Herdsmen Kill Two Christians, Kidnap Pastor in Nigeria

Herdsmen Kill Two Christians, Kidnap Pastor in Nigeria

Entrance and exit, Nasarawa state, Nigeria. (Kambai Akau, Creative Commons) ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Fulani herdsmen attacked villages in central Nigeria on Sunday (Dec. 1) and the days prior, killing two Christians, wounding another and kidnapping a pastor among others, sources said. Barnabas Para was killed in Gwanje village, Akwanga County, Nasarawa […]

Swiss Non-Profit Poimena Unveils Major Update for Popular Bible Memorization App, Remember Me

Swiss Non-Profit Poimena Unveils Major Update for Popular Bible Memorization App, Remember Me

Poimena, a Swiss-based non-profit organization focused on spiritual growth, has announced the release of Remember Me version 6.7, a significant update to its widely-used Bible memorization app. After four years of development, the new version delivers a seamless user experience across all platforms, including Android, iOS, and web browsers. The update also marks a major […]

Denial of Christian’s Effort to Correct ID Overturned in Pakistan

Denial of Christian’s Effort to Correct ID Overturned in Pakistan

Sufyan Masih (L) with parents and counsel after court hearing in Punjab Province, Pakistan. (Christian Daily International-Morning Star New) LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A judge in Pakistan has overturned a verdict that denied a Christian’s effort to correct his name and religion on his national identity card as he was a victim […]

Rape, Attempted Kidnapping Drive Christian Family into Hiding

Rape, Attempted Kidnapping Drive Christian Family into Hiding

Sheikhupura Fort, built in 1607 in Sheikhupura city, Pakistan. (Bhaur, Creative Commons) LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A pastor and his family have gone into hiding after a Muslim neighbor who raped his 14-year-old daughter tried to kidnap her and force her to convert to Islam and marry her, he said. The daughter […]

Muslim Family Members Kill Recent Convert to Christianity

Muslim Family Members Kill Recent Convert to Christianity

Apostasy laws worldwide. (RLoutfy, Creative Commons) NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – A Muslim teacher at an Islamic school in eastern Uganda who became a Christian on Oct. 4 was killed on Oct. 21, area sources said. Wanjala Hamidu was a teacher at Swidiki Islamic School in Nankoma, Bugiri District, four kilometers from his home in […]

General in Nigeria Recounts Death Sentences of Sham Trial

General in Nigeria Recounts Death Sentences of Sham Trial

Maj.-Gen. Zamani Lekwot released book on 1992 religious violence. (Christian Daily International-Morning Star News) ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A former Army general in Nigeria said his death sentence following riots more than 30 years ago was the result of Muslim military leaders controlling a sham tribunal. Maj.-Gen. Zamani Lekwot, a Christian, spoke […]

Christian Slain after Helping to Lead 18 Muslims to Christ

Christian Slain after Helping to Lead 18 Muslims to Christ

Children in fields in Kaliro District, Uganda. (Isac Fridlund, Creative Commons) NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – A local group of Muslim extremists on Oct. 30 killed an evangelist in eastern Uganda after he and another Christian refused to convert to Islam, the other Christian said. After three days of a scheduled six-day evangelistic event at […]

Christian in Pakistan Jailed under Controversial Blasphemy Law

Christian in Pakistan Jailed under Controversial Blasphemy Law

Badshahi Mosque, Lahore, Pakistan. (Romero Maia, Creative Commons) LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Fearing Islamist rage, residents in an area of Lahore on Nov. 3 fled their homes after a Christian was arrested under Pakistan’s blasphemy laws, sources said. Panic spread in Ward No. 12 of Kahna in Lahore, Punjab Province, after area […]

Iranian Pastor Released from Prison Following International Outcry 

Iranian Pastor Released from Prison Following International Outcry 

11/8/2024 Iran (International Christian Concern) — After serving more than one year of his 10-year prison sentence, an Armenian-Iranian pastor recently gained freedom from Tehran’s Evin Prison following public outcry. Pastor Anooshavan Avedian, imprisoned on Sept. 18, 2023, was acquitted of his crimes and released on Sept. 24, 2024. Before his release, International Christian Concern, The […]

Herdsmen Kill Three Christians in Plateau State, Nigeria 

Herdsmen Kill Three Christians in Plateau State, Nigeria 

Location of Mangu LGA, Plateau state, Nigeria. (Wikimedia maps, Mapa data © OpenStreetMap contributor) ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Fulani herdsmen on Sunday (Nov. 3) ambushed and killed a Christian in Plateau state, Nigeria, a week after a Christian and his mother in the Jos North area were slain, sources said. In Daika […]