

Four Children, Grandmother among 17 Christians Slain in Attack by Muslim Herdsmen in Nigeria
JOS, Nigeria, October 1, 2018 (Morning Star News) – Armed Fulani herdsmen accompanied by militants in Nigerian army uniforms killed 17 Christians in their homes in the heart of Jos, north-central Nigeria, on Thursday (Sept. 27), including four children, area sources...

Coptic Christians Deprived of Home Worship Hall in Egypt
September 26, 2018 (Morning Star News) – Nearly a year after declaring that attacks on Christians had hit a level not seen in decades, a Coptic Orthodox bishop in Egypt continues to lament a stream of incidents of violence against churches in Upper Egypt. Coptic...

Leah Sharibu’s Father, Church Raise Plea after Boko Haram Threat
JOS, Nigeria, September 25, 2018 (Morning Star News) – Following disclosure of a video by Boko Haram Islamic extremists threatening to kill Christian high school student Leah Sharibu within one month, Christian leaders in Nigeria have declared three days of prayer and...

Palestine: Update on court cases regarding nuns of St Mary’s, Bethlehem
YANGON, Burma, September 24, 2018 (Morning Star News) – Ethnic Wa rebels this month shut down churches or destroyed their buildings and temporarily detained several clergymen in eastern Burma (Myanmar), sources said. On the border with China, soldiers of Myanmar’s...

Christian Teenager Jailed on Baseless Rape Charge in India, Sources Say
HYDERABAD, India, September 21, 2018 (Morning Star News) – A 16-year-old Christian and three others in eastern India have been in jail for more than a month on a baseless rape charge, sources said. Tarai Beda village leaders in Kondagaon District, Chhattisgarh state...

Hindu Extremists Accelerate Clampdown on Christians in Uttar Pradesh, India
NEW DELHI, September 17, 2018 (Morning Star News) – Under the influence of Hindu extremists, police and media campaigns against Christians in Uttar Pradesh state, India have mushroomed since one such attack sent a pastor into hiding last month, sources said. After...

Parents of Kidnapped Leah Sharibu Awaiting Government Action amid Groundswell of Support
JOS, Nigeria, September 13, 2018 (Morning Star News) – The father of a high school girl kidnapped by Boko Haram terrorists in Nigeria is pleased by Christians’ support but said he has yet to hear from government officials. Nathan Sharibu, father of Leah Sharibu, told...

Closure of Large Church in Beijing Deepens Shadow on Religious Freedom in China
September 12, 2018 (Morning Star News) – The growing crack-down on unofficial churches in China deepened on Sunday (Sept. 9) when authorities closed one of the largest churches in Beijing, according to reports. The Beijing Chaoyang District Civil Affairs Bureau...

Palestine: Upcoming court hearings for St Mary’s Coptic Church
JOS, Nigeria, September 13, 2018 (Morning Star News) – The father of a high school girl kidnapped by Boko Haram terrorists in Nigeria is pleased by Christians’ support but said he has yet to hear from government officials. Nathan Sharibu, father of Leah Sharibu, told...

Hindu Extremists, Media Attack Large Church in Uttar Pradesh, India
NEW DELHI, September 8, 2018 (Morning Star News) – Dismissing an initial investigation that cleared Christians of wrongdoing, police under pressure from Hindu extremists are pursuing false charges against a pastor and 270 others, sources said. After appearing to halt...

Christians in Egypt Jailed for Worshipping in Unlicensed House
September 6, 2018 (Morning Star News) – Authorities yesterday ordered 15 more days of jail for Christians arrested on Aug. 22 in Egypt for worshipping in a house without a permit, rights activists said. After Muslim mobs demonstrated against the Virgin Mary and St....

Hindu Extremists Suspected in False Charges against Pastor in India, Sources Say
HYDERABAD, India, August 30, 2018 (Morning Star News)– A pastor could face life in prison after police in eastern India falsely charged him with leading a tribal rebel movement, sources said. Christian leaders in Khunti District, Jharkhand state suspect Hindu...

Kidnapped Schoolgirl Leah Sharibu Appeals for Rescue in Audio Recording, Reports Say
August 28, 2018 (Morning Star News) – In an audio recording revealed yesterday, kidnapped Christian schoolgirl Leah Sharibu appeals to the government of Nigeria to win her release from Islamic extremist group Boko Haram, according to several published sources. Boko...

Christian Loses Sight in One Eye in Attack by Muslim Neighbors
LAHORE, Pakistan, August 28, 2018 (Morning Star News) – A young Christian man in Karachi, Pakistan lost sight in one eye when armed, Muslim neighbors attacked his family, his father said. Vikram John, 25, lost sight in his left eye after Muslim neighbors who had...

Court in Nepal Sentences Pastor to 10 Years in Prison on Rape Conviction
NEW DELHI, August 27, 2018 (Morning Star News) – Christians’ confidence in the judiciary in Nepal was shattered after a court sentenced a 63-year-old pastor to 10 years in prison on rape accusations the complainant later renounced, church leaders said. Pastor Govinda...

Church Near Kampala, Uganda Closes after Months of Islamist Attacks
NAIROBI, Kenya, August 22, 2018 (Morning Star News) – A church outside Kampala, capital of Uganda, has closed after months of area Muslims pelting its gatherings with rocks, sources said. The final blow came on Aug. 4, when a stone thrown through a window struck...

Hindu Extremists in India Create Nightmare for Pastor’s Family
NEW DELHI, August 20, 2018 (Morning Star News) – When a Hindu in northern India got rid of the idols in his house after several visits to a church, Hindu nationalists found the perfect opportunity to make life a nightmare for a pastor’s family, sources said. Since the...

House-Church Members in Iran Reportedly Sentenced to Year in Prison
August 17, 2018 (Morning Star News) – A convert from Islam in Iran said he and 11 other Christians were sentenced to a year in prison for “inclination to the land of Christianity” among other charges, according to Mohabat News. “Interrogations were obviously...

Police in India Demand Money to Release Falsely Accused Christians, Sources Say
HYDERABAD, India, August 15, 2018 (Morning Star News) – About an hour before midnight on July 31, three policemen and a Hindu neighbor barged into a Christian woman’s house in northern India and ordered her and her husband to either give them money or go to jail. The...

Christian in Pakistan Charged with ‘Blasphemy’ in Scheme Involving Islamist Party, Sources Say
LAHORE, Pakistan, August 10, 2018 (Morning Star News) – A member of an Islamic extremist party in Pakistan has charged a Christian with blasphemy as part of a scheme by the accused’s ex-girlfriend and her brother, sources said. Farhan Aziz, 26, was arrested under...