Ochi Igbade, one of the four Christians killed in attack on Otobi Akpa village, Benue state, Nigeria on Jan. 12, 2026. (Facebook) ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Fulani herdsmen in Benue state, Nigeria killed four Christians on Monday (Jan. 12) and nine others on Jan. 5-6, sources said. In Otobi Akpa village, Otukpo County, […]
Muhammad Farhan, mayor of Bandung City, affirmed the GRII church’s right to worship. (Kota Bandung, Creative Commons) SURABAYA, Indonesia (Morning Star News) – Muslims in West Java, Indonesia demonstrated against a Christian revival worship service on Jan. 6 attended by a staff member of an official in the Ministry of Religious Affairs. Carrying banners and a […]
Location of Taraba state, Nigeria. (Uwe Dedering, Creative Commons) ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Fulani herdsmen in eastern Nigeria killed 10 Christians in four villages on Saturday night (Jan. 10) and into the predawn hours of Sunday, sources said. The assailants attacked the predominantly Christian villages of Iornem, Kyahar, Uhula and Samgambe in Taraba […]
Location of Ajuang Thok Refugee Camp in South Sudan. (Map data © 2026 Google) JUBA, South Sudan (Morning Star News) – The Muslim family of an 18-year-old Sudanese refugee in the northern border region of South Sudan on Thursday evening (Jan. 8) expelled her from their home for her faith in Christ, sources said. Amona Ibrahim […]
Muslims attacked Pastor Joseph Kanooni in Kaliro, Uganda on Dec. 21, 2025. (Morning Star News) NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – Five Muslims wielding sharp objects attacked a pastor in eastern Uganda on Dec. 21, seriously injuring him, sources said. Pastor Joseph Kanooni of Revival Mission Centre Church was attacked in Kaliro at about 6 p.m. […]
Christians killed in drone strike in South Kordofan, Sudan on Dec. 25, 2025. (Splmn.net) JUBA, South Sudan (Morning Star News) – A Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) drone strike on Dec. 25 killed at least 11 Christians on their way to Christmas celebrations in South Kordofan state, Sudan, sources said. At least 18 other people were seriously […]
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 […]