Laos Christian Villagers Face Expulsion For Faith

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By BosNewsLife Asia Service with BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos laosVIENTIANE, LAOS (BosNewsLife)-- Dozens of Christian villagers in southern Laos face expulsion from their homes and death threats Friday, March 21, because they refuse to abandon their faith in Jesus Christ, friends told BosNewsLife.

Laos Christians Facing Expulsion For Faith

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By BosNewsLife Asia Service with reporting by BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos Laos-150x150VIENTIANE, LAOS (BosNewsLife)-- Authorities in southern Laos have told Christians to recant their faith in Christ or face expulsion from their village amid a wider crackdown on churches, a human rights official and friend of the believers told BosNewsLife.

Laos Christian Villagers Face Deportation For Faith

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By BosNewsLife Asia Service laosVIENTIANE, LAOS (BosNewsLife)-- Some 50 Christians in central Laos faced imminent expulsion from their homes Friday, September 6, for refusing to recant their faith in Christ, representatives told BosNewsLife.

NEWS ALERT: Three Laos Pastors Released From Prison; Men Held For Spreading Christianity

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By BosNewsLife Asia Service laosVIENTIANE, LAOS (BosNewsLife)-- Three Lao Christian pastors who were detained in southern Laos in February on charges of “spreading the Christian religion” have been released, Christian rights activists confirmed Monday, April 8.

Laos Jails Pastors For Spreading Christianity

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By BosNewsLife Asia Service LAOSVIENTIANE, LAOS (BosNewsLife)-- Three Christian pastors have been jailed in southern Laos for spreading Christianity, their supporters told BosNewsLife Thursday, February 7. The jailed Christians, who lead evangelical congregations in Savannakhet province, were identified as Pastor Bounma of Alowmai Village Church in Phin district, Pastor Somkaew of Kengsainoi Village Church in Phin district, and Pastor Bounmee of Savet Village Church, in Sepon district.

Laos Demands Jailed Pastors Participate In Occult Rituals (Update)

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(ADDS MORE CASES OF FORCED RITUALS, BACKGROUND) By BosNewsLife Asia Service VIENTIANE, LAOS (BosNewsLife)-- Authorities in southern Laos pressure three jailed pastors and other Christians to participate in occult rituals and recant their faith in Jesus Christ, a religious advocacy group said Thursday, October 18.

Laos Jails Pastors Over House Churches

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By BosNewsLife Asia Service VIENTIANE, LAOS (BosNewsLife)-- Three pastors were still held "in harsh prison conditions" in western Laos Thursday, September 20, over a week after they were detained for their involvement in house churches, representatives told BosNewsLife.

NEWS ALERT: Laos Frees 4 Lao, Thai Christians Jailed For Bible Study

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By BosNewsLife Asia Service VIENTIANE, LAOS (BosNewsLife)-- Lao authorities have released four Christians, including two Thai citizens, who were detained in June after being caught explaining the Bible to at least one Lao man, rights activists confirmed late Friday, August 24.

‘Laos Jails Village Church Leader For Not Renouncing Faith’

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By BosNewsLife Asia Service VIENTIANE, LAOS (BosNewsLife)-- The leader of a growing village church in central Laos was behind bars Wednesday, August 22, for refusing to renounce his faith in Jesus Christ, his supporters told BosNewsLife.

Laos Christians Face Expulsion From Village Over Faith

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By BosNewsLife Asia Service VIENTIANE, LAOS (BosNewsLife)-- Several Christian families in southern Laos face imminent expulsion from their homes if they refuse to recant their faith in Jesus Christ, an advocacy group assisting them told BosNewsLife Tuesday, August 8.