China House Church Pastor Detained Despite “Insufficient Evidence”

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By BosNewsLife Asia Service copy-of-pastor-louthumbnailBEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- A well-known house church pastor in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region remained behind bars Monday, March 9, despite a court ruling saying there was "insufficient evidence" to hold him, Christians said.

Clinton Urged To Discuss China’s “Harassment” Of Christians And Activists

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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife with BosNewsLife Asia Service clintonBEIJING/WASHINGTON (BosNewsLife)-- Sixteen members of the United States Congress have urged U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to discuss human rights with her Chinese counterpart, amid fresh reports that Chinese house church Christians and pro-democracy activists were harassed during her recent visit to China.

BREAKING NEWS: China Releases Four House Church Leaders

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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife CB013130BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- Chinese authorities have released the last four house church leaders who were among dozens of evangelical officials detained in Central China this month, an advocacy group told BosNewsLife Tuesday, February 24.

NEWS ALERT: China Detains Evangelical Church Leaders

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Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife with reporting from China china_christianityBEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- Over 60 Christian leaders, including two South Korean pastors and an elderly well-known evangelical believer, were detained in Central China as part of a crackdown on unauthorized worship, a religious advocacy group said Wednesday, February 18.

BREAKING NEWS: Chinese Christian Activist Hua Zaichen Dies At 91

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Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife copy-of-shuang-shuying-and-hua-zaichenBEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- Chinese Christian activist Hua Zaichen, who became known for helping reportedly persecuted Christians, has died in a Beijing hospital, shortly after his wife was released from prison, his supporters confirmed to BosNewsLife Monday, February 16. Hua was 91 years old.

NEWS ALERT: Chinese Prominent Christian Attorney Detained

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Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent, BosNewsLife gaoBEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- A Chinese Christian human rights lawyer, who was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize last year, has been detained by Chinese police but his whereabouts remain unknown, his friend said Monday, February 9.

URGENT BREAKING NEWS: China Releases Elderly Prisoner To See Dying Husband

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Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife with BosNewsLife Asia Service. 2007-8-30-3931941hua-zai-cheng-150x150BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- Amid mounting international pressure the frail Christian activist Shuang Shuying, 79, was released Sunday, February 8, after spending two years in prison, and went immediately to see her dying husband, Hua Zaichen, 91, in a Beijing hospital, BosNewsLife learned.

BREAKING NEWS: Frail Chinese Christian Activist “Near Death”

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BosNewsLife Asia Service with BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos 2007-8-30-3931941hua-zai-chengBEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- A frail elderly Christian man, known for his work among reportedly persecuted believers, was "near death" Thursday, January 29, but authorities denied him a final meeting with his imprisoned Christian wife, friends told BosNewsLife.

Detained Chinese Christian Activist In Life Danger

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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife mi-peng-ming-photoBEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- A well-known Christian human rights activist is in life danger after spending over fours in a Chinese prison where he has been denied necessary medical treatment , his family and supporters said in statements monitored by Worthy News Monday, January 19.

BREAKING NEWS: China Expels House Church Leader From Beijing

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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife mi-pastor-bike-zhangBEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- Chinese security forces expelled well-known expels evangelist and leader of China's growing house church movement, Pastor 'Bike' Zhang Mingxuan, from the capital Beijing Friday, January 16, while he was praying for a dying Christian man, a well-informed advocacy group told BosNewsLife.