Christians in Darfur, Sudan Arrested during Combined Worship of House Churches
JUBA, South Sudan, October 17, 2018 (Morning Star News)– Security officials in Sudan last week arrested 13 Christians during a worship service in the Darfur Region, sources said. Personnel from Sudan’s National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS) interrupted the...
Turkey: arrest of expatriate church worker
JUBA, South Sudan, October 17, 2018 (Morning Star News) – A young Catholic woman has discovered personally that many Public Order Police in Muslim-majority Sudan believe they have a mandate to sexually harass those they deem inappropriately dressed. Nyankiir Kual...
Leah Sharibu Kept as Slave, Aid Worker Killed as ‘Apostate,’ Report Says
October 16, 2018 (Morning Star News) – Islamic extremist group Boko Haram has killed an aid worker as an “apostate” from Islam and vowed to keep kidnapped high school girl Leah Sharibu as a “slave for life,” Nigerian news outlet The Cable reported. Leah, kidnapped...
Algeria: Four Christians face proselytism charges
NAIROBI, Kenya, October 15, 2018 (Morning Star News) – Islamic extremists suspected to be Al Shabaab militants on Wednesday at 1 a.m. (Oct. 10) killed two Christians in northern Kenya, sources said. In Mandera East, in Mandera County on Kenya’s border with Somalia,...
Christians Face Trial in Algeria over Wife’s Accusations of Evangelizing
TIZI-OUZOU, Algeria, October 10, 2018 (Morning Star News) – Two Christians in Algeria are facing trial after the Muslim wife of one accused them of suggesting she leave Islam, her husband said. Rachid Ouali and his 67-year-old friend, Ali Larchi, went before a judge...
Violence against Christians Ratchets Up in Southern India
HYDERABAD, India, October 9, 2018 (Morning Star News) – Christians in southern India are increasingly living in fear as the level of violence against them continues to rise, sources said. The southern states of Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and...
Turkey: Upcoming hearing for Andrew Brunson
LAHORE, Pakistan, October 8, 2018 (Morning Star News) – More than six months after doctors and hospital staff members killed a Christian at a government hospital in Lahore, Pakistan, none of the suspects has been arrested, the victim’s brother said. Anil Saleem,...
Sudan Releases Bible Shipments Detained in Port Years Ago
JUBA, South Sudan (Morning Star News) – In a surprise move, Sudan has released shipments of Bibles long held in port, including one detained nearly six years ago, according to the head of the Bible Society in Sudan. The Rev. Ismail Abdurahman Kenani, Khartoum-based...
Authorities Seal Shut Three Church Buildings in Indonesia
October 4, 2018 (Morning Star News) – Police in Jambi, on Indonesia’s island of Sumatra, last week escorted members of a Methodist church congregation out of their building and sealed the door shut. While church members wept, the Jambi Civil Service Police pasted a...
Iran: Two Christian converts receive prison sentences
JERUSALEM, October 3, 2018 (Morning Star News) – Kurdish authorities in northeastern Syria have closed private schools administered by the Syriac Orthodox Church, which Assyrian Christians say threatens the survival of the Christian community in the region. The...
Rebels in Burma Detain More than 90 Christian Leaders, Shut Down More Churches
YANGON, Burma, October 1, 2018 (Morning Star News) – After shutting down at least 10 churches in early September, ethnic Wa rebels in eastern Burma (Myanmar) have closed dozens of other churches and detained 92 Christian leaders and 42 students in a bid to curtail...
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...