Pastor Irianto Budy leading GMII Bethlehem church service in Sukasirna village, Jonggol District, West Java Province, Indonesia. (Screenshot from Facebook) SURABAYA, Indonesia (Morning Star News ) – A pastor came under pressure from local Muslims in Indonesia on Christmas Eve to announce that Christmas services were cancelled even though his church won approval to hold the […]
Badshahi Mosque, Lahore, Pakistan. (Romero Maia, Creative Commons) LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A Muslim abducted and raped a 14-year-old Christian girl in Pakistan this month, according to her brother, who believes the assault was an act of revenge over a prior dispute. Sahil George, a 21-year-old member of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian […]
Central street in Busia, Uganda. (LutzBruno, Creative Commons) NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – Muslim extremists in Uganda killed an evangelist after a public Christian-Muslim dialogue on Dec. 12, sources said. Konkona Kasimu, a convert from Islam, was known for his deep understanding of both the Bible and the Quran and had participated in Christian-Muslim dialogues […]
The Rev. Kamran Salamat. (Christian Daily International-Morning Star News) LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Police in Pakistan have arrested the wife of a Presbyterian pastor and her alleged Muslim accomplice in connection with the killing of the church leader earlier this month, sources said. In a case that initially raised fears of a […]
Burning of Bibles during attack on Christians in Harayana state’s Titoli village on Nov. 7, 2025. (Morning Star News screenshot from video) NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – A Hindu extremist mob in northern India last month assaulted two Christian couples and an attorney for several hours, accusing them of forced conversion, sources said. In Harayana […]
Location of West Java Province in Indonesia. (TUBS, Creative Commons) SURABAYA, Indonesia (Morning Star News) – As police looked on, Muslims in West Java Province, Indonesia on Dec. 14 formed a human wall to block Christians from attending a Christmas service, according to local media. Muslims from outside Jayasampurna village, Serang Baru Sub-District, Bekasi Regency near […]
Haroon Shahzad with attorney Aneeqa Maria. (Christian Daily International-Morning Star News) LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A court in Pakistan in September acquitted a Christian charged with blasphemy, but his supporters did not reveal it until this month due to security concerns, his lawyer said. Sargodha Magistrate Syed Faizan-e-Rasool on Sept. 27 acquitted […]
Sunni Rizwi Mosque in Faisalabad, Pakistan. (Minhajian, Creative Commons) LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A Muslim in Pakistan last week sexually assaulted a 6-year-old Christian neighbor girl, and his family is pressuring her family to withdraw their police complaint and reach a settlement, her father said. Saleem Masih, an impoverished mason and Salvation […]
Location of North Sulawesi Province in Indonesia. (TUBS, Creative Commons) SURABAYA, Indonesia (Morning Star News) – An attack by young Islamists on a church building in Indonesia led to a melee that threatened to involve Christian militias in defense, sources said. In North Sulawesi Province, young Muslims from Molompar village, along with Islamists from outside the […]
Location of Blue Nile state in Sudan. (TUBS, Creative Commons) JUBA, South Sudan (Morning Star News) – A medical doctor in Sudan was jailed from Sunday to Wednesday evening (Dec. 10) after officials learned he was a Christian, sources said. In Ad-Damazin, capital of Blue Nile state in southeastern Sudan, Yagoub Jibril Glademea on Sunday (Dec. […]