Asia/Pacific

By BosNewsLife Asia Service reporting from Pakistan SIALKOT, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- Three Christian workers were detained and "tortured" by police and dismissed from their jobs in Pakistan's Punjab province for wearing a crucifix and church visits on Sundays, according to statements from the men, their priest and family members Wednesday, May 12. Local police said the Christians were taken into custody because of suspected "alcohol" related offenses

By Mike Bouwer, BosNewsLife Special Correspondent JAKARTA, INDONESIA (BosNewsLife) -- Hundreds of Muslim militants surrounded and attacked a Protestant church in Indonesia's province of West Java Sunday, August 8, injuring at least a dozen Christians including a pastor, Christians said.

By BosNewsLife Asia Service KATHMANDU,NEPAL (BosNewsLife)-- Native Christian missionaries in Nepal say they will continue evangelism despite unrest over a newly constitution that enshrined a long-time ban on proselytizing. The new constitution signed by Nepal's president on September 20 outlaws "any act to convert another person from one religion to another or any act or behavior to undermine or jeopardize the religion of another," with violations punishable by prison and/or fines.

By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife BANGALORE, INDIA (BosNewsLife)-- Christians in India's southern state of Karnataka remained concerned Sunday, August 16, about the whereabouts of eight pastors who were detained this week after Hindu militants broke up a major Christian training meeting, injuring and "humiliating" several believers, including women, church representatives said.

BosNewsLife Asia Service BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- Chinese police and some 1,000 government supporters destroyed a large church and beat believers in China's Jiangsu province, despite court orders to protect the building, Chinese Christians said Monday, December 22.

By BosNewsLife Asia Service with reporting by BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos NEW DELHI, INDIA (BosNewsLife)-- Pastors and other Christians in a volatile area of India's western state Maharashtra fear for their lives after Hindu militants reportedly attacked worship services, encouraged by police and local authorities.

By BosNewsLife Asia Service with reporting by BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos BEIJING/SEOUL (BosNewsLife)-- Christian rights activists have urged China not to forcibly repatriate ten North Korean defectors, including a four-year-old child, who were detained by police in Shenyang city.

By Santosh Digal, BosNewsLife Asia Correspondent NEW DELHI, INDIA (BosNewsLife)-- An official of one of India's largest evangelical umbrella groups says his organization has recorded over 1,000 anti-Christian attacks in 500 days in the southern state of Karnataka and that the number is growing "by the day".

By BosNewsLife Asia Service with reporting by BosNewsLife's Jawad Mazhar in Pakistan LAHORE, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- Two Christians in Pakistan were recovering of their injuries Thuesday, January 14, saying they were were shot at a wedding party for refusing to convert to Islam -- the latest in a series of Islamic attacks on weddings across the country.

By BosNewsLife Asia Service BEIJING. CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- Tree of the five Christians arrested on July 13 in a Christian youth camp raid in Tengzhou city of Shandong province have been released, an advocacy group said Tuesday, July 21.