After forcing religious heads to remove crosses from their government-approved Three-Self churches, authorities are now shutting down churches and other congregation sites.
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Defrauded by Party Cadre, Woman Detained Instead For Her Faith
In an odd case from Anhui’s Guzhen county, a woman who was swindled out of cash and sought justice, was taken into custody by police for her religious belief.
Six Years After Arrest, Believers Still Tormented
Believers of the Born Again Movement in China were arrested in 2012 in Jiangsu’s Xuzhou city. While four were released within weeks, the remaining will still be in the government’s custody for an indefinite period.
CCP Forcibly Seizes and Burns Christian Books
Yichuan county’s United Front Work Department searched a Church and confiscated religious materials that were later destroyed.
Arrested as a Suspected Member of The Church of Almighty God
On September 2, 2018, a university student from Henan Province was detained at the Shanghai Pudong Airport preparing to board a plane to South Korea where she studies.
Authorities Pursue International Church, Deport Foreign Pastors
Officials in Shanghai have targeted repeatedly a church, established by a Filipino national, seeking to dismantle it.
Organized Campaign Against The Church of Almighty God in Shandong
The Chinese authorities continue to employ the same methods against religious movements as used to fight organized crime.
Ancient Shrine Demolished on Chinese New Year’s Eve
A total of 300 personnel were dispatched to demolish the shrine in Henan on the eve of China’s grandest festival.
Three-Self Churches Shut Down On a Sunday
Believers in Henan were unable to attend Sunday service at Protestant churches because of the shutdowns. In Henan’s Xinzheng city, five churches that belong to the government-controlled Three-Self Patriotic Movement were targeted for shut down or removal of church...
Christian in Shandong Pursued by Police for 20 Years
After failing to arrest a believer six times, the police posted an online alert to capture him. Liu Yan (pseudonym), the leader of a house church in Heze city, Shandong Province and a believer since 1993, has been wanted by the police for years. In 1997 alone, the...
Jiang Tao
Uses a pseudonym for security reasons.