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.
Cuba Demolishing House Church Amid Wider Crackdown
By BosNewsLife Americas Service with reporting by BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos
HAVANA, CUBA (BosNewsLife)- An evangelical pastor and his family were homeless Monday, July 7, after government forces destroyed their home in eastern Cuba which was used as a house church, Christians said.
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.