesian Vice President Ma’ruf Amin. (Bureau of Press, Media and Information Presidential Secretariat) SURABAYA, Indonesia (Morning Star News) – Opposition has emerged to a proposal by Indonesia’s Ministry of Religious Affairs to do away with the role of a Muslim-dominated body that has complicated efforts by minority religions to build houses of worship. Indonesia’s vice […]