BREAKING NEWS: Vietnam, China, Send Top Church Leaders To Jail
By BosNewsLife Asia Service with BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos
HANOI/BEIJING (BosNewsLife)-- Two of Asia's most known Christian leaders were detained Tuesday, July 26, with Vietnam confirming it sent ailing Catholic priest and democracy activist Thadeus Thadeus Nguyen Van Ly back to jail, while China reportedly sentenced a top leader of the underground Protest church movement, Shi Enhao, to two years labor camp for "organizing illegal" worship services.
HANOI/BEIJING (BosNewsLife)-- Two of Asia's most known Christian leaders were detained Tuesday, July 26, with Vietnam confirming it sent ailing Catholic priest and democracy activist Thadeus Thadeus Nguyen Van Ly back to jail, while China reportedly sentenced a top leader of the underground Protest church movement, Shi Enhao, to two years labor camp for "organizing illegal" worship services.
China Court Case Against Officials Banning Worship Services
By BosNewsLife Asia Service
BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- In a unprecedented move, a Chinese court has agreed to hear a case filed by a pastor against government officials who prohibited worship services in his house church, observers familiar with the trial said Wednesday, December 31.
BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- In a unprecedented move, a Chinese court has agreed to hear a case filed by a pastor against government officials who prohibited worship services in his house church, observers familiar with the trial said Wednesday, December 31.
China Releases House Church Christians
By BosNewsLife Asia Service
BEIJING, 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.
BEIJING, 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. NEWS ALERT: China Officials Destroy Church
By BosNewsLife Asia Service
BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- Devoted Christians in southern China were left with a pile of rubble Wednesday, April 30, after local authorities demolished their church building, Christians said.
BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- Devoted Christians in southern China were left with a pile of rubble Wednesday, April 30, after local authorities demolished their church building, Christians said.
NEWS ALERT: China Detains Would-be Easter Congregants
By Peter Simpson, Voice of America Correspondent in Beijing, special to BosNewsLife
BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- Police deployed in large numbers early Sunday, April 24, in northwest Beijing, where the independent Shouwang Church planned to hold an outdoor service to mark the most important day of the Christian calendar.
BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- Police deployed in large numbers early Sunday, April 24, in northwest Beijing, where the independent Shouwang Church planned to hold an outdoor service to mark the most important day of the Christian calendar.
China Expells Hundreds Of South Korean Christians
BosNewsLife Asia Service
BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- Hundreds of South Korean Christians, including church leaders, have been expelled from northeastern China within the past year, BosNewsLife learned Sunday, December 10.
BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- Hundreds of South Korean Christians, including church leaders, have been expelled from northeastern China within the past year, BosNewsLife learned Sunday, December 10. Beijing’s Largest House Church Facing Eviction
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.
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. BREAKING NEWS: China Sentences Uyghur Church Leader To 15 Years Imprisonment
By BosNewsLife Asia Service
BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- China has sentenced an Uyghur house church leader to 15 years "criminal detention" on charges of "providing state secrets to overseas organizations", but his supporters linked the sentence to his Christian activities.
BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- China has sentenced an Uyghur house church leader to 15 years "criminal detention" on charges of "providing state secrets to overseas organizations", but his supporters linked the sentence to his Christian activities. 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.
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. NEWS ALERT: Blind Chinese Activist Flees To US Embassy
By BosNewsLife Asia Service with BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos
BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- A blind activist who became a symbol of the fight more religious and political rights in China has fled to the United States embassy in Beijing after escaping from house arrest, but others close to him have been detained, Christian rights activists told BosNewsLife Saturday, April 28.
BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- A blind activist who became a symbol of the fight more religious and political rights in China has fled to the United States embassy in Beijing after escaping from house arrest, but others close to him have been detained, Christian rights activists told BosNewsLife Saturday, April 28.
