Bangladesh Christians Captured, Forced to Return to Buddhism
By Joseph DeCaro, BosNewsLife Special Correspondent with BosNewsLife Asia Service
CHITTAGONG, BANGLADESH (BosNewsLife) -- Buddhist extremists held eight Chakma Christians for four days to force them to return to Buddhism, BosNewsLife learned Saturday, September 25.
CHITTAGONG, BANGLADESH (BosNewsLife) -- Buddhist extremists held eight Chakma Christians for four days to force them to return to Buddhism, BosNewsLife learned Saturday, September 25. China Christians Appeal Labor-Camp Term
By BosNewsLife Asia Service
BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- Two members of an evangelical house church in China have appealed against a one-year sentence of "re-education through labor" despite difficulties with authorities, Christians confirmed Friday, September 24.Pakistan Church Attacked Amid Koran Burn Row
By BosNewsLife Asia Service
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- A Pentecostal church in Pakistan's largest city Karachi was vandalized by Islamists still irate from a threat to burn Korans by an American pastor, Christians said Thursday, September 23.Malaysia Church Threatened With Destruction
By Joseph C. DeCaro, BosNewsLife International Correspondent with BosNewsLife Asia Service
KOTA BARU, MALAYSIA (BosNewsLife)-- Authorities are threatening to destroy a second church of Malaysia's indigenous people, known as Orang Asli, a church official confirmed Monday, September 20.Church Bombed in Pakistan, 2 Christians Wounded
By BosNewsLife Asia Service
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- Two Christians were recovering Saturday, September 18, after a church in northwestern Pakistan was bombed by suspected Muslim militants, Christians and officials said.
14 Killed As Anti Christian Violence Spreads In India
By Santosh Digal, BosNewsLife Southeast Asia Correspondent reporting from India with additional reporting by BosNewsLife's George Whitten
NEW DELHI, INDIA (BosNewsLife)-- Tensions remained high Wednesday, September 15, in several parts of India where reports of Koran burning in the United States sparked deadly attacks against Christian institutions.
Mob Attacks Indonesia Church; Two Injured
By George Whitten, Worthy News International Correspondent
JAKARTA, INDONESIA (BosNewsLife)-- A church leader was stabbed in the stomach and a reverend hit in the head with a wooden plank during an attack on a group of Christians in Indonesia’s province of West Java on Sunday in , September 12, officials said.
India Militants Attack Christian Aidworkers, Pastors
By Santosh Digal, BosNewsLife Southeast Asia Correspondent reporting from India
NEW DELHI, INDIA (BosNewsLife)-- Suspected Buddhist militants attacked Christian aid workers in a flood stricken area in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir, Christians said Saturday, September 11, and there was also anti-Christian violence reported elsewhere the country.
NEWS ALERT: Christians In Danger Amid Deadly Protests Against Koran Burning (UPDATE)
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife
WASHINGTON/KABUL/JAKARTA/JERUSALEM (BosNewsLife)-- Minority Christians in strict Islamic countries remained anxious about their safety Friday, September 10, amid deadly protests against plans by an American pastor to burn copies of the Koran, although it remained uncertain whether the bonfire would go-ahead.
WASHINGTON/KABUL/JAKARTA/JERUSALEM (BosNewsLife)-- Minority Christians in strict Islamic countries remained anxious about their safety Friday, September 10, amid deadly protests against plans by an American pastor to burn copies of the Koran, although it remained uncertain whether the bonfire would go-ahead. India Police Rescue Detained Christian Teenager
By Marshall Ramsey II, BosNewsLife Special Correspondent
NEW DELHI, INDIA (BosNewsLife)-- Police in India have rescued a 16-year old Christian girl who was being held captive for two years and used as a slave in an operation that has underscored international concerns about girls trafficking in the Hindu nation, BosNewsLife established Thursday, September 2.
