Police Seize Bibles Of Azerbaijan Evangelicals; Several Fined
By BosNewsLife News Center in Budapest
BUDAPEST/BAKU (BosNewsLife)-- Scores of Evangelical Christians in Azerbaijan were without Bibles Saturday, May 28, after security forces raided two churches in the seaside city of Sumgai where they also fined church members for unauthorized worship, Christians said.
Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan Crackdown On Evangelical Churches
By BosNewsLife News Center in Budapest
BAKU/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)-- Authorities in Azerbaijan continued preparations Tuesday, March 13, to close down an evangelical church in the first such reported incident since the former Soviet republic introduced harsh religious legislation in 2009, rights activists said.
Azerbaijan Christians Appeal Closure Of Protestant Church
By BosNewsLife News Center in Budapest
BAKU/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)-- Devoted Christians on Tuesday, August 14, prepared to go to Azerbaijan's Supreme Court after a lower tribunal upheld a decision to close down their Baku Greater Grace Protestant Church, adding to concerns about a reported crackdown on Protestants in Azerbaijan.