India Hindu Militants Attack Church, Kidnap Pastor
By Santosh Digal, BosNewsLife Asia Correspondent reporting from India
NEW DELHI, INDIA (BosNewsLife)-- Christians in two Indian states were still recovering of injuries and shock Tuesday, January 11, after Hindu militants attacked a church and Christians as part of their battle against the spread of Christianity among Hindus, Christians said.NEWS ALERT: Thousands Praise Governor’s Assassin; Oppose Changes In Blasphemy Law
By BosNewsLife Asia Service with reporting by Xavier P. William in Pakistan and editing by BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos
KARACHI, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- Some 50,000 people rallied in Pakistan's largest city Sunday, January 9, to oppose changes in a blasphemy law and to praise the alleged assassin of a provincial governor who campaigned against the controversial legislation.
KARACHI, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- Some 50,000 people rallied in Pakistan's largest city Sunday, January 9, to oppose changes in a blasphemy law and to praise the alleged assassin of a provincial governor who campaigned against the controversial legislation. URGENT BREAKING NEWS: Pakistan Governor Assassinated For Opposing Blasphemy Laws
By BosNewsLife Asia Service with reporting by BosNewsLife's Xavier P. William in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- The governor of Pakistan's powerful Punjab province was shot and killed in the nation's capital by one of his own bodyguards in apparent retaliation for his campaign against the country's controversial blasphemy law, police and human rights activists said.Angry Indonesia Muslims Surround Homes Of Christians
By BosNewsLife Asia Service
JAKARTA, INDONESIA (BosNewsLife)-- Tensions remained high Sunday, December 26, near Jakarta where a group of angry Muslims backed by police surrounded homes of Christians in protests against what they called "unauthorized religious services", BosNewsLife learned.Global Christmas Celebrations Overshadowed By Violence (ROUND-UP)
By BosNewsLife News Center with reports from Vatican, Africa, Asia and Middle East
VATICAN CITY/MANILA/ABUJA/BAGHDAD/JERUSALEM (BosNewsLife)-- Christmas celebrations have been overshadowed by deadly violence against Christians in Africa and Asia, while several church services in the Middle East were canceled due to concerns over terror attacks.BREAKING NEWS: Philippines Church Blast Injures Six People
By BosNewsLife Asia Service
MANILA, PHILIPPINES (BosNewsLife)-- Six people were injured when a bomb rocked an early morning Christmas mass in a church at a military base on a Muslim-dominated southern island in the Philippines, the military said.Vietnam Security Forces Crack Down On Christmas Celebrations (UPDATE)
(ADDS REPORTS OF VIOLENCE IN CENTRAL HIGHLANDS)
HANOI, VIETNAM (BosNewsLife)-- Christians of house churches and other non-recognized groups prepared Friday, December 24, for a tense Christmas, after security forces halted Christmas celebrations and detained believers in several areas of Vietnam, Vietnamese Christians and rights investigators said.
By BosNewsLife Asia Service
HANOI, VIETNAM (BosNewsLife)-- Christians of house churches and other non-recognized groups prepared Friday, December 24, for a tense Christmas, after security forces halted Christmas celebrations and detained believers in several areas of Vietnam, Vietnamese Christians and rights investigators said.NEWS ALERT: Muslim Protests As Cleric Offers Thousands For Killing Christian
By Santosh Digal, BosNewsLife Asia Correspondent
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- Muslims began protests Friday, December 24, against plans to change Pakistan's blasphemy laws, after an Islamic leader offered nearly $6,000 for the killing of a Christian woman he accused of offending Islam.Christians Attacked In India’s Karnataka State
By BosNewsLife Asia Service
NEW DELHI, INDIA (BosNewsLife)-- Christians in India's Karnataka State were recovering Monday, December 20, after several attacks by Hindu militants, a church group said.U.S. Commander Urged To Help Free Detained Afghan Christians
By BosNewsLife News Center
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- Human rights campaigners on Friday, December 17, urged the U.S. commander in war-torn Afghanistan, David Petraeus, to pressure the Afghan government to release two detained Christians who face the death penalty for "apostasy", or abandoning Islam.
