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October 17, 2010

South China Morning Post: Catholic marchers demand freedom for evangelists jailed on mainland

by Ng Kang-chung
South China Morning Post

Scores of Catholics took to the streets in Hong Kong yesterday to demand Beijing free imprisoned evangelists and allow people freedom of belief and religion.

Beijing barred more than 200 leaders from unregistered Protestant house churches from attending a world religious conference, which opened in Cape Town, South Africa, yesterday, despite a formal invitation by the organisers.

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