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Hungary Court Rejects Holocaust Survivor Libel Suit

Stefan Bos — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:28:48 +0000

By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife reporting from Budapest BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)-- A Budapest court has rejected a libel lawsuit of a Nazi-concentration camp survivor who claims Nobel Peace Prize winning author and human rights activist Elie Wiesel "lies" about his Holocaust past.

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

Stefan Bos — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:33:39 +0000

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.

India Hindu Mob Attacks Evangelical Pastor, Church Members

Stefan Bos — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 14:45:21 +0000

By Santosh Digal, BosNewsLife Asia Correspondent reporting from India NEW DELHI, INDIA (BosNewsLife)-- Evangelical Christians in southeastern India were due to worship Sunday, January 29, amid heightened tensions after Hindu hardliners attacked a pastor and church members, representatives said.

Hungary Court Hears Wiesel’s “Holocaust Lies” In Controversial Case

Stefan Bos — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:15:13 +0000

By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife reporting from Budapest BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)-- A Budapest court is to rule next month in a case of a Nazi-concentration camp survivor who claims Nobel Peace Prize winning author and human rights activist Elie Wiesel "lies" about his Holocaust past, BosNewsLife learned Friday, January 27.

NEWS WATCH: Eastern EU States Under Western Pressure Amid Social Unrest

Stefan Bos — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:02:53 +0000

By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife reporting from Budapest BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)-- Romania and Hungary are among several former Communist nations of the European Union facing social and political turmoil, as the EU and other Western institutions demand far reaching political and austerity measures in exchange for multi-billion dollar financial assistance. The resulting tensions have revived a debate over how much sovereignty eastern EU members should give up, more than two decades after freeing themselves from the Soviet Union's sphere of influence.

NEWS WATCH: 100,000 Hungarians Rally For Embattled Prime Minister Amid EU Row

Stefan Bos — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 22:46:57 +0000

By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife reporting from Budapest BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)-- At least 100,000 Hungarians, many of them arriving from the countryside and neighboring nations, marched for Hungary's center-right government and Prime Minister Viktor Orbán Saturday, January 21, in what the opposition compared to a rally in North Korea.

Dozens Of Catholic Missionaries Killed In 2011

Stefan Bos — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:33:21 +0000

By BosNewsLife News Center

VATICAN CITY/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)-- The Vatican's missionary news agency says more than two dozen priests, nuns and lay Catholics were killed worldwide in 2011, BosNewsLife monitored Monday, January 16.

NEWS ALERT: Extremists Protest Hungary’s EU Membership; Burn Flag (News Watch)

Stefan Bos — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 22:16:11 +0000

By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife reporting from Budapest

BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)-- Supporters of a far-right party known for its antisemitic rhetoric and threats against Gypsies, or Roma, have demonstrated against Hungary's European Union membership.

Tajikistan Christians Tense After ‘Santa Claus’ Killing

Stefan Bos — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 18:00:57 +0000

By Linda Hayes, BosNewsLife Special Correspondent DUSHANBE, TAJIKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- Christians in Tajikistan celebrated Orthodox Christmas Saturday, January 7, amid concerns about Islamic extremism after a crowd killed a young man dressed as "Father Frost", the Russian equivalent of Santa Claus.

NEWS ALERT: Some 100,000 Hungarians Demonstrate Against Constitution,”Dictatorship”

Stefan Bos — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 22:51:07 +0000

By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent reporting from Budapest BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)-- As many as 100,000 Hungarians have protested against a new constitution and related laws which, they say, are used by the government to introduce dictatorship in the largest such demonstration since Prime Minister Viktor Orbán came to power.