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Update: Christian lawyer reportedly missing
(January 21, 2010)
Christians attacked and detained
(January 14, 2010)
Update: Church leader given severe prison sentence
(December 09, 2009)
House church leader targeted by authorities in Wenzhou
(December 09, 2009)
Update: Fushan church leaders sentenced to prison
(December 02, 2009)
Update: Crackdown continues against church in Shanghai
(November 25, 2009)
Update: House church leader released
(November 25, 2009)
Update: Authorities step up campaign against Christians
(November 18, 2009)
House church banned by authorities in Shanghai
(November 11, 2009)
Update: Expelled student invited back to school
(November 04, 2009)
Student expelled from school for his Christian faith
(October 28, 2009)
Update: Pastor Hua released
(October 21, 2009)
Update: Ten more Christians from Fushan Church arrested
(October 21, 2009)
Update: Pastor Zhang released; Pastor Hua still detained
(October 14, 2009)
Update: Fushan church leaders detained by officials
(September 30, 2009)
Pastor and wife forced to vacate home
(September 30, 2009)
Prominent pastor detained by officials
(September 23, 2009)
Church construction site attacked, believers brutally assaulted
(September 16, 2009)
Church banned, Christians arrested
(August 19, 2009)
House churches raided, Christians arrested
(July 15, 2009)
Update: Chinese couple sentenced for "engaging in illegal religious activities"
(July 08, 2009)
Update: Three Christians released from detention in Shaanxi
(June 30, 2009)
Update: House church leaders released in Sichuan
(June 30, 2009)
Update: Christian woman released in Zhejiang province
(June 24, 2009)
House churches attacked
(June 24, 2009)
Update: Shi Weihan receives three year prison sentence
(June 17, 2009)
House church leaders arrested in Sichuan
(June 17, 2009)
Pastor Hua Huiqi beaten by authorities
(June 10, 2009)
Pastor banned from church in Tianjin province
(June 03, 2009)
Update: Henan church leaders released
(May 27, 2009)
Church leaders detained in Henan province
(May 06, 2009)
Update: Pastor released following international attention
(April 29, 2009)
Update: Confiscated money returned to pastor
(April 22, 2009)
Officials detain and interrogate Pastor Zhang Mingxuan
(April 08, 2009)
Priest beaten in mayor's office
(March 25, 2009)
Update on detained Uyghur Christian
(March 18, 2009)
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Pray for a complete recovery for Father Jianli. Pray that the Lord will continue to strengthen Chinese Christians in their hearts, minds and bodies as they face opposition for their faith. Learn more about China's suffering Christians at the China Country Report. |
On March 16, Father Francis Gao Jianli (39) was attacked while at the mayor's office in Xiangong town, Chencang district, China, where he had been invited to discuss a disputed church property. The land in question was seized during the Cultural Revolution and a factory was opened on the site. The factory has since shut down and both the church and the district government's property management office have made claims of ownership. When the government began to work on the land, hundreds of believers gathered on the site in protest. Father Jianli was summoned by the mayor to address the issue but was instead badly beaten by two men. At last report, Father Jianli remained in hospital in Baoji city and was under police surveillance.