Assistant pastor also wounded in Islamic extremist attack. By Our East Africa Correspondent NAIROBI, Kenya, July 25, 2022 (Morning Star News) – A Christian in eastern Uganda died on July 10 from head injuries sustained in an attack by Muslim extremists the previous week, sources said. Robert Bwenje had accompanied Assistant Pastor Ambrose Mugisha of Elim Pentecostal Church in Nyamiringa village, … Read More

Sudan: Four men accused of apostasy   On 22 June, 2022, a building belonging to a Baptist Church in Zallingei, Darfur, was raided. Four Christians were detained and some of the church’s property confiscated (including Bibles and technical equipment).     The four young believers were beaten and mistreated during questioning, but released the same day.   On 28 June, … Read More

Another priest in the same state was killed last month. By Our Nigeria Correspondent ABUJA, Nigeria, July 20, 2022 (Morning Star News) – The body of one of two Catholic priests kidnapped on Friday (July 15) in Kaduna state, Nigeria, was recovered Tuesday morning (July 19), sources said. The Rev. John Mark Cheitnum was director of communications of the Catholic Diocese … Read More

Church leader’s kidnapped 13-year-old daughter is recovered. By Our Nigeria Correspondent ABUJA, Nigeria, July 19, 2022 (Morning Star News) – Gunmen in northeast Nigeria shot a pastor and killed his sons in one attack and killed a Christian engineering instructor in another this month, sources said. Near Mubi town in Islamic terrorist-plagued Adamawa state, assailants shot the Rev. Daniel Umaru on … Read More

Statute called for death penalty for leaving Islam. By Our Sudan Correspondent JUBA, South Sudan, July 11, 2022 (Morning Star News) – Police in Darfur Region, Sudan have arrested four Christians under a law against apostasy that was annulled two years ago, according to local reports. Police on June 28 arrested the Christians from the Sudanes Baptist Church in Zalingei, in … Read More

Landlord, rival shop ower frame him on false charge, attorney says. By Our Pakistan Correspondent LAHORE, Pakistan, July 11, 2022 (Morning Star News) – A Christian bicycle mechanic in Lahore, Pakistan was sentenced to death last week on baseless charges of blasphemy, his lawyer said. Attorney Riaz Anjum said that in 2017 Muhammad Irfan had asked Ashfaq Masih not to charge … Read More

Evangelist slain for leading Muslims to Christ, witnesses say. By Our East Africa Correspondent NAIROBI, Kenya, July 9, 2022 (Morning Star News) – Three men reviling a convert to Christianity for leading Muslims to Christ in eastern Uganda killed him on Sunday (July 3), a witness said. Simolya Latifu of Molu village, Kasasira Sub-County, Kibuku District was slain with a sword … Read More

Brothers devastated after years in jail under blasphemy law. By Our Pakistan Correspondent LAHORE, Pakistan, June 23, 2022 (Morning Star News) – Hopes for freedom of two Christian brothers on death row under Pakistan’s blasphemy laws were dashed this month when a court in Pakistan upheld their death sentence despite lack of evidence against them, their lawyers said. Qaiser Ayub, 45, … Read More

  Two charged with disturbing peace, released on bail. By Our Sudan Correspondent JUBA, South Sudan, June 20, 2022 (Morning Star News) – Police in Sudan walked into a church Bible class on Tuesday (June 14) and arrested two Christian leaders for “violating public order,” their attorney said. Officers in Omdurman, across the Nile River from Khartoum, took Pastor Kabashi Idris … Read More