Yunnan Kunming Century New City Church preacher Yu Shaolin, Brother Li Qun and Brother Luo Ping have been detained for 21 days, and their families still have not received any written notice
(Rights Defense Network Information Center report) On May 4, 2026, this outlet learned that Yu Shaolin, a preacher at Yunnan Kunming Century New City Church, Brother Li Qun and Brother Luo Ping have been detained for 21 days, and their families still have not received any written notice.
Kunming Century New City Church reported: “On April 12, 2026, Kunming Century New City Church was raided during its Sunday gathering. The authorities detained Yu Shaolin, Brother Li Qun and Brother Luo Ping. It has now been 21 days, yet their families still have not received any written materials and do not know under what charges they are being held at the Guandu District Detention Center in Kunming.
Not only that, the authorities also summoned the brothers and sisters one by one to police stations for questioning and to make written statements, using all kinds of coercion, inducements, high-pressure intimidation and threats, pressing them about who the convener was, who collected offerings and so on. They threatened that everyone inside had confessed, and that if you did not speak, you were resisting the government and the law and would be prosecuted. Many believers were summoned twice, some three times, and even two sick sisters who were hospitalized were summoned to a police station for questioning.
Yu Shaolin, 52, previously suffered from thalassemia, which has improved considerably in recent years. He also suffers from the following conditions: carotid artery plaque, liver damage, poor kidney function, and severe varicose veins in his right leg that cannot be operated on, as well as swelling and pain in his right leg. Yu Shaolin’s wife, Siqi, is also in fragile health. She has an adrenal tumor, which not only causes pain but has also led to high blood pressure and high blood lipids, and she takes medication long-term.
This outlet will continue to follow developments in the case involving Yunnan Kunming Century New City Church.
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