by Publisher | Feb 29, 2016 | Iran, News |
‘Begin reform by releasing Behnam Irani and the 90 Christians jailed for their faith.’ Release International welcomes the victory by reformists in the Iranian elections. ‘Release hopes this will signal an end to the current crackdown on Christians in the Islamic...
by Publisher | Feb 27, 2016 | China, News
(Wenzhou, Zhejiang—Feb. 25, 2016) China Aid learned that prominent human rights lawyer Zhang Kai was placed under criminal detention at 9 p.m. yesterday after serving six months in “residential surveillance in a designated location,” otherwise known as a...
by Publisher | Feb 25, 2016 | China, News
(Wenzhou, Zhejiang—Feb. 25, 2016) Today, on the six-month anniversary of prominent human rights lawyer Zhang Kai’s detention, Chinese media aired footage of the lawyer confessing to disturbing social order and endangering state secrets. Zhang was apprehended on Aug....
by Publisher | Feb 24, 2016 | News, Turkey
Local Christians were given only 8 days to leave The local government of the northwestern Turkish city of Bursa ordered that its only church, which serves four congregations, be vacated by Friday (26 Feb.) before rescinding the order on Tuesday. Ismail Kulakcioglu,...
by Publisher | Feb 15, 2016 | News, Turkey
After a year filled with repeated threats and attacks against Protestant churches and their leaders in Turkey, the leader of their tiny Christian community has admitted that they remain “anxious and distressed”. In an interview with Al-Monitor, Pastor Ihsan Ozbek of...
by Publisher | Feb 11, 2016 | Kenya, News, Somalia
Young man unable to see or eat after assault. NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – A Christian of Somali descent in Kenya is unable to see or eat after Muslim relatives beat him unconscious on Sunday (Feb. 7) outside Nairobi, the young man said from his hospital bed....
by Publisher | Feb 10, 2016 | News, Uganda
Mosque leader detained after issuing threat. NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – An imam who threatened a convert from Islam in eastern Uganda has been arrested in connection with the killing of the 28-year-old Christian, sources said. Laurence Maiso’s body was...
by Publisher | Feb 4, 2016 | India, News
Hindu extremists accused of beating, shaving, parading him through streets. NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – A pastor in northern India who was beaten and paraded through streets with his head half-shaved as crowds called for him to be cut to pieces said he is thankful...
by Publisher | Feb 3, 2016 | Congo, News
While the brutality of the so-called Islamic State has concentrated world attention on Iraq and Syria, lesser-noticed movements inspired by IS are taking root far from the Middle East. In central Africa, a brutal militant Islamic group has embedded itself in the...
by Publisher | Feb 2, 2016 | Kenya, News
At least four dead in latest Islamic extremist attack in the area. Nairobi, Kenya (Morning Star News) – In a pre-dawn raid on a predominantly Christian area in coastal Kenya on Sunday (Jan. 31), Islamic extremist Al Shabaab rebels killed at least four...
