Central Mosque, Jos, Plateau state, Nigeria. (El-siddeeq lame, Creative Commons) ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Days after Fulani terrorists attacked two predominantly Christian villages in Plateau state, the president of Nigeria pledged to curb violence as church leaders appealed for help over Easter. An unidentified Christian was said to have been killed in Kwi […]
Grand Jamia Mosque in Bahria, Lahore, Pakistan. (Meemjee, Creative Commons) LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A Christian family is seeking justice after their 16-year-old daughter was abducted, forcibly converted to Islam and possibly married to a Muslim prayer leader, according to her father. Faqeer Masih, a brick kiln worker from Handaal village in […]
Central Mosque in Maiduguri, Borno state, Nigeria. (Gwanki, Creative Commons) ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Members of Islamic extremist group Boko Haram on Monday (March 30) killed at least 10 Christians in an attack on a village in Borno state, Nigeria, sources said. The armed terrorists raided Kautikari, a predominantly Christian village in Chibok […]
Punjab Assembly building in Lahore, Pakistan. (Sunni Person, Creative Commons) LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A Christian lawmaker on Tuesday (March 31) introduced a bill in the Punjab Assembly seeking to criminalize forced religious conversions with penalties of up to five years in prison. Falbous Christopher, chairman of the assembly’s Standing Committee on […]
Sultan Bello Mosque in the city of Kaduna, Kaduna state, Nigeria. (Anasskoko, Creative Commons) ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Fulani herdsmen on Sunday (March 29) attacked a Christian wedding reception in Kaduna state, Nigeria, killing 13 Christians and kidnapping dozens of others, a local leader said. In predominantly Christian Kahir village, Kagarko County, community […]
Plateau Gov. Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang condemned March 29, 2026 attack in Jos as unprovoked. (Kambai Akau, Creative Commons) ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Gunmen on Sunday (March 29) reportedly killed 28 people in a densely populated, predominantly Christian area of Jos, Plateau state, Nigeria, sources said. Residents of the Angwan Rukuba area of Jos […]
Evin Prison in Tehran, Iran. (Ehsan Iran Creative Commons) LONDON (Morning Star News) – Conditions in Iran for Christians imprisoned for their faith and other inmates have deteriorated dramatically since the U.S. and Israeli bombing of the Islamic regime in the past month, according to human rights groups. Guards and some prison officials across the country […]
Maria Shahbaz’s parents with rights activist Safdar Chaudhry and lawyer Rana Abdul Hameed after federal court ruling on Feb. 3, 2026. (Facebook) LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A court in Pakistan on Wednesday (March 25) upheld the marriage of a forcibly converted 13-year-old Christian girl to the Muslim man accused of kidnapping her, […]
Hajati Kyakuwa Kamiyati was attacked on March 11, 2026 during worship in eastern Uganda. (Morning Star News) NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – The Muslim husband of a mother of six in eastern Uganda severely wounded her this month as she was worshipping at a Bible study after he learned that she had converted to Christianity, […]
Ishtiaq Saleem awaits a verdict in a blasphemy case that could carry the death penalty. (Christian Daily International-Morning Star News courtesy of family) LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Pakistan’s blasphemy laws are facing renewed criticism as a Christian charged in a high-profile case awaits a verdict that could carry the death penalty. The […]