Taliban Free All South Korean Hostages
Afghanistan’s militant Taliban movement released the last seven remaining South Korean Christian hostages Thursday, August 30, ending their six-week kidnapping ordeal.
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Pakistani-American Pastor And Wife Shot Dead in Islamabad
The pastor of a Christian church and his American wife were shot dead in their home in the Pakistani capital Islamabad, police said Thursday, August 30.
Hindu Radicals Beat Up Pastor and Church Members
A group of 30 Hindu radicals beat up an Indian pastor and two of his church members during a worship service on Sunday, August 26.
Christian Leaders Detained In Zimbabwe For “Unauthorized” Prayer Meeting
The fate of at least 15 Christian leaders in Zimbabwe remained uncertain Friday, August 24, after they were detained for attending a prayer meeting near the capital Harare without permission from police, opposition sources confirmed.
Kidnapped Evangelical Pastor Freed In India
Christians on Sunday, August 26, managed to free an evangelical pastor who was kidnapped by Hindu militants in Bangalore, India’s third most populous city, shortly after he was beaten and nearly killed, an official told BosNewsLife.
Christian Aid Workers Help India’s Bomb Victims and Rush to Attacked Churches
Christian aid workers rushed to the southern Indian city of Hyderabad Sunday, August 26, as the death toll of powerful blasts rose to at least 42 there, while other Christian activists were busy helping churches attacked by suspected Hindu militants, BosNewsLife established.
China Launches Nation-Wide Crackdown On House Churches, Investigators Say
China’s central government has launched a nationwide campaign to crackdown on what it calls “illegal religious activities,” targeting especially Christians, BosNewsLife learned from investigators Saturday, August 25.
Eritrea: Pastor Disappears, 10 Protestants Arrested
Christians in Eritrea confirmed yesterday that a Protestant pastor in Asmara who disappeared 11 days ago remains missing.
Bangladesh: Muslims Force Converts Back to Islam
Local Muslims in Nilphamari district and Islamist missionaries from abroad are hauling recently converted Christians to mosques and forcing them to return to Islam, area sources said.
Tribe Asks Forgiveness For Killing And Eating Missionaries
A tribe in Papua New Guinea has publicly asked forgiveness for killing and eating four missionaries nearly 130 years ago, BosNewsLife learned Tuesday, August 21.
Bible School Students Attacked and Beaten
A group of 30 Hindu radicals from the Rastriya Swayem Sevaks (RSS) organization, attacked 18 Bible school students, who were on an evening walk at 5:30 PM on Tuesday, August 21.
India Hindu Militants Threaten To “Burn” Pastor And Family
Hindu militants have threatened to burn to death an Indian evangelical pastor and his family if they don’t close their Pentecostal church and leave a suburb of Bangalore, India’s third largest city, Christian supporters said Monday, August 20.
Kidnapped German Evangelical Freed In Afghanistan
A German evangelical development worker who was kidnapped at gunpoint from a restaurant in the Afghan capital Kabul has been freed, her organization and Afghan officials confirmed Monday, August 20.
Violence Against Dalit Christians Kills Two In Indian State
Tensions remained high Sunday, August 19, in India’s southern state of Tamil Nadu after a reported crackdown by militants on Dalit Christians in which a pastors’ brother and a local official were killed.
Chinese Jailed Elderly House Church Activist Near Death, Family Says
An elderly jailed house church activist remained in “life danger” Saturday, August 18, as her health rapidly deteriorates because of abuses in prison, her family said.
Pakistan: Religious Minorities Told to Convert or Die
Christians and Hindus in northern Pakistan have received dozens of letters threatening them with death if they refuse to become Muslims, church sources and a police official said yesterday.
Egyptian Surgeon ‘Held Hostage’ by Saudi Government Released
The Washington-DC based human rights group, International Christian Concern (ICC) — www.persecution.org – has told ANS that it has just learned that an Egyptian Christian surgeon that had been held captive by the Saudi government is on his way home after ICC publicized his story.
Concerns Over Jailed Baptist Pastors In Turkmenistan And Azerbaijan
There was international concern Tuesday, August 14, about the fate of two detained Baptist leaders in the former Soviet republics of Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan.
Taliban Release Two South Korean Hostages In Afghanistan
The militant Taliban movement on Monday, August 13, released two of the 21 remaining South Korean Christians held hostage in Afghanistan, BosNewsLife monitored.
Iraqis Turn To Christianity Despite Persecution And Bloodshed, Missionaries Say
Despite persecution and bloodshed thousands of Bibles have been distributed in northern Iraq and “many Iraqis” are becoming Christians, missionaries told BosNewsLife in a statement monitored Sunday, August 12.