China Church Raided, Pastors Missing

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By Marshall Ramsey II, BosNewsLife International Correspondent BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- Two foreign pastors, one from the United States and the other from Russia, remained missing Thursday, October 14, after they were detained along with their translator in China's Henan province during a police raid on a Chinese house church, a well-informed advocacy group said.

China Church Attacked By Angry Mob; 16 Injured

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By Marshall Ramsey II, BosNewsLife Special Correspondent with BosNewsLife Asia Service
BEIJING CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- Members of a church in China's Shandong province were recovering from injuries Tuesday, October 4, after an angry mob attacked them amid threats by authorities to destroy their church and reduce their land, representatives said.

China Christians Appeal Labor-Camp Term

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By BosNewsLife Asia Service
BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- Two members of an evangelical house church in China have appealed against a one-year sentence of "re-education through labor" despite difficulties with authorities, Christians confirmed Friday, September 24.

China Briefly Detains Influential House Pastor

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By BosNewsLife Asia Service BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- An influential Chinese house church pastor was briefly detained in southern China shortly after authorities evicted his congregation from a hotel, his church and rights investigators said Friday, August 13.

Chinese Church Leader Released on Bail, Awaiting Trial

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By George Whitten, BosNewsLife Senior Correspondent BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- Chinese church leader Wang Dao, was free on bail Friday, June 18, but awaited a new trial, following weeks of imprisonment on trumped up charges , his supporters told BosNewsLife.

China Releases Pastor But Detains Rights Lawyer

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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife Emaciated-Gao-ZhishengBEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- A Chinese pastor was free Saturday, May 8, after being released early from a labor camp, but authorities apparently detained again another Christian and well-known human rights lawyer.

China Christian Dissident Gao Zhisheng “Alive”

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By BosNewsLife Asia Service BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- One of China's best known Christian dissidents, missing for over a year and feared dead, is apparently alive and staying in mountains known for Buddhist pilgrimages, BosNewsLife monitored Tuesday, March 30.

China Detains Prominent Church Leader During Restaurant Raid

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By BosNewsLife Asia Service imag260BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- Chinese security forces detained a prominent house church leader Thursday, March 4, at a restaurant in southern China where he and a dozen other Christians had lunch, Chinese Christians said.

BREAKING NEWS: North Korea Releases American Missionary

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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife ap_north_korea_robert_park_300_06Feb10BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- Amid international pressure, North Korea released an American missionary Saturday, February 6, and sent him to China after holding the young man for more than a month, officials confirmed.

China Christian Rights Lawyer 363 Days Missing

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By BosNewsLife Asia Service gao_zhicheng-225x300BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- A Chinese Christian human rights lawyer was missing for 363 days Tuesday, February 2 but an advocacy group said it now believes he is still alive.