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Persecuted Christians in many countries face ostracism, discrimination and physical abuse or torture. Some are even put to death. Please follow us as ICR Canada efforts to bring you the latest updates on the Persecuted Church around the world.

Muslim Extremists Kill Christian Convert in Kenya

Muslim Extremists Kill Christian Convert in Kenya

March 22, 2024

NAIROBI, Kenya, March 22, 2024 (Morning Star News) – Muslim extremists on March 8 ambushed and killed an evangelist from Kenya and severely injured three others from Uganda near a town on Kenya’s border with Uganda, sources said. The four Christian workers were returning to Bugiri, Uganda after a four-day outreach in Kenya when they…

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Muslim Suitor Kidnaps 13-yr-old Pakistani Christian Girl

March 22, 2024

LAHORE, Pakistan, March 21, 2024 (Christian Daily International-Morning Star News) – Two months after a Muslim told a Christian in Pakistan he could not stop him from taking the Christian’s 13-year-old daughter for marriage to his 28-year-old Muslim son, the girl was kidnapped on March 13, her father said. Shakeel Masih said his daughter, Roshni…

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Christian Girl Kidnapped, Forcibly Converted to Islam

Christian Girl Kidnapped, Forcibly Converted to Islam

March 12, 2024

LAHORE, Pakistan, March 11, 2024 (Christian Daily International-Morning Star News) – The Christian parents of a 10-year-old girl in Pakistan who was abducted and forcibly converted to Islam last month fear she could be sold to sex traffickers, sources said. A month after Laiba Suhail was abducted from her home in Chak 233-RB Ikhlaq Town,…

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Christians in Jaranwala, Pakistan Acquitted of Blasphemy Charges

Christians in Jaranwala, Pakistan Acquitted of Blasphemy Charges

March 5, 2024

By Our Pakistan Correspondent LAHORE, Pakistan, March 4, 2024 (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A judge in Pakistan on Friday (March 1) acquitted two Christian brothers of false blasphemy charges that had led to Muslims attacking Christian homes and businesses in Jaranwala last year, sources said. Faisalabad Anti-Terrorism Judge Muhammad Hussain ordered the acquittal of…

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Christian Convert Couple Slain for their Faith

Christian Convert Couple Slain for their Faith

February 22, 2024

By Our East Africa CorrespondentNAIROBI, Kenya, February 16, 2024 (Morning Star News) – A formerly Muslim couple in eastern Uganda, parents of four young children, were slashed to death on Feb. 2, two months after putting their faith in Christ, sources said. Twaha Namwoyo, 38, and his 27-year-old wife, Nadiimu Katooko, were slain for their faith…

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Christian Homes in Pakistan Hit with Gunshots

Christian Homes in Pakistan Hit with Gunshots

February 15, 2024

LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Muslims fired gunshots and threw fuel bombs at the homes of Christians in a village in Pakistan at 2 a.m. on Monday (Feb. 12) for supporting an opposing political party in last week’s elections, sources said. No one was hurt in the attacks in Chak 6/11-L village in Sahiwal…

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Christians tortured in Pakistan

Christians Tortured in Pakistan, Forced to Recite Islamic Creed

February 2, 2024

LAHORE, Pakistan, February 1, 2024 (Christian Daily International-Morning Star News) – An Islamist cleric presided over the forced conversion of two Christians in Sialkot District, Pakistan after they were tortured into reciting the Islamic conversion creed, sources said. Azam Masih, 28, and his brother, Nadeem Masih, were abducted, beaten with iron rods and pressured to…

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Christian Killings Increase in Nigeria

Christian Killings Increase in Nigeria

January 22, 2024

ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International-Morning Star News) – The governor of Kaduna state, Nigeria met with church leaders after the pace of terrorist killings since September increased in a Christian area, including 25 people slain in the first two weeks of January, sources said. James Bitrus, Christian leader of the Dnata Chiefdom in predominantly Christian…

