NEWS ALERT: North Korea Leader’s Ex-Girlfriend Executed Amid Bibles Discovery

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By BosNewsLife Asia Service with additional reporting by BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos girlfriendSEOUL/PYONGYANG (BosNewsLife)-- The ex-girlfriend of North Korea's autocratic leader Kim Jong-un and nearly a dozen others have reportedly been executed after some of those detained were found to have Bibles in their possession.

Christian ‘Tortured To Death’ By Pakistan Police

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By BosNewsLife Asia Servicechristians ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- Pakistani police have allegedly tortured to death a devoted Christian man because of his faith, the latest in a series of violent incidents against minority Christians in Pakistan.

MISSION WATCH: Christians Facing Hardship In Indonesia’s Tsunami Stricken Areas

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JAKARTA, INDONESIA (BosNewsLife)-- Christian aid workers are among those rushing to save lives in Indonesia where giant tidal waves, triggered by a volcanic eruption, crashed on the western shores of Java and the southern beaches of Sumatra, the country's two most populous islands, killing more than 430 people including Christians.

BREAKING NEWS: Pakistan Christian Asia Bibi In High Court Over Death Sentence

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By BosNewsLife Asia Service Asia Bibi to be executed?ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- A Pakistani court will hear the appeal of a Pakistani woman who has been "languishing in prison since 2009" after she was sentenced to death on charges of blasphemy against Islam, amid hope her conviction may be overturned, advocacy officials involved in the case told BosNewsLife Saturday, March 15.

Family Visits Jailed Chinese Christian Lawyer Gao After Two Years

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By BosNewsLife Asia Service BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- The brother and father-in-law of prominent Christian Chinese rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng has been allowed to meet with him in a remote jail for the first time in nearly two years, "putting to rest fears that he may have died," his family and rights activists confirmed Wednesday, March 28.

India Police, Militants Detain Christians Ahead Of Easter

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By Santosh Digal, BosNewsLife Asia Correspondent reporting from India BANGALORE INDIA (BosNewsLife)-- Pastors and other Christian workers in two states of India were preparing Saturday, April 7, to celebrate Easter despite pressure from violent police and Hindu militants to halt their activities, church representatives said.

Kidnapped Pastor Freed and Alive After Wrong Report Of Death

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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife NAYPYITAW, MYANMAR (BosNewsLife)-- Pastor Tun N., who was abducted by rebels in Myanmar and thought to have...

Pakistan Bishop Praising God For Persecution

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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife crossLAHORE, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- The leader of one of Pakistan's largest Pentecostal churches says he is "thankful" to God for persecution after he and other church members were attacked by violent Muslims, with police refusing to intervene

BREAKING: ‘China Destroys Megachurch As Crackdown Continues’

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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- Authorities in eastern China have destroyed a megachurch and detained its pastors this weekend...

BREAKING NEWS: Pakistan Overturns Death Sentence Of Christian; Younis Masih Released

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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent with BosNewsLife Asia Service Younis MasihLAHORE, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- A Pakistani appeals court on Wednesday, April 3, overturned the conviction and death sentence of Younis Masih, a Christian man who spent nearly eight years behind bars on charges of 'blasphemy', a lawyer involved in the case told BosNewsLife. Masih, 32, was sentenced in May 2007 in the city of Lahore for making "derogatory remarks" about Islam's Prophet Mohammad.