CAR: ‘They wanted to silence the preacher who converts Muslims to Christianity’
HYDERABAD, India (Morning Star News) – For 12 years Mahendra Nagdeve had met with friends and relatives in his Four years ago today, an eruption of violence in the capital of the Central African Republic, Bangui, left dozens dead and shattered the lives of many...
Egypt: 21 churches receive long-delayed government approval to build
Twenty-one churches in Egypt’s southern rural Minya governorate can restore, expand and rebuild their churches after receiving approval from the Minya Governor. Governor Essam al-Bedeiwi approved the 21 applications over the last six months. Some of the churches had...
Government of Pakistan Bows to Islamists on ‘Blasphemy’ Suspects, Critics Say
Government of Pakistan Bows to Islamists on ‘Blasphemy’ Suspects, Critics Say. LAHORE, Pakistan (Morning Star News) – The Pakistan government’s surrender to demands of an Islamic extremist group jeopardizes the last chances for Christian mother Aasiya Noreen (Asia...
Christians in Egypt Lose More Worship Sites
ABERDEEN, Scotland (Morning Star News) – Fear of Islamist attacks was again cited as the cause of stopping worship in Egypt this month, even though parishioners said local Muslims supported the opening of the shuttered church outside Cairo, sources said. Anba Morcos,...
Christian Family in India Receives Notice to Stop Worship in Their Home
HYDERABAD, India (Morning Star News) – For 12 years Mahendra Nagdeve had met with friends and relatives in his house in Madhya Pradesh state, India to worship Christ until he received this notice from city officials this month: “With effect from the moment you receive...
KAZAKHSTAN: Continuing attempts to stop communities meeting
Baptists in Ekibastuz have been fined and told that they "should not meet for worship until they register". Meetings for worship by Oskemen's New Life Church remain banned until 19 December after church members, relatives and friends sang religious songs without state...
Copt Stabbed to Death in Egypt Less than Week after Islamic State Kills Priest
A Coptic pharmacist was stabbed to death and then beheaded by a group of Salafi Muslims in Egypt’s Delta region Monday (July 4)
Police in India Threaten to Fine Christians Attacked by Hindu Extremists
Indian villagers attacked by Hindu extremists, when they report it to the police they are threatened with fines.
Blasphemy Law in Pakistan Claims another Victim – and His Accusers
A Christian in Pakistan who reported an attempt to blackmail him for allegedly blaspheming Islam’s prophet was sentenced to death this week.
9-Year-Old boy paying the price for accepting Christ in Uganda
Muslim father of 9-year-old boy in Uganda who put his faith in Christ this month tied his son to a tree and burned him, Sources for Morning Star News said.
Al-Azhar: to leave Islam is ‘treason’
To convert away from Islam is “treason” that should carry the death penalty, according to Sunni Islam’s topmost religious authority.
Pakistani policeman beats up church leader over ‘loudspeaker music’
A church leader in Lahore was beaten up during his Sunday service by a policeman, during a dispute over whether or not music was being played over his church loudspeaker.
Christian Killed in Eastern Uganda after Religious Discussion with Muslims
A Christian in eastern Uganda who received death threats from Muslims after a religious discussion was killed on June 4, sources for Morning Star News said.
KAZAKHSTAN: Harsher Laws planned as 89-year-old fined
At the age of 89 and a half, former Soviet-era Baptist prisoner of conscience Yegor Prokopenko has again been fined for leading a meeting for worship.
Persecuted Rights Advocates in Vietnam Seek Help from World’s Democracies
Vietnam continues to crack down on Christian human rights campaigners and Christian leaders.
Tortured pastor’s life threatened, lawyers file lawsuit
Officers in China’s central Guizhou province alleged to have tortured a detained house church pastor and threatened his life and family.
Mohammadreza Omidi released on bail
Mohammadreza Omidi (Youhan), a Church of Iran member who was arrested on 13 May in Rasht, Iran, has been released on bail.
Anonymous Chinese Christian describes persecution in exclusive interview
China Aid conducted an exclusive interview on May 12 with a member of a serially targeted house church in China’s central Guizhou province.
Muslim Mob in Northern Nigeria Kills Pastor’s Wife on ‘Blasphemy’ Accusation
Nigerian officials scrambled to calm religious tensions after Muslims in Kano state on Thursday (June 2) killed a Christian pastor’s wife on a baseless “blasphemy” charge.
Muslim Fulani Herdsmen in Nigeria Kill Three Christians, Attack Another with Machetes
Muslim Fulani attacks on Christians have advanced into a southern state, with a church leader saying this could ultimately result in a civil war in the country.
Muslim Mob Kills Christian in Niger State, Nigeria for ‘Blasphemous’ Facebook Post
At least one Christian was killed, several injured and two church buildings attacked in central Nigeria’s Niger state after a Facebook exchange resulted in a Muslim accusation of blasphemy, sources for Morning Star News said.
Christian Prisoner in Iran Begins Hunger Strike over Denial of Medical Treatment
A convert to Christianity imprisoned for her involvement in the Iranian house-church movement has gone on a hunger strike to protest denial of needed medical treatment, religious freedom advocates said.
Egyptian Crack-Down on Human Rights Defenders Reaches Key Christian Activist
A Coptic human rights activist arrested this month by Egyptian security officials faces the possibility of life in prison on concocted charges because of his efforts to expose persecution of Christians
Muslim in Eastern Uganda Kills Christian Wife for Leaving Islam, Relatives Say
A Muslim in eastern Uganda strangled his wife to death this month for leaving Islam, relatives and neighbours said.
Infant Boy Killed in Sudanese Air Force Bombing of Christian Family
A Sudanese Air Force bombing of civilians in the Nuba Mountains town of Heiban on Monday (May 23) struck a Christian family, killing a 6-month-old boy and wounding six others, a rebel source said.
Hard-line Hindus in India Burn Christian, Set Fire to Houses of Others in Chhattisgarh
Hindu villagers in India last month attacked 28 Christians, drove them from their homes and set their houses on fire, sources for Morning Star News report.