Christian Killed in Eastern Uganda after Religious Discussion with Muslims
on June 4. The body of Yokannah Zirinkuma of Kasasira village, Kibuku District, was found in a pool of blood in nearby Kadama village, near the home of the primary suspect. Zirinkuma was 50. On May 15 in Kasecha village, Kibuku District, Micah Byamukama, pastor of...
No Anti-Christian Motive Seen in Killing of Pastor in India
New Dynamic Creates Opportunity China’s territorial expansion in and militarization of the South China Sea has Vietnam looking for friends and allies. This new dynamic gives Western democracies more leverage with Vietnam than they have had in years. What...
Police in Pakistan Arrest Christian Victim of Beating, Blasphemy Accusation
LAHORE, Pakistan, May 27, 2016 (Morning Star News) – Police in Pakistan on Monday (May 23) jailed a Christian after Muslims upset that he tried to stop them from teasing girls beat him and accused him of posting blasphemous content on Facebook, sources said. Hospital...
Baptist Pastor Poisoned to Death in Eastern Uganda
from their respective homes on Dec. 18, 2015, with Shamaal released on Dec. 21 but required to report daily to NISS office, where he was held from 8 a.m. until midnight. That requirement was removed on Jan. 16. On May 10 his colleague, Abdelrahim Tawor, was...
Bill in Kaduna State, Nigeria Would Criminalize Street Evangelism, ‘Offensive’ Preaching, Clergy Say
Telahoon Nogose Kassa JUBA, South Sudan (Morning Star News) – Sudan today released one of two church leaders jailed since December, sources said. Telahoon Nogose Kassa, head of discipleship at the embattled Khartoum Bahri Evangelical Church, was released after Sudan’s...
Hindu Extremists in Uttar Pradesh, India Torture Christian Convert
Area Christian Leaders visit Joginder Gold in the hospital. (Morning Star News) Gold told police that Jesus Christ healed his sister from an illness eight years ago, and that after seeing the love and healing touch of Christ, his family put their trust in Him and...