China Releases House Church Christians

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By BosNewsLife Asia Service outdoorBEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- Amid international pressure Chinese authorities have released early the last 16 Christians of a house church group who remained detained in Henan province, their supporters confirmed Monday, May 25.

BREAKING NEWS: China Detains 16 Christians In Henan Province

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By BosNewsLife Asia Service YQX017_BishopBEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- A group of Chinese house church Christians, including key leaders, remained detained in China's Henan province Tuesday May 5, after security forces raided a house church in Xinye city, rights investigators told BosNewsLife.

China Court Refuses Release Christian Bookstore Owner

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By BosNewsLife Asia Service mi20shi20weihanBEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- Chinese Christian Shi Weihan, the owner of a Christian bookstore and a well-known house church leader, remained detained Friday, April 17, after a Beijing court refused to immediately rule on his future, trial observers said.

NEWS ALERT: Chinese Christian Bookstore Owner To Stand Trial

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By BosNewsLife Asia Service mi-shi-weihan-and-familyBEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- A house church leader and founder of a Christian bookstore, who has been detained since last year for the "illegal distribution of Bibles and Christian literature," was to stand trial Wednesday, April 9, Chinese Christians said.

Chinese House Church Leader Receives Death Threats

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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife copy-of-bike-4-1BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- The leader of the 250,000 member Chinese House Church Alliance was free Tuesday, April 7, after he was apparently briefly detained in Beijing by over a dozen police officers and threatened with death, following a baptism service.

NEWS ALERT: China Jailed House Church Leader Hospitalized; Christian Lawyer Remains Missing

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By BosNewsLife Asia Service with BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos prisoner_185_image2BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- There was international concern Thursday, April 2, about the health of a detained Chinese Uyghur Christian leader and the disappearance of a key Christian human rights lawyer who local Christians and rights groups say has been kidnapped by Chinese security forces.

Chinese Christian Lawyer “Held Hostage” For 50 Days

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By BosNewsLife Asia Service gaoBEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- Abducted Chinese Christian human rights attorney Gao Zhisheng was missing 50 days on Thursday, March 26, amid "increasing concern for his life," human rights investigator said.

China Postpones Trial Of Detained Christian Bookstore Owner

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By Eric Leijenaar, Senior Special Correspondent BosNewsLife and BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos shiBEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- A Chinese court has postponed the trial of an owner of Christian bookstore, who has been detained since last year for the "illegal distribution of Bibles and Christian literature," well-informed observers told BosNewsLife Monday, March 23.

Wife Jailed Chinese Christian Not Allowed To Meet Husband

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BosNewsLife Asia Service with BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos chinaBEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- The wife of a detained Christian in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Antonymous Region said Tuesday, March 17, she has not heard from her husband for nearly ten months because authorities do not allow her to meet him.

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.