Imprisoned heroine Asia honoured by MEPs
HEROINE: Asia Bibi languishes in prison but is now a nominee for the Sakharov Prize A Christian woman who has been on death row in Pakistan for seven years has…
Freedom champion finally free
Religious rights campaigner Rev Stuart Windsor died aged 74 on 17 September. The life of the man who was Special Ambassador for Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), was to be commemorated…
Coptic bishop hacked down in Cairo
A Coptic Orthodox bishop from Upper Egypt has been murdered in a Cairo street. The attacker slashed Bishop Samaan Shehata in the head, neck and torso. According to Morning Star…
Sudan blocks Bibles, arrests church leaders
Port authorities in Sudan have held a shipment of Bibles without explanation for over two years. Morning Star News reports that the container was one of two deliveries of Arabic…
Hungary: “Defend Christians in Europe”
It is the moral duty of Christians not only to help their brothers and sisters in Christ abroad, but also to defend Christian freedoms in Europe, according to the Prime…
Burmese pastors imprisoned on false charges
Two assistant pastors arrested by the Burmese (Myanmar) army last December were sentenced to prison on 27 October. The charges of unlawful association, defaming the military and spying were all…
Plot to blow up Egyptian church fails
Egyptian police have prevented a terrorist attempt to bomb a Coptic church in northeast Egypt. The Mar Girgis (St George) church in El-Arish, which was also attacked during anti-Christian violence…
Tortured North Korean pastor finds freedom in US
Life in the USA is “heaven” compared to the “hell” of North Korea, according to a pastor who fled the communist country. Choi Kwanghyuk, 55, fled North Korea several years…
Nine-day massacre kills 48 in Nigeria
A terrorist rampage in central Nigeria left 48 Christians dead in nine days in October, including many women and children. The attackers were Islamic Fulani herdsmen – responsible for hundreds…
I’m 19 and believe in creation – and that doesn’t make me a dinosaur
Creation crowd: About 1,700 Christians attended the UK Creation Mega Conference UK Creation Mega Conference, hosted by Answers in Genesis UK, at Bethel Convention Centre, West Bromwich, 26–28 October Believing…