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中国当局、聖職者と学生を逮捕(中国人権　04.08.20)

人権団体「中国人権」はボイス・オブ・アメリカの報道を引用する形で、中国当局は河北省の8人のカトリック聖職者と2人の神学生を拘禁したと伝えている。中国では平和的に自らの信仰に基づいた表現活動を行っている宗教者の逮捕が相次いでいるとされている。

China Arrests Religious Believers
August 20, 2004
Voice of America

"Human rights groups report that religious believers continue to be arrested in China for the peaceful expression of their faith. According to the U.S.based Cardinal Kung Foundation, Chinese police reportedly swept through a village in Hebei province looking for Roman Catholic priests who are faithful to the Vatican. The police reportedly detained eight priests and two seminarians taking part in a religious retreat... "

"...Nicolas Becquelin of Human Rights in China says that Chinese are allowed to hold religious beliefs personally. But in terms of activities and church organization, he says, “everything has to be statecontrolled”:

'Technically, anyone who practices religion outside of the state control system is liable to punishment, including administrative detention, sentence to labor camps, or even criminal sentences.' ..."

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