China Church Raided, Pastors Missing
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
By Marshall Ramsey II, BosNewsLife Special Correspondent with BosNewsLife Asia Service
China Briefly Detains Influential House Pastor
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.
China Releases Pastor But Detains Rights Lawyer
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife
BEIJING, 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”
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
By BosNewsLife Asia Service
BEIJING, 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
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife
BEIJING, 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
By BosNewsLife Asia Service
BEIJING, 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.