May 19, 2012
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife
 BEIJING, CHINA ( BosNewsLife)-- A blind Chinese activist who was supported by Christians in fighting against forced abortions and defending the disabled has left China for the United States, ending a near month diplomatic standoff between the two nations, witnesses said.
Tags: Abortions, Chen Guangcheng, Family, Hospital, Province, Shandong
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May 18, 2012
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife
 NEW YORK, USA ( BosNewsLife)-- Donna Summer has arrived where she wanted to be most: at home with the Lord. At least that's what later songs reveal of the American superstar and married mother of three children who passed away at age 63 after losing her battle with cancer.
Tags: Amanda, Bad Girls, Battle, Brooklyn, Captain, Children, Church, Dance, Disco, Donna Summer, Faith, Florida, Jesus Christ., Ladonna Adrian Gaines, Love, Marriage, Mimi, Mother, Naples, Performance, Pray, Queen, Queen of Disco, Singing, Sister, Storm, Superstar, Tears
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May 17, 2012
By BosNewsLife Africa Service
 LONDON/ASMARA ( BosNewsLife)-- Activists from Britain and Ireland were taking part in a protest outside the Eritrean embassy in London on Thursday, May 17, to commemorate the 10th anniversary of mass detentions of Eritrean Christians, organizers said.
Tags: Camps, Isaias Afewerki, Meaning, President, Regime, Religion
Posted in Africa, Eritrea | 3 Comments »
May 14, 2012
By BosNewsLife Middle East Service with reporting by BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos
 TEHRAN, IRAN ( BosNewsLife)-- Prominent Iranian house church pastor Behnam Irani is still beaten in his prison but less frequently, an official assisting him with advocacy said Monday, just weeks after his family expressed concerns he may die.
Tags: Behnam Irani, Church, Family, Iran, Jason DeMars, Prison
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May 14, 2012
By BosNewsLife Asia Service
 VIENTIIANE, LAOS (BosNewsLife)-- A government crackdown on churches in southern Laos is spreading to a new district with the brief detention of two "prominent pastors" for alleged unauthorized worship and their involvement in evangelism and an order take down crosses, representatives told BosNewsLife Monday.
Tags: Evangelism, Human Rights Watch for Lao Religious Freedom (HRWLRF), Phin District, Worship
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May 13, 2012
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.
Tags: Bonaire, Broadcaster, Flooding, Libby, President, TWR
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May 12, 2012
By BosNewsLife Africa Service
 ABUJA, NIGERIA (BosNewsLife)-- At least two churches were attacked by suspected Islamic militants in northern Nigeria in recent days, an evangelist told BosNewsLife Saturday, May 12, following several other incidents that killed some 20 Christians.
Tags: Christians, Evangelist, Niger, Nigeria, Paul Jongas, Yobe
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May 11, 2012
By BosNewsLife Asia Service
 RANGOON, BURMA ( BosNewsLife)-- The Burmese military continues to carry out "serious human rights abuses" including rape, torture and killings of predominantly Christian ethnic groups, Christian rights activists said in comments monitored by BosNewsLife Friday, May 11.
Tags: Activists, Burma, Christian, Ethnic, Group, Kachin, Myanmar, Nam San Yang, President, Refugees, Zi Kahtawng
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May 10, 2012
By BosNewsLife Asia Service
 HANOI, VIETNAM ( BosNewsLife)-- Three Christian ethnic minority tribespeople were reportedly in custody Thursday, May 10, on charges of "anti-state activity" as part what rights activists view as a wider government crackdown on indigenous Degar Montagnard people.
Tags: Hmong, Kok Ksor, MFI, Montagnards, Tribespeople
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May 9, 2012
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife
 TEHRAN, IRAN ( BosNewsLife)-- Iranian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani, who faces the death penalty for abandoning Islam and converting to Christianity, says he faces "a trial of faith" in a new letter attributed to him.
Tags: Bible, Christ, Church, Faith, God's Will, Pastor, Present Truth Ministries, Trial, Youcef Nadarkhani
Posted in Iran, Middle East | 2 Comments »
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BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- A blind Chinese activist who was supported by Christians in fighting against forced abortions and defending the disabled has left China for the United States, ending a near month diplomatic standoff between the two nations, witnesses said.
