

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
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
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
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...

Arson Suspected in Church Fire in Pakistan
LAHORE, Pakistan, November 17, 2023 (Morning Star News) – A church building was set on fire in Lahore, Pakistan on Thursday (Nov. 16), a month after the pastor received a letter threatening the congregation for worshipping too loudly, sources said. The blaze destroyed...

Pastor in Nepal Fears Conviction Sets Ominous Precedent
NEW DELHI, November 15, 2023 (Morning Star News) – As he awaits prison after a wrongful conviction for proselytizing, Pastor Keshab Raj Acharya fears his case will set a precedent for authorities in Nepal to incarcerate other Christians, he said. The 35-year-old...

Muslim Husband in Uganda Sets Wife on Fire for Accepting Christ
NAIROBI, Kenya, November 8, 2023 (Morning Star News) – A woman in eastern Uganda has been hospitalized with serious burns after her Muslim husband discovered she had converted to Christianity and set her on fire, area sources said. Hajara Namwase, a 32-year-old mother...

Christian Buildings Targeted in Military Conflict in Sudan
JUBA, South Sudan, November 6, 2023 (Morning Star News) – At least two Christian buildings were bombed last week amid fighting between rival military factions in Sudan, sources said. On Wednesday (Nov. 1) a Sudan Presbyterian Evangelical Church (SPEC) building in...

Terrorists Kill Christian, Kidnap 25 Others in Northern Nigeria
ABUJA, Nigeria, November 2, 2023 (Morning Star News) – Suspected Fulani herdsmen attacked a village in northern Nigeria on early Tuesday (Oct. 31), killing one Christian, wounding two and kidnapping 25 others, sources said. In southern Kaduna state’s village of Ungwan...

16 Christians Slain in Attacks in Benue State, Nigeria
ABUJA, Nigeria, October 31, 2023 (Morning Star News) – Fulani herdsmen and other terrorists on Sunday (Oct. 29) killed six Christians in Benue state, following the slaughter of 10 others earlier this month, sources said. In Tse Gamber village, Gwer West County, the...

Christian Doctor Slain in Nasarawa State, Nigeria
ABUJA, Nigeria, October 27, 2023 (Morning Star News) – A Christian doctor was killed in a machete attack on him and his motorcycle driver on Oct. 17 in Nasarawa state, Nigeria, sources said. Terrorists attacked Dr. Stephen Angbas, head of Angbas Hospital in the town...

Christian Couple Accused of Blasphemy Win Bail in Pakistan
ABUJA, Nigeria, October 25, 2023 (Morning Star News) – Personnel of Kaduna State University have aided in the kidnapping and forcible conversion to Islam of a Christian student, according to a campus watchdog group. Dorcas Adedayo Adekanola, a 20-year-old, first-year...

Muslim Extremists Suspected of Killing Tourists, Beating Christian
NAIROBI, Kenya, October 20, 2023 (Morning Star News) – The killers of three people this week in western Uganda accused them of supporting Christian work, and an evangelist in Kampala was beaten unconscious after Muslim extremists on Oct. 10 attacked him for being an...

Officials Vow to Withdraw Permit for Christian School in Indonesia
SURABAYA, Indonesia, October 12, 2023 (Morning Star News) – Bowing to pressure from Islamic protestors, local officials in South Sulawesi Province, Indonesia have vowed to withdraw permission that had been granted to build a Christian school, sources said. In the town...

Terrorists Kidnap at Least 30 Christians in Nigeria
ABUJA, Nigeria, October 10, 2023 (Morning Star News) – Terrorists on Saturday (Oct. 7) kidnapped more than 30 Christians in southern Kaduna state, Nigeria, residents said. The assailants ambushed and took the Christians away at gunpoint at about 11 a.m. as they worked...

Anti-Christian Incidents in Israel Condemned
October 9, 2023 (Morning Star News) – The uptick in anti-Christian acts in Israel that began last December continued last week when police arrested five suspects accused of harassing Christians in Jerusalem’s Old City. Four adults and one minor were arrested Wednesday...

Elderly Couple Left Homeless for Converting to Christianity
NAIROBI, Kenya, October 6, 2023 (Morning Star News) – An elderly couple in eastern Uganda has fled their village after Muslim relatives upset with their conversion to Christianity threatened to destroy them and their home, sources said. In Wakalende village, Kyebando...

Terrorists Kill 11 Christians in Plateau State, Nigeria
ABUJA, Nigeria, October 4, 2023 (Morning Star News) – Fulani herdsmen and other terrorists on Sunday (Oct. 1) killed eight Christians in Plateau state, Nigeria, and wounded five others, sources said. The assailants attacked Du village, in Bassa County’s Kwall...

Christian Slain, Others Kidnapped in Separate Areas of Nigeria
ABUJA, Nigeria, October 4, 2023 (Morning Star News) – Terrorists on Saturday (Sept. 30) killed one Christian and abducted 19 others in northern Nigeria, a day after gunmen in the country’s southwest intercepted a church bus and kidnapped 25 members. The assailants on...

Local Officials in Laos Stop Worship, Expel Christians
October 3, 2023 (Morning Star News) – A month after a Christian family in Salavan Province, Laos lost their home and were expelled for their faith, officials in another province on Sunday (Oct. 1) disrupted the worship service of a house church and threatened to...