A Bible is placed on a bicycle saddle at an underground Catholic church in Tianjin, China.
A woman has been sentenced to three years in prison for holding a Bible study,
according to China Aid.
Christian Today
A Christian woman in China has been sentenced to three years in prison for holding a Bible study after being accused of "gathering a crowd to disturb public order".
China Aid reported that Ma Huichao was sentenced on Friday at a court in the western Xinjiang region of the country.
She had been taken into police custody along with four other Christians when officials claimed that their Bible study met without government approval, and stood trial in mid-November.
China Aid added that Ma's lawyer, Li Dunyong was disallowed to plead innocent on her behalf, and Ma received a three-year prison sentence beginning on 30 December.
Ma does not plan to appeal, said the group, which promotes religious freedom and supports persecuted Christians in the world's most populous nation.
In recent years China's Communist regime has been cracking down on non-government sanctioned underground churches and Christian gatherings, and has arrested hundreds of pastors and Christian worshipers on similar charges of disturbing public order.
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A Christian woman in China has been sentenced to three years in prison for holding a Bible study after being accused of "gathering a crowd to disturb public order".
China Aid reported that Ma Huichao was sentenced on Friday at a court in the western Xinjiang region of the country.
She had been taken into police custody along with four other Christians when officials claimed that their Bible study met without government approval, and stood trial in mid-November.
China Aid added that Ma's lawyer, Li Dunyong was disallowed to plead innocent on her behalf, and Ma received a three-year prison sentence beginning on 30 December.
Ma does not plan to appeal, said the group, which promotes religious freedom and supports persecuted Christians in the world's most populous nation.
In recent years China's Communist regime has been cracking down on non-government sanctioned underground churches and Christian gatherings, and has arrested hundreds of pastors and Christian worshipers on similar charges of disturbing public order.
According to the Christian Post, the Revised Draft of Regulations on Religious Affairs, which went into effect in October 2016, further established prohibitions on "organising citizens to attend religious training, conferences and activities abroad"; "preaching, organizing religious activities, and establishing religious institutions or religious sites at schools," and "providing religious services through the internet."The regime has also been demolishing crosses on church roofs, claiming they are in violation of building codes.
"The government wants to control everything, even the smallest aspects," one pastor, identified as Zhou, told China Aid in September. "One characteristic of this draft is the empowerment of local government bodies all the way down to the communities."
"This revision will further reduce the possibility of loosening religious control in China. It is becoming impossible."Christian Today article continues
Persecution Unveiled has been called by God to prick the consciences of this nation and all free people to speak up and act on behalf of those who have no voice. Follow us on Pinterest, and Google; like us on Facebook, and visit our website using this link.
Please remember to include Ma Huichao and all Persecuted Christians in your prayers.
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