India State Detains Pastors For “Converting” Hindus

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By Santosh Digal, BosNewsLife Asia Correspondent Hindus+Celebrate+Holi+In+India+i4J9vbFiOHrlNEW DELHI, INDIA (BosNewsLife)-- A dozen church leaders remained behind bars Tuesday, April 13, over a week after security forces detained them in India's southern state of Karnataka on charges of "forceful conversion" of Hindus, a major evangelical group said.

NEW EUROPE: Hungary Detains Human Traffickers Amid Mounting Refugee Misery

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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife reporting from Hungarian-Serbian border area Roszke ROSZKE, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)-- A Hungarian court has ordered the preliminary detention of four men suspected of being involved in the deaths of 71 migrants found in a truck in Austria until they are indicted or September 29 at the latest. The three Bulgarian suspects are aged 29, 30 and 50, officials said, while the Afghani is 28 years old. The arrests came while thousands of refugees continue to arrive in Hungary

Iraq Bombings On Christian Students Kill Four

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By BosNewsLife Middle East Service church_Telskuf_iraqBAGHDAD, IRAQ (BosNewsLife)-- The leader of the Syrian Catholic Church in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul condemned Friday, May 7, a deadly bombings targeting Christian students that killed four and reportedly injured up to 180 others.

Dylann Roof Found Guilty Of Church Massacre In US

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By BosNewsLife Americas Service CHARLESTON, USA (BosNewsLife)-- A jury on Thursday, December 15, found avowed white supremacist Dylann Roof guilty of killing nine black parishioners last year when he opened fire during an apparently long-planned assault at a historic church in Charleston, South Carolina.

‘India Evangelist and Mother Jailed For Evangelism in Karnataka’ (UPDATE)

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(ADDS RELEASE ON BAIL, CHANGING LEAD, ADDS COMMENT) By BosNewsLife Asia Service india_-_0821_-_volantino1-300x214-1NEW DELHI, INDIA (BosNewsLife)-- An Indian evangelist and his mother have been jailed in India's southwestern state of Karnataka for their evangelism activities amid a wider crackdown on Christians in the region, their supporters told BosNewsLife Monday, February 18.

Global Rescue Of North Korea Refugees Amid Nuclear Celebrations

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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife with reports from the region SEOUL/WASHINGTON (BosNewsLife)-- A leading coalition of advocacy and aid groups were preparing Sunday, September 9, to rescue more North Korean refugees while North Korea's regime celebrated its most powerful nuclear test yet.

Pakistan Christian Sewage Workers Die In Controversial Accident

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By Jawad Mazhar, BosNewsLife Special Correspondent reporting from Pakistan LAHORE, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- Three Christian sewage workers have died in a toxic accident in Pakistan's Punjab province because employers refused to equip them with life saving appliances, Christian relatives said Thursday, April 22.

Evangelical Pastor Facing Abuse In Kazakhstan Prison, Christians Warn

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By BosNewsLife News Center KAZAKHSTAN_-_Union_ChurchASTANA/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)-- An evangelical pastor faced possible abuse in a Kazakhstan prison Tuesday, July 16, nearly two months after he was jailed for harming the health of his congregants by infusing hallucinogens" into the communion juice" and other charges, rights activists told BosNewsLife.

India Hindu Militants Attack Evangelical Christians

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Santosh Digal, BosNewsLife Asia Correspondent NEW DELHI, INDIA (BosNewsLife)-- An evangelical church in central India celebrated Easter this weekend after police harassment and threats from suspected Hindu militants who accused local believers of forcefully converting Hindus to Christianity, an evangelical umbrella organization said.
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