MISSION WATCH: Trans World Radio Transmitter Threatened By Flooding
By BosNewsLife Americas Service with reporting by BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos
KRALENDIJK, BONAIRE (BosNewsLife)-- International Christian broadcaster Trans World Radio (TWR) was struggling Sunday, May 13, to prevent flooding at one of its main transmitter sites on the island of Bonaire.
US Group: ‘Key Bible Translator Jailed In Islamic Nation’
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 Releasing “Hundreds” Of Dissidents As Pope leaves Cuba
By BosNewsLife Americas Service with reporting by BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos and reports from Cuba
HAVANA, CUBA (BosNewsLife)-- As Pope Benedict XVI was leaving Cuba, "hundreds of dissidents", including devoted Christians, were released after spending the week in prison or under house arrest to stop them from attending any religious activities surrounding his visit, rights activists confirmed Friday, March 30.
Cuba Frees Catholic Dissident Ferrer
By BosNewsLife Americas Service
HAVANA, CUBA (BosNewsLife)-- Prominent Catholic dissident Jose Daniel Ferrer was free Monday, August 6, after he was detained for some 36 hours in Cuba's eastern city of Holguin.
Cuba Targets Religious Rights Activists, Christians
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.
NEWS ALERT: Wycliffe Associates Tackling Persecution After Militants Kill Bible Translators
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife
ORLANDO/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)-- U.S.-based group Wycliffe Associates (WA) is rushing to train and shelter indigenous Bible translators from areas controlled by Islamic militants, after at least four of its workers were killed in the Middle East, BosNewsLife established Sunday, April 17.
Cuba Detains Baptist Pastor Ahead Of Summit
By BosNewsLife Americas Service
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.
Pakistan Sentences 5 To Death For Killing Christians
By BosNewsLife Asia Service
LAHORE, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- A Pakistani anti-terror court has sentenced five people to death over the killing of a Christian couple who were lynched and burned in a kiln after they were falsely accused of blasphemy against Islam, officials said.