Report: Laos Christian Facing Ultimatum To Recant Faith

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By BosNewsLife Asia Service VIENTIANE, LAOS (BosNewsLife)-- The only known Christian in a rural district of northern Laos was under pressure Wednesday, March 7, to abandon his faith in Christ or face expulsion from his village, his supporters told BosNewsLife.  

Afghanistan Militants Detained Over Kidnapping Priest

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By BosNewsLife Asia Service prem_kumar1 (1)NEW DELHI/KABUL (BosNewsLife)-- Afghan security forces have detained three members of the Islamic Taliban group for their alleged involvement in kidnapping an Indian Jesuit priest working in western Herat province, officials said Thursday, June 5.

Pakistan Police Pressuring Family Of Raped Christian Girl

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By BosNewsLife Asia Service pakistan_christiansLAHORE, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- The family of an underage Christian girl who was raped by Muslims in Pakistan's Punjab province is pressured by police to withdraw her case against key suspects, a leading attorney told BosNewsLife Saturday, May 25.

NEWS ALERT: Blind Chinese Activist Flees To US Embassy

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By BosNewsLife Asia Service with BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- A blind activist who became a symbol of the fight more religious and political rights in China has fled to the United States embassy in Beijing after escaping from house arrest, but others close to him have been detained, Christian rights activists told BosNewsLife Saturday, April 28.  

BREAKING NEWS: China Expels House Church Leader From Beijing

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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife mi-pastor-bike-zhangBEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- Chinese security forces expelled well-known expels evangelist and leader of China's growing house church movement, Pastor 'Bike' Zhang Mingxuan, from the capital Beijing Friday, January 16, while he was praying for a dying Christian man, a well-informed advocacy group told BosNewsLife.

India Christians Mourn Murdered Grandmother As Attacks Continue

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BosNewsLife Asia Service with BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos NEW DELHI, INDIA (BosNewsLife)-- Christians in central India have begun the New Year in mourning and with concerns about their future after a grandmother was apparently stripped naked, beaten to death and her body burned because her Christian faith was "disturbing the peace" in her village. The incident in the remote village of Dokawaya was the latest in a series of recent incidents in India's Chhattisgarh state, which included the rape and murder of a 14-year-old girl.

BREAKING NEWS: North Korea Releases American Missionary

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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife ap_north_korea_robert_park_300_06Feb10BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- Amid international pressure, North Korea released an American missionary Saturday, February 6, and sent him to China after holding the young man for more than a month, officials confirmed.

BREAKING NEWS: China Confirms Christian Rights Lawyer Gao Zhisheng “Missing”

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By BosNewsLife Asia Service gao_zhichengBEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- Concerns remained Saturday, January 16, over the whereabouts of Chinese Christian human rights lawyer, Gao Zhisheng, after Chinese authorities for the first time admitted he went missing amid reports that he was tortured to death, Christian rights activists said.

NEWS ALERT: China Sentences 10 Christian Leaders To Prison, Labor Camps

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By BosNewsLife Asia Service chinese1BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- China has sentenced 10 Christian leaders to long prison terms and forced labor camps as part of a wider government crackdown on unauthorized worship services, BosNewsLife learned Saturday, December 5.

Christian Man Burned To Death In Pakistan

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By BosNewsLife Asia Service ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- A Christian man has been burned to death in north-eastern Pakistan amid growing violence against minority Christians in the Islamic Asian nation, rights activists confirmed.