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Not Abandoned

Christians Face Persecution in Chhattisgarh, India

December 9, 2024

In recent weeks, Christians in Chhattisgarh, India, have faced alarming incidents of expulsion, violence, and persecution. The right to religious freedom, guaranteed under Article 25 of India’s constitution, has been blatantly disregarded in several villages, leaving Christian families displaced and fearful for their lives. Here’s a closer look at the events unfolding in the Sukma…

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Evangelist Murdered in Uganda

November 18, 2024

On October 30, 2023, a group of Muslim extremists brutally killed Emmanuel Dikusooka, a 29-year-old evangelist, in eastern Uganda. The incident occurred after Dikusooka and a fellow Christian, Jack Mbulante, refused to renounce their faith and convert to Islam. The attack, which has sent shockwaves through the Christian community in Uganda, is yet another instance…

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Uttar Pradesh Anti-Conversion Law Nearly 1,700 Arrested in 4 Years

August 20, 2024

Over the past four years, the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act has led to the arrest of 1,682 individuals and the registration of 835 cases in Uttar Pradesh, a state in North India. A significant proportion of those arrested under this law have been Christians, including pastors, raising concerns about the…

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50 Christians Massacred in Ayati Nigeria: A Nation in Crisis

August 12, 2024

A Brutal Attack in Ayati On August 8, 2024, the predominantly Christian village of Ayati, located in Ukum County, Benue State, Nigeria, was the scene of a horrifying massacre. At least 50 Christians massacred in Ayati Nigeria in what local reports describe as an attack allegedly carried out by Fulani herdsmen in collaboration with a…

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Pastor Shot Dead in Laos by Unknown Assailants

July 30, 2024

HONG KONG (Morning Star News) – Pastor Thongkham Philavanh was feeding his chickens and ducks behind his house in Vanghay village, northwestern Laos, on Monday (July 22) when two men on motorcycles, faces covered, arrived. After a brief exchange, one of the gunmen fired seven shots into his head and body. The assailant’s gun was…

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Persecuted Christians in India Devasted by Son’s Death

July 22, 2024

NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – Pastor Sushil Kumar and his wife rose at 3 a.m. on July 8 in their village in northern India as always to pray. They came out of their house 90 minutes later to find their 22-year-old son’s body hanging from the bamboo ceiling of a nearby animal shed. Nilesh…

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Iran sentences tourist to 10 years in prison for possessing New Testament

June 28, 2024

In a controversial legal case, Hakop Gochumyan, an Armenian Christian, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison in Iran. Despite arguments from his lawyer highlighting the weakness of the case against him, the judge invoked a provision in the penal code allowing for judgments based on “intuition.” Gochumyan, who has been detained since his…

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Christian Leaders Attacked with Swords in Northern India

April 22, 2024

NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – A group belonging to a Sikh warrior order last week attacked a pastor and another Christian with swords and knives in northern India’s Punjab state for leading church worship in their village. Four Nihang Sikhs, who as members of the traditional warrior group are permitted to carry such weapons,…

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Muslim Extremists Kill Christian Convert in Kenya

March 22, 2024

NAIROBI, Kenya, March 22, 2024 (Morning Star News) – Muslim extremists on March 8 ambushed and killed an evangelist from Kenya and severely injured three others from Uganda near a town on Kenya’s border with Uganda, sources said. The four Christian workers were returning to Bugiri, Uganda after a four-day outreach in Kenya when they…

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Muslim Suitor Kidnaps 13-yr-old Pakistani Christian Girl

March 22, 2024

LAHORE, Pakistan, March 21, 2024 (Christian Daily International-Morning Star News) – Two months after a Muslim told a Christian in Pakistan he could not stop him from taking the Christian’s 13-year-old daughter for marriage to his 28-year-old Muslim son, the girl was kidnapped on March 13, her father said. Shakeel Masih said his daughter, Roshni…

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