BREAKING NEWS: Pakistan Court Hears Witnesses In Lynching Death Of Christian Couple; Suspect Released
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife
LAHORE, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- Pakistan's Anti Terrorism Court (ATC) is hearing witnesses after a key suspect in the lynching death of Christian couple Shahzad Masih and Shama Bibi was released on bail, a rights official told BosNewsLife.
LAHORE, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- Pakistan's Anti Terrorism Court (ATC) is hearing witnesses after a key suspect in the lynching death of Christian couple Shahzad Masih and Shama Bibi was released on bail, a rights official told BosNewsLife. “He Knew!” Persecution Eases in Sri Lanka (COLUMN)
By Martin Roth, BosNewsLife Senior Columnist
COLOMBO, SRI LANKA (BosNewsLife Columns)-- I read regular commentaries on the persecuted church and one in particular has stuck in my mind. It's a chilling 2013 article in America’s Baptist Press agency titled “Sri Lankan churches attacked, closed.” It detailed an escalating series of attacks on churches by mobs of Buddhist extremists. In many cases local authorities refused help, sometimes even effectively endorsing the violence. Some people had reportedly become afraid of stepping foot in church. Yet, it was something else that caught my attention and has remained in my memory...Britain Urged To Defend Religious Freedom After Pakistan Easter Bombing
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife
LAHORE/LONDON (BosNewsLife)-- The persecution watchdog of Britain's largest body of evangelical Christians has condemned the deadly Easter bombing in Pakistan and urged the British government to act immediately to "enshrine freedom of religion or belief" in its foreign policy.
LAHORE/LONDON (BosNewsLife)-- The persecution watchdog of Britain's largest body of evangelical Christians has condemned the deadly Easter bombing in Pakistan and urged the British government to act immediately to "enshrine freedom of religion or belief" in its foreign policy. BREAKING NEWS: Survivors Searching For Loved Ones After Pakistan Blast Kills 72
By Xavier P. William, Special Correspondent BosNewsLife reporting from Lahore, Pakistan
LAHORE, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- Christians were among those searching for loved ones Monday, March 28, after a suicide bomber ripped through the laughter of children killing at least 72 people and injuring more than 350 in a park in Pakistan's second-largest city of Lahore, where the Christian community celebrated Easter.
LAHORE, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- Christians were among those searching for loved ones Monday, March 28, after a suicide bomber ripped through the laughter of children killing at least 72 people and injuring more than 350 in a park in Pakistan's second-largest city of Lahore, where the Christian community celebrated Easter. BREAKING NEWS: Dozens Of Christians Killed In Pakistan Easter Bombing
By BosNewsLife Asia Service with reporting by BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos
LAHORE, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- At least 63 people were killed and more than 300 others injured when a suicide bomber linked to an Islamic terror group blew himself up in a children's park in Lahore, the capital of Pakistan's Punjab, where Christians celebrated Easter, officials and Christians said.
LAHORE, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- At least 63 people were killed and more than 300 others injured when a suicide bomber linked to an Islamic terror group blew himself up in a children's park in Lahore, the capital of Pakistan's Punjab, where Christians celebrated Easter, officials and Christians said.
Islamic Militants Threaten To Kill Bangladesh Evangelist (BosNewsLife Exclusive)
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife
DHAKA, BANGLADESH (BosNewsLife)-- A young Christian evangelist says he has fled Bangladesh after Islamic militants threatened to kill him for converting to Christianity. Mark Huda Junayed Fino, 23, confirmed to BosNewsLife Saturday, March 26, that he is outside the country and studying at a Bible college in a somewhat more "safe Asian nation", though security concerns remain.
DHAKA, BANGLADESH (BosNewsLife)-- A young Christian evangelist says he has fled Bangladesh after Islamic militants threatened to kill him for converting to Christianity. Mark Huda Junayed Fino, 23, confirmed to BosNewsLife Saturday, March 26, that he is outside the country and studying at a Bible college in a somewhat more "safe Asian nation", though security concerns remain. China Frees Rights Lawyer But Removes Crosses From Churches
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife
BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- Prominent Chinese rights lawyer Zhang Kai, who was detained last year after defending some 100 churches affected by an ongoing cross demolition campaign in China, has been released and can celebrate Easter with his family, BosNewsLife learned.
BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- Prominent Chinese rights lawyer Zhang Kai, who was detained last year after defending some 100 churches affected by an ongoing cross demolition campaign in China, has been released and can celebrate Easter with his family, BosNewsLife learned. Yes, The News Is Good (COLUMN)
By Martin Roth, BosNewsLife Senior Columnist
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA (BosNewsLife Columns)-- As Christians celebrate the risen Christ it is a period to remember that the news is good, not bad. The victory is won, the strongholds have been defeated. So at a time when the news media seem to be relaying little but relentless disaster, it is worth looking instead at some good news.
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA (BosNewsLife Columns)-- As Christians celebrate the risen Christ it is a period to remember that the news is good, not bad. The victory is won, the strongholds have been defeated. So at a time when the news media seem to be relaying little but relentless disaster, it is worth looking instead at some good news. Pakistan Christian Refugees Persecuted In Thailand (COLUMN)
By Martin Roth, BosNewsLife Senior Columnist
BANGKOK, THAILAND (BosNewsLife Columns)-- Outrage is building over the treatment of Pakistani Christian refugees in Bangkok. Nearly two months after my my initial BosNewsLife column on this forgotten tragedy, the BBC network has aired a documentary about their plight.
BANGKOK, THAILAND (BosNewsLife Columns)-- Outrage is building over the treatment of Pakistani Christian refugees in Bangkok. Nearly two months after my my initial BosNewsLife column on this forgotten tragedy, the BBC network has aired a documentary about their plight. Pakistan Christian Couple Sentenced To Death Over Text Messages
By BosNewsLife Asia Service
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- A disabled Christian man and his wife sentenced to death in Pakistan for blasphemy against Islam say their confessions are not valid because they were tortured by police into making them, BosNewsLife learned Wednesday, February 24.
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- A disabled Christian man and his wife sentenced to death in Pakistan for blasphemy against Islam say their confessions are not valid because they were tortured by police into making them, BosNewsLife learned Wednesday, February 24.
