Persecution

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…

Attorney and international human rights advocate Emmanuel Ogebe in 2023 interview. (Christian Daily International-Morning Star News screenshot from Arise News) ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – The…

Pastor Jose Pappachen and wife Sheeja Pappachen. (Morning Star News) NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – A Christian couple in India convicted of forcible conversion despite lack of evidence and sentenced to five years in prison has won…

Muslim assailants beat and publicly shamed Wasif George of Faisalabad District, Pakistan on Feb. 27, 2025. (Christian Daily International-Morning Star News) LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Muslim…

Islamabad, capital of Pakistan, including Faisal Mosque. (Fassifarooq, Creative Commons) LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A Muslim in Pakistan who twice abducted a Christian mother raped her,…

Robert Kasozi was stabbed in Kiwanga village, eastern Uganda, on Feb. 15, 2025 for proclaiming the gospel. (Morning Star News) NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – Hardline Muslims in eastern Uganda on Feb. 15 beat and stabbed an…

Muslim mob attacks dancer falsely accused of blasphemy in Hum TV drama, “Tan Man Neel o Neel.” (Christian Daily International-Morning Star News screenshot) LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Church…

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 in…

The 99 Dome Mosque in Makasar, South Sulawesi Province, Indonesia. (Government of Republic of Indonesia, public domain) SURABAYA, Indonesia (Morning Star News) – A church active in Indonesia’s South Sulawesi Province for two years began…