Thursday, February 22, 2007

Christians jailed for walking near Olympic hotel
Persecution ramping up as 2008 Games in Beijing approach

Posted: February 22, 2007

A Christian house church leader in China and his mother are facing a criminal prosecution that appears to be part of that government's campaign to eliminate messages that are contrary to the official publicity releases as the 2008 Olympic Games in
Beijing approach.

According to reports from
Voice of the Martyrs, a Christian organization that works in support of persecuted Christians around the world, house church leader Hua Huiqi has been formally arrested and his 76-year-old mother arrested a second time for the offense of walking near a construction site for a hotel being built in preparation for the Olympics. the rest

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