Zhang Kai. Photo via his blog, with the tag “Hope.”
Lawyer Zhang Kai was taken into police custody in Wenzhou on August 25, 2015. He was placed in residential surveillance in a designated location for six months, after which he appeared on Chinese television to make a “confession” on February 25. Continue reading
The Case of Zhang Kai: Refuting Lies, Clarifying the Facts, and Setting the Record Straight已关闭评论
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By Yaxue Cao, published: July 29, 2015
Yaxue spoke with Pastor L in Wenzhou on July 26.
YC: I began paying attention to the demolition of churches and tearing-down of crosses in Zhejiang last year after reading many international media reports on the demolition of the Sanjiang Church (三江教堂) in Wenzhou. Recently there’s been a resurgence of cross-removals, and the daily news items and images of this are quite shocking. It seems the Chinese government is determined to tear down every cross in Zhejiang!
I’ve also read the statements issued both this year and last year Continue reading
Interview with a Wenzhou Pastor: The Chinese Government’s Large-Scale Destruction of Crosses in Zhejiang Province已关闭评论
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The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government Continue reading
Minitrue: Crosses Removed from Churches已关闭评论
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The Wuxi Christian Church in China’s Zhejiang Province. The authorities have issued demolition notices to more than 100 churches in the area.
DIDI TANG / ASSOCIATED PRESS
JULY 28, 2014
BEIJING — In another sign of the authorities’ efforts Continue reading
China Removes Crosses From Two More Churches in Crackdown已关闭评论
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2014-06-24
Officials check vehicles leading to the town of Oubei, outside the city of Wenzhou on April 30, 2014, where Chinese authorities began demolishing a Christian church two days earlier.
AFP
Authorities in the eastern Chinese province of Zhejiang Continue reading
Crosses in China’s Wenzhou City Fall Amid Widening Crackdown on Churches已关闭评论
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Another Chinese church is stripped of its cross as a Communist Party ‘anti-church’ demolition campaign continues in Zhejiang province
A crane winches a large red cross from one of three domes on the Guantou church in Wenzhou
By Tom Phillips, Shanghai9:14AM BST 17 Jun 2014
Nearly a week after Chinese Christians thwarted Continue reading
Chinese church’s fightback fails to stop cross removal已关闭评论
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Video | China Chafes at Christianity’s Growth As Christianity continues its rapid rise in China, some believers feel discriminated against by public policies and say that the government favors traditional Chinese religions.
05/21/2014 14:03
The campaign of persecution against Christians in Zhejiang has led to the destruction of places of worship, the removal or obliteration of crosses, and a month-long clashes between Christians and police over churches and other places of worship. Meanwhile, the plan to demolish the “Jerusalem of the East” moves on relentless.
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Zhejiang: list and pictures of 64 demolished Christian churches已关闭评论
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