India Christian Mother Nearly Cut Into Pieces For Faith

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By BosNewsLife Asia Service india1NEW DELHI, INDIA (BosNewsLife)-- The Christian mother of a Pentecostal pastor in northwest India was recovering of her injuries Saturday, August 24, after she was nearly cut into pieces for refusing to convert to Hinduism, activists said.

India Christians Tense At 5th Anniversary Of Odisha Bloodshed

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By BosNewsLife Asia Service Christians in Karnataka have often faced attacks by Hindu militants, rights groups say. NEW DELHI, INDIA (BosNewsLife)-- The Christian community in India's troubled Odisha state is this weekend marking the fifth anniversary of what was the country's worst anti-Christian violence on record amid fears of more violence in the area.

‘China Government Forces Threaten To Kill House Church Leader and Family’

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By BosNewsLife Asia Service housechurchleader BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- Chinese government forces threatened to kill a prominent church leader and his family after beating him, as part of a crackdown on house churches, his supporters said Tuesday, August 20.

Pakistan Rights Lawyer Condemns Acquittal Cleric In Blasphemy Case

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By BosNewsLife Asia ServiceCLERIC LAHORE, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- A leading rights lawyer says he is "disappointed" that a Muslim cleric who "falsely" accused a Christian girl of blasphemy has been released, while several Christians remain in Pakistani jails for allegedly hurting Islamic feelings.

Pakistan Acquits Cleric In Girl Blasphemy Case

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By BosNewsLife Asia Service RimshanowISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- A Pakistan court has acquitted a Muslim cleric who accused Christian girl of blasphemy against Islam, before he himself was detained on similar charges, trial observers said.

China Christians Detained In Fresh Crackdown On Devoted Churches

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By BosNewsLife Asia Service china_prayer_450x4501BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- Several churches in northwest China faced another day of tensions Saturday, August 17, amid a wider government crackdown on devoted Christian groups and the detention of believers, Chinese Christians said.  

‘Pakistan Muslims Kill Christian Landowner’

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By BosNewsLife Asia Service family LAHORE, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- Christians in Pakistan's Punjab province were still awaiting justice Tuesday, August 13, more than two weeks after a local Christian leader and landowner was shot and killed by at least one Islamic gunman in front of his young children, family members and activists said.  

BREAKING NEWS: US Missionary Jailed In North Korea Moved To Hospital; Health “Deteriorating”

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By BosNewsLife Asia Service screenshotbaeSEOUL/PYONGYANG/SEATTLE (BosNewsLife)-- An American Christian missionary imprisoned in North Korea is in "deteriorating health" and has been moved from a prison labor camp to a hospital, his family said in comments monitored by BosNewsLife Sunday, August 11.

BREAKING NEWS: China House Church Pastor Lamb Dies at 88

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By BosNewsLife Asia Service securedownload BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- Chinese Pastor Samuel Lamb, who spent more than 20 years in a forced labor camp and prison for his house church activities, has died, his supporters confirmed Monday, August 5

Catholics Injured In Vietnam Crackdown On Prayers For Land

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By BosNewsLife Asia Service aVietnamPolice HO CHI MINH CITY (BosNewsLife)-- A tense calm returned to Vietnam's largest city Friday, August 2, after several people were injured in a violent government crackdown on Catholics praying for the resolution of land disputes, Christian rights activists said.