School worker threatened with life imprisonment under draconian statutes. By Our Pakistan Correspondent LAHORE, Pakistan, May 15, 2023 (Morning Star News) – A court in Pakistan on Saturday (May 13) released on bail a Christian woman charged under a blasphemy statute that calls for life in prison, her attorney said. Lazar Allah Rakha told Morning Star News that Arifwala Additional Sessions Judge Ijaz … Read More
Iran: Christian convert couple acquitted
Iran: Christian convert couple acquitted Iranian Christians are delighted that Homayoun Zhaveh and his wife Sara Ahmadi have been acquitted following a review of their sentences. On 9 May the Appeal Court in Tehran reviewed their prison sentences handed down in November 2020 and ordered their release. Article 18 reports that the appeal court judge found no … Read More
New Christian in Uganda Beaten Unconscious for Leaving Islam
Assailants intruded into his home and strangled him. By Our East Africa Correspondent NAIROBI, Kenya, May 8, 2023 (Morning Star News) – A former Islamic teacher remains hospitalized after Muslim extremists in eastern Uganda on Tuesday (May 2) beat him unconscious for converting to Christianity, sources said. Shaquru Ndifuna, 33, was receiving treatment for blood loss at a medical clinic in … Read More
North Cyprus: Settlement in defamation case
North Cyprus: Settlement in defamation case At Lefkoşa (North Nicosia) Administrative Court on 5 May, 2023, the judge called both lawyers into his chambers. He explained that having examined the case, his decision would probably be the same as the original demand from Ryan Keating; that the newspaper Kıbrıs Postası publish a retraction and an apology, explaining that the story … Read More
North Cyprus: Defamation trial to start soon
North Cyprus: Defamation trial to start soon A defamation trial initiated by Ryan Keating against the Kıbrıs Postası newspaper will start on 5 May at Lefkoşa (North Nicosia) Administrative Court. Four more days have been scheduled for the following week if needed. At issue is a defamatory article published following a police raid on Ryan’s home and … Read More
Fulani Herdsmen Kill 12 Christians in Nasarawa State, Central Nigeria
Pastor’s house among at least 86 homes burned down. By Our Nigeria Correspondent ABUJA, Nigeria, May 2, 2023 (Morning Star News) – Fulani herdsmen and other terrorists on April 16 killed 12 people in attacks on predominantly Christian villages of central Nigeria that continued until April 19, sources said. The assailants burned down the house of a pastor and other homes … Read More
Christian College Student in Uganda Slain for Sharing Christ
Muslim from his hometown suspected. By Our East Africa Correspondent NAIROBI, Kenya, May 1, 2023 (Morning Star News) – A Christian college student was killed in northern Uganda on April 14 for sharing about Christ with Muslims, a fellow student said. Jeremiah Mwanga, a second-year student at the Uganda Christian School of Professionals in Lira, Northern Region, was killed in his … Read More
Fulani Kill 18 Christians, Wound Pastor in Plateau State, Nigeria
Herdsmen attack communities in five counties over 11 days. By Our Nigeria Correspondent ABUJA, Nigeria, April 28, 2023 (Morning Star News) – In 11 days of attacks through Wednesday (April 26), Fulani herdsmen killed 18 people and wounded others in predominantly Christian villages of Plateau state, Nigeria, sources said. The herdsmen attacked 11 communities in Jos South, Riyom, Barkin-Ladi, Mangu and … Read More
ISWAP Kills Pastor, Herdsmen Slaughter 134 Christians in Nigeria
Terrorists unchecked in Borno, Benue states. By Our Nigeria Correspondent ABUJA, Nigeria, April 25, 2023 (Morning Star News) – Islamic extremists killed a pastor in northeast Nigeria, and terrorists in the country’s middle belt state of Benue killed 134 Christians the first week of April, sources said. The Rev. Yakubu Shuaibu of the Church of the Brethren in Nigeria (EYN) was … Read More
Christian Widow, Muslim Charged with Blasphemy in Pakistan
Illiterate workers accused of intentionally burning pages of Koran. By Our Pakistan Correspondent LAHORE, Pakistan, April 24, 2023 (Morning Star News) – A Christian widow and a Muslim gardener were arrested in Pakistan this month on blasphemy charges after they were accused of intentionally burning papers containing koranic verses, attorneys said. The accusations arose when 46-year-old Mussarat Bibi and the Muslim, Muhammad Sarmad, … Read More