Uyghur Christians in Muslim Xinjiang – General

www.farwestchina.com — One house church leader. 15 years in prison. Regardless of your personal beliefs, that has to raise an eyebrow. Even more interesting to me are the racist and hate-filled comments that follow the post.

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