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Man imprisoned in China for two years for preaching Islam online
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Man imprisoned in China for two years for preaching Islam online
By News Desk
Published: September 12, 2017
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A Chinese man, Huang Shike, who happens to be a member of a Muslim minority group has been sentenced to two years in prison for preaching Islam online.
He was arrested in 2016 from the Xinjiang province because he moderated a discussion group about Islam on a messaging app called “WeChat”.
China facing intensified threat of religious infiltration, extremism: official
Huang is a member of the Hui minority and even taught the Holy Quran on another group. Each one had over 100 members. According the China Judgements Online, these discussion groups disturbed religious activity and violated internet laws.
Control over Xinjiang has been tightened by Chinese authorities because of radical Islamic thought infiltrating the region.
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Man imprisoned in China for two years for preaching Islam online
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Man imprisoned in China for two years for preaching Islam online
By News Desk
Published: September 12, 2017
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PHOTO COURTESY: CBC NEWS
A Chinese man, Huang Shike, who happens to be a member of a Muslim minority group has been sentenced to two years in prison for preaching Islam online.
He was arrested in 2016 from the Xinjiang province because he moderated a discussion group about Islam on a messaging app called “WeChat”.
China facing intensified threat of religious infiltration, extremism: official
Huang is a member of the Hui minority and even taught the Holy Quran on another group. Each one had over 100 members. According the China Judgements Online, these discussion groups disturbed religious activity and violated internet laws.
Control over Xinjiang has been tightened by Chinese authorities because of radical Islamic thought infiltrating the region.