NEWS ALERT: Wife, Children Of Jailed Cuban Pastor Face Eviction
By BosNewsLife News Center
HAVANA, CUBA (BosNewsLife)-- The wife of jailed Cuban Pastor Omar Gude Perez faced a difficult weekend after authorities reportedly told her that the family home is to be confiscated. The family will be relocated to a significantly smaller apartment in poor conditions outside the city of Camaguey, said advocacy group Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), which has closely monitored the case.
Cuba Urged To Let Church Leader, Family Leave Island
By BosNewsLife Americas Service with BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos
HAVANA, CUBA (BosNewsLife)-- The leader of a major Cuban network of independent churches and his family have urged Cuba's government to let them leave the Communist-run island following years of harassment, including imprisonment, Christian rights activists told BosNewsLife Monday, November 7.
HAVANA, CUBA (BosNewsLife)-- The leader of a major Cuban network of independent churches and his family have urged Cuba's government to let them leave the Communist-run island following years of harassment, including imprisonment, Christian rights activists told BosNewsLife Monday, November 7.NEWS ALERT: Cuba Pastor Rodriguez Released
By George Whitten, BosNewsLife Senior International Correspondent
HAVANA, CUBA (BosNewsLife)-- Cuba has released a well-known church leader -and dropped all charges of "threatening behavior" against him, after his accusers gave contradictory evidence, an international Christian rights group said Tuesday, September 7.
Cuba Reluctant To Detain Suspects In Attack On Pastor, Christians say
By BosNewsLife Americas Service
HAVANA, CUBA (BosNewsLife)-- Over two months after a Cuban pastor was beaten and left unconscious in eastern Cuba, officials have still no suspects in the case, Christian rights activists told BosNewsLife Wednesday, April 10.
HAVANA, CUBA (BosNewsLife)-- Over two months after a Cuban pastor was beaten and left unconscious in eastern Cuba, officials have still no suspects in the case, Christian rights activists told BosNewsLife Wednesday, April 10.
Cuba Detains Wife Baptist Pastor Amid Crackdown
By BosNewsLife Americas Service
HAVANA, CUBA (BosNewsLife)-- Cuba's communist government briefly detained the wife of a Baptist pastor to pressure the couple to end their involvement in defending persecuted Christians, activists told BosNewsLife Saturday, October 25.
HAVANA, CUBA (BosNewsLife)-- Cuba's communist government briefly detained the wife of a Baptist pastor to pressure the couple to end their involvement in defending persecuted Christians, activists told BosNewsLife Saturday, October 25. Mother Dead Dissident Prevented From Visiting Church, Cemetery
By BosNewsLife Americas Service
BANES, CUBA (BosNewsLife)-- The devoted Catholic mother of late dissident Orlando Zapata Tamayo, who died in prison, prepared for another tense weekend Friday, August 20, after Cuban officials made clear she would not be allowed to attend Sunday Mass and visit the cemetery where her son is buried, rights activists said.
BANES, CUBA (BosNewsLife)-- The devoted Catholic mother of late dissident Orlando Zapata Tamayo, who died in prison, prepared for another tense weekend Friday, August 20, after Cuban officials made clear she would not be allowed to attend Sunday Mass and visit the cemetery where her son is buried, rights activists said.Cuba Frees Catholic Dissident Ferrer
By BosNewsLife Americas Service
HAVANA, CUBA (BosNewsLife)-- Prominent Catholic dissident Jose Daniel Ferrer was free Monday, August 6, after he was detained for some 36 hours in Cuba's eastern city of Holguin.
HAVANA, CUBA (BosNewsLife)-- Prominent Catholic dissident Jose Daniel Ferrer was free Monday, August 6, after he was detained for some 36 hours in Cuba's eastern city of Holguin. Cuba Releasing “Hundreds” Of Dissidents As Pope leaves Cuba
By BosNewsLife Americas Service with reporting by BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos and reports from Cuba
HAVANA, CUBA (BosNewsLife)-- As Pope Benedict XVI was leaving Cuba, "hundreds of dissidents", including devoted Christians, were released after spending the week in prison or under house arrest to stop them from attending any religious activities surrounding his visit, rights activists confirmed Friday, March 30.
HAVANA, CUBA (BosNewsLife)-- As Pope Benedict XVI was leaving Cuba, "hundreds of dissidents", including devoted Christians, were released after spending the week in prison or under house arrest to stop them from attending any religious activities surrounding his visit, rights activists confirmed Friday, March 30. BREAKING NEWS: Cuba Prominent Church Leader On Trial
By BosNewsLife News Center
HAVANA, CUBA (BosNewsLife)-- A prominent evangelical church leader in Cuba will be put on trial next week and is facing a one-year prison sentence as part of what his supporters call "a government campaign to silence and discredit him," because of his refusal to work with the state-backed church organization, a Christian advocacy group confirmed Saturday, December 27.
HAVANA, CUBA (BosNewsLife)-- A prominent evangelical church leader in Cuba will be put on trial next week and is facing a one-year prison sentence as part of what his supporters call "a government campaign to silence and discredit him," because of his refusal to work with the state-backed church organization, a Christian advocacy group confirmed Saturday, December 27. Cuba Detains Church Leader Rodriguez
By George Whitten, BosNewsLife Senior International Correspondent
HAVANA, CUBA (BosNewsLife)-- A well-known church leader in Cuba has been unexpectedly detained on trumped up charges of "offensive behavior" and "threats" a Christian human rights organization said Friday, September 3.
