DAY 146: GAO ZHISHENG HELD HOSTAGE

Christian human rights attorney Gao Zhisheng, disappeared February 4, and was last seen being taken away by a dozen police officers. Gao Zhisheng has been repeatedly kidnapped, arrested, imprisoned and tortured by Chinese authorities, because he has defended the persecuted and has been an unyielding voice for justice in the Chinese courts.

Information From -China Aid Association

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Declaration on Behalf of Autumn Rain Church

Posted 06.30.09

On June 26, the Chinese House Church Alliance, a house church network of more than 250,000 members, issued a declaration on behalf of Autumn Rain Church, denouncing the government's abolishment of the church and calling on the Body of Christ, worldwide, to pray. Read the declaration. Beginning around June 4, authorities began to disrupt the Autumn Rain Church services and government officials from the Joint Defense for Law and Order blocked the church members from entering the house church gathering site for Sunday morning worship services.

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From -China Aid Association

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Attorney Interrogated and Tortured

Posted 06.26.09

On June 17 Christian human rights attorney, Zheng Enchong, was interrogated and tortured for nine hours by Public Security Bureau (PSB) officers because of his work defending Chinese citizens whose land has been confiscated by the government. During his detention, he was beaten, stripped and cigarettes were held to his lips and eyelids. Zheng Enchong has filed a written protest and plans to file a complaint to the central government.

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From -China Aid Association

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People of China

The Lisu People

In the past, the Lisu people worshiped many gods, nature and a multitude of other things. Religious professionals made a living by fortune-telling and offering sacrifices to ghosts. During religious activities, animals were slaughtered and a large sum of money spent. In the early 20th century Christianity was introduced to the Lisu in the Dehong and Nujiang regions by western missionaries (both Protestant and Catholic).

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Arrests Overshadow Release Of Prisoner

Posted 06.26.09

News that China released a Christian woman after serving over two and a half years in prison for protesting the destruction of a mega-church has been overshadowed by the ongoing detention of Christians in a similar case, Chinese Christians and rights investigators said Wednesday, June 24.

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From -BosNewsLife

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Reach the Musical People

Posted 06.23.09

What would it look like to base your day around song? 17 million people in southern China do that every day. "They'll gather in the parks and one group will sing a line or two over to another group. The other group will think about it and then sing another line back to the first group. They make decisions through song. They get married through song. So, music is very important to their society, so we call them the Musical People."

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From -Mission Network News

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Government Targets Taochuan Church

Posted 06.23.09

Around midnight on June 14, three house church leaders of the Taochuan Village Christian Church were arrested and given 10 days of detention for engaging in “illegal religious activities.” Authorities have arrested the Christians as the latest in a series of actions to shut down their house church, and confiscate the church building. The authorities have targeted the church because the Christians have been advocating for justice for peasants in their village. The three arrested leaders are: Sister Liu, Sister Xu and Brother Huang Sumin.

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From -China Aid Association

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