Nouman Masih was arrested on July 1, 2019. (Christian Daily International-Morning Star News) LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A Christian sentenced to death for blasphemy in Pakistan despite lack of evidence has demonstrated his faith by excelling academically even in prison, sources said. Nouman Masih, 24, recently passed his high school board examination […]
Burial of Nilesh Kumar in Satpura village, Arwal District in Bihar state, India on July 8, 2024. (Morning Star News) NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – Pastor Sushil Kumar and his wife rose at 3 a.m. on July 8 in their village in northern India as always to pray. They came out of their house 90 […]
Location of Madhya Pradesh state in India. (Filpro, Creative Commons) HYDERABAD, India (Morning Star News) – Worship services at a church in a village in central India’s Madhya Pradesh state have been suspended since Hindu extremists attacked the congregation on June 1, sources said. The mob of about 20 villagers led by members of the Hindu […]
Protest against Pakistan’s blasphemy laws in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England in November 2014. (Mtaylor848, Creative Commons) LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) again has recommended that the State Department designate Pakistan as a “Country of Particular Concern” (CPC), citing the country’s blasphemy laws as a prime […]
Ampel Mosque in Surabaya, Indonesia. (Consigliere Ivan, Creative Commons) SURABAYA, INDONESIA (Morning Star News) – Local officials in Indonesia on Sunday (June 30) stopped a wedding ceremony and banned the church from further worship meetings at the site, sources said. In Mergosari, Tarik District, Sidoarjo Regency of Java island, village head Eko Budi Santoso halted the […]
Christians at burial of Bindu Sodi in Dantewada District, Chhattisgarh state, India, June 26, 2024. (Morning Star News) NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – A tribal religion villager in India killed his 32-year-old niece with axe blows and stones last week, claiming she and her relatives had no right to ancestral farmland because they had become […]
Nigerian army tank in Adamawa state, Nigeria captured by Boko Haram and later destroyed in military operations in 2015. (Jambanja, Creative Commons) ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Christian leaders in Nigeria expressed shock and dismay at suicide attacks in Gwoza, Borno state on Saturday (June 29) that killed both Muslims and Christians. “We […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]