One Killed, Several Injured In Pakistan Church Shooting

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By Jawad Mazhar, BosNewsLife Special Correspondent reporting from Pakistan islam_symbol_swordSINGOWALI, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- One person was killed and at over a dozen injured when Muslim militants opened fire on Christian worshipers during a prayer service of a Presbyterian Church in Pakistan's Punjab province, Christian rights investigators and police confirmed Friday, March 6.

Christian Girl’s Rape Shows “Growing Trend” In Pakistan, Group Says

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By BosNewsLife Asia Service pakistan-christmas_p711ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- A Muslim man in Pakistan kidnapped, raped and forced a 13-year-old girl to convert to Islam and marry him at gunpoint, the latest in "growing trend" of attacks against Christian women in the country and other Islamic nations, Christian rights investigators told BosNewsLife Thursday, March 5.

Christian Woman Kidnapped In Pakistan By Muslim Gunmen

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By Jawad Mazhar, BosNewsLife Special Correspondent reporting from Pakistan pakistan-christmas_p71SAHIWAL, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- An impoverished father of a young Christian woman was still knocking at the doors of Pakistan's justice system Sunday, March 1, a year after his daughter was kidnapped by Muslim gunmen who apparently tried to "convert" her to Islam.

Vietnam Police “Kill” Cristian Farmer Amid Rural Crackdown

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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife vietnam_-_montagnards_454_x_340HANOI, VIETNAM (BosNewsLife)-- Degar Montagnard Christians and other believers in several areas of Vietnam's Central Highlands faced another day of persecution Friday, February 27, after at least one Christian peasant was hacked to death by security forces and an angry mob, missionary workers and a key official told BosNewsLife.

BREAKING NEWS: China Releases Four House Church Leaders

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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife CB013130BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- Chinese authorities have released the last four house church leaders who were among dozens of evangelical officials detained in Central China this month, an advocacy group told BosNewsLife Tuesday, February 24.

Pakistan Christian Killed As Kidnappings and Violence Spread (BosNewsLife In-Depth)

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By Jawad Mazhar, BosNewsLife Special Correspondent reporting from Pakistan 340x1SARGODHA, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- There was concern Tuesday, February 24, over reports of new Muslim violence against Pakistani Christians, which included a murder, rape, and kidnappings of Christians in Pakistan's Punjab province and other areas, sometimes with support from authorities, local residents and rights investigators said.

Pakistan Muslims Expel Christian Students And Hostel Leader Over Blasphemy

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By Jawad Mazhar, BosNewsLife Special Correspondent reporting from Pakistan fmh02LAHORE, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- The Christian head of a hostel and two Christian students from a nearby medical college in Pakistan's Punjab province have been expelled after Islamic extremists wanted to kill them on "false" charges of "desecrating the Koran", seen as a holy book by Muslims, Christian leaders told BosNewsLife Sunday, February 22.

Christian Killed In Orissa; More Violence Feared

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BosNewsLife Asia Service india_f_0220_-_uccisione_cristiano_a_rudangia_454_x_300NEW DELHI, INDIA (BosNewsLife)-- Christians in India's volatile state of Orissa feared more violence Sunday, February 22, after a Christian man was killed and hard-line Hindus forced nearly two dozen Christian families to "convert" to Hinduism, local residents and rights investigators said.

Bangladesh Pastor And Wife Facing Death Threats (Extended)

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BosNewsLife Asia Service 678DHAKA, BANGLADESH (BosNewsLife)-- A Bangladeshi pastor and his wife faced more death threats Friday, February 20, after pressing charges against Muslims of robbery and rape, Christian rights activists said.

Pakistan Christian Girl Raped By Muslim Extremists

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Jawad Mazhar, BosNewsLife Special Correspondent reporting from Pakistan pakistan_christians-600_x_432SANGLA HILL, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- A 13-year old impoverished Christian girl in Pakistan's Punjab province was recovering Thursday, February 19, after she was gang raped at gun point by five Islamic extremists, her family told BosNewsLife.