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SARGODHA, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- In a development closely monitored by Christian rights activists, the Commonwealth, largely made up of Britain and its former colonies, has suspended Pakistan from the organization for failing to end the state of emergency.

BAKU/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)-- A Baptist pastor serving two years imprisonment in Azerbaijan for "illegal religious services" is forced by officials to provide "high payments" for food, other basic needs and to meet relatives, BosNewsLife learned from investigators and family Thursday, November 22.

BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- Three senior employees of an Australian owned multi-million dollar bio-engineering corporation in China’s Guangdong province remained detained Thursday, November 22, and their company closed, over allegations of involvement in "illegal" Christian activities.

BRUSSELS/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)-- The European Parliament (EP) has condemned the persecution of Christians, including kidnappings and assassinations, and said it was "extremely concerned" about "episodes of intolerance and repression" against Christians in Africa, Asia and the Middle East," BosNewsLife learned Wednesday, November 21.

ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)--The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) on Tuesday, November 20, joined Christian and other activists in condemning a crackdown on media including the arrest of over 150 journalists after they clashed with baton-wielding police at a protest over censorship.

PRISTINA/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)-- The European Union is urging former Kosovo guerrilla leader Hashim Thaci, who appears to have won Saturday's election as prime minister, to hold back on any unilateral declaration of independence for the Serbian province.

JAKARTA, INDONESIA (BosNewsLife)-- Dozens of Islamic militants raided a house church in the Indonesian province of West Java on Monday, November 19, the latest in a series of attacks against perceived "illegal" places of worship, local Christians reportedly said.

DHAKA, BANGLADEDH (BosNewsLife)-- Native Christian missionaries in Bangladesh appealed for prayers and support Sunday, November 18, as it became clear that thousands died by a powerful cyclone that battered much of the South Asian nation last week.

KIEV/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)-- Ukraine's Emergency Situations Ministry said late Sunday, November 18, that at least 63 miners died and the fate of 37 others was still not known after a methane gas explosion ripped through a coal mine.

ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- Christian rights activists and other pro-democracy leaders pledged Saturday, November 17, to continue protests against the state of emergency amid a fresh crackdown on media outlets.