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Bitter Winter

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Cai Congxin

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man tortured in Chinese prison

01/06/2021 Cai Congxin

Church of Almighty God Members “Deprogrammed” in Jail

Under CCP’s “transformation” program, CAG members are abused and tortured, until they sign the “three statements,” promising to give up their belief.

Person in jail

10/26/2020 Cai Congxin

Believers Tortured and Abused to Renounce Their Faith

When members of The Church of Almighty God are detained for practicing their faith in China, they are subjected to various forms of physical and mental torture.

The Buddha statue in the Cenxi city flower farm.

08/06/2020 Cai Congxin

Outdoor Buddhist Statues Demolished Nationwide

The CCP continues its campaign to eliminate religious statues in Hubei and Guangxi provinces.

The Ditian village church lost its cross on orders by officials.

02/22/2020 Cai Congxin

Numerous Protestant Churches Stifled in Hubei Province

In the past year, not only unregistered house churches but also state-controlled Three-Self churches in Hubei suffered severe clampdowns.

The demolished statue was later disassembled into pieces.

02/14/2020 Cai Congxin

Hubei Province Destroys Buddha Statues and Seals Off Temples

Threatened to be fired, local officials intensify crackdowns on outdoor religious statues and temples, leaving Buddhists with no place to worship.

The Wanfolou Temple was turned into ruins. 

02/06/2020 Cai Congxin

More Temples Shut Down in Hubei Province

As the crackdown on Buddhist and Taoist venues sweeps across the province, believers are left with no place to worship, and monks forced to return to secular life.

The statue of Watching Lake Guanyin in Wuzhu Temple was demolished in November.

02/06/2020 Cai Congxin

Persecutions Increased in Wuhan Ahead of Beijing’s Appraisal

At the end of last year, Hubei’s capital was getting ready to welcome the central government’s inspection team by implementing more religious suppression measures. 

The plane is taking off

12/21/2019 Cai Congxin

Foreign Missionaries Deported from China for ‘Violating Laws’

Amid CCP’s drive to prevent “foreign religious infiltration,” clergy members and missionaries from abroad are under strict surveillance, many forced to go home.

Elderly believers are queuing to have their fingerprints taken at a church

11/11/2019 Cai Congxin

Want to Enter Church? Scan Your Fingerprints and Face

Hi-tech surveillance equipment is put into use for further control over believers in state-run Three-Self churches in Hubei Province and elsewhere in China.

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