NEWS ALERT: Sudan Lawyers Of Christian Woman Prevented From Leaving Country

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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife sudan24n-3-webKHARTOUM, SUDAN (BosNewsLife)-- Lawyers who represented Meriam Yahya Ibrahim, the Christian mother whose conviction for apostasy and adultery was overturned, are being prevented from leaving Sudan following death threats, BosNewsLife learned Saturday, September 20.

NEWS ALERT: Sudan Christians Urge Prayers As Deadly Violence Overshadows Independence Vote

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By BosNewsLife Africa Service with reporting by BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos
Most people in southern Sudan are expected to vote for independence.KHARTOUM/JUBA (BosNewsLife)-- Sudanese Christians have requested continued prayer amid an ongoing referendum on southern independence and reports that nearly two dozen people died in ethnic clashes near Sudan's north-south border.

Sudan Christians Urge Prayers Amid Widespread Killings

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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife ap-lra-josephine-near-the-border-with-sudan-eng-210-9feb091KHARTOUM, SUDAN (BosNewsLife)-- Sudanese Christians have urged fellow believers around the world to pray for them as armed groups are kidnapping and killing church leaders and other Christians, an advocacy group with close knowledge about the situation told BosNewsLife Tuesday , September 15.

Christian Children Denied Food In Sudan Refugee Camps

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By BosNewsLife Africa Service
KHARTOUM, SUDAN (BosNewsLife)-- Christian children are being denied food in Sudan's refugee camps unless they recite Islamic prayers, aid workers have told BosNewsLife.

Ethiopia Court Jails Over 500 Muslims for Mass Church Burnings

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By Joseph DeCaro, BosNewsLife International Correspondent ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA (BosNewsLife)-- An Ethiopian court sentenced 579 Muslims from three to 18 months in prison for a week of violence against Christians that left one dead and 69 churches destroyed by fire, BosNewsLife learned Friday June 24.

Pastors Facing Death Penalty In Sudan

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By BosNewsLife Africa Service 052515-Sudan-emailKHARTOUM, SUDAN (BosNewsLife)-- Two South Sudanese pastors jailed in Sudan's capital Khartoum and could face the death penalty as part of a wider crackdown on evangelical Christians, trial observers say. The trial of Yat Michael and Peter Yen (also named as David Yein Reith), who are held in the Omdurman prison, began May 19, BosNewsLife learned.

BREAKING NEWS: Sudan Pregnant Christian Facing Death For “Adultery”, “Apostasy”

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By BosNewsLife Africa Service sudan-map-2 KHARTOUM, SUDAN (BosNewsLife)-- A Christian mother in late term pregnancy faced imminent death in Sudan on Tuesday, May 13, after a court convicted her of "adultery" and "apostasy", punishable by 100 lashes and execution respectively, BosNewsLife learned.

Sudan Army Kills 11 Christians In Airstrikes; Priests Detained

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By BosNewsLife Africa Service with reporting by BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos cleansingKHARTOUM/JUBA (BosNewsLife)-- Christians in Islamist-run Sudan have ushered in the New Year amid ongoing airstrikes by Sudanese government forces that killed at least 11 believers before and after Christmas, while two priests remained detained for converting a Muslim.

Sudan Police Flog Christian Girls for Wearing Pants, report

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By BosNewsLife Africa Service sudan_womenKHARTOUM, SUDAN (BosNewsLife)-- An international Christian rights group expressed concerns Wednesday over reports that Sudanese officials flogged several Christian women for wearing pants.

NEWS ALERT: Court Orders South Sudan Pastors To Face Possible Death Sentence

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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLifedownload KHARTOUM, SUDAN (BosNewsLife)-- A court in Sudan has ruled that two South Sudanese pastors should stand trial on "espionage" and other charges that could carry the death penalty, despite international pressure to drop the case. Following a one-day hearing, the judge said July 2 there was "enough evidence" to prosecute Pastors Yat Michael and Peter Yen of the South Sudan Presbyterian Evangelical Church.