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Pace of Killings Increases in Christian Area of Nigeria

Pace of Killings Increases in Christian Area of Nigeria

ABUJA, Nigeria, January 22, 2024 (Christian Daily International-Morning Star News) – The governor of Kaduna state, Nigeria met with church leaders after the pace of terrorist killings since September increased in a Christian area, including 25 people slain in the...

Assault on Christian Mother in Pakistan Goes Unprosecuted

Assault on Christian Mother in Pakistan Goes Unprosecuted

LAHORE, Pakistan, January 16, 2024 (Christian Daily International-Morning Star News) – Police in Pakistan refused to file charges in the case of a Christian mother who lost her unborn child in a Muslim co-worker’s attempt to rape her, sources said. Rakhil Nadeem Masih...

Terrorists Kill 10 Christians in Central Nigeria

Terrorists Kill 10 Christians in Central Nigeria

ABUJA, Nigeria, January 16, 2024 (Christian Daily International-Morning Star News) – Fulani herdsmen and other terrorists on Jan. 7 killed 10 Christians in three villages in central Nigeria, sources said. The assailants separated into three groups and attacked Mcia,...

Iran: Convert brothers detained by Iranian intelligence

Iran: Convert brothers detained by Iranian intelligence

LAHORE, Pakistan, January 12, 2023 (Christian Daily International-Morning Star News) – Acquittal after a false blasphemy charge has not kept a Christian widow in Pakistan from being driven from her job and village amid threats to her life. Musarrat Bibi was acquitted...

Israel: Mob attack in Armenian Quarter

Israel: Mob attack in Armenian Quarter

NEW DELHI, January 3, 2024 (Morning Star News) – A pastor in Sri Lanka was granted bail on Wednesday (Jan. 3) after being jailed since Dec. 1 on a charge of “outraging the religious feelings” for comments in a sermon that appeared online, sources said. Authorities...

Terrorists Kill Eight Christians in Taraba State, Nigeria

Terrorists Kill Eight Christians in Taraba State, Nigeria

ABUJA, Nigeria, December 31, 2023 (Christian Daily International-Morning Star News) – Unidentified terrorists on Thursday (Dec. 28) killed eight Christians in Taraba state, Nigeria, a week after 13 others were slain the previous week, sources said. The assailants...

Terrorists Kill Two Christians on Christmas in Nigeria

Terrorists Kill Two Christians on Christmas in Nigeria

ABUJA, Nigeria, January 1, 2024 (Christian Daily International-Morning Star News) – Islamic extremist terrorists rampaged through a predominantly Christian village in northeastern Nigeria on Christmas Day, setting houses on fire, looting shops and killing two...

Mauritania Releases Christians Arrested after Baptism Video

Mauritania Releases Christians Arrested after Baptism Video

December 29, 2023 (Christian Daily International) – Officials in Mauritania have released all Christians arrested after a video of a baptism ceremony in November prompted Muslims to call for their punishment, Christian leaders in the region said. The Christians do not...

Muslim Allegedly Kills His Mother for Accepting Christ

Muslim Allegedly Kills His Mother for Accepting Christ

NAIROBI, Kenya, December 28, 2023 (Morning Star News) – Before Sawuba Naigaga succumbed to injuries her 25-year-old son inflicted on her in Uganda this month, she described the assault to a friend from her hospital bed. The friend said Naigaga’s son, Ashirafu...

Two Christians Jailed under Blasphemy Law in Uganda

Two Christians Jailed under Blasphemy Law in Uganda

NAIROBI, Kenya, December 22, 2023 (Morning Star News) – Two evangelists in eastern Uganda will spend Christmas in jail, charged under a blasphemy law after Muslims upset at their street preaching beat them and summoned police, sources said. On the final day of a...

Blasphemy Law in Indonesia Faces Criticism as Cases Grow

Blasphemy Law in Indonesia Faces Criticism as Cases Grow

SURABAYA, Indonesia, December 21, 2023 (Morning Star News) – With an increase in blasphemy cases in Indonesia and arrests based on Islamic fatwas and mob pressure, rights advocates are calling for laws to be amended or ended. The number of charges registered under...