Fulani herdsman in north-central Nigeria in screenshot from video obtained by Morning Star News. (Morning Star News) ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Fulani herdsmen killed two Christians in central Nigeria’s Benue state on Wednesday (Oct. 9) and two others in another part of the state on Oct. 3, local sources said. In northeastern […]
Greg Scarlatoiu, executive director of the HRNK, addresses USCIRF hearing on North Korea on Sept. 26, 2024 by video link. (Christian Daily International screenshot of USCIRF video)) (Christian Daily International) – China has subjected hundreds of North Koreans to atrocities since last year by forcibly returning them to a country whose leaders hold that religion, […]
Location of Benue state, Nigeria. (Profoss, derived from original by Uwe Dedering, Creative Commons) ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Fulani herdsmen on Tuesday (Oct. 1), attacked a predominantly Christian village in central Nigeria, killing seven people, area residents said. The herdsmen raided Egwuma village, Agatu County, Benue state at about 5 p.m., said […]
Samsoon Javed, forced to convert and held by Muslim employers in Sheikhupura District, Punjab Province, Pakistan, her mother says. (Christian Daily International-Morning Star News courtesy of family) LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Muslim employers of a 17-year-old Christian who works at their gas company in Pakistan have forcibly converted him to Islam and […]
Shrine of Shah Cheragh in Shiraz, Iran. (Herbert Karim Masihi) LONDON (Morning Star News) – A Christian woman held without charges in Iran since Sept. 9 wept uncontrollably during the five minutes her mother was allowed to visit her on Monday (Sept. 30), a relative said. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps arrested Mojdeh Falahi, 36, […]
Kadish Kenneth Gbiang, one of six Christians killed on Sept. 15, 2024 in Bokkos County, Plateau state, Nigeria. (David Zino, Facebook) ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Fulani herdsmen killed a Christian on Thursday (Sept. 26) in one area of Plateau state after the killing of eight others on Sept. 15 in another part […]
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 […]