Main Preacher Assessment Standard: Obey and Follow the Party
Henan provincial authorities are carrying out a comprehensive examination of Three-Self preachers, with the ultimate goal to get rid of “unpatriotic” ones.
Xinjiang Uyghurs Treated as “Terrorists”
Merely due to their ethnic identity, Xinjiang Uyghurs are subjected to surveillance and control by the Chinese authorities.
Disobeying the Party: Preaching Permits of 57 Three-Self Church Preachers Revoked
Being a preacher in a government-controlled Three-Self Church no longer means being free from persecution.
Six Local Church Leaders Given Heavy Prison Sentences
Some of the leaders are serving sentences as long as 13 years, merely because of their Christian faiths.
Henan Authorities Continue the Hunt for Religious Materials
Christian calendars, couplets or religious texts are banned and suppliers penalized, as authorities provide to believers counter-propaganda extolling Communism.
Official Clergy Purged for Not Being Communist Enough
Pastors from Three-Self churches are being reviewed for their loyalty to the party and removed for small signs of resistance.
Auxiliary Police Investigate Religion in Rural Areas
As Chinese authorities promote a Mao-era policy that pits people against each other, they’re also increasing the militancy in each and every village.
Muslims Arrested, Families Sent Back to Xinjiang
Muslims from Xinjiang who work in other provinces find themselves harassed and separated from their families, leaving wives and children struggling to survive.
Churches Close to Government Agencies, Schools Shut Down
Local authorities across China implement the central government’s orders of reducing the number of believers by closing down state-approved churches.
