Cardinals, bishops issue letter calling for immediate release of CCP critic Jimmy Lai
‘Mr. Lai’s persecution for supporting pro-democracy causes through his newspaper and in other forums has gone on long enough,’ the 10 prelates said.
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Articles tagged Chinese National Security Law
Cdl. Zen appeals fine imposed by Hong Kong court for assisting pro-democracy protesters
His arrest and trial have drawn international attention and prompted the United States, the European Parliament, and religious liberty watchdogs to issue statements condemning Beijing’s actions.
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Cdl. Zen fined by court for not registering humanitarian relief fund
Cardinal Joseph Zen was arrested in May under the draconian National Security Law. The Vatican has been criticized for its lack of support for the 90-year-old prelate.
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Members of pro-democracy Hong Kong media plead guilty to violating Chinese Communists’ ‘National Security Law’
‘[I]t is clear that [Hong Kong’s National Security Law’s] real purpose is to terrify the people of that once-great city into silence,’ China expert Steven Mosher told LifeSite, adding he has ‘no doubt that the corrupt prosecutors in the case threatened the defendants with life imprisonment if they did not plead guilty.’
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US gov’t condemns Communist China’s guilty verdict against Catholic publisher Jimmy Lai
'We remain deeply concerned about the deterioration in protection for human rights and fundamental freedoms and the systematic dismantling of Hong Kong’s autonomy under the National Security Law.'
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Cdl. Zen will now face trial next month in Hong Kong
A Hong Kong magistrate said that evidence presented during a preliminary hearing this week was sufficient to send Cardinal Zen, along with five others, to stand trial in October.
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Pope Francis is more interested in not offending Communist China than in defending Cdl. Zen
Where is the Vatican in the persecution of the faithful Cardinal Zen? Intent upon once again renewing the still-secret Sino-Vatican Agreement.
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Cdl. Zen’s trial delayed after judge contracts COVID
As the Vatican remains silent, a founder of Hong Kong Watch highlighted the Holy See's 'clear marginalisation of Cardinal Zen’ and called its ‘dialogue’ with China ‘wrong’ and ‘naive.’
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Catholics must defend Cdl. Zen by calling on our leaders to break with Communist China
China’s atheist regime has trampled on the right of members of the Catholic laity just like you and me to live a Christian life, and is now putting our cardinal on trial for being a Christian himself.
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Cdl. Zen pleads ‘not guilty’ to charges after being arrested by Hong Kong police, awaits further trial
Cardinal Zen and five others denied charges of allegedly failing to register a pro-democracy legal relief fund with Hong Kong police. The group awaits trial in September.
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