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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...

Iran: Christian convert detained after raid on home

Iran: Christian convert detained after raid on home

BAUCHI, Nigeria, December 15, 2023 (Christian Daily International-Morning Star News) – A Christian woman charged under Nigeria’s blasphemy law has been released on bail after 19 months, but she faces the threat of 10 years in prison for allegedly sharing a social...

Pastor’s Wife Shot Dead in Taraba State, Nigeria

Pastor’s Wife Shot Dead in Taraba State, Nigeria

ABUJA, Nigeria, November 30, 2023 (Morning Star News) – A funeral was held in southwest Nigeria on Saturday (Nov. 25) for a pastor’s wife shot to death in Taraba state a week earlier, sources said. Oluwakemi Moses, wife of a Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG)...

Algeria: Church leader loses appeal

Algeria: Church leader loses appeal

LAHORE, Pakistan, November 29, 2023 (Morning Star News) – A court in Pakistan this month granted bail to a Christian falsely charged with blasphemy, but he and his family have separated and gone into hiding amid threats to their lives, sources said. Haroon Shahzad,...

At Least 10 Christians Slain in Taraba State, Nigeria

At Least 10 Christians Slain in Taraba State, Nigeria

ABUJA, Nigeria, November 27, 2023 (Morning Star News) – Suspected Fulani herdsmen and other terrorists on Friday (Nov. 24) attacked villages in Taraba state, Nigeria, killing at least 10 Christians, sources said. The assailants attacked an area from the Yangtu Special...

Religious Hatred Motivated Murder in Pakistan, Father Says

Religious Hatred Motivated Murder in Pakistan, Father Says

LAHORE, Pakistan, November 24, 2023 (Morning Star News) – The father of a 20-year-old Christian who was gunned down in Pakistan this month said the confessed killer was driven by a strong hatred for Christians and Jews. Farhan Ul Qamar was shot to death in his house...

Pastor Slain, Wife Kidnapped in Kaduna State, Nigeria

Pastor Slain, Wife Kidnapped in Kaduna State, Nigeria

ABUJA, Nigeria, November 21, 2023 (Morning Star News) – Armed assailants in Kaduna state, Nigeria on Friday (Nov. 17) killed a pastor and kidnapped his wife, sources said. The Rev. Joshua Amako Maraya of the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA), 2, in Damakasuwa town...

Fire at Worship Building in Pakistan Set by Church Leader

Fire at Worship Building in Pakistan Set by Church Leader

LAHORE, Pakistan, November 20, 2023 (Morning Star News) – Christians in Lahore, Pakistan were shocked to learn on Saturday (Nov. 18) that a church elder confessed to setting fire to their worship structure after initially blaming it on a Muslim extremist group,...

Christian Shot Dead in Pakistan for Unknown Reasons

Christian Shot Dead in Pakistan for Unknown Reasons

LAHORE, Pakistan, November 19, 2023 (Morning Star News) – A Muslim gunned down a 20-year-old Christian in Pakistan on Nov. 9, the latest case of a religious minority victimized for unknown reasons with police slow to act, sources said. In Talwandi Inayat Khan village,...

Kidnapped Pastor Killed in Nigeria after Ransom Payment

Kidnapped Pastor Killed in Nigeria after Ransom Payment

ABUJA, Nigeria, November 17, 2023 (Morning Star News) – A pastor kidnapped on Saturday (Nov. 11) in Nigeria’s central state of Kogi was killed on Tuesday (Nov. 14) after church members paid a ransom for his release, sources said. The Rev. David Musa of the Evangelical...