The Rev. Yusufu Turaki, former CAN vice president. (Christian Daily International-Morning Star News) ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Fulani herdsmen and other “bandit” terrorists often allied with them killed more civilians in Nigeria over a four-year period than Islamic extremist groups Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), a new report […]
Civil servant Masriwati shouts at Christians worshipping at home in Bekasi, Indonesia on Sept. 22, 2024. (Screenshot from video on X) SURABAYA, Indonesia (Morning Star News) – A state civil servant’s angry halt to her Christian neighbor’s home worship on Sunday (Sept. 22) near Jakarta, Indonesia led to an uproar that resulted in her apologizing, according […]
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – Muslims in eastern Uganda beat an evangelist on Friday (Sept. 20), leaving him hospitalized with head injuries and a broken hand, sources said. Robertson Eriot, 41, and fellow evangelist Kefa Mukisa were visiting homes outside of Busia town, seat of the district of the same name, and stopped at the […]
Faisal Mosque in Islamabad, Pakistan. (Alimrankdev, Creative Commons) LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A 16-year-old Christian girl in Pakistan was forced to convert to Islam and marry a Muslim after he and two accomplices kidnapped her this month, her parents said. Shahida Iftikhar and her husband Iftikhar Joseph were attending a wedding when […]
Mirpur Khas Deputy Inspector General Javed Jiskani receiving garland from Islamist leaders in Pakistan. (Screenshot of video posted on Jiskani’s Tik Tok account) LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A week after police in Pakistan allegedly killed a Muslim accused of blasphemy, Muslims celebrated the murder of another blasphemy suspect by bestowing garlands on […]
Shagufta Kiran was sentenced to death under Pakistan’s blashemy laws. (Jubilee Campaign) LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A Christian mother of four children on Wednesday (Sept. 18) received the death sentence after a judge convicted her under Pakistan’s blasphemy laws, her attorney said. Shagufta Kiran, 40, was convicted under Section 295-C of […]
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 […]
9/5/2024 Nicaragua (International Christian Concern) — After months of diplomatic negotiations between the United States and Nicaraguan governments, 13 Nicaraguan pastors and attorneys affiliated with Mountain Gateway, a Texas-based ministry, were released from prison today. “This is the day we have prayed and believed God for,” Jon Britton Hancock, founder of Mountain Gateway, said in […]
9/4/2024 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) — International Christian Concern released its latest report focusing on the challenges faced by non-governmental and Christian organizations due to financial laws and regulations in India, China, Algeria, and Libya. These organizations, crucial for humanitarian aid, struggle against stringent laws that target foreign funding, making it difficult to support local […]