

SNAPSHOT: Manipur, India
Manipur is a small state in the far eastern part of India. It is one of a handful of Indian states separated from the rest of the subcontinent by the countries of Bangladesh and Nepal. Manipur is home to 3.3 million people. More than half of the state's population...

Manipur Christians: Caught in the Middle
Manipur Christians were caught in the middle of horrendous violence in 2023. ICR is helping displace Christians with your partnership.

SNAPSHOT: Nigeria
Islamic extremists, including Boko Haram and Islamic State in West Africa Province, want to Islamize northeastern Nigeria. For decades, extremist groups have attacked Christians with impunity. Often, whole villages are wiped out and entire communities are displaced....

A Faith Intact
Philip Amasham wept as he told his story. His wife, Comfort, was killed by Fulani militants in northern Nigeria. Despite the persecution and the challenging times ahead, Philip declared that he was not discouraged and that his faith was “cement solid.”

Muslims in Indonesia End Church’s Meetings in Home
Local residents object to use of house for worship. By Our Indonesia Correspondent SURABAYA, Indonesia – Muslim residents objecting to house-church worship in western Indonesia on Sunday (March 17) compelled the pastor to discontinue using her home for services,...

Muslim Extremists Kill Christian Convert in Kenya
Assailants injure three other evangelists from Uganda. By Our East Africa Correspondent NAIROBI, Kenya, March 22, 2024 (Morning Star News) – Muslim extremists on March 8 ambushed and killed an evangelist from Kenya and severely injured three others from Uganda near a...

Muslim ‘Suitor’ Kidnaps 13-Year-Old Christian Girl in Pakistan
Muslim father fulfills threat to kidnap Christian's daughter, dad says. By Christian Daily International-Morning Star News LAHORE, Pakistan, March 21, 2024 (Christian Daily International-Morning Star News) – Two months after a Muslim told a Christian in Pakistan he...

Christian Family in India Beaten, Separated from Children
Tribal villagers expel couple for refusing to renounce Christ. By Our India Correspondent NEW DELHI, March 20, 2024 (Morning Star News) – A Christian couple in central India have not seen their two young children for more than a month after an attack by followers of...

Christian Slain for Leading Muslims to Faith in Christ
Body found with note in arabic saying he was warned. By Our East Africa Correspondent NAIROBI, Kenya, March 19, 2024 (Morning Star News) – Islamic extremists in eastern Uganda on March 8 killed a Christian for leading Muslims to faith in Christ, sources said. Kiisa...

Christian, 18, Charged with Blasphemy in Pakistan Wins Bail
Former classmate accused him for not converting to Islam. By Christian Daily International-Morning Star News LAHORE, Pakistan, March 15, 2024 (Christian Daily International-Morning Star News) – An 18-year-old Christian charged with blasphemy was released on bail on...

Officials in Egypt Abet Kidnappers of Christian Woman, Father Says
March 14, 2024 (Christian Daily International) – Authorities in Egypt have abetted the kidnapping and forcible conversion to Islam of a Coptic Christian woman, according to a widely published expert on the Middle East and Islam. Irene Ibrahim Shehata, a 21-year-old...

Iran: Prayer for Iranian-Armenian pastor in prison
LAHORE, Pakistan, March 12, 2024 (Christian Daily International-Morning Star News) – A former classmate of an 18-year-old Christian in Pakistan accused him of blasphemy after failing to convert him to Islam, impeding the accused’s college studies and his family’s...

Christian Girl, 10, Kidnapped and Forcibly Converted in Pakistan
LAHORE, Pakistan, March 11, 2024 (Christian Daily International-Morning Star News) – The Christian parents of a 10-year-old girl in Pakistan who was abducted and forcibly converted to Islam last month fear she could be sold to sex traffickers, sources said. A month...

Christian Rape Victim in Pakistan Pressured to Withdraw Charges
LAHORE, Pakistan, March 8, 2024 (Christian Daily International-Morning Star News) – Police in Pakistan are pressuring a young Christian woman to withdraw charges against two Muslims who raped, blackmailed and tried to forcibly convert her to Islam, sources said. The...

Legislation to Halt Abuse of Blasphemy Laws Sought in Pakistan
LAHORE, Pakistan, March 7, 2024 (Christian Daily International-Morning Star News) – With a soaring number of blasphemy allegations in Pakistan in 2023, rights activists are reiterating demands for legislation against blatant abuse of the country’s notorious blasphemy...

Algeria: Appeal hearing soon
ABUJA, Nigeria, March 7, 2024 (Christian Daily International-Morning Star News) – Muslim terrorists killed two Christians and kidnapped dozens of others in an attack on the outskirts of the city of Kaduna in northern Nigeria, sources said. The assailants invaded Gonin...

Christians Fearing Forced Marriages in Pakistan Find Hope
LAHORE, Pakistan, March 6, 2024 (Christian Daily International-Morning Star News) – The Lahore High Court’s recent directive to strictly enforce anti-child marriage laws has raised hope among Pakistan’s Christians of some protection against their underage girls being...

Christians in Jaranwala, Pakistan Acquitted of Blasphemy Charges
LAHORE, Pakistan, March 4, 2024 (Christian Daily International-Morning Star News) – A judge in Pakistan on Friday (March 1) acquitted two Christian brothers of false blasphemy charges that had led to Muslims attacking Christian homes and businesses in Jaranwala last...

Islamic Extremists in Indonesia Targeting Youth, Women
SURABAYA, Indonesia, February 29, 2024 (Morning Star News) – The head of Indonesia’s counter-terrorism agency said officials are focussing on protecting teenaged children and women from Islamic radicalization as they have become the most targeted groups. Citing a...

Ominous New Decree 95 Confirms Vietnam’s Intent to Control Religion
February 28, 2024 (Morning Star News) – Two millennia ago, Jesus of Nazareth said, “Yes, what sorrow awaits you experts in religious law! For you crush people with unbearable religious demands, and you never lift a finger to ease their burden.” (Luke 11:46, NLT). What...