Persecution

Shrine of Shah Cheragh in Shiraz, Iran. (Herbert Karim Masihi) LONDON (Morning Star News) – A Christian woman held without charges in Iran since Sept. 9 wept uncontrollably during the five minutes her mother was allowed to visit her on…

Kadish Kenneth Gbiang, one of six Christians killed on Sept. 15, 2024 in Bokkos County, Plateau state, Nigeria. (David Zino, Facebook) ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Fulani herdsmen killed a…

The Rev. Yusufu Turaki, former CAN vice president. (Christian Daily International-Morning Star News) ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Fulani herdsmen and other “bandit” terrorists often allied with…

Civil servant Masriwati shouts at Christians worshipping at home in Bekasi, Indonesia on Sept. 22, 2024. (Screenshot from video on X) SURABAYA, Indonesia (Morning Star News) – A state civil servant’s angry halt to her Christian…

NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – Muslims in eastern Uganda beat an evangelist on Friday (Sept. 20), leaving him hospitalized with head injuries and a broken hand, sources said. Robertson Eriot, 41, and fellow evangelist Kefa…

Faisal Mosque in Islamabad, Pakistan. (Alimrankdev, Creative Commons) LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A 16-year-old Christian girl in Pakistan was forced to convert to Islam and marry a Muslim…

Mirpur Khas Deputy Inspector General Javed Jiskani receiving garland from Islamist leaders in Pakistan. (Screenshot of video posted on Jiskani’s Tik Tok account) LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A…

Shagufta Kiran was sentenced to death under Pakistan’s blashemy laws. (Jubilee Campaign) LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A Christian mother of four children on Wednesday (Sept. 18) received the death…

Quetta Railway Station in southwest Pakistan’s Balochistan Province. (Waqas Usman, Creative Commons) LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Church leaders and rights activists in Pakistan condemned the…

A team from Densus 88, an elite counter-terrorism force, prior to an operation in Indonesia. (Government of Indonesia) SURABAYA, Indonesia (Morning Star News) – Counter-terrorism forces in Indonesia arrested seven suspects on…