Pakistan Christians Concerned Over Kidnapping Slain Governor’s Son
By Xavier P. William, BosNewsLife Special Correspondent reporting from Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- Church leaders and activists say the kidnapping of the son of an assassinated governor has added to a sense of insecurity among minority Christians in Pakistan's Punjab province.
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- Church leaders and activists say the kidnapping of the son of an assassinated governor has added to a sense of insecurity among minority Christians in Pakistan's Punjab province.
Central Asian Republics Harass and Detain Devoted Christians
By BosNewsLife News Center in Budapest
ASHGABAT/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)-- Devoted Christians in three Central Asian countries are harassed and detained by authorities in ways resembling the Soviet-era, activists and local believers suggested Friday, September 9.
ASHGABAT/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)-- Devoted Christians in three Central Asian countries are harassed and detained by authorities in ways resembling the Soviet-era, activists and local believers suggested Friday, September 9. Nepal Urged To Improve Religious Rights After Church Attack
By BosNewsLife Asia Service with reporting by BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos
KATHMANDU, NEPAL (BosNewsLife)-- Christian rights activists have urged Nepal's new prime minister to help guarantee freedom of religion in a new constitution, just days after a bomb nearly destroyed a church.
KATHMANDU, NEPAL (BosNewsLife)-- Christian rights activists have urged Nepal's new prime minister to help guarantee freedom of religion in a new constitution, just days after a bomb nearly destroyed a church.
NEWS ALERT: India Releases Christian Missionary After 17 Months Imprisonment
By BosNewsLife Asia Service
NEW DELHI, INDIA (BosNewsLife)-- India has released a Christian missionary after he served 17 months in prison on "false" charges of supporting anti-government Maoist rebels, his mission group announced Monday, August 29.
NEW DELHI, INDIA (BosNewsLife)-- India has released a Christian missionary after he served 17 months in prison on "false" charges of supporting anti-government Maoist rebels, his mission group announced Monday, August 29.
NEWS ALERT: Tortured Bangladesh Christian Activist Hiding In Hong Kong (BosNewsLife Exclusive)
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife
HONG KONG, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- He was tortured for his Christian faith, but still wanted to "sing the songs of David." He was naked, but "Jesus Christ" clothed him "with His Love." Words of Christian rights activist William Nicholas Gomes, a former Muslim who fled rough police and Islamic extremists in his native Bangladesh.
HONG KONG, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- He was tortured for his Christian faith, but still wanted to "sing the songs of David." He was naked, but "Jesus Christ" clothed him "with His Love." Words of Christian rights activist William Nicholas Gomes, a former Muslim who fled rough police and Islamic extremists in his native Bangladesh.
India State Halts Church Construction After Hindu Pressure
By Santosh Digal, BosNewsLife Asia Correspondent reporting from India
BHUBANESWAR, ORISSA (BosNewsLife)-- Authorities backed by Hindu militants have halted the reconstruction of a Baptist church that was destroyed in deadly anti-Christian violence in India's volatile state of Orissa, local Christians said Tuesday, August 23.
BHUBANESWAR, ORISSA (BosNewsLife)-- Authorities backed by Hindu militants have halted the reconstruction of a Baptist church that was destroyed in deadly anti-Christian violence in India's volatile state of Orissa, local Christians said Tuesday, August 23.
Concerns Mount Over Whereabouts Chinese Christian Lawyer
By BosNewsLife Asia Service with BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos
BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- Family members and other Chinese Christians say they remain concerned over the whereabouts of a prominent Christian human rights lawyer, several days after his probationary sentence was supposed to end.
BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- Family members and other Chinese Christians say they remain concerned over the whereabouts of a prominent Christian human rights lawyer, several days after his probationary sentence was supposed to end.
China Urged To Release Detained House Church Leader
By BosNewsLife Asia Service
BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- A major rights group urged China Wednesday, August 3, to release the deputy chairman of one of China's largest umbrella groups of house churches who was sentenced last month to two years labour camp.
BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- A major rights group urged China Wednesday, August 3, to release the deputy chairman of one of China's largest umbrella groups of house churches who was sentenced last month to two years labour camp.International Concern Over Vietnam’s Detention of Ailing Priest
By BosNewsLife Asia Service
HANOI, VIETNAM (BosNewsLife)-- There was international condemnation Thursday, July 27, about Vietnam's decision to detain a frail dissident priest and leading human rights activist despite him suffering from a brain tumor.
HANOI, VIETNAM (BosNewsLife)-- There was international condemnation Thursday, July 27, about Vietnam's decision to detain a frail dissident priest and leading human rights activist despite him suffering from a brain tumor.
BREAKING NEWS: Vietnam, China, Send Top Church Leaders To Jail
By BosNewsLife Asia Service with BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos
HANOI/BEIJING (BosNewsLife)-- Two of Asia's most known Christian leaders were detained Tuesday, July 26, with Vietnam confirming it sent ailing Catholic priest and democracy activist Thadeus Thadeus Nguyen Van Ly back to jail, while China reportedly sentenced a top leader of the underground Protest church movement, Shi Enhao, to two years labor camp for "organizing illegal" worship services.
HANOI/BEIJING (BosNewsLife)-- Two of Asia's most known Christian leaders were detained Tuesday, July 26, with Vietnam confirming it sent ailing Catholic priest and democracy activist Thadeus Thadeus Nguyen Van Ly back to jail, while China reportedly sentenced a top leader of the underground Protest church movement, Shi Enhao, to two years labor camp for "organizing illegal" worship services.
