Monday, February 09, 2009

Report: House church persecution increases 418 per cent in Beijing

http://www.christiantoday.com/article/report.house.church.persecution.increases.418.per.cent.in.beijing/22468.htm

[Christianity Today UK] 9 Feb 2009--Persecution of house church Christians in Beijing increased 418 per cent in 2008 – the year of the Summer Olympic Games, according to a report released this week by a US-based religious freedom group.

The total number of reported people persecuted in Beijing was 539 from January to December 2008, up 418 per cent from 104 people in 2007, China Aid Association reported. Overall in China, there were a total of 2,027 people persecuted because of their Christian faith, up 157 per cent from 788 people in 2007.

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