The Shambat Bridge in Khartoum was destroyed in Sudan’s civil war on Nov. 11, 2023. (Petr Adam Dohnalek, Creative Commons) JUBA, South Sudan (Morning Star News) – A court in Sudan has sentenced seven Christians to prison terms of five and seven years on false charges of theft, sources said. The displaced Christians in Shendi, River […]
Sahil Shahid and Raheel Shahid (center) after release with defense team on Jan. 25, 2025. (Christian Daily International-Morning Star News) LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A court in Pakistan on Saturday (Jan. 25) acquitted Christian twin brothers of a false blasphemy accusation as the prosecution failed to prove charges against them, their attorney […]
Insignia of the Sudanese Armed Forces. (Creative Commons) JUBA, South Sudan (Morning Star News) – Intelligence agents of the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) on Jan. 14 arrested and tortured at least seven Christians in Shendi, about 150 kilometers (93 miles) northeast of Khartoum, sources said. The members of the Sudanese Church of Christ had sought refuge […]
(Politico) President Donald Trump on Thursday issued pardons for nearly two dozen people who were convicted for blocking access to and temporarily shutting down abortion clinics, some of whom are currently serving federal sentences. “They should not have been prosecuted. Many of them are elderly people,” Trump said. “This is a great honor to sign […]
Christian activities seen as crimes in Iran in graphic from Article 18 report. (Article 18) LONDON (Morning Star News) – Bent on suppressing Christianity in Iran, Islamic courts handed down six times more prison time to persecuted Christians in 2024 than the previous year, according to advocacy group Article 18. Iranian courts last year sentenced 96 […]
Christian activities seen as crimes in Iran in graphic from Article 18 report. (Article 18) LONDON (Morning Star News) – Bent on suppressing Christianity in Iran, Islamic courts handed down six times more prison time to persecuted Christians in 2024 than the previous year, according to advocacy group Article 18. Iranian courts last year sentenced 96 […]
Garrison Mosque of Sialkot, Pakistan. (Screenshot from YouTube) LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Five Muslims on Jan. 9 abducted a 14-year-old Christian girl from outside her home in Pakistan, her father said. Sharif Masih, of the Korpur area of Sialkot, Punjab Province, said he fears the kidnappers may try to forcibly convert his […]
Kunika Kashyap after Jan. 2, 2025 assault by relatives who practice tribal religion in Bastar District, Chhattisgarh state, India. (Salim Hakku for Morning Star News) NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – A Christian woman in central India suffered a miscarriage this month after tribal relatives who practice traditional religion beat and strangled her, sources said. Kunika […]
Wadi Halfa, Sudan. (Bertramz, Creative Commons) JUBA, South Sudan (Morning Star News) – Authorities in Sudan prevented Christians internally displaced by war from celebrating Christmas in a park where they had taken refuge, sources said. In Northern state’s town of Wadi Halfa, the internally displaced Christians were shocked when security officials at the park where they […]
Families of victims of false blasphemy cases protest outside National Press Club in Islamabad, Pakistan on Jan. 10, 2025. (CDI-MSN screenshot of video). LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – An Islamist gang trapped more than 450 people in false blasphemy charges in recent years in Pakistan, including five who were tortured death in custody, […]