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JAKARTA/AMSTERDAM (BosNewsLife)-- Hundreds of Muslim militants stormed and destroyed a Protestant church in Indonesia’s province of West Java amid growing religious tensions in the region, a Netherlands-based Christian rights group reported Tuesday, November 27.

NEW DELHI, INDIA (BosNewsLife)-- Two Indian evangelical pastors were free on bail Tuesday, November 27, after being detained over the weekend for allegedly "forcing" Hindus to accept Christianity, amid reports that India's most influential Hindu organization has stepped up efforts to crackdown on devoted Christians.

BUCHAREST/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)-- The centrist opposition party of Romanian President Traian Basescu has won Romania's first European Parliament elections since it joined the European Union this year, official results showed Monday, November 26.

BUCHAREST/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)-- Voters in Romania were casting ballots Sunday, November 25, in their country's first European parliamentary elections since it joined the European Union this year. Among those participating was Reformed Bishop Laszlo Tokes, whose actions helped spark the 1989 revolution that ended decades of Communist rule.

LAHORE, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- Pakistan's exiled former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif returned to Pakistan late Sunday, November 25, ending seven years in exile in Saudi Arabia, a move rights groups hope will help end emergency rule and improve rights for Christians and other minorities in the country.

ASHGABAT/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)-- A Baptist pastor in Turkmenistan who was released after spending eights months of a three-year labor camp sentence faced new problems Sunday, November 25, amid pressure from authorities to stop his worship services.

HAVANA, CUBA (BosNewsLife)-- An evangelical pastor and several other human rights workers have been detained in Cuba shortly after security forces broke up a meeting commemorating political prisoners in the capital Havana, BosNewsLife learned from activists Saturday, November 24.

MANILA, PHILIPPINES (BosNewsLife)-- The World Council of Churches (WCC) has accused the Philippine government of involvement in "extra-judicial killings," and other forms of mistreatment of Christian workers, BosNewsLife established Saturday, November 24.

ANKARA, TURKEY (BosNewsLife)-- A Turkish prosecutor on Friday, November 23, demanded life in prison for five men charged with killing three Christians at a publishing house, but the trial was adjourned until January as defense attorneys asked for more time to prepare themselves.

CAIRO, EGYPT (BosNewsLife)-- An Egyptian Christian woman remained behind bars Friday, November 23, after she was sentenced to three years imprisonment for "illegally" stating she is a Christian, BosNewsLife monitored.