Pastor Wang Yi of the Early Rain Covenant Church in Chengdu has been detained and accused of inciting subversion of state power, his mother said. Photo: Facebook Pastor Wang Yi of the Early Rain Covenant Church in Chengdu has been detained and accused of inciting subversion of state power, his mother said. Photo: Facebook
Pastor Wang Yi of the Early Rain Covenant Church in Chengdu has been detained and accused of inciting subversion of state power, his mother said. Photo: Facebook
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Christian pastor Wang Yi faces subversion charges in China after raid on church

  • ‘My son has been placed under criminal detention for allegedly inciting subversion of state power,’ Wang’s mother says
  • More than 100 other congregants were also rounded up as part of the government crackdown, and some said they were abused while in custody

Topic |   Religion in China
Mimi Lau
Mimi Lau

Updated: 4:02pm, 13 Dec, 2018

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Pastor Wang Yi of the Early Rain Covenant Church in Chengdu has been detained and accused of inciting subversion of state power, his mother said. Photo: Facebook Pastor Wang Yi of the Early Rain Covenant Church in Chengdu has been detained and accused of inciting subversion of state power, his mother said. Photo: Facebook
Pastor Wang Yi of the Early Rain Covenant Church in Chengdu has been detained and accused of inciting subversion of state power, his mother said. Photo: Facebook
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