Russian Mission Group Warns Of Crackdown On Evangelicals; Anti-Putin Protesters Gather

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By BosNewsLife News Center in Budapest with reports from Moscow MOSCOW/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)-- As protesters demanding more freedom and fair elections prepared to demonstrate in freezing temperatures in Moscow Saturday, February 4, a major Russian mission group warned of more difficulties for evangelical Christians and other, religious, minorities in Russia and other former Soviet Union nations.  

Ukraine, Russian Christians Mourn At Chernobyl Anniversary

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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife BUDAPEST/KIEV (BosNewsLife)-- Devoted Russian and Ukrainian Christians were among those commemorating the 25th anniversary of the world’s worst nuclear disaster Tuesday, April 26, amid new warnings that  the impact of the explosion at Ukraine's Chernobyl plant is more serious than previously thought.

Uzbekistan Seizing 15,000 Bibles; Christian Fined

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By BosNewsLife News Center TASHKENT/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)-- Uzbekistan on Monday, February 28, still refused to release some 15,000 Bibles that were seized earlier by customs authorities and the Bible Society of Uzbekistan said one of its staff members was fined for "violating procedures."

BREAKING NEWS: Russia’s Missionaries Worried As Suicide Blast Rocks Moscow Airport, Killing Dozens

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By BosNewsLife News Center
BUDAPEST/MOSCOW (BosNewsLife)-- Christian missionaries in Russia expressed concerns Monday, January 24, about the future of the country after an explosion ripped through the international section of Moscow's busiest airport, killing at least 31 people and wounding about 130 others.

Killed Pastor Buried In Russia’s Dagestan Region

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By BosNewsLife News Center in Budapest MOSCOW/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)-- Friends and family have buried the assassinated pastor of the largest Pentecostal church in Russia's volatile Dagestan region, Christian missionaries told BosNewsLife Friday, July 23.

BREAKING NEWS: Pentecostal Pastor Shot Dead In Dagestan

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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife MAKHACHKALA/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)-- The pastor of the largest Pentecostal church in Russia's violent, mainly Muslim republic of Dagestan, has died after being shot in the head, in an apparent bid to intimidate converts from Islam, Christian rights activists and police said Friday, July 16.

NEWS WATCH: Russian President Shows “New World Currency” At G-8 Summit

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By George Whitten, Jerusalem Bureau Chief MOSCOW/AQUILA (BosNewsLife) -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has called for a new global currency to replace the dollar as the World's Reserve Currency.

BREAKING NEWS: Dozens Die In Moscow Metro Suicide Blasts

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By BosNewsLife News Center in Budapest with reporting from Moscow MOSCOW/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)-- At least 37 people died when two female suicide bombers attacked two different locations at Moscow's underground metro system, including near the Kremlin, Russian officials and witnesses said Monday, March 29.

Wave of Clergy Killings in Russia (Feature)

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By Peter Fedynsky, reporting from Moscow ap_OrthodoxPriest_DaniilSysoyev_funeral_Moscow_23Dec09MOSCOW, RUSSIA (BosNewsLife)-- The second murder of a Russian priest in as many months has prompted a call by the Orthodox Church for Russians to think about their country's spiritual and moral condition.

Christian-Muslim Tensions Feared in Russia after Train Blast and Killing Priest

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By BosNewsLife News Center russia1MOSCOW/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)-- There were fears Sunday, November 29, of more tensions between Christians and Muslims in Russia after suspected Islamist rebels bombed a train that killed 25 people and a gunmen murdered a missionary priest.