On September 29, preacher An Yankui of the Xuncheng Reformed Church in Taiyuan was taken away from his home by police and placed under administrative detention for 15 days on the charge of "illegally organizing religious activities". Prior to this, he had been sentenced to one year in prison for the "crime of illegally crossing the border" after traveling to Malaysia with his passport to attend a conference.[Taiyuan][Religious Rights Defense Movement][Religious Persecution][An Yankui][Xuncheng Reformed Church]