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Chinese officials deny violating religious freedoms, say-' ing detained activists are criminals who violated Chinese law and threatened national of Hangzhou found Xu Yong-hai, Liu Fenggang and Zhang Shengqi guilty of passing information to an overseas magazine about a court case involving another member of the independent church, the China Aid Association said. Liu was also found guilty of passing on information about the destruction of unofficial churches outside Hangzhou in a crackdown last year, the association reported, Liu received a three-year sentence, Xu two years and Zhang one year, the group said. A judge confirmed that the three men had been sentenced, saying their cases were now closed. The judge, who identified himself only by his surname, Zhang, declined to give further details. The cases against the men By Christopher Bodeen Associated Press BEIJING A Chinese court on Friday sentenced three activists in the independent Protestant church to up to three years in prison for leaking state secrets, a court official and overseas church activist said.

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