India Hindu Militants Attack Christian Training Meeting

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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife india_-_0821_-_volantino1-300x214-11BANGALORE, INDIA (BosNewsLife)-- Christians in India's southern state of Karnataka remained concerned Sunday, August 16, about the whereabouts of eight pastors who were detained this week after Hindu militants broke up a major Christian training meeting, injuring and "humiliating" several believers, including women, church representatives said.

Vietnam House Churches Report Police Crackdown

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By BosNewsLife Asia Service vietnamese_church_06-07-091HANOI, VIETNAM (BosNewsLife)-- Christians in Vietnam anticipated more raids on house churches Saturday, August 8, after a police crackdown on several congregations in recent weeks.

Young Christian Shopkeeper Beaten And Detained For Blasphemy

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By BosNewsLife Asia Service quran2ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- Pakistani police detained a young shopkeeper for blasphemy after he was falsely accused of burning pages of the Qur'an, viewed as a holy book by Muslims, a Christian advocacy group said Friday, August 7, citing local sources.

Pakistan Police “Torture, Kill” Christian Man

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By Jawad Mazhar, BosNewsLife Special Correspondent reporting from Pakistan pakistanchurches1SARGODHA, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- Police in a slum area of northeastern Pakistan "tortured" a Christian man to death on trumped up charges of bootlegging, his family said Thursday, August 6.

Americans Free But Thousands Still Jailed, Executed In North Korea

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By BosNewsLife Asia Service with BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos north-korea1SEOUL/PYONGYANG (BosNewsLife)-- An international Christian advocacy group welcomed Wednesday, August 5, North Korea's decision to release American journalists Euna Lee and Laura Ling but warned that at least 200,000 religious and political prisoners remain behind bars in labor camps across the isolated Communist nation, where executions of inmates continue.

NEWS ALERT: Pakistan Christians Mourn Eight Killed In Violence

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By Jawad Mazhar, BosNewsLife Special Correspondent reporting from Pakistan pakistan_christian_oGOJRA, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- Christians across Pakistan closed their schools Monday, August 3, to mourn the killings of at least eight fellow believers by angry Muslims in troubled Punjab province, as the Vatican condemned what was the second incident of violence against Christians in a week.

NEWS ALERT: Trial Of Detained Chinese Uyghur Christian To Start Tuesday

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By BosNewsLife Asia Service christianBEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- Uyghur Christian prisoner Alimujiang Yimiti was to appear in front of a Chinese court Tuesday, July 28, on what human rights groups have described as “false charges” of “revealing state secrets or intelligence to overseas organizations,” but his wife and children are not allowed to monitor the hearing, Christians said.

Chinese Christians Sue Authorities Over Detentions, Raids

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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent, BosNewsLife cn-shaanxi-sm2BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- Christians in China's Shaanxi Province are suing law enforcement authorities for “illegally” detaining and fining them and confiscating their personal properties, in a case that could impact house churches, an advocacy group said Friday, July 25.

China Releases Christian Students, Teachers Remain Detained

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By BosNewsLife Asia Service china2BEIJING. CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- Tree of the five Christians arrested on July 13 in a Christian youth camp raid in Tengzhou city of Shandong province have been released, an advocacy group said Tuesday, July 21.

China Forces Raid Bible School

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By BosNewsLife Asia Service imag106BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- Security forces raided a Bible school in eastern China run by the vice-president of the Chinese House Church Alliance (CHCA) and briefly detained a dozen people, a Christian advocacy group said Monday July 20.