Christian couple criminally detained after sharing faith, protesting abortion

Li Yinxiu, a woman who was criminally
detained for protesting abortion and
sharing her faith, in an undated photo.
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(Heshan, Guangdong—June 7, 2018) Police in China’s southern Guangdong province criminally detained a Christian couple after they shared their faith in a local park and advocated against abortion on Friday.

Liang Ziliang, a preacher at Baptist Church in Heshan, Guangdong, was handing out brochures telling about Christianity and carrying banners protesting abortion in a local park along with his wife, Li Yinxiu, and several other church members on June 1 when police started photographing them. That night, Liang and Li were called to the police station, where they were detained as soon as they arrived. For days, no one was able to contact them.

After their arrest, officers entered their home without a warrant and searched it.

Yesterday, their family members received two criminal detention notices accusing Liang and Li of violating Article 80 of China’s Criminal Law and organizing and financially supporting illegal gatherings. They are currently being held at the Heshan Municipal Detention Center.

When Christians from other churches visited Baptist Church, which meets in Liang’s home, they found its members in a state of anxiety. According to a local Christian, “Liang Ziliang’s older sister has never dealt with dilemmas like this. She lacks experience. She’s very nervous.”

Liang’s family has hired to lawyers to represent this case.

Unfortunately, Chinese Christians commonly face arbitrary summons and arrests. Since many fear government retaliation, they choose to remain silent even after suffering abuses. Those who are not afraid, however, report their experiences to the international media so that people around the world may know of their hardships. ChinaAid assists them in exposing their sufferings in order to inform the world of the Chinese government’s violations of religious freedom, human rights, and rule of law and secure improved liberties for China’s citizens.


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