Persecution

Madani city, on the Blue Nile River in Jazirah state, Sudan. (Wadalyemen, Creative Commons) JUBA, South Sudan (Morning Star News) – At least 19 Christians were arrested in Sudan’s city of Madani on various occasions in January and…

Waqas Masih was attacked in the Sharaqpur area of Sheikhupura District, Punjab Province, Pakistan on March 21, 2025. (HARDS Pakistan) LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A Muslim in Pakistan on…

Akash Karamat has been in jail on blasphemy charges in Pakistan since Aug. 27, 2023. (Christian Daily International-Morning Star News) LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – An 18-year-old Christian is…

Christian apologist Edwin Hutabarat interviewed on Diaspora TV. (Morning Star News screenshot) SURABAYA, Indonesia (Morning Star News) – A rash of complaints to police in Indonesia accusing Christians of blasphemy on social media has…

Event on religious rights during U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva on March 11, 2025. (Jubilee Campaign USA) LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Religious freedom advocates this month strongly…

Shahida Bibi. (ADF International) LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – In a significant legal victory against forced conversions/marriages in Pakistan, a civil court has annulled the marriage of a…

Fulani herdsman in north-central Nigeria in screenshot from video obtained by Morning Star News. (Morning Star News) ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Fulani herdsmen on Monday (March 10) killed at…

Lahore High Court building in Lahore, Pakistan. (MariyamAftab, Creative Commons) LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A high court judge in Pakistan resigned last week after a media report exposed his…

The husband of Jime Kawasi was killed in Bastar District, Chhattisgarh state, India on May 4, 2024. (Morning-Star-News) NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – Christians in India suffered high levels of violence and discrimination in 2024,…

How far is it from Scotland to Nigeria? That’s not a trivial question. You probably didn’t hear about it on the news, but a priest — Father Sylvester Okechukwu of Kaduna State, Nigeria — was kidnapped and murdered on Ash…