China Releases US Preacher; Local Christians Receive Prison Terms
By BosNewsLife Asia Service
BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- Well-known American church leader Dennis Balcombe was back at his evangelical church in Hong Kong Sunday, April 28, following a turbulent week in mainland China where he was held by police after a raid on a house church gathering.
China Cuts Family Visits Of Jailed Christian
By BosNewsLife Asia Service
BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewslife)-- The wife of jailed Christian house church leader Uyghur Alimujiang Yimiti has been told that she can no longer visit her husband every month in a Chinese prison, rights activists reported Friday, January 25.
Jailed Chinese Christian Lawyer Still Allive, Family Says
By BosNewsLife Asia Service
BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- Family members of jailed Christian rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng have been allowed to visit him in a remote Chinese prison, providing the first confirmation in months that he is still alive, rights activists said Wednesday, January 23.
China Sentences House Church Christian Again To Labor Camp
By BosNewsLife Asia Service
BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- A Christian woman who has campaigned against China's strict one-child policy, remained in a labor camp Friday,, November 23, after she was sentenced to 18 months "re-education through labor" for the third time, her husband and fellow Christians said.
BREAKING NEWS: China’s Influential Christian Leader Sun Yi-yin Dies At 76
By BosNewsLife Asia Service
BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- One of the "most significant leaders" in China's Christian history, Sun Yi-yin, also known 'Freddie Sun', has died of cancer at the age of 76, his colleague said Thursday, August 23.
China Detains Bishop For Leaving State Church
By BosNewsLife Asia Service
BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- Chinese Christians remained concerned Friday, July 13, over the whereabouts of a newly appointed Chinese bishop who was detained this week after publicly resigning from his position in China's state-backed church.
BREAKING NEWS: China Halts Forced Abortion Of Woman Amid Outcry
By BosNewsLife Asia Service
BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- A five-month pregnant woman who was threatened with a forced abortion because she already had a child has been allowed to return home but faces a massive fine if she gives birth, Chinese Christians said in statements obtained by BosNewsLife Monday, June 11.
BREAKING NEWS: Chinese Blind Activist On Way To US
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife
BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- A blind Chinese activist who was supported by Christians in fighting against forced abortions and defending the disabled has left China for the United States, ending a near month diplomatic standoff between the two nations, witnesses said.
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.
Chinese Lawyer, Husband, Receive Long Prison Terms
By BosNewsLife Asia Service
BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- Chinese human rights lawyer Ni Yulan was spending Friday April 20 in prison as she was sentenced to two years and eight months in jail, Christian trial observers told BosNewsLife.