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Algeria: More churches sealed by government

Algeria: More churches sealed by government

NAIROBI, Kenya, July 14, 2021 (Morning Star News) – A 39-year-old man in eastern Uganda who recently put his faith in Christ is still recovering from a machete blow to his head by a Muslim relative in late June, sources said. Abudlawali Kijwalo, who comes from family...

Iran: Imprisoned Christian convert requests prayer

Iran: Imprisoned Christian convert requests prayer

TIZI-OUZOU, Algeria, July 9, 2021 (Morning Star News) – A judge in Algeria on Thursday (July 8) sentenced a Christian to six months in prison and fine of 100,000 dinars (US$740) for allegedly accepting unauthorized donations to spread Christianity, the convert from...

Islamic Extremists Burn Pastor to Death in Uganda

Islamic Extremists Burn Pastor to Death in Uganda

NAIROBI, Kenya, July 6, 2021 (Morning Star News) – Islamic extremists in eastern Uganda set a pastor’s home on fire on Wednesday (June 30), burning him to death, sources said. Pastor Isima Kimbugwe’s body was burned beyond recognition after the assailants set his home...

First Christians Sentenced to Prison under New Law in Iran

First Christians Sentenced to Prison under New Law in Iran

July 6, 2021 (Morning Star News) – The first Christians to be punished under a newly amended law in Iran aimed at halting the growth of Christianity and other religious groups were sentenced to five years in prison for spreading “propaganda” against Islam after they...

Libya: Church in Tripoli facing eviction

Libya: Church in Tripoli facing eviction

JUBA, South Sudan, July 5, 2021 (Morning Star News) – Masked gunmen in an area south of Khartoum, Sudan attacked a government religious affairs worker at midnight on Friday (July 2) and threatened to kill him for supporting return of church properties to Christians,...

Pastor in Northern India Killed for His Faith, Sources Say

Pastor in Northern India Killed for His Faith, Sources Say

NEW DELHI, July 4, 2021 (Morning Star News) – A suspected criminal recently released on bail in northern India killed a pastor on Wednesday (June 30) for sharing the “love and forgiveness of Christ” with him, sources said. Sonu Kashyap, a Hindu of Sangoi village in...

Northern Cyprus: Christian worker summoned to court

Northern Cyprus: Christian worker summoned to court

LAHORE, Pakistan, June 28, 2021 (Morning Star News) – A court in Rawalpindi, Pakistan upheld the life sentence of a Christian convicted of sending blasphemous text messages in spite of the prosecution’s manipulated evidence and failure to establish his involvement,...

Iran: Christian converts appear in court

Iran: Christian converts appear in court

June 23, 2021 (Morning Star News) – The threat of investigating a church for possible criminal activity in the spread of COVID-19 in Vietnam was confirmed in a letter on Friday (June 18) from officials to a recently formed house-church alliance, sources said. In the...

Israel: Believers win High Court case

Israel: Believers win High Court case

LAHORE, Pakistan, June 21, 2021 (Morning Star News) – Tears rolled down Shahid Gill’s face as he recalled the day last month when a court in Pakistan handed his 13-year-old daughter into the custody of a 30-year-old Muslim man. Gill, a Roman Catholic, works as a...

Iran: Pray for convert beginning prison sentence

Iran: Pray for convert beginning prison sentence

TIZI-OUZOU, Algeria, June 7, 2021 (Morning Star News) – Less than a week after a a court in Algeria ordered pastor Rachid Seighir’s church to close, a judge in a separate case sentenced him to a year in prison and a fine for “shaking the faith” of Muslims with...