Two Hongkongers Accused of Sedition Over Alleged Court Disturbance Have a Case to Answer, Magistrate Rules
Pang tried to convince the court to dismiss the case against him, arguing that the prosecution had insufficient evidence to charge him with sedition. He said the YouTube videos he uploaded, in which he criticized Hong Kong judges and the legal system, were “out of love for Hong Kong,” and had no seditious intent.
Secretary of the Central Politics and Legal Affairs Commission Threatens Pastor Yang Hua: “Believe it or Not, I Can Beat You to Death”
The secretary could not find any evidence that Pastor Yang Hua committed any illegal acts, nevertheless, this Party official lost control of his emotions. When he knocked Pastor Yang down, he yelled, “Believe it or not, I can beat you to death.”
Senator Marco Rubio and U.S. Representative Chris Smith Respond to the Imprisonment of Pastor
China Aid Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Chris Smith and Senator Marco Rubio released a statement condemning the sentencing of a house church pastor yesterday. Smith and Rubio, who serve as chair and co-chair, respectively, of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, voiced their concern over the harsh prison term handed to Li Guozhi, who goes […]
Court in China’s Guizhou Jails Protestant Pastor on Spying Charges
Hai Nan | Radio Free Asia Authorities in southern China have sentenced a pastor of an unofficial Protestant “house church” to two-and-a-half years in jail on spying charges, his lawyer said. Pastor Yang Hua of the Huoshi church in the southern province of Guizhou was handed the jail term by the Nanming District People’s Court […]
Court Tries House Church Pastor in Secret Amidst Rampant Corruption
China Aid Guiyang, Guizhou — A secretive trial was held for a prominent pastor in China’s central Guizhou province on Monday. His lawyers said the court refused to grant the requests they and their client made during two pre-trial sessions, likely skewing the trial in favor of the prosecution. The trial, which commenced at 9:30 […]
The Shepherds of Living Stone Church
Yaxue Cao | ChinaChange This article was first published in China Change web site on December 25, 2016 On December 9, 2015, after dropping their two sons off at school, Pastor Yang Hua and his wife Wang Hongwu of the Living Stone house church in Guiyang, made their way to the 24th story of Guiyang International […]
Persecuted Pastor’s Wife Describes Hardships
China Aid Guiyang, Guizhou – The wife of a Christian pastor scheduled to stand trial later this month penned a letter on Nov. 30 describing the hardships their church has faced since his incarceration more than a year ago. Yang Hua, the pastor of the repeatedly persecuted Huoshi Church, was detained on Dec. 9, 2015, while […]
After Investigation, House Church Pastor’s Case Transferred for Prosecution
Qiao Nong | China Aid (Guiyang, Guizhou—Oct. 17, 2016) A prominent house church pastor in China’s central Guizhou province awaits prosecution after receiving news on Sept. 14 that his case would be transferred to the Procuratorate. Pastor Su Tianfu, who is one of several Christians from Huoshi Church swept into legal proceedings as part of […]
Guizhou Pastor Possibly Tortured in Detention; Church Group Evicted
Qiao Nong | China Aid (Guiyang, Guizhou—May 17, 2016) The lawyers for an incarcerated house church pastor in Guiyang, the largest city in China’s inland Guizhou province, expressed their belief that their client was tortured in prison. This revelation comes on the heels of the announcement that the pastor’s case has been transferred to the […]
Arrest of China’s Largest Megachurch Pastor ‘Will Shake the Spirit’ of Christian Leaders, Says China Aid Founder
Stoyan Zaimov | China Aid This article was first published on The Christian Post on February 12, 2016 China Aid, a Christian human rights organization based in the U.S., believes that Pastor Gu Yuese of Hangzhou’s Chongyi Church, the largest government sanctioned church in China, has no chance to escape sentencing by the Communist Party for standing up […]