New anti-conversion laws have caused eight churches in Dhamtari city in Chhattisgarh state in India, to restrict non-Christians from attending by warning them they enter at their own risk. “In banners displayed outside their premises, the churches said people from other… Continue Reading
Morning Star News SURABAYA, Indonesia (Morning Star News) – A Christian pastor has been sentenced to prison for two years for violating Indonesia’s law against blasphemy and hate speech in a case that has drawn scrutiny over the speed of his… Continue Reading
A detailed report by UK based think tank The Lindisfarne Centre for the Study of Christian Persecution has published a detailed 125-page report on the potential genocide of Afghanistan’s Christians. The several thousand remaining Afghan Christians, “are already being subjected… Continue Reading
Morning Star News Following Algeria’s closure of nearly all evangelical churches in waves of repression that began in 2017, Christians have been forced underground in what they describe as an internal exile, sources said. Christians in the 99-percent Muslim country… Continue Reading
By Christian Daily International-Morning Star News ABUJA, Nigeria, July 6, 2026 (Christian Daily International-Morning Star News) – Three weeks after the kidnapping of Scripture Union Nigeria’s national general director in southeast Nigeria, he and seven other fellowship leaders remain missing,… Continue Reading
Gao Zhensai of China Aid via Religion Unplugged Nine members of Beijing’s Zion Church have been released on bail after more than eight months in detention, while nine remaining church leaders now face more serious criminal charges in one of… Continue Reading
In a response hailed by Christian rights agencies such as Open Doors, UN experts have put the Nigerian Government on notice, detailing violence against women and girls, especialing mentioninmg Christians as a target. A UN press release details the charges… Continue Reading
LAHORE, Pakistan, May 22, 2026 (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Police in Pakistan have failed to comply with Supreme Court orders to arrest all suspects involved in the August 2023 attacks on multiple churches and Christian homes in Jaranwala, Punjab… Continue Reading
KAILI, China — Authorities in southwest China have arrested six Christians affiliated with a local church on charges including “fraud” and unprecedented accusations of “organizing minors to engage in activities undermining public order.” Local police have arrested leaders of a… Continue Reading
Morning Star News East Africa Correspondent NAIROBI, Kenya, April 20, 2026 (Morning Star News) – Suspected Muslim extremists posing as moto-taxi drivers on April 9 killed an evangelist in central Uganda shortly after he preached at a gospel event, sources said.… Continue Reading