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delivered the appeal to the Mayor Shao Zhanwei visiting Prato

This morning, David Bacarella, president of Together for Prato, visited in the province where the meeting took place between the delegation and the delegation of Wenzhou institutional Prato, for Chinese Shao Zhanwei delivered to the mayor's appeal seeking the release of Father Jiang Sunian, Wenzhou Catholic priest arrested in September after returning from a pilgrimage to Rome.

Shao Zhoumin Another Catholic priest, who was arrested along with Jiang Sunian, was released a few days ago and he thanked all those in China and abroad are concerned about his detention, publishing news and urging the Chinese government for his release.

The appeal launched by Together for Prato has now reached about 500 subscriptions. To sign just connect to http://insiemeperpr ato.blogspot. it

David Bacarella

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Freed Catholic priest Shao Zhoumin!

Together for Good news comes from Wenzhou, Father Shao Zhoumin was released from prison a month before the expiry of his sentence, the release from prison for health reasons, he arrived a few day after the Chinese authorities had indicated in June as a deadline for their release.

Father Shao once released from prison, he thanked those who have moved to make known his situation and lobbied for his release. P. Shao, 43, vicar general of the underground diocese of Wenzhou (Zhejiang), was arrested last August for having falsified his passport to go on a pilgrimage to Rome with Father Jiang Sunian.

campaign together for Prato also continues to secure the release of Father Jiang Sunian. This was sentenced to 11 months and should get out of jail in late August. Also p. Jiang is ill and suffers from respiratory complications. For Two priests have been thus far denied visits from relatives and friends.

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PROVIDED THE LIBERATION OF CATHOLIC PRIESTS

Asianews today published the news , came from Wenzhou, the next release of two Catholic priests arrested September 25, 2006. And 'Father Shao expected to leave prison in June, while Father Jiang will be free at the end of August.

Together for Prato thanks the many signatories of the (now almost 400) launched in recent days, adhesions continue to arrive not only from our city.

The Civic Party will continue its action control and information on the topic of religious freedom in China and urge our administration to proviciale so this issue is addressed with the stakeholders of the local authorities in Wenzhou.

provincial administration which until now has proved to be very sensitive to this issue.

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Campaign for the release of Father Shao and Jiang Sunian Zoumin


Sign the appeal for the release of Catholic priest Father Shao and Jiang Sunian Zoumin.

Together for Prato back to take care of religious freedom in Wenzhou, a city twinned with the province Prato and where they come from almost all Chinese residents in the city.

few days after Easter, came the news of the sentence to 9 and 11 months in prison for two Catholic priests of the diocese of Wenzhou, father and father Shao Jiang Sunian Zoumin arrested last Sept. 25 after returning from a pilgrimage to Rome. The arrest took place during the visit of the Governor Martini, the president and the mayor Logli Romagnoli mission in those days in China.

P. Shao Zhoumin, vicar general of Wenzhou diocese (in the eastern province of Zhejiang), and p. Jiang Sunian, chancellor of the same diocese, were stopped by police last year, three hours after landing in Shenzhen without it being given any reasons for their arrest. Both

p. Shao and p. Jiang have already been imprisoned twice. The first time in 1999. Following p. Shao, hospitalized for an illness contracted during his imprisonment, was released. In November of that year, however, p. Jiang was stopped for having illegally publishing 120,000 books of hymns and formally arrested on December 23.

At that time our association together for Prato, started a campaign for the release of Father Jiang Sunian, being the province of Prato twinned with the city of Wenzhou.

The campaign was carried out with an appeal to the mayor of Wenzhou, during the twinning ceremony took place in October 2003, in the presence of the authorities of the municipality of Wenzhou. Together for Prato had demonstrated, calling for the release of the priest and respect for religious freedom.

His sentence amounted to six years in prison and a fine of 270 thousand yuan, but was released on Christmas Day 2003.

The persecution of Catholics who do not join the Patriotic Association is controlled by the Communist Party daily. Religious freedom in China remains a mirage, Wenzhou local authorities continue to persecute the priests and Catholic faithful.

"For those seeking religious freedom who fail to adhere to the control of Patriotic, there are still arrests and convictions. In many underground communities of the faithful were unable to attend the celebrations because the police had been given orders to arrest priests. In Wenzhou (Zhejiang), on Holy Thursday, the police raided the place where you had to hold the Mass "in Cena Domini. The priests managed to escape just in time, escaping arrest. "

source Asianews

The bishop of the diocese of Wenzhou, Msgr. James Lin Xili, was also arrested in September 1999 and is still confined to the cathedral of the official Church without freedom of movement.

We therefore support the campaign to ask the immediate release of Father and Father Shao Jiang Sunian Zoumin, signing the appeal. The blog of the Civic List

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