Beijing’s Largest House Church Facing Eviction

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By BosNewsLife Asia Service BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- Christians of one of China's capital's largest Protestant "house" churches prayed on the last Sunday, April 3, before they face eviction by authorities wary to lose control over religion.

China Detains Church Leaders For Online Service

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By Johan Th. Bos, Senior International Correspondent BosNewsLife BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- Chinese security forces have detained six leading members of China's heavily persecuted Early Rain...

China’s Church Going Global (Column)

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By Martin Roth, BosNewsLife Senior Columnist china BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife Columns)-- My wife is Korean, and I have long been fascinated by the growth in Christianity in South Korea. From just modest numbers in the early 20th century it has evolved to represent, 100 years late later, around 30 per cent of the population. Now we see something similar starting to happen in China...

China Closes ‘House Church’ Law Firm

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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife with reporting from China lawyerlisubininusBEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- One of China's prominent law firms, known for defending house churches and other human rights cases, was weighing its legal options Monday, March 9, after it was forced to shut down for six months for "illegally" hiring a Christian attorney.

North Korea, Iran World’s “Top Persecutors” Of Christians, Report Says

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By BosNewsLife News Center with BosNewsLife's Senior Special Correspondent Johan Th. Bos reporting from the Netherlands korea_north_kimjongilAMSTERDAM/WASHINGTON D.C. (BosNewsLife)-- One of the world's largest mission agencies, Open Doors, named North Korea and Iran Wednesday, November 6, as "the worst persecutors of Christians".

China “Detains, Tortures” Christian Rights Lawyer

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By BosNewsLife Asia Service zhengenchong1BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- A Christian human rights attorney was recovering of his injuries Wednesday, June 24, after he was detained, interrogated and tortured by officials of China's Public Security Bureau (PSB), Christians said.

Wife, Son of Jailed China Pastor ‘Intimidated’ By Security Forces

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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- The wife and child of the jailed founder of one of China's largest unregistered...

Chinese Lawyer, Husband, Receive Long Prison Terms

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By BosNewsLife Asia Service BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- Chinese human rights lawyer Ni Yulan was spending Friday April 20 in prison as she was sentenced to two years and eight months in jail, Christian trial observers told BosNewsLife.

China Sentences House Christians To Long Prison Terms

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By BosNewsLife Asia Service china_christianity BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- Seven members of a house church in China's Henan province spent Sunday, June 2, behind bars after they were sentenced to long prison terms on charges of "cult activity", a leading rights activist told BosNewsLife.

NEWS ALERT: Thousands Of Christians Protect Church Building Against China Forces

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By BosNewsLife Asia Service simpson_china_easter_480_24apr111BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- A tense calm has returned to China's southeastern Wenzhou city after thousands of Christians formed a new blockade to prevent government officials from starting demolishing the $4.8 million Sanjiang Christian Church.