BREAKING NEWS: Pakistan Christian Found Dead In Prison (UPDATE)
(ADDS COMMENTS LAWYER, CHANGES LEAD, CORRECTS AGE AND PRISON DATES)
>Qamar David received "death threats"
>Investigation into death under way
>David's Death adds to concerns over detained Asia Bibi
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- A Christian man sentenced to life imprisonment for blasphemy against Islam's Prophet Mohammed has been found dead in his prison cell in Pakistan's southern city of Karachi after receiving death threats, his family and lawyer confirmed Wednesday, March 16.
By BosNewsLife Asia Service with reporting by BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- A Christian man sentenced to life imprisonment for blasphemy against Islam's Prophet Mohammed has been found dead in his prison cell in Pakistan's southern city of Karachi after receiving death threats, his family and lawyer confirmed Wednesday, March 16.NEWS ALERT: Christian Aid Groups Rush To Earthquake Stricken Japan Amid Fears Of Nuclear...
By BosNewsLife Asia Service with Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife
TOKYO/NEW DELHI (BosNewsLife)-- America's largest Christian aid and evangelistic groups are among those rushing to Japan after Japanese churches appealed for help amid fears of a major nuclear disaster and further aftershocks in a country already coping with the aftermath of its strongest earthquake on record and subsequent tsunami.
TOKYO/NEW DELHI (BosNewsLife)-- America's largest Christian aid and evangelistic groups are among those rushing to Japan after Japanese churches appealed for help amid fears of a major nuclear disaster and further aftershocks in a country already coping with the aftermath of its strongest earthquake on record and subsequent tsunami.
Pakistan Police Rescue Kidnapped, Raped, Christian Mother
By BosNewsLife Asia Service
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- A Christian mother of seven who last August was kidnapped, raped, sold into marriage and threatened with death in Pakistan's Punjab province was free Sunday, March 13, after police rescued her, right activists and Christians said.NEWS ALERT: Churches Suffer In Japan’s Tsunami; Asia Christians Grief
By Santosh Digal, BosNewsLife Asia Correspondent
NEW DELHI/TOKYO (BosNewsLife)-- Christians across Asia prayed for Japan as the strongest earth quake ever recorded unleashed a monster tsunami that pulverized northeastern areas and impacted churches there.Pakistan Bombing Kills 25 Near Home Of Murdered Minister
By BosNewsLife Asia Service
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN — Some 25 people were killed and over 100 others wounded in a car bombing in Pakistan's Punjab province near the home of Christian government minister Shabaz Bhatti, who was assassinated last week, police officials said Tuesday, March 8.
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN — Some 25 people were killed and over 100 others wounded in a car bombing in Pakistan's Punjab province near the home of Christian government minister Shabaz Bhatti, who was assassinated last week, police officials said Tuesday, March 8. NEWS ALERT: China Court Upholds 15 Year Imprisonment For Pastor Yimiti
By BosNewsLife Asia Service
BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- An ethnic minority house church leader remained detained in China's troubled northwestern Xinjiang region Sunday, March 6, after a court rejected an appeal to review his 15 years prison sentence on charges of revealing state secrets to overseas groups.BREAKING NEWS: Thousands Attend Funeral Of Murdered Pakistan Minister Bhatti
By BosNewsLife Asia Service
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- Christians warned Friday, March 4, that Pakistan should stand up against religious extremism at an emotionally charged funeral for the country's Minister for Minorities Affairs Shahbaz Bhatti, who was assassinated after publicly opposing controversial blasphemy legislation.
BREAKING NEWS: Christians Mourn Assassinated Pakistan Minister Bhatti; Muslim Militants Suspected
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife with reporting from Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- Pakistani Christians and leading rights groups mourned Pakistan's Minister for Minorities Affairs Shahbaz Bhatti, who was shot and killed Wednesday, March 2, by suspected Muslim militants after publicly criticizing controversial blasphemy legislation.
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- Pakistani Christians and leading rights groups mourned Pakistan's Minister for Minorities Affairs Shahbaz Bhatti, who was shot and killed Wednesday, March 2, by suspected Muslim militants after publicly criticizing controversial blasphemy legislation. URGENT BREAKING NEWS: Pakistan’s Christian Minister Bhatti Assassinated (WRAP)
By BosNewsLife Asia Service
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- Gumen have shot and killed Pakistan's Minister for Minorities Shahbaz Bhatti, a Christian, who publicly challenged the country's controversial blasphemy laws and demanded more rights for minority Christians in the mainly Islamic nation.Vietnam To Jail Frail Catholic Priest; Dissident Detained
By BosNewsLife Asia Service
HANOI, VIETNAM (BosNewsLife)-- A Vietnamese Catholic priest known for publicly expressing views on democracy and human rights faced a difficult month Tuesday, March 1, as he was due to be imprisoned again on charges of spreading "propaganda" against the state", despite international concerns over his health.
