Russian Mission Group Warns Of Crackdown On Evangelicals; Anti-Putin Protesters Gather
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
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
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
By BosNewsLife News Center
Killed Pastor Buried In Russia’s Dagestan Region
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
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.
BREAKING NEWS: Dozens Die In Moscow Metro Suicide Blasts
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)
By Peter Fedynsky, reporting from Moscow
MOSCOW, 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
By BosNewsLife News Center
MOSCOW/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.