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| This man, a member of the demolition crew, threatened to skin Bai Fengju alive for resisting the demolition of his soybean field. (Photo: ChinaAid) |
ChinaAid
(Nanyang, Henan—March 24, 2017) Officials violated a promise they made to not raze a Christian’s field and build a Buddhist temple on it, ChinaAid learned recently.
When Pastor Bai, sister to Bai
Fengju, whose field suffered damage when a government-backed group of gangsters
attempted to destroy it and build a temple on June 5, 2016, went to her brother’s residence,
she discovered that the structure had been built on his property, as well as a
road leading to it. This violated the perpetrators’ promise—which they made after the case garnered international media attention—to stop the construction efforts.
Fengju, whose field suffered damage when a government-backed group of gangsters
attempted to destroy it and build a temple on June 5, 2016, went to her brother’s residence,
she discovered that the structure had been built on his property, as well as a
road leading to it. This violated the perpetrators’ promise—which they made after the case garnered international media attention—to stop the construction efforts.
Additionally, the field has
been filled with sand, and the instigators have been threatening to kill Bai
Fengju if he resists, and authorities are ignoring his requests to interfere.
As a result, Pastor Bai fears that her brother may be murdered if the media
does not continue spotlighting his case.
been filled with sand, and the instigators have been threatening to kill Bai
Fengju if he resists, and authorities are ignoring his requests to interfere.
As a result, Pastor Bai fears that her brother may be murdered if the media
does not continue spotlighting his case.
ChinaAid reports abuses, such as those suffered by Bai Fengju, in order to stand in solidarity with persecuted Christians and promote religious freedom, human rights, and rule of law.
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