Articles by Christian Daily International / Morning Star News
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Officials in Pakistan last week reported to a parliamentary committee that a majority of 333 blasphemy cases registered in the past five years in four provinces were fabricated, according to media reports. -
Protest erupts in Pakistan after Christian framed for ‘blasphemy’
A violent protest erupted in Karachi, Pakistan on Thursday (July 9) after unidentified persons mailed a desecrated page of the Quran to a Muslim shopkeeper along with photographs of a Christian and his mother, sources said. -
Tensions inflamed by blasphemy accusation in Pakistan
More than two dozen Christian families were forced to flee their homes in Pakistan last week after allegations of blasphemy against a pastor living in the United States triggered fears of mob violence, sources said. -
Christian in Pakistan acquitted of blasphemy charge
A court in Pakistan on Monday (July 6) acquitted a Catholic accused of blasphemy, his lawyer said. -
Christian campus group leaders in Nigeria remain missing
Three weeks after the kidnapping of Scripture Union Nigeria’s national general director in southeast Nigeria, he and seven other fellowship leaders remain missing, according to reports. -
Two Christians slain, seven kidnapped in Kaduna state, Nigeria
Suspected Fulani herdsmen on Thursday (June 25) raided two Christian villages in the same area of Kaduna state, Nigeria, killing two Christians, kidnapping seven others and injuring dozens of others, residents said. -
Christian accused of blasphemy dies in jail in Pakistan
A 61-year-old Catholic in Pakistan suffering from advanced dementia died on Wednesday (July 1) after nearly a year in jail awaiting trial on a false blasphemy charge, sources said. -
Exam ordered in case of kidnapped Christian girl in Pakistan
A court in Pakistan has ordered a medical examination to determine the age of a Christian girl abducted, forcibly converted to Islam and married to a Muslim, sources said. -
Fulani terrorists kill 28 Christians in central Nigeria
Fulani herdsmen guided toward Christian leaders on Monday (June 22) killed 28 Christians, including a pastor, in a raid on a village in Plateau state, Nigeria, sources said. -
Blind Christian in Pakistan acquitted of blasphemy
A court in Pakistan has acquitted a blind Catholic man who spent 10 months in prison on a blasphemy charge carrying a mandatory death sentence, ruling that prosecutors failed to present sufficient evidence to prove the allegation, his lawyer said. -
Muslim in Pakistan kills Christian co-worker
A Muslim in Pakistan killed a Christian co-worker on Monday (June 22) after telling him he could not drink water from a cooler used by other laborers, sources said. -
Terrorists kill nine Christians, injure 11 in northern Nigeria
Suspected Fulani herdsmen killed nine Christians and wounded 11 others in a night attack in Kaduna state, Nigeria on June 16, area residents said.
