By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife

ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- Pakistani Christians and advocacy groups remained concerned Monday, April 20, that militant Muslims will impose strict Islamic law across Pakistan after parliament approved such legislation in a key area of the country, while dramatic television footage showed the flogging of a teenage girl.

By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife with BosNewsLife Asia Service

LAHORE, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- Two elderly Christian men could worship in freedom Sunday, April 19, after more than two years in a Pakistani jail on charges of blasphemy.

By BosNewsLife News Center

TEHRAN, IRAN (BosNewsLife)-- American-Iranian journalist Roxana Saberi who reported for Vatican Radio and other international media has been jailed for eight years on charges of spying for the United States her lawyer said Saturday, April 18.

By BosNewsLife Asia Service

BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- Chinese Christian Shi Weihan, the owner of a Christian bookstore and a well-known house church leader, remained detained Friday, April 17, after a Beijing court refused to immediately rule on his future, trial observers said.

By BosNewsLife Correspondents Stefan J. Bos at BosNewsLife News Center and
Johan Th. Bos reporting from the Netherlands

RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA (BosNewsLife)-- Saudi Arabia has released Christian blogger Hamoud Saleh Al-Amri who was jailed after openly writing on the Internet about his conversion from Islam to Christianity, rights investigators confirmed Thursday, April 16.

By BosNewsLife Asia Service

NEW DELHI, INDIA (BosNewsLife)-- A pastor in India's Karimnagar district of Andhra Pradesh state remained detained Wednesday, April 15, for his alleged involvement in "conversion activities", Christians said.

BosNewsLife Asia Service

NOMSOMBOON, LAOS (BosNewsLife)-- Christians in a village of Laos' Borikhamxay province were without a church building Tuesday, April 14, as police destroyed their property as part of a crackdown on Christians in rural areas, BosNewsLife learned.

By BosNewsLife News Center

ASMARA/ROME (BosNewsLife)-- Christian rights activists have expressed concerns over the alleged international efforts by Eritrea's government to intimidate opponents of its policies, after an Italian human rights defender was seriously injured when Eritrean government supporters apparently threw rocks and bottles at her during a demonstration in Rome.

By Jawad Mazhar, Special Correspondent BosNewsLife reporting from Pakistan

LAHORE, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- A Christian journalist in Pakistan feared for his life Easter Sunday, April 12, after receiving threatening letters for publishing pro-democracy columns in a national daily and refusing to convert to Islam.

By BosNewsLife Special Correspondent Jawad Mazhar reporting from Pakistan and BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos

LAHORE, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- Christian families in Pakistan's Punjab province were seeking justice Saturday, April 11, after men suspected of raping a Christian girl were acquitted and a baby girl was taken away from her Christian father, allegedly for religious reasons.