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China House Church Challenges Closure In Court

July 2, 2009


BosNewsLife Asia Service


china-house-church-20051-150x1501BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- A Chinese house church in Chengdu province said Thursday, July 2, it had file a law suit against local authorities for closing their congregation, a case they hope will positively impact stimulate groups across China.

NEWS ALERT: Chinese Pastor And Wife Sentenced To One Year Labor Camp

July 1, 2009

By BosNewsLife Asia Service

rockBEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- The pastor of a major Chinese evangelical church and his wife have been sentenced to one year "re-education through labor" for "engaging in illegal religious activities," trial observers confirmed Wednesday, July 1.

BREAKING NEWS: Muslim Mobs Burn Churches, Homes In Pakistan; At Least 13 Injured

July 1, 2009

By BosNewsLife Asia Service

violenceLAHORE, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- At least 13 people, including women and children, were injured Wednesday, July 1, when local Muslims set on fire some 100 Christian homes and churches east of the Pakistani city of Lahore, Christian rights investigators said.

Somalia militants Behead Christian Father’s Sons

July 1, 2009

By BosNewsLife Africa Service

SOMALIA MILITIAMOGADISHU, SOMALIA (BosNewsLife)-- Muslim militants have beheaded two young boys in Somalia because their Christian father refused to hand over information about a church leader, a Christian news agency reported Wednesday, July 1.

Chinese Christians Concerned Over Plight Detained Bible Printers

July 1, 2009

By BosNewsLife Asia Service

shiBEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- Chinese Christians on Wednesday, July 1, were awaiting the international community to "pray and act" on behalf of jailed Christian house church leader Shi Weihan and six of his associates who have been sentenced to prison terms for allegedly printing Bibles and Christian books without government approval, their supporters said.

Zanzibar Christians Fear More Attacks After Church Burnings, Evictions

July 1, 2009

By BosNewsLife Africa Service

300px-fort-zanzibarZANZIBAR CITY, TANZANIA (BosNewsLife)-- Christians on Tanzania's Zanzibar Island anticipated more attacks against them Wednesday, July 1, as two churches were reportedly burned over the weekend by suspected militants opposing the spread of Christianity on the Muslim dominated semi-autonomous territory.

China Releases House Church Leaders, Christians

June 30, 2009

By BosNewsLife Asia Service

china_christianity1BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- More than a dozen house church leaders and Christians in two Chinese provinces were free Tuesday, after they were released by authorities from detention amid international pressure, Chinese Christians said.

World Meeting Pledges Urgent Social Support For Holocaust Survivors

June 29, 2009

By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife

terezin-prisonersPRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC (BosNewsLife)-- The European Union and dozens of countries have pledged to speed up social support for Holocaust survivors and the search for art and other items that were stolen during World War II by the Nazis.


NEWS WATCH: Albania Votes Amid Corruption and Fraud Concerns

June 28, 2009

Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent, BosNewsLife

ap-albanian-electorates-casts-their-ballots-in-tirana-eng-210-28jun091TIRANA, ALBANIA (BosNewsLife)-- The people of Albania were going to the polls Sunday, June 28, in parliamentary elections, seen as a key test for the Balkan country's ambition to join the European Union. Albania's incumbent Prime Minister Sali Berisha faces a tough fight in the national elections.

Hungary Commemorates 20th Anniversary of Iron Curtain Collapse

June 27, 2009

By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent, BosNewsLife

ironcurtain-150x1501BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)-- Leaders and elected officials from European countries and the United States have remembered how Hungary, exactly 20 years ago, helped to remove the Iron Curtain, which divided Eastern and Western Europe for decades. But the celebrations on Saturday, June 27, were overshadowed by concerns over Europe's future.