BREAKING NEWS: India ‘Terrorists’ Release Mission Leader
By BosNewsLife Asia Service
NEW DELHI (BosNewsLife)-- A Christian mission leader "kidnapped by terrorists" in north-eastern India has been released and was with his wife and children Tuesday, July 31, unharmed, missionaries said.
NEW DELHI (BosNewsLife)-- A Christian mission leader "kidnapped by terrorists" in north-eastern India has been released and was with his wife and children Tuesday, July 31, unharmed, missionaries said.
China Detains Bishop For Leaving State Church
By BosNewsLife Asia Service
BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- Chinese Christians remained concerned Friday, July 13, over the whereabouts of a newly appointed Chinese bishop who was detained this week after publicly resigning from his position in China's state-backed church.
BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- Chinese Christians remained concerned Friday, July 13, over the whereabouts of a newly appointed Chinese bishop who was detained this week after publicly resigning from his position in China's state-backed church.
Pakistan Christians Fearful As Mob Burns Man For Blasphemy
By BosNewsLife Special Correspondent Xavier P. William reporting from Pakistan with BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos at BosNewsLife News Center
ISLAMABAD/WASHINGTON (BosNewsLife)-- Rights groups and church leaders in Pakistan feared Thursday, July 12, more killings of Christians and others for "insulting Islam" after a Pakistani mob burned a man to death for alleged blasphemy
ISLAMABAD/WASHINGTON (BosNewsLife)-- Rights groups and church leaders in Pakistan feared Thursday, July 12, more killings of Christians and others for "insulting Islam" after a Pakistani mob burned a man to death for alleged blasphemy
Christian Families Flee Violence In Orissa State
By BosNewsLife Asia Service
NEW DELHI, INDIA (BosNewsLife)-- Tensions remained high Monday, July 2, in India's volatile state of Orissa where a dozen Christian families have been hiding in jungle areas after Hindu militants attacked their village, injuring an evangelist and later dozens of other believers, Christians said.
NEW DELHI, INDIA (BosNewsLife)-- Tensions remained high Monday, July 2, in India's volatile state of Orissa where a dozen Christian families have been hiding in jungle areas after Hindu militants attacked their village, injuring an evangelist and later dozens of other believers, Christians said. Indonesia Regent Orders Closure Of Churches
By BosNewsLife Asia Service
JAKARTA, INDONESIA (BosNewsLife)-- Christians in Indonesia's semi-autonomous province of Aceh faced a tense Sunday, July 1, after local authorities ordered the demolition of 20 churches.
JAKARTA, INDONESIA (BosNewsLife)-- Christians in Indonesia's semi-autonomous province of Aceh faced a tense Sunday, July 1, after local authorities ordered the demolition of 20 churches.
Vietnam ‘Destroys’ Churches of Hmong Christians
By BosNewsLife Asia Service
HANOI, VIETNAM (BosNewsLife)-- Vietnamese security forces have destroyed two churches of minority Hmong Christians in northwestern Vietnam and threaten to tear down a third, a Christian news agency said Wednesday June 27.
HANOI, VIETNAM (BosNewsLife)-- Vietnamese security forces have destroyed two churches of minority Hmong Christians in northwestern Vietnam and threaten to tear down a third, a Christian news agency said Wednesday June 27. NEWS ALERT: Laos Detains Thai, Lao Christians For Bible Study
By BosNewsLife Asia Service with BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos
VIENTIANE, LAOS (BosNewsLife)-- Lao authorities have jailed four Christians, including two Thai citizens, in northern Laos after they were caught explaining the Bible to at least one Lao man, their supporters told BosNewsLife Saturday.
VIENTIANE, LAOS (BosNewsLife)-- Lao authorities have jailed four Christians, including two Thai citizens, in northern Laos after they were caught explaining the Bible to at least one Lao man, their supporters told BosNewsLife Saturday. Laos Fires Christian Converts From Security Forces
By BosNewsLife Asia Service
VIENTIANE, LAOS (BosNewsLife)-- Authorities in southern Laos have dismissed two members of a village security force because they and their families "accepted the Christian faith", a well-informed rights group said Friday, June 22.
VIENTIANE, LAOS (BosNewsLife)-- Authorities in southern Laos have dismissed two members of a village security force because they and their families "accepted the Christian faith", a well-informed rights group said Friday, June 22. BREAKING NEWS: China Halts Forced Abortion Of Woman Amid Outcry
By BosNewsLife Asia Service
BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- A five-month pregnant woman who was threatened with a forced abortion because she already had a child has been allowed to return home but faces a massive fine if she gives birth, Chinese Christians said in statements obtained by BosNewsLife Monday, June 11.
BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- A five-month pregnant woman who was threatened with a forced abortion because she already had a child has been allowed to return home but faces a massive fine if she gives birth, Chinese Christians said in statements obtained by BosNewsLife Monday, June 11.
India Police Investigating Murder Pastor, Church Burning
By BosNewsLife Asia Service
NEW DELHI, INDIA (BosNewsLife) -- Police investigations continued Monday, June 11, into the reasons behind the murder of a Protestant pastor in southern India and the destruction of a church in the north where hundreds of Christians have reportedly fled their homes, BosNewsLife monitored.
NEW DELHI, INDIA (BosNewsLife) -- Police investigations continued Monday, June 11, into the reasons behind the murder of a Protestant pastor in southern India and the destruction of a church in the north where hundreds of Christians have reportedly fled their homes, BosNewsLife monitored.
