Animosity toward unregistered religious activity intensified before the Olympics and isn't going to fade soon.
Compiled by Scott Flipse | posted 10/23/2008 08:38AM
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July 2008 | Dongtou County, Zhejiang Human rights defense counsel Lin Bingchang was forced to leave his town of residence to avoid local police harassment.
July 2008 | Inner Mongolia Wang Shuang was tortured by police after he and three other missionaries were arrested and their homes searched.
June 29, 2008 | Beijing Authorities interfered with human rights defense lawyers who had been scheduled to meet with U.S. Congressmen Christopher H. Smith and Frank Wolf. During the visit from the congressional delegation, lawyers Teng Biao and Li Baiguang were forced to leave Beijing, and independent writer and house church leader Yu Jie was detained by police officials.
June 25, 2008 | Honghui Mine, Pingchuan, Gansu At a house church, Chen, his wife, and Wang Fayung were placed under 10 days of administrative detention and fined on suspicion "of engaging in cult activities and undermining public security."
June 24, 2008 | Honghui Mine, Pingchuan District, Baiyin, Gansu Two house church pianists were placed under three days of administrative detention on suspicion "of engaging in cult activities and undermining public security."
June 1, 2008 | Beijing Six house churches associated with Beijing Gospel Church were forced to move locations.
June 1, 2008 | Taikang County, Henan Seven members of a house church were held in detention and interrogated to find who had been designated to take donation money to a disaster area.
June 2008 | Chengdu, Sichuan Christian human rights defender Huang Qi was charged with illegally possessing state secrets.
May 31, 2008 | Sichuan Three Protestants were arrested while carrying out relief work.
May 28, 2008 | Hua County, Henan Two Protestants were kept from earthquake relief work and detained under the charge of "religious inciting." They were released on June 2 after paying a penalty and distributing "gifts."
May 27, 2008 | Xinjiang Alimujiang Yimiti (Alimjan Yimit in Uyghur) was accused of engaging in illegal religious activities and tried for endangering national security.
May 25, 2008 | Beijing House church pastor Gao Zhen was detained and interrogated.
May 24, 2008 | Xuanhua, Hunan Father Zhang Jianlin and Father Zhangli were arrested during a pilgrimage to a Shanghai shrine. Reports say they have not been heard from since then.
May 16, 2008 | Qingshuihe, Xinjiang Lou Yuanqi was placed under criminal detention on the charge of inciting separatism.
May 9, 2008 | Beijing Dong Yutao was arrested and placed in criminal detention on his way to collect a shipment of Bibles.
May 8, 2008 | Qingzhou, Shandong Zhang Yongliang and his parents were detained while organizing a Bible study group. Police charged them with "obstructing justice."
May 5, 2008 | Erli, Guizhou Four Protestant leaders Wu Xinquan, Wu Guangqing, Li Shizhen, and Zhang Shaolin were detained and charged with "disturbing social order" by "participation in an evil cult."
May 5, 2008 | Qingzhou, Shandong House church leaders Qiao Lie and Wang Qin were detained and accused of being "evil cult members."
May 4, 2008 | Jilin, Yanji House church pastor Hau Yujie was beaten for his independent church activities.
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