Iran: Convert couple detained in Evin Prison Iranian Christians request prayer for Homayoun Zhaveh and his wife Sara Ahmadi who were detained on 13 August after being summoned to Evin Prison in Tehran. Initially arrested by Iranian intelligence in June 2019. Homayoun was released after a month, but Sara spent 67 days in detention – half in solitary confinement where … Read More

Father in Uganda tried to flee with his family. By Our East Africa Correspondent NAIROBI, Kenya, August 16, 2022 (Morning Star News) – Muslim extremists in eastern Uganda last month cut off the hand of a 42-year-old father who left Islam to become a Christian in June, sources said. Musa John Kasadah of Maumo village, Luuka District was ambushed on July … Read More

Islamic militants threaten to forcibly marry kidnapped women. By Our Nigeria Correspondent ABUJA, Nigeria, August 10, 2022 (Morning Star News) – Suspected Muslim terrorists in northern Nigeria killed an 86-year-old Christian in his home on Aug. 2 and kidnapped two others who were later released, likely after ransom payments, sources said. The gunmen killed Daniel Yatai at his home in predominantly … Read More

In another area, a family loses their home for refusing to recant. By Our East Africa Correspondent NAIROBI, Kenya, August 8, 2022 (Morning Star News) – A month after a Christian was killed in Kiboga District, Uganda, a pastor in the same district fears for his life following death threats from Muslim extremists, he said. Pastor Godfrey Ssemujju, who oversees 130 … Read More

Christian held open-air events citing the Koran.   By Our East Africa Correspondent NAIROBI, Kenya, August 5, 2022 (Morning Star News) – Muslim extremists on July 29 came to the home of an evangelist who had held open-air events in eastern Uganda and killed him, sources said. Cut with a sharp instrument that left his head and neck with deep wounds, … Read More

Fulani herdsmen working with Islamic extremist terrorist groups, sources say. By Our Nigeria Correspondent ABUJA, Nigeria, August 3, 2022 (Morning Star News) – Suspected Fulani herdsmen on Sunday (July 31) killed seven Christians, including four children, in an attack in Plateau state, Nigeria, following months of violence in neighboring Taraba state, sources said. Following a July 21 attack in Fusa village, … Read More

Six pastors killed, 27 church members kidnapped this year. By Our Nigeria Correspondent ABUJA, Nigeria, July 29, 2022 (Morning Star News) – Suspected Fulani herdsmen and other terrorists in Nigeria have killed six pastors and kidnapped 27 Christians of the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) in the past seven months, according to an ECWA report. Among the 27 Christians kidnapped from … Read More

Bishop urges mourners of slain priest to remain steadfast. By Our Nigeria Correspondent ABUJA, Nigeria, July 27, 2022 (Morning Star News) – Suspected Islamic extremists on Monday night (July 25) kidnapped 36 people from a predominantly Christian village outside the city of Kaduna, in northern Nigeria. The house-to-house abductions came after the kidnapping of 16 people from a nearby area in … Read More

Federal authorities do nothing as local officials violate religion law. By Our Vietnam Correspondent July 25, 2022 (Morning Star News) – Severe persecution of Hmong Christians is underway in Nghe An Province in Vietnam. In the central Vietnam province, officials vying with each other to create “Christian-free zones” operate “with no conscience or humanity,” as if they were in a different country … Read More