Li Guiwen’s arrest confirms that the present crackdown on independent churches has a a particularly harsh impact on those serving ethnic minority believers.
Li Xiaosi
Yunnan, New Update on Brother Chang Hao: Out of Jail, but Under Heavy Surveillance
Video cameras, false “cleaners,” and police visits to members of his church try to continuously harass the indomitable preacher.
Yunnan, Update on Brother Chang Hao: Sentenced, Liberated, and Detained Again
The popular preacher was baptizing new Christians with famous Pastor John Cao when the police raided the gathering on October 15.
Yunnan Christian Preacher Chang Hao Still Illegally Detained
The term for keeping him in jail without a verdict has expired. Yet the “Christian anti-COVID-masks man” has not been released.
Yunnan Christian Preacher Chang Hao Remains in Jail, His Case Will Proceed to Trial
He ran a small, rural church and distributed popular anti-COVID masks inscribed with Bible verses. He is prosecuted for “picking quarrels and provoking trouble.”
The Small Church That Disturbed the CCP: Preacher Chang Hao Detained in Yunnan
He had what looked like a good idea and distributed anti-COVID masks with Bible verses. The police did not appreciate it.
Lisu and Nu Ethnic Minority Christians Arrested in Yunnan
Christianity’s success among these populations has been spectacular. This does not please the CCP. On September 16 popular Pastor Wang Shunping has been formally arrested.
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