Wife Jailed Chinese Christian Not Allowed To Meet Husband

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BosNewsLife Asia Service with BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos chinaBEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- The wife of a detained Christian in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Antonymous Region said Tuesday, March 17, she has not heard from her husband for nearly ten months because authorities do not allow her to meet him.

EU Concerned Over Detention Of Christian In Vietnam

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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife benita-ferrero-waldner-th-001HANOI, VIETNAM (BosNewsLife)-- The executive branch of the European Union is "closely monitoring" the case of detained Vietnamese Christian Puih H´Bat amid mounting concerns over her whereabouts, BosNewsLife learned Saturday, March 14.

Pakistan Academy Dismisses Christian Teacher, Students Over Bible Row

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By Jawad Mazhar, BosNewsLife Special Correspondent reporting from Pakistan with reporting by BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos pakistanflagSARGODHA, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- A Christian teacher says he has been dismissed and two students suspended from an academy in Pakistan's Punjab province over allegations they "humiliated Islam" and "blessed the Jewish descendants" of Abraham, the Biblical arch-father of the people of Israel.

Hope For Kidnapped Pakistan Christian Teenager, Group Says

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By Jawad Mazhar, BosNewsLife Special Correspondent reporting from Pakistan christmas-peace1LAHORE, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- Christian rights activists were hopeful Wednesday, March 11, that they would be able to "free" a Christian teenager who was allegedly abducted by a Muslim man last year in Pakistan's Punjab province, and forced to marry him.

Pakistan Christian Hostel Chief Receiving Death Threats

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By Jawad Mazhar, BosNewsLife Special Correspondent reporting from Pakistan images1LAHORE, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- A Christian chief of a major hostel for nursing students in the Pakistani city of Lahore faced possible dismissal Wednesday, March 11, after she already receiving death threats from Muslim colleagues and militants for allowing Christian students to pray and worship on the hostel's premises, a Christian rights and advocacy group said.

Daughter Burmese Dissident Fears Father Will Die

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By BosNewsLife Asia Service 20071102_burmaRANGOON/LONDON (BosNewsLife)-- The daughter of a detained prominent Burmese dissident fears her father will die in prison. In a statement, seen by BosNewsLife Tuesday, March 10, Wai Hnin Pwint Thon, 20, said “Unless the situation in Burma changes, I will never see my father again.”

Pastor, Believers Injured In India Church Bombing And Shootings

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By BosNewsLife Asia Service 0608as42NEW DELHI, INDIA (BosNewsLife)-- A man protesting conversions to Christianity went on a shooting spree and exploded a crude bomb in an evangelical church in India's eastern state of Bihar, seriously injuring the pastor and several worshipers, representatives confirmed Tuesday, March 10.

China Closes ‘House Church’ Law Firm

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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife with reporting from China lawyerlisubininusBEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- One of China's prominent law firms, known for defending house churches and other human rights cases, was weighing its legal options Monday, March 9, after it was forced to shut down for six months for "illegally" hiring a Christian attorney.

China House Church Pastor Detained Despite “Insufficient Evidence”

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By BosNewsLife Asia Service copy-of-pastor-louthumbnailBEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- A well-known house church pastor in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region remained behind bars Monday, March 9, despite a court ruling saying there was "insufficient evidence" to hold him, Christians said.

Clinton Urged To Discuss China’s “Harassment” Of Christians And Activists

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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife with BosNewsLife Asia Service clintonBEIJING/WASHINGTON (BosNewsLife)-- Sixteen members of the United States Congress have urged U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to discuss human rights with her Chinese counterpart, amid fresh reports that Chinese house church Christians and pro-democracy activists were harassed during her recent visit to China.