Compass Direct has posted a story concerning the continued persecution of Christianity (one persecuted group in a long laundry list of human rights abuses). Here is an excerpt.
BANGKOK, April 9 (Compass Direct News) – As China deals with the fallout of protests in Tibet and alleged protests in neighboring Xinjiang province, the family of a Uyghur Christian fears he may be sentenced to death this month after officials accused him of endangering national security.
Officials closed Alimjan Yimit’s business last September and accused him of using it as a cover for “preaching Christianity among people of Uyghur ethnicity.” When they detained him on January 12, they told his family only that the arrest was a matter of “national security.” (See Compass Direct News, “Uyghur Christians Arrested, Jailed in Xinjiang, China,” February 11.)
In view of the recent crackdown on Tibetan protestors and an alleged protest in the Uyghur Autonomous Region of Xinjiang that reportedly saw 400 Uyghurs detained by late March, Yimit’s family fear he may be branded a separatist, a crime punishable by death. Friends said a verdict is expected by the end of April.
Go here for the entire story.
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