From ChinaAid: "Zhejiang Christians detentions upgraded to 'black jail' "

The China Aid Association is a non-profit Christian organization - based in Midland, Texas - with a mission to uncover and reveal the truth about religious persecution in China, focusing especially on the unofficial church. They do this, they explain in their website, by exposing the abuses, encouraging the abused and equipping the saints to advance the kingdom of God throughout China.

Zhejiang Christians detentions upgraded to 'black jail'
Distributed by ChinaAid, October, 2015 ...

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WENZHOU, ZHEJIANG, CHINA – Authorities placed at least 20 Christians under residential surveillance in China’s coastal Zhejiang province over the past two months.

In China, “residential surveillance in a designated location,” also known as holding in “black jails,” is a more severe form of holding than “criminal detention.” Individuals under residential surveillance are held in undisclosed locations and are unable to speak with family or legal representation ...

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