Tag: Zhang Kai

NGO law shows China’s ‘challenging environment’

January 4, 2017 China China, Crosses, Inner Mongolia, Zhang Kai, Zhejiang

Christians working in China may be facing the “most challenging environment in decades”, according to Brent Fulton, president of China Source. This observation comes following the 1 January introduction of a new law regulating foreign non-governmental organisations (NGOs), which, according to a spokeswoman for the American Embassy in Beijing, could . . . Read More

China: TV ‘confession’ of Christian lawyer

March 2, 2016 China China, Crosses, Wenzhou, Zhang Kai, Zhejiang

A well-known Christian rights lawyer who tried to help prevent a wave of by Chinese authorities has appeared on state television confessing to crimes after a months-long disappearance – the latest case in China’s widening crackdown on Christians. On a news programme on state-controlled Wenzhou TV on 25 Feb., Zhang . . . Read More

Christian lawyers call for Chinese colleagues’ release

October 29, 2015 China China, Human rights, Zhang Kai, Zhejiang

Justice Michael F. Saldanha speaking at the Advocates Asia conference in New Delhi on 22 October.World Watch Monitor Advocates Asia, a forum of Christian lawyers in 20 Asian countries, has urged the Chinese government to release “immediately and unconditionally” human rights lawyers and activists detained since early July. The . . . Read More

China’s Nobel nominee lawyer released after three years

August 15, 2014 China China, Gao Zhisheng, Heilongjiang, Human rights, Xinjiang, Zhang Kai

Geng He, wife of imprisoned Chinese dissident Gao Zhisheng, speaks at a press conference. ‎January‎ ‎18‎, ‎2011Nina Lincoff/Medill News Service / Flickr / Creative Commons Prominent defender of persecuted Christians, and Nobel Peace Prize nominee, Gao Zhisheng was released from prison last week after his most recent three-year sentence. . . . Read More

China’s Christians seize internet opportunities

December 31, 2012 China Censorship, Religious freedom, Shaanxi, Shanghai, Shouwang Church, Zhang Kai

Chinese Christians are sharing their faith on Weibo, China’s giant, state-regulated, social network – and some are beginning to challenge the censor by speaking out against religious persecution. When Christian band Rainbow Come appeared on China’s equivalent of “The X Factor,” Christians turned to social networking to drum up votes . . . Read More

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