Six Local Church Christians Arrested, Preacher Still Detained
A Local Church preacher and five other Christians were arrested; the preacher has been kept in custody for over eight months.
Members of The Church of Almighty God On the Run Arrested Through the Use of China’s Global Surveillance System
As soon as fugitives use their credit card or show their ID documents for hotel check-in or for purchasing a train ticket, they are identified and arrested.
A Secret Document Details the Plan for Persecuting the Movements Listed as Xie Jiao
Bitter Winter has received and publishes a confidential document detailing how the persecution of the movements listed as xie jiao (“heterodox teachings”) should be conducted between April 2018 and January 2019. The Church of Almighty God is the primary target.
Police Use Funeral to Capture Local Church Preacher
Law enforcement officers apprehended an Evangelical preacher during her father-in-law’s funeral.
House Church Leader Forced to Undergo Intense Indoctrination
Arrested for her belief, a house church leader spent three years in prison undergoing brutal atheist “training.”
House Church Co-Worker Suffers Mental Breakdown From Persecution
A church member form Henan has been sentenced for his belief three times, which resulted in his mental and physical incapacitation.
Dozens of Policemen Called in to Remove A Three-Self Church Cross
Authorities removed the cross of a government-controlled Protestant church in Yichuan County, Henan Province, only after a third attempt: two teams of crane operators refused to dismantle it.
Christians Continue to Be Harassed After Prison
Five house church members from Qingdao, Shandong Province were sentenced to a year and four months in prison and continue to be persecuted after their release.
Believer’s Family Falls Apart Because of Persecutions
A member of The Church of Almighty God had to flee his home and lost his family after his name has been put on the most-wanted list.