Cuba Targets Religious Rights Activists, Christians

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HAVANA, CUBA (BosNewsLife)-- Cuban authorities are targeting a top religious rights advocate and other activists as well as Christian leaders with travel bans and visits by security agents amid growing tensions with Washington, BosNewsLife established Thursday, June 22.

BREAKING NEWS: Cuba Prominent Church Leader On Trial

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By BosNewsLife News Center fidel-castroHAVANA, CUBA (BosNewsLife)-- A prominent evangelical church leader in Cuba will be put on trial next week and is facing a one-year prison sentence as part of what his supporters call "a government campaign to silence and discredit him," because of his refusal to work with the state-backed church organization, a Christian advocacy group confirmed Saturday, December 27.

Cuba Harassing Evangelical Leader Amid Broader Concerns

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By BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos with BosNewsLife Americas Service HAVANA, CUBA (BosNewsLife)-- A prominent evangelical official in Cuba says security forces harass him as part...

Cuba Communist Party ‘Confirms’ Church Crackdown In Leaked Video

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By BosNewsLife Americas Services HAVANA, CUBA (BosNewsLife)-- A leaked video appears to show a Cuban Communist Party official openly confirming a government strategy to target churches affiliated with the fast growing Apostolic Movement, a protestant network.

NEWS ALERT: Cuba Detains Prominent Catholic Rights Activist, Group Says

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By BosNewsLife Americas Service HAVANA, CUBA (BosNewsLife)-- A Christian advocacy group urged Cuba on Wednesday to release prominent rights activist Jose Daniel Ferrer, a devoted Catholic, who went missing this week in the Communist island nation.  

Cuba – Waiting for a Real Revolution of Religious Freedom (Column)

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By Martin Roth, BosNewsLife Senior Columnist pope-francis-reuters_650x400_71441536922HAVANA, CUBA (BosNewsLife Columns)-- Pope Francis arrives in Cuba this week for a short visit. Might it lead to an end to the persecution of Christians that is a feature of this Communist nation? Unfortunately, the signs are not hopeful.

NEWS ALERT: Cuban Pastors Detained After Distributing American Aid

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By BosNewsLife News Center HAVANA, CUBA (BosNewsLife)-- Two Cuban Baptist leaders are detained in Cuba on charges of “illicit financial activity,” after distributing financial aid from American Christians to needy churches in the island's Guantanamo province, an international advocacy group said Monday, October 19.

NEWS ALERT: Wife, Children Of Jailed Cuban Pastor Face Eviction

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By BosNewsLife News Center HAVANA, CUBA (BosNewsLife)-- The wife of jailed Cuban Pastor Omar Gude Perez faced a difficult weekend after authorities reportedly told her that the family home is to be confiscated. The family will be relocated to a significantly smaller apartment in poor conditions outside the city of Camaguey, said advocacy group Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), which has closely monitored the case.

Cuba Pastor Asks Government To Let Him Leave

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By BosNewsLife Americas Service HAVANA, CUBA (BosNewsLife)-- The leader of a major network of independent churches was awaiting an answer from Cuba's leadership Wednesday, October 31, after urging the government to let him leave the Communist island with his family after years of imprisonment and reported harassment.

Cuba Detains Baptist Pastor Ahead Of Summit

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By BosNewsLife Americas Service Mario Felix Lleonart (1)HAVANA, CUBA (BosNewsLife)-- A Baptist pastor remained under house arrest in central Cuba Monday, January 27, after he was reportedly detained by the Communist island's political police and state security forces as part of a larger crackdown on dissidents, ahead of a regional summit. The troubles began Sunday, January 25, after police surrounded the home of Mario Felix Lleonart Barroso, who is pastor of the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Taguayabon, Christian rights investigators said.