Terrorists Kill Two Christians on Christmas in Nigeria

Terrorists Kill Two Christians on Christmas in Nigeria

ABUJA, Nigeria, January 1, 2024 (Christian Daily International-Morning Star News) – Islamic extremist terrorists rampaged through a predominantly Christian village in northeastern Nigeria on Christmas Day, setting houses on fire, looting shops and killing two...
Muslim Allegedly Kills His Mother for Accepting Christ

Muslim Allegedly Kills His Mother for Accepting Christ

NAIROBI, Kenya, December 28, 2023 (Morning Star News) – Before Sawuba Naigaga succumbed to injuries her 25-year-old son inflicted on her in Uganda this month, she described the assault to a friend from her hospital bed. The friend said Naigaga’s son, Ashirafu...
Two Christians Jailed under Blasphemy Law in Uganda

Two Christians Jailed under Blasphemy Law in Uganda

NAIROBI, Kenya, December 22, 2023 (Morning Star News) – Two evangelists in eastern Uganda will spend Christmas in jail, charged under a blasphemy law after Muslims upset at their street preaching beat them and summoned police, sources said. On the final day of a...
Blasphemy Law in Indonesia Faces Criticism as Cases Grow

Blasphemy Law in Indonesia Faces Criticism as Cases Grow

SURABAYA, Indonesia, December 21, 2023 (Morning Star News) – With an increase in blasphemy cases in Indonesia and arrests based on Islamic fatwas and mob pressure, rights advocates are calling for laws to be amended or ended. The number of charges registered under...
Iran: Christian convert detained after raid on home

Iran: Christian convert detained after raid on home

BAUCHI, Nigeria, December 15, 2023 (Christian Daily International-Morning Star News) – A Christian woman charged under Nigeria’s blasphemy law has been released on bail after 19 months, but she faces the threat of 10 years in prison for allegedly sharing a social...
Pastor’s Wife Shot Dead in Taraba State, Nigeria

Pastor’s Wife Shot Dead in Taraba State, Nigeria

ABUJA, Nigeria, November 30, 2023 (Morning Star News) – A funeral was held in southwest Nigeria on Saturday (Nov. 25) for a pastor’s wife shot to death in Taraba state a week earlier, sources said. Oluwakemi Moses, wife of a Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG)...
Algeria: Church leader loses appeal

Algeria: Church leader loses appeal

LAHORE, Pakistan, November 29, 2023 (Morning Star News) – A court in Pakistan this month granted bail to a Christian falsely charged with blasphemy, but he and his family have separated and gone into hiding amid threats to their lives, sources said. Haroon Shahzad,...