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China prosecutes Christians, arrests priests in Hebei
ANI
28 May 2021, 12:55 GMT+10
Beijing [China], May 28 (ANI): China on May 20th seized four Christian priests working as seminary professors along with three priests who had been carrying out pastoral work in Hebei province on charges of brainwashing .
The incident was reported by International Christian Concern (ICC), which monitors the persecution of Christians, reported New York Times Post.
Ten students were also detained in the raid which took place in the town of Shaheqiao. Three briefly managed to escape before being arrested. Chinese authorities seized Giuseppe Zhang Weizhu, the bishop of Xinxiang. Bishop Weizhu had run the diocese of Xinxiang for 30 years since 1991, reported New York Times Post.
Beijing [China], May 28 (ANI): China on May 20th seized four Christian priests working as seminary professors along with three priests who had been carrying out pastoral work in Hebei province on charges of 'brainwashing'.
The ICC claims the arrested priests were subjected to brainwashing from China`s governing communists.
On May 1 China`s new regulations on religious activities, a set of strict rules for religious conduct, came into effect.
Beijing: China on May 20th seized four Christian priests working as seminary professors along with three priests who had been carrying out pastoral work in Hebei province on charges of `brainwashing`.
The incident was reported by International Christian Concern (ICC), which monitors the persecution of Christians, reported New York Times Post.
Ten students were also detained in the raid which took place in the town of Shaheqiao.
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