Originally published in Fox News China’s blueprint for national security in Hong Kong puts pro-democracy activists, including pastors and religious leaders, at risk of being extradited to and tried in mainland China, a Christian persecution watchdog warns. A draft of the new national security laws was passed by China last […]
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Hong Kong formally withdraws Extradition Bill
By Gina Goh –Originally published in Persecution.org / International Christian Concern On October 23, Hong Kong’s legislature formally withdrew the extradition bill that led the autonomous region into a four month period of unrest. The Fugitive Offenders and Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Legislation Bill 2019, commonly known as […]
Hong Kong crisis reflects religious freedom struggle in mainland China
Originally published in Christian Today The escalating crisis in Hong Kong is a reflection of the “desperate cry for freedom in mainland China”, Release International has said. It is calling on China to grant freedom of religion to Christians in the mainland who are experiencing increasing persecution. The organisation, which […]
Hong Kong: Crackdown or breakthrough; praying for a miracle — Elizabeth Kendal
Originally published in Religious Liberty Prayer Bulletin Home to 850 000 Christians (12.4 percent of the population (OMF)), some 1 500 churches and 35 Bible Colleges, Hong Kong has long been “a vital nerve centre for [Christian] media” (Operation World 2010) and “the springboard for evangelising on the mainland”(TIME magazine, […]