Wang Weiliang Photo from China Aid

Two Chinese Christians were released early from detention for medical reasons in recent days, according to a December 2 report from China Aid Association. On November 25, Wang Weiliang was released one year early from a three-year sentence he received for protesting the destruction of a church building in Zhejiang province in July 2006 (click here to read the story). At the time of the report, Weiliang was receiving care at a hospital in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. Pastor Zhu Baoguo, a house church leader who was sentenced to one year "re-education through labour" on October 30 (click here for more), was also released on December 2 for medical reasons.

For more information on the persecution of Christians in China, visit the China Country Report.