Iran’s Cyberpolice Continues Crackdown On Christians After Blogger’s Death

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By BosNewsLife Middle East Service TEHRAN, IRAN (BosNewsLife)-- Forces of Iran's cyberpolice in charge of controlling the Internet have raided the home of a Christian convert who evangelized through social networking websites, including Facebook, and also detained two fellow believers, Iranian Christians revealed Friday,November 16, just days after another Iranian blogger died in police custody.

Egypt Christians’ New Pope Facing Violence, Persecution

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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife CAIRO, EGYPT (BosNewsLife)-- Human rights activists have welcomed news that Bishop Tawadros was chosen as the new leader of Egypt's Coptic Christians amid concerns about Islamic leaders and, sometimes deadly, attacks against churches in the largest Arab nation.

BosNewsLife’s Week in Review: Worship Amid Deadly Blasts, Closing Churches, Saying Farewell (Oct.27-Nov.3)

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By BosNewsLife News Center BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)-- BosNewsLife's October 27-November 3 newsweek was marked by reports of deadly attacks against Christians, church closures, detentions, a violent storm and saying farewell to one of the news agency's own giants.

Indonesia Closing “Illegal” Churches Raising Concerns

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By BosNewsLife Asia Service
JAKARTA, INDONESIA (BosNewsLife)-- Many Christians in Indonesia's most conservative Muslim province of Aceh are without their own places of worship this weekend after authorities closed down nine church buildings as part of a reported wider crackdown on "illegal" religious services in the heavily Islamic nation.  

BREAKING NEWS: Two Church Of Iran Christians Freed On Bail

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By BosNewsLife Middle East Service with reporting by BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos TEHRAN, IRAN (BosNewsLife)-- Two of the seven Christians from the evangelical Church of Iran movement who were jailed following last month's raid on a house church have been released after being forced to post bail of tens of thousands of dollars, a church official confirmed late Friday, November 2.

Europarliamentarian: ‘Egypt President’s Anti-Semitic Prayer Threatens Mideast Peace’

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By BosNewsLife Middle East Service BRUSSELS/CAIRO (BosNewsLife)-- An influential Christian legislator wants the European Union to pressure Egypt to change its "anti-Israel course" after the country's president attended an anti-Semitic prayer service.

Iran Sentencing Christians To Year Imprisonment For Conversion, Evangelism

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By BosNewsLife Middle East Service TEHRAN, IRAN (BosNewsLife)-- A court in Iran has sentenced an evangelical pastor, his wife and two other church workers to one year imprisonment each because they were involved in evangelism and converted from Islam to Christianity, Iranian Christians and rights activists told BosNewsLife Wednesday, October 31.

Bishop Expects Massive Influx Of Christian Refugees From Syria, Lebanon

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By BosNewsLife Middle East Service with additional reporting by BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos   BEIRUT, LEBANON (BosNewsLife)-- The Bishop responsible for Maronite Christians in Europe warned the Western world Thursday, October 25, that recent deadly attacks in Christian districts of Beirut and Damascus could "unleash" a massive "new wave" of Christian refugees

Iran Releasing House Church Mother On Bail; Others Detained

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By BosNewsLife Middle East Service with BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos TEHRAN, IRAN (BosNewsLife)-- An Iranian court has ordered the temporary release of a jailed devoted house church Christian and mother of two children, after her teenage son suffered a seizure, local Christians following the case said Monday, October 22.

Iran’s “Gestapo” Jails Dozens Of Christians In “Hell On Earth”

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By BosNewsLife Middle East Service with reporting by BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos TEHRAN, IRAN (BosNewsLife)-- At least dozens of Christians detained as part of a massive crackdown on evangelicals in Iran remained behind bars Sunday, October 21, "in a hell on earth" and there were concerns about the health of a jailed prominent pastor, an official with close knowledge about the situation said.