March 2011

Shi Weihan reunited with family On 9 February 2011, Shi Weihan, a bookshop owner who addressed the shortage of Bibles in rural China by printing Bibles and Christian literature, was released from prison.  He served a three-year sentence for ‘illegal business operations’ and was fined over £14,000 (150,000 yuan).  China only allows one company, The […]

CSW has learnt that an appeal in the case of Alimujiang Yimiti has resulted in his 15-year sentence being upheld by the Higher People’s Court of Xinjiang, China. The Uyghur convert from Islam to Christianity has been detained since 12 January 2008. He has been convicted of “instigating separatism and revealing state secrets to foreigners”.