Judges make surprise ruling in Indonesian church’s case

June 16, 2025

A local government’s forcible closure of a worship site earlier this year has been overturned in a surprising court decision in Indonesia.

Villagers beat, threaten, expel Christian families

May 23, 2025

Approximately 45 individuals from 10 Christian families were recently expelled from Durandarbha village in India’s Chhattisgarh state, reports Morning Star News.

Couple robbed, attacked for being Catholic

May 6, 2025

Masked gunmen ambushed and robbed a couple, tied the husband to a tree and gang-raped his wife upon learning that they are Catholic.

Co-worker alleges blasphemy, slashes Christian’s throat

April 28, 2025

A Christian accused of touching a “sacred” text with “unclean hands” was attacked by a co-worker, who slashed the Christian’s throat.

Pakistani man gets death sentence for killing Christian

April 25, 2025

A judge in Pakistan has given the death penalty to a man convicted of the 2023 murder of a Christian.

Judge possibly linked to ‘blasphemy business gang’ resigns

March 25, 2025

Media outlets Christian Daily International-Morning Star News report that Chaudhry Abdul Aziz, justice of the Lahore High Court, resigned for “personal reasons” — effective immediately — on March 6.

Christian wins victory in forced marriage, conversion case

March 24, 2025

In a move Feb. 12 seen as a human rights victory, Afzal Baig, a civil judge in Bahawalpur, invalidated the Muslim marriage of 25-year-old Shahida Bibi.