BREAKING NEWS: China Detains House Church Alliance Official
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife
BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- Chinese authorities have detained a key official of an influential umbrella group of house churches in China as part of a wider crackdown on unauthorized worship in the country, rights activists and Chinese Christians saidThursday, June 2.
BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- Chinese authorities have detained a key official of an influential umbrella group of house churches in China as part of a wider crackdown on unauthorized worship in the country, rights activists and Chinese Christians saidThursday, June 2.
BREAKING NEWS: North Korea Releases American Missionary
By BosNewsLife Asia Service with reporting by BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos
SEOUL/PYONGYANG (BosNewsLife)-- North Korea has released an American who was detained since November last year and allegedly mistreated for activities linked to mission work and spreading Christianity in the hardline Communist nation.
SEOUL/PYONGYANG (BosNewsLife)-- North Korea has released an American who was detained since November last year and allegedly mistreated for activities linked to mission work and spreading Christianity in the hardline Communist nation. Chinese House Church Christian Released After Nearly Dying
By BosNewsLife Asia Service
BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- One of 10 Chinese house church Christians sentenced to jail and a labor camp in China's Shanxi province was free on medical parole Friday, May 27, as she nearly died after more than a year in detention, her supporters said.
BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- One of 10 Chinese house church Christians sentenced to jail and a labor camp in China's Shanxi province was free on medical parole Friday, May 27, as she nearly died after more than a year in detention, her supporters said.
Suspected Islamic Militants Attack Pastor and Family; Son Injured
By BosNewsLife Asia Service
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- Christians in Pakistan remained concerned Monday, May 23, over the situation of Pastor Ashraf Paul and his family after they reportedly narrowly survived a drive by shooting by suspected Islamic militants in Punjab province, seriously injuring their eldest son.
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- Christians in Pakistan remained concerned Monday, May 23, over the situation of Pastor Ashraf Paul and his family after they reportedly narrowly survived a drive by shooting by suspected Islamic militants in Punjab province, seriously injuring their eldest son.
Pakistan Christian Women Kidnapped, Raped
By BosNewsLife Asia Service
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- Pakistani Christians have expressed concerns about renewed kidnappings and abuse of women and girls by Muslims in a country still reeling from the recent assassination of a Christian government minister.
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- Pakistani Christians have expressed concerns about renewed kidnappings and abuse of women and girls by Muslims in a country still reeling from the recent assassination of a Christian government minister.
India Deporting Afghan Christians Despite Reported Execution Threats
By BosNewsLife Asia Service
NEW DELHI, INDIA (BosNewsLife)-- There was concern Sunday, May 15, that India would deport seven Afghan Christians and their families back to Afghanistan where they risk detention and execution for abandoning Islam, after the United Nations refused to grant them refugee status, representatives said.
NEW DELHI, INDIA (BosNewsLife)-- There was concern Sunday, May 15, that India would deport seven Afghan Christians and their families back to Afghanistan where they risk detention and execution for abandoning Islam, after the United Nations refused to grant them refugee status, representatives said.
BREAKING NEWS: Pakistan Christians On Alert After Bin Laden “Avenge” Blasts Kill 80
By BosNewsLife Asia Service
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- Christians in Pakistan remained on high alert Friday, May 13, as at least 80 people were killed and 120 others injured in two bomb blasts that militants said were to avenge the killing of terrorist Osama bin Laden.
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- Christians in Pakistan remained on high alert Friday, May 13, as at least 80 people were killed and 120 others injured in two bomb blasts that militants said were to avenge the killing of terrorist Osama bin Laden.
China House Churches Want Parliament Investigation Into Crackdown
By BosNewsLife Asia Service
BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- Pastors of "house" churches in China urged the country's parliament Wednesday, May 11, to investigate a police crackdown on one of Beijing's largest underground churches while Chinese Christian leaders in the United States and Canada launched a global signature campaign to support the embattled Shouwang Church, supporters said.
BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- Pastors of "house" churches in China urged the country's parliament Wednesday, May 11, to investigate a police crackdown on one of Beijing's largest underground churches while Chinese Christian leaders in the United States and Canada launched a global signature campaign to support the embattled Shouwang Church, supporters said.
Pakistan Police Charge Mentally Ill Christian With Blasphemy
By BosNewsLife Asia Service
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- There was concern Monday, April 9, about the situation of a mentally ill Christian in Pakistan after police reportedly charged him with “injuring religious feelings.”
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- There was concern Monday, April 9, about the situation of a mentally ill Christian in Pakistan after police reportedly charged him with “injuring religious feelings.”
India Hindu Militants Beat Evangelist
By BosNewsLife Asia Service
NEW DELHI, INDIA (BosNewsLife)-- An Indian evangelist and pastor still needed medical treatment Wednesday, May 4, a month after Hindu militants opposing evangelism beat him in front of his children in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, Christians said.
NEW DELHI, INDIA (BosNewsLife)-- An Indian evangelist and pastor still needed medical treatment Wednesday, May 4, a month after Hindu militants opposing evangelism beat him in front of his children in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, Christians said.
