Don’t Forget to Pray for North Korea (COLUMN)
By Martin Roth, BosNewsLife Senior Columnist
SEOUL, KOREA (BosNewsLife Columns)-- It's easy nowadays to overlook North Korea. Many Christians who are burdened by the plight of the persecuted church now direct much of their prayer to the Middle East, where the flood of horrific news seems ceaseless. By contrast, so encompassing is the veil of secrecy over North Korea that we hear little about the suffering of Christians there.
SEOUL, KOREA (BosNewsLife Columns)-- It's easy nowadays to overlook North Korea. Many Christians who are burdened by the plight of the persecuted church now direct much of their prayer to the Middle East, where the flood of horrific news seems ceaseless. By contrast, so encompassing is the veil of secrecy over North Korea that we hear little about the suffering of Christians there.
Pakistan Teen Killed In ‘Terror’ Campaign Against Christian Women, Girls
By BosNewsLife Asia Service with reporting by BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos
LAHORE, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- Rights activists say Christian 
women and girls in Pakistan are facing a wave of terror that has already claimed at least one life and injured two others this year alone.
women and girls in Pakistan are facing a wave of terror that has already claimed at least one life and injured two others this year alone. Christian ‘Tortured To Death’ By Pakistan Police
By BosNewsLife Asia Service
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.
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. Sri Lanka Rocked By Attacks Against Christians, Churches
By BosNewsLife Asia Service with reporting by BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos
COLOMBO, SRI LANKA (BosNewsLife)-- Sri Lanka has been rocked by attacks and threats against individual Christians, their pastors and congregations as part of a new wave of violence and intimidation by suspected Buddhist and Hindu militants that began three months ago, BosNewsLife established. Christians in Sri Lanka's Kagelle District have been especially targeted, with reports that at least three pastors and their congregations have been attacked by militants in the area. "They have been insulted verbally, had their properties burned, and undergone severe pressure to close their church doors,"said well-informed advocacy group Voice Of the Martyrs Canada (VOMC), which closely monitors the situation.
COLOMBO, SRI LANKA (BosNewsLife)-- Sri Lanka has been rocked by attacks and threats against individual Christians, their pastors and congregations as part of a new wave of violence and intimidation by suspected Buddhist and Hindu militants that began three months ago, BosNewsLife established. Christians in Sri Lanka's Kagelle District have been especially targeted, with reports that at least three pastors and their congregations have been attacked by militants in the area. "They have been insulted verbally, had their properties burned, and undergone severe pressure to close their church doors,"said well-informed advocacy group Voice Of the Martyrs Canada (VOMC), which closely monitors the situation. China Detains Christian Activists,Lawyers
By BosNewsLife Asia Service
BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- At least fifteen Chinese human rights lawyers and activists, including Christians, have been detained on suspicion of “subversion of state power” or “inciting subversion of state power” as part of an ongoing crackdown on people deemed dangerous to China's Communist leadership, well-informed Christians said.
BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- At least fifteen Chinese human rights lawyers and activists, including Christians, have been detained on suspicion of “subversion of state power” or “inciting subversion of state power” as part of an ongoing crackdown on people deemed dangerous to China's Communist leadership, well-informed Christians said. Study Christian Persecution Grim And Hopeful
By Martin Roth, BosNewsLife Senior Columnist
WASHINGTON/ROME (BosNewsLife Columns)-- We are to learn much more about the current state of Christian persecution from an innovative three-year global research project, and – no surprise – the early findings are distressing. But amidst the gloom are some significant rays of hope.
WASHINGTON/ROME (BosNewsLife Columns)-- We are to learn much more about the current state of Christian persecution from an innovative three-year global research project, and – no surprise – the early findings are distressing. But amidst the gloom are some significant rays of hope. Pakistan Activists Tackle Massive Abuse, Abduction Of Christian Girls
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife
LAHORE, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- Christian and Muslim rights activists have launched a New Year campaign in Pakistan to tackle the massive abduction and abuse of Christian girls and young women who are often forced to marry Muslims and convert to Islam. “The kidnapping of Christian girls and forcibly marrying them to a Muslim is the most common procedure for forced conversion to Islam,” complained Sardar Mushtaq Gill, national director of the Pakistan-based advocacy group Legal Evangelical Association Development (LEAD).
LAHORE, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- Christian and Muslim rights activists have launched a New Year campaign in Pakistan to tackle the massive abduction and abuse of Christian girls and young women who are often forced to marry Muslims and convert to Islam. “The kidnapping of Christian girls and forcibly marrying them to a Muslim is the most common procedure for forced conversion to Islam,” complained Sardar Mushtaq Gill, national director of the Pakistan-based advocacy group Legal Evangelical Association Development (LEAD).
Pakistan Christian Girl Abused Over Uncle’s Marriage With Muslim
By BosNewsLife Asia Service
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- A Christian girl was kidnapped, beaten, stripped and left naked in Pakistan by Muslims who were outraged that her uncle plans to marry a Muslim, Christians involved in the case told BosNewsLife.
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- A Christian girl was kidnapped, beaten, stripped and left naked in Pakistan by Muslims who were outraged that her uncle plans to marry a Muslim, Christians involved in the case told BosNewsLife.
Islamic State a New Worry for Indonesia’s Beleaguered Christians (Column)
By Martin Roth, BosNewsLife Senior Columnist
JAKARTA, INDONESIA (BosNewsLife Columns)-- Fears that Islamic State supporters may be planning attacks in Indonesia are a further concern to the country’s Christian minority, who are already suffering from the growing Islamist presence in their nation. Australia’s Sydney Morning Herald daily newspaper reported that Indonesian police stepped up security at places of worship, along with embassies and shopping malls, following the recent Paris attack
JAKARTA, INDONESIA (BosNewsLife Columns)-- Fears that Islamic State supporters may be planning attacks in Indonesia are a further concern to the country’s Christian minority, who are already suffering from the growing Islamist presence in their nation. Australia’s Sydney Morning Herald daily newspaper reported that Indonesian police stepped up security at places of worship, along with embassies and shopping malls, following the recent Paris attack Pakistan Christian ‘Blasphemy’ Prisoner Appeals For Prayers Ahead Of Appeal Trial
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife
SAHIWAL, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- A young Christian man who was sentenced to life imprisonment in Pakistan on charges of "blasphemy against Islam" has appealed for prayers, ahead of the first hearing in his appeal case against the ruling. Sajjad Masih Gill, 31, said he spent four years behind bars in Pakistan's Punjab province on what he views as false accusations.
SAHIWAL, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- A young Christian man who was sentenced to life imprisonment in Pakistan on charges of "blasphemy against Islam" has appealed for prayers, ahead of the first hearing in his appeal case against the ruling. Sajjad Masih Gill, 31, said he spent four years behind bars in Pakistan's Punjab province on what he views as false accusations. 
