ICC Note: The arrest of Pastor Zhang Shaojie and 23 of his church members ten weeks ago has sparked one of the most egregious incidents of Christian persecution in China in recent months. While about half of the believers have been released, many continue to face intimidation and harassment, including Pastor Shaojie’s family. Lawyers attempting to defend the Christians legal rights have been roughed up by government sponsored thugs and even international film crews have been attacked. Now Pastor Shaojie faces trumped up charges of “fraud” and “disturbing public order.” Genuine religious freedom in China remains an elusive dream for its tens of millions of Christian adherents. 
01/21/2014 China (ChinaAid) – Believers in Nanle County, in central China’s Henan province, continue to face persecution over the weekend.
On Sunday, more than 20 people attended the worship service at the Nanle County Christian Church, but a believer said that the rest of the congregation dared no attempt to go to church for fear of persecution.
In addition, Zhang Shanshan, the youngest daughter of imprisoned Pastor Zhang Shaojie, said yesterday that the Nanle County Public Security Bureau has continued to pursue her.
“When I was going home this afternoon in the street, my mother called me, and she told me not to loiter in the street as she is afraid I would disappear like last time,” Zhang Shanshan said. “[My aunt] said the leader of the Public Security Bureau’s Criminal Police Squad is looking for me, and that he wants me to go the Public Security Bureau.
Meanwhile, Public Sercurity agents in Xuzhou city, in China’s coastal Jiangsu province installed a security camera outside the door of one man’s home. While the Public Security Bureau’s motive are unclear, it is believed that this surveillance is related to Geng Guang’s concern for the Nanle County religious case.
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