Jailed Iran Pastor Writes Sandy Hook Parents After School Shooting

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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife Farshid Fathi MalayeriTEHRAN, IRAN (BosNewsLife)-- An Iranian pastor, who is jailed in Tehran on charges linked to his Christian activities, says he is praying for the parents who lost their children in a recent school shooting in the U.S. State of Connecticut.

NEWS ALERT: Hamas Leader’s Christian Son Faces Deportation From U.S.

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By George Whitten, BosNewsLife Jerusalem Bureau Chief WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM (BosNewsLife) -– Masab Hassan Yousef, the son of a prominent Hamas leader who became a Christian, is facing a deportation hearing on June 30 in San Diego because the U.S. Department of Homeland Security views him as "a threat to America’s national security", Worthy News learned Monday, June 14.

US Group: ‘Key Bible Translator Jailed In Islamic Nation’

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By BosNewsLife Americas Service with reporting by BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos BUDAPEST/WASHINGTON (BosNewsLife)-- U.S.-based Bible translation group Wycliffe Associates says it is concerned about the security of Bible translators in Islamic nations where at least one of its contacts has been jailed for his Christian work.

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.

China Continues House Church Raids; Website Closed

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By BosNewsLife Asia Service china-house-church-20051BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- At least six Christians from China's Henan province were behind bars Thursday, June 18, after security forces stormed their house church following a similar raid on a house church in Sichuan province, Christian rights investigators said.

BREAKING: Evangelist Luis Palau Dies At 86

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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife PORTLAND, USA (BosNewsLife)-- Luis Palau, the international evangelist who preached the Gospel of Jesus Christ to more than...

Islamic Countries, India Receive Hall Of Shame ‘Awards’

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By BosNewsLife News Center muslim-extremistWASHINGTON DC, USA (BosNewsLife)-- An influential United States-based Christian rights groups has warned of increased persecution of Christians in "many Islamic countries" and said that even in India, often described as the world's "largest democracy", believers faced the worst violence in recent years.

BREAKING NEWS: Jailed US Pastor Faces More Prosecution Over Bible Study

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By BosNewsLife Americas Service with reporting by BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos WASHINGTON, USA (BosNewsLife)-- Jailed American Pastor Michael Salman faces more prosecution, including up to three-and-a-half years probation and government inspections, for holding an unauthorized Bible study at his home in the U.S. state of Arizona, a well-informed rights official told BosNewsLife Wednesday, August 15.

BREAKING NEWS: Iran Releases Pastor Abedini, Reporter, Other Americans (UPDATE)

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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife pastoriran TEHRAN/VIENNA (BosNewsLife)-- Iran on Saturday, January 16, released Iranian-born American pastor Saeed Abedini along with Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian and two other Americans who had been held in Iranian prisons

Cuba Detains Son Devoted Pastor

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By BosNewsLife Americas Service gabrielHAVANA, CUBA (BosNewsLife)-- The son of a devoted Christian pastor in Cuba has been jailed on false charges as part of a government effort to pressure his family to halt church activities, but locals call them a "powerful blessing" to the community, Christians say.