Pakistan Muslim Extremists Kill Christian; Injure Evangelists
By BosNewsLife Asia Service
SARGODHA, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- Christians on Tuesday, December 22, were mourning a Christian man who was shot dead by Muslim extremists while other believers recovered from injuries after an apparent Muslim attack on an evangelistic meeting showing the Jesus Film in Pakistan's tense Punjab province.

Christian Man Languishing In Pakistan Jail
By Jawad Mazhar, BosNewsLife Special Correspondent reporting from Pakistan
LAHORE, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- A Christian man has been languishing for over three years in a Pakistan jail on charges of "blasphemy against Islam" and his family has expressed concerns over his health, BosNewsLife established Sunday, December 20.

NEWS ALERT: India Dalit Christians To Receive State Benefits, Commission Suggests
By Santosh Digal, BosNewsLife Asia Correspondent
NEW DELHI, INDIA (BosNewsLife)-- Christian groups in India have welcomed recommendations from a government-appointed commission to give Christian converts of a Hindu 'Dalit' caste background similar state benefits as underprivileged groups professing Hinduism, Buddhism or Sikhism as their religion.

India Dalit On Hunger Strike For More Rights In New Economy
By Santosh Digal, BosNewsLife Asia Correspondent
NEW DELHI, INDIA (BosNewsLife)-- Despite concerns over his health, a prominent human rights activist continued his hunger strike Saturday, December 19, to force the Indian government to reserve jobs in the booming private sector for Dalits -- the 'lowest caste' in India's ancient system of Hinduism -- and other poor communities.

Indian Police Arrest “Assaulted” Christian Couple
By BosNewsLife Asia Service
NEW DELHI, INDIA (BosNewsLife)-- A pastor and his wife remained behind bars Friday, December 18, after they were mistreated by militants and police detained them for "forceful" conversion of Hindus to Christianity in India's state of Karnataka, Christians said.

NEWS ALERT: Pakistan Court Frees Christians Blamed For Blasphemy
By Jawad Mazhar, BosNewsLife Special Correspondent reporting from Pakistan
LAHORE, PAKISTAN-- A court has released a Christian man and his teenage daughter who were imprisoned in Pakistan's Punjab province for over a year on what they described as “trumped up” charges of blasphemy.

BREAKING NEWS: Pakistan Muslim Employers Poison And Kill Christians Police Say
By Jawad Mazhar Special Correspondent BosNewsLife reporting from Pakistan
GUJRANWALA, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- A Christian sanitation worker was struggling for his life Tuesday, December 15, in a hospital of Pakistan's Punjab province after two Christian co-workers already died because Muslim employers apparently poisoned them, police and family confirmed.

NEWS ALERT: Thousands Accept Christ At Vietnam’s “Unprecedented” Christmas Gathering
By BosNewsLife Asia Service with BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos
HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM (BosNewsLife)-- Up to 8,000 people came forward to "accept Christ" andfollow Him at an "unprecedented" massive Christmas gathering in Communist-run Vietnam,Vietnamese Christians confirmed Saturday, December 12.

NEWS ALERT: Burma Orphans Threatened With Deportation From Thailand
By BosNewsLife Asia Service
BANGKOK, THAILAND (BosNewsLife)-- There was uncertainty Wednesday, December 9, over the fate of dozens of Burmese children in Thailand, after Thai police stormed a Christian orphanage where they were staying, Christian workers said.

BREAKING NEWS: China Sentences Uyghur Church Leader To 15 Years Imprisonment
By BosNewsLife Asia Service
BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- China has sentenced an Uyghur house church leader to 15 years "criminal detention" on charges of "providing state secrets to overseas organizations", but his supporters linked the sentence to his Christian activities.
