House churches considered threat to national security. By the Editor October 17, 2022 (Morning Star News) – When authorities in Iran summoned a Christian couple in Tehran on Aug. 13, the house-church members supposed it concerned the return of their confiscated belongings. Instead, Homayoun Zhaveh and his wife Sara Ahmadi were detained in Tehran’s Evin Prison, notorious for its harsh treatment … Read More

Three people slain in predominantly Christian community. By Our Nigeria Correspondent ABUJA, Nigeria, October 10, 2022 (Morning Star News) – Islamic extremist militants killed three Christians in an attack on a village of Chibok County, northeast Nigeria on Tuesday (Oct. 4) that wounded dozens of others and burned homes, sources said. The terrorists attacked Njilang village, Borno state, in the latest … Read More

Muslims upset after event leads many to Christ. By Our East Africa Correspondent NAIROBI, Kenya, October 7, 2022 (Morning Star News) – Two evangelists on Sept. 24 sustained deep knife wounds after leading several Muslims to Christ at debates on Islam and Christianity in eastern Uganda, sources said. Andrew Dikusooka, 35, and 26-year-old Ronald Musasizi had debated Islamic scholars in several … Read More

Charges based on a WhatsApp message she shared. By Our Nigeria Correspondent ABUJA, Nigeria, October 5, 2022 (Morning Star News) – A Christian woman in northeast Nigeria is on trial after being held incommunicado for more than four months on blasphemy charges for forwarding a WhatsApp message, sources said. Rhoda Ya’u Jatau, 45, was arrested in Bauchi state in May after … Read More

Muslim villagers in eastern Uganda injure father in one area and mother in another. By Our East Africa Correspondent NAIROBI, Kenya, October 4, 2022 (Morning Star News) – Muslims in Uganda upset with a father of four for converting to Christianity beat him and destroyed his home, and a week later a 52-year-old convert in a neighboring district also suffered injuries … Read More

Islamic State, Fulani herdsmen suspected. By Our Nigeria Correspondent ABUJA, Nigeria, September 30, 2022 (Morning Star News) – Suspected Fulani herdsmen on Sunday (Sept. 25) killed two Christians in Plateau state, Nigeria after Islamic State terrorists allegedly killed two others in the city of Kano on Saturday (Sept. 24), sources said. In northern Nigeria’s Kano state, suspected members of the Islamic … Read More

Muslim stepmother suspected of poisoning her. By Our East Africa Correspondent NAIROBI, Kenya, September 29, 2022 (Morning Star News) – A 23-year-old Muslim woman in eastern Uganda who converted to Christianity on Sept. 18 was poisoned to death that night, sources said. Namata Habiiba attended a church service on Sept. 18 at the invitation of a friend in Wakawaka village, Bugiri … Read More

Many others are critically wounded. By Our Nigeria Correspondent ABUJA, Nigeria, September 27, 2022 (Morning Star News) – Continuing attacks earlier this month in Benue state, Nigeria, suspected Fulani herdsmen and other terrorists killed dozens of Christians on Friday (Sept. 23) and Wednesday (Sept. 21), sources said. The terrorists attacked six predominantly Christian villages in Benue state’s Togo County on Friday (Sept. 23), … Read More

Family members threatened to burn him alive, sources say. By Our India Correspondent NEW DELHI, September 23, 2022 (Morning Star News) – Christians in eastern India suspect a church member’s Hindu family killed him last month for refusing to renounce his faith, sources said. In West Bengal state’s Gobindapur village, Jhargram District, Hindu relatives of Madhab Gorai had threatened to … Read More

  Christians abducted in north-central and northwestern states. By Our Nigeria Correspondent ABUJA, Nigeria, September 22, 2022 (Morning Star News) – Suspected Fulani herdsmen on Saturday (Sept. 17) abducted dozens of Christians from a church service in northwest Nigeria, less than a week after kidnapping nearly 60 members of the same denomination in the north-central part of the country, sources said. … Read More