North Cyprus: Update on hearing     At a 22 December court hearing in Famagusta, charges of giving training related to barista skills and wine appreciation without authorisation were read out against Ryan Keating. His lawyer told the court the charges are politically motivated and a violation of his human rights and religious freedom as outlined in the North Cyprus … Read More

Action comes despite lack of national-level restrictions. By Our Indonesia Correspondent SURABAYA, Indonesia, December 21, 2022 (Morning Star News) – A high-level official in western Indonesia on Saturday (Dec. 17) announced an agreement with a multi-faith body that prohibits Christmas celebrations in a district at sites without government approval. The agreement effectively bans religious Christmas celebrations in Java Island’s Maja District, Banten Province … Read More

Muslim extremist member of the military suspected. By Our Sudan Correspondent JUBA, South Sudan, December 20, 2022 (Morning Star News) – A man suspected of being a Muslim extremist in the ranks of the Sudanese military on Friday (Dec. 16) burned down a church building in eastern Sudan, sources said. The 20-year-old building of a 100-member Sudanese Church of Christ congregation … Read More

Assailants in Uganda upset with their conversion from Islam. By Our East Africa Correspondent NAIROBI, Kenya, December 19, 2022 (Morning Star News) – Muslim extremists in central Uganda lured a Christian teacher to his home by forcing his wife to call and tell him she was ill, then the intruders beat him and his son, the father said. Abdu Muyinga and … Read More

Muslim relatives assault brothers with caning. By Our East Africa Correspondent NAIROBI, Kenya, December 4, 2022 (Morning Star News) – Muslim extremists on Nov. 20 burned down a house where a cell fellowship was meeting in eastern Uganda, a week after Muslims in another area caned two converts, sources said. Arafah Senyange, 28, and his brother Zulufa Hajati Nakimuli, 43, were … Read More

One group on bus to wedding, another en route to funeral.   By Our Nigeria Correspondent ABUJA, Nigeria, December 1, 2022 (Morning Star News) – Suspected Fulani herdsmen in southwestern Nigeria last week kidnapped Christian workers taking a bus to a wedding, while another group of Christians was kidnapped en route to a funeral in the same state. A relative of … Read More

Iran: Pray for convert in mourning     Friends of Christian convert Nasser Navard Goltapeh request prayer for him after his mother, Sahab Fazli, passed away on 29 November.     Nasser (61) was unexpectedly pardoned and released from prison on 17 October after having served half a 10-year sentence in Evin Prison for “acting against national security through forming … Read More

Attacks in two states leave at least 40 Christians dead. By Our Nigeria Correspondent ABUJA, Nigeria, November 30, 2022 (Morning Star News) – Suspected Fulani herdsmen and other terrorists in the past month killed at least 30 Christians in Plateau state, Nigeria and 10 in Kaduna state, where they also demanded payment for a corpse after collecting ransom for the Christian … Read More

Wife of one also nursing injuries. By Our East Africa Correspondent NAIROBI, Kenya, November 29, 2022 (Morning Star News) – A group of Muslim extremists in eastern Uganda seriously wounded a pastor and his wife in an attack on a meeting at their church on Nov. 18, he said. The knife attack on an evening service of Believers’ Church in Nansonko … Read More

Gathering draws many Muslims. By Our Sudan Correspondent JUBA, South Sudan, November 27, 2022 (Morning Star News) – Authorities in Sudan on Nov. 21 arrested and jailed a church leader on charges of “witchcraft” for leading a prayer meeting for his ailing mother, sources said. Pastor Abdalla Haron Sulieman was leading a prayer meeting for his mother, who suffered from an … Read More