At least four of those detained have been associated with the China Democracy Party, which briefly tried to challenge the Chinese Communist Party's monopoly on power three years ago. Hundreds, possibly thousands were killed in the crackdown. China's government says it was putting down an anti-government rebellion and has never given a full accounting of the event. The Hong Kong-based Information Center for Human Rights and Democracy also said police have detained 35 Christians in northern China for worshipping outside the official church, and sentenced 15 of them to labor camps. The Christians were detained Saturday by police who raided a clandestine service in Dongsheng, a city in the Inner Mongolia region.
China allows only government-controlled religious groups.
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