Christian Sentenced to Death under Pakistan’s Blasphemy Law

Christian Sentenced to Death under Pakistan’s Blasphemy Law

Faisal Mosque in Islamabad, Pakistan. (Alimrankdev, Creative Commons) LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan on Saturday (June 29) handed the death sentence to a Christian for allegedly sharing a “blasphemous” video on a social media platform despite lack of evidence, his attorney said. Sahiwal District Anti-Terrorism Judge Ziaullah Khan […]

Two Evangelists Severely Beaten in Eastern Uganda

Two Evangelists Severely Beaten in Eastern Uganda

Muslim assailants broke Mukisa Siraji’s leg on May 28, 2024 near Iganga, Uganda. (Morning Star News) NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – Two Christians were on their way to preach Christ in Iganga town, eastern Uganda on May 28 when they took a wrong turn. Tenywa Herbert, 34, and 30-year-old Mukisa Siraji had led several Muslims […]

Eight Christians Killed in Plateau State, Nigeria 

Eight Christians Killed in Plateau State, Nigeria 

Location of Plateau state, Nigeria. (Uwe Dedering, Creative Commons) ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Suspected Fulani herdsmen killed eight Christians, including two children, and wounded four others in attacks on three villages last week in a district of Plateau state, Nigeria, sources said. In Hwrra village, Miango District, the assailants killed five Christians, […]

Christian Evangelist Slain in Eastern Uganda

Christian Evangelist Slain in Eastern Uganda

Christian evangelist Richard Malinga was killed in eastern Uganda on June 17, 2024. (Morning Star News) NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – An evangelist who had received death threats from Muslim extremists was killed after leading Muslims and others to Christ on June17 in eastern Uganda, sources said. The body of evangelist Richard Malinga was found […]

Pastor, Five Other Christians Arrested in Laos

Pastor, Five Other Christians Arrested in Laos

Location of June 22, 2024 arrests of six Christians in Laos. (HRWLRF) (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Village officials in central Laos on Saturday (June 22) arrested a pastor and five other Christians as they prayed in preparation for worship services the next day, according to a rights watchdog. Tahae village authorities arrested the […]

Shattered Widow of Christian Lynched in Pakistan Dies

Shattered Widow of Christian Lynched in Pakistan Dies

Allah Rakhi Bibi and Nazeer Masih Gill. (Courtesy of family) LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Not a day passed when Allah Rakhi Bibi would not cry for her husband Nazeer Masih Gill, beaten to death at 74 by a Muslim mob on a false blasphemy accusation a month ago. On Friday (June 21), […]

Blasphemy Law Wielded against Christian in Pakistan

Blasphemy Law Wielded against Christian in Pakistan

Locked door of one of the households that fled Christian Colony in Okara District, Pakistan after blasphemy accusation on June 23, 2024. (CDI-MSN) LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Police in Pakistan on Sunday (June 23) arrested a Christian under blasphemy laws as part of his siblings’ effort to retaliate against him over a […]

Imprisonment of Two Christian Teenagers Approaches Five Year Mark

Imprisonment of Two Christian Teenagers Approaches Five Year Mark

6/17/2024 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) — Sunny Mushtaq and Noman Asghar, both Christians, were arrested on June 29, 2019, in Pakistan on blasphemy charges for receiving cartoon drawings of the Prophet Muhammad on the popular messaging app WhatsApp.  Five years on, the two cousins, both teenagers at the time of their arrests, remain imprisoned on […]

Bail Granted to Suspects in Killing of Christian in Pakistan

Bail Granted to Suspects in Killing of Christian in Pakistan

Faisal Mosque in Islamabad, Pakistan. (Alimrankdev, Creative Commons) LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Due to sloppy police investigation and pressure from an Islamist extremist party, a judge last week granted bail to at least 52 Muslims accused of killing a Christian man over a false blasphemy accusation, sources said. Special Judge Anti-Terrorism Court […]

Türkiye’s Constitutional Court Supports Government’s Expulsion of 9 Foreign Christians

Türkiye’s Constitutional Court Supports Government’s Expulsion of 9 Foreign Christians

6/14/2024 Türkiye (International Christian Concern) — Türkiye’s highest court, the Constitutional Court, recently ruled that the government’s expulsion of nine foreign Christian leaders based on secret service reports does not violate their freedom of religion. Six of the court’s 13 judges dissented. Although the nine believers had legally obtained residency permits, their perceived missionary activities […]