At least 19 slain in two states. By Our Nigeria Correspondent ABUJA, Nigeria, May 2, 2022 (Morning Star News) – Terrorism by the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) stretched into Taraba state, Nigeria for the first time on April 19, killing six Christians, sources said. After an explosion killed the six Christians and wounded more than a dozen others at … Read More
Herdsmen and Others Kill 18 Christians in Northern Nigeria
Assailants burn down 92 homes. By Our Nigeria Correspondent ABUJA, Nigeria, April 29, 2022 (Morning Star News) – Fulani herdsmen and others on Tuesday night (April 26) attacked four villages in Kaduna state, Nigeria, killing 18 Christians and burning down 92 houses, sources said. The killings took place in three of the four villages. In Kauru County, the assailants killed … Read More
Iran: Christian convert arrested and wife interrogated
Iranian Christians request prayer for Rahmat Rostamipour (49) who remains detained after being arrested at his home in Anzali on 18 April. A dozen plain-clothes Iranian intelligence agents raided the house of Christian convert Rahmat early in the morning, confiscating Bibles, IDs, mobile phones, and tablets belonging to his children. The agents had intended on arresting Rahmat’s … Read More
Attacked Pastor in Sudan, Elder Sentenced to Month in Jail
Muslim extremists assaulted three Christians during worship. By Our Sudan Correspondent JUBA, South Sudan, April 26, 2022 (Morning Star News) – A pastor in Sudan who was attacked during worship this month was sentenced to a month in jail along with another church leader on Monday (April 25) under a law against disturbing the peace, sources said. Judge Awad Ibrahim … Read More
Young Mother in Uganda Knifed on Easter for Becoming Christian
Muslim husband has absconded, sources say. By Our East Africa Correspondent NAIROBI, Kenya, April 25, 2022 (Morning Star News) – A young mother of two in eastern Uganda sustained deep knife wounds on Easter Sunday (April 17) when her Muslim husband discovered she had converted to Christianity, sources said. Zaina Gimbo, 26, of Sirinya B Island in Lake Victoria, Mayuge District, … Read More
Sudan: Pastor sentenced for “disturbing the peace”
Sudan: Pastor sentenced for “disturbing the peace” At a 25 April court hearing, Pastor Estefanos of a church in Hajj Abdallah, Gezira State, was sentenced to one month in prison, effective immediately. He was sentenced under Article 69 of the Public Order Law for “disturbing public peace.” The sentence is being appealed. On 10 April a group … Read More
Sudan: Church attack in Hajj Abdallah
Sudan: Church attack in Hajj Abdallah On 10 April, a group of Islamic extremists (Shabab Al Hilla) attacked Christians praying in a church in Hajj Abdallah – Gezira. The group had previously attempted through local authorities to close the church. With the church continuing to meet, the group turned to violence, beating Pastor Estefanos and damaging church … Read More
Pastor in Sudan Assaulted during Worship, then Charged
Two women also attacked at church service. By Our Sudan Correspondent JUBA, South Sudan, April 20, 2022 (Morning Star News) – A church in Sudan long harassed by Islamic extremists was attacked on April 10, with three people assaulted including the pastor – who was then charged with disturbing the peace. During worship at the Sudanese Church of Christ (SCOC) … Read More
Coptic Orthodox Priest in Egypt Stabbed to Death
Assailant confesses to slashing his neck. By Our Cairo Correspondent CAIRO, Egypt, April 18, 2022 (Morning Star News) – The Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Alexandria has declared a priest who was stabbed to death on April 7 a martyr, while Egypt’s most influential Islamic institution condemned the attack. Archbishop Arsanious Wadid, 56, priest of the Virgin and St. Paul Church in … Read More
Iran: Christian convert starts two-year prison sentence
Iranian Christians request prayer for Fariba Dalir as she serves a two-year prison sentence for “acting against national security by establishing and leading an Evangelical Christian church.” In July 2021 agents from the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) arrested Fariba (51) in Tehran along with five other Christian converts, including her husband-to-be, Soroush. Fariba was kept in solitary confinement for … Read More