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
Open Doors’ 2026 World Watch List (WWL) reports that “The total number of Christians killed for their faith increased from 4,476 in WWL 2025 to 4,849 in the WWL 2026 reporting period.” Shockingly, one nation, Nigeria, is responsible for 3,490… Continue Reading
Morning Star News SURABAYA, Indonesia, December 31, 2025 – A pastor came under pressure from local Muslims in Indonesia on Christmas Eve to announce that Christmas services were cancelled even though his church won approval to hold the celebrations, sources said.… Continue Reading
By Christian Daily International–Morning Star News ABUJA, Nigeria, November 28, 2025 – Amid a rash of mass kidnappings in Nigeria, an Anglican priest in Nigeria abducted along with his wife and daughter has died in captivity, leaders of the Church of… Continue Reading
Supplied by International Day of Prayer this Sunday for the Persecuted Church (IDOP), which is organised by the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA). Persecution stats from Pew Research