新闻来源:www.wsj.com
原文地址:China Expands Its Religious Repression
新闻日期:2024-09-12

9月1日凌晨,成都早雨同盟教会的警察到达现场。约50人聚集在租用的会议室里礼拜,但此时已将教堂长老李英强和牧师吴武清带走。

剩下的成员继续唱诗、祈祷。几个小时后,警方再次返回,又带走了牧师阎宏和执事曾钦涛。当时电力被切断,会众被告知离开大楼。目前领导们仍在拘留中,有可能在几天内被转移到刑事拘留所。


原文摘要:

Police showed up at Early Rain Covenant Church in Chengdu, China, in the early morning on Sept. 1. Some 50 people had gathered to worship in a rented conference room, but by around 9 authorities had detained church elder Li Yingqiang and pastor Wu Wuqing.The rest tried to carry on, singing hymns and praying together. Within hours the police returned and took away Yan Hong and Zeng Qintao, a pastor and deacon, respectively. The power was cut off and the congregation was told to leave the building. The leaders remain in custody and could be moved to longer-term criminal detention in the coming days.

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