BREAKING NEWS: China House Church Leaders Sentenced To Labor Camp
BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- Two leaders of China's growing house church movement were in a labor camp Sunday, July 8, after being sentenced to "one year
Hungary Didn’t Need Kremlin’s Permission To Remove Iron Curtain, Gorbachev Says
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)-- The Soviet Union's last President, Mikhail Gorbachev, has revealed that Hungary didn't need the Kremlin's permission to remove barbed wire between
Uzbekistan Detains Pentecostal and Baptist Christians
TASHKENT/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife) -- Two evangelical Christians from Jizzakh Region of central Uzbekistan have spent ten days in prison in June in punishment for their religious activity, rights watchers close to
Egypt Copts Can Appeal in “Apostasy” Case, Court Says
CAIRO, EGYPT (BosNewsLife) -- There was fresh hope Friday, July 6, that 45 Coptic Christians will be able to reclaim their religious identity after Egypt's Supreme Administrative Court agreed to hear their
Belarus Police Detain 19 Christian Activists, Group Says
MINSK/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)-- Police in Belarus detained 19 Catholic and Protestant activists, including teenagers, who demanded a change to the country's religious legislation, described as one of the "harshest" in Europe, a human rights group said Thursday, July 5.
BREAKING NEWS: BBC Journalist Alan Johnston Freed By Palestinian Militants
GAZA CITY/JERUSALEM (BosNewsLife)-- The kidnapped British Broadcasting Corporation journalist Alan Johnston was released by Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip Wednesday, July 4, ending nearly four months in captivity.
Turkey Pressured To Guarantee Fair Trial In Killing Of Armenian Journalist
ISTANBUL, TURKEY (BosNewsLife)-- Fourteen suspects allegedly involved in the killing of ethnic Armenian journalist Hrant Dink this year remained behind bars Wednesday, July 4, amid international pressure on Turkish authorities to investigate the case.
Vietnam Christian Dies After Torture For Refusing To Recant Faith, reports
HANOI, VIETNAM (BosNewsLife)-- A young Hroi ethnic minority man who refused to recant his Christian faith reportedly died from injuries received while under official interrogation, BosNewsLife monitored Tuesday, July 3.
Pakistan Christians Launch Law College For Persecuted Believers
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- Christians in Pakistan have founded a law college aimed at training church members to better defend themselves against persecution and during controversial "blasphemy" trials, an evangelical news agency reported Monday, July 2.
Chinese Jailed Pro-Life Activist May Die After Torture, Rights Activists Warn
BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- Chen Guangcheng, a blind pro-life activist who exposed China's population control tactics, remained behind bars Sunday, July 1, despite international concerns he may
