Even entertaining friends at home may be treated as a suspicious religious activity by the Chinese authorities; believers from official churches are no exception.
Tang Zhe
Punished for “Improper Speech”
In China, saying something that authorities deem “sensitive remarks” may be labeled “anti-Party” or “anti-social” and punished accordingly.
Over 350 Religious Sites Persecuted in One City
The ever-growing numbers of harassed places of worship in Jiangxi Province’s Xinyu city are beating the sad statistics of religious persecution in China.
Censors’ New Target: “Pornography and Illegal Publications”
In Jiangxi Province, authorities crack down on critical speech, under the pretext of fighting pornography
CCP Demands Cultural Performances at Religious Sites (VIDEO)
In its effort to blot out religion, the Chinese Communist Party uses churches and temples as venues for the non-religious to perform.
Annual Party Events Bring Crackdown on Religious, Dissidents
During the Two Sessions, “stability maintenance” and “prevention and control” efforts increased. Travel is prohibited, and citizen spies are out in force.
Government Isolating Elderly from Communities
By tightening surveillance on Christians, old folks in villages are kept from churches, which serve as their fellowship.
CCP Makes Movie to Deceive the People and Attack CAG
Man recounts personal experience of his family torn apart by Party persecution, and distortions of his story used to encourage neighbors to report believers.
Difficult Path to Worship Venue for Elderly Christians
To avoid being monitored or arrested, preachers in Jiangxi lead members of their congregation to a distant meeting venue very early in the mornings.
“Henan-Style” Persecution Spreads to Other Provinces
Henan set the example: Campaigns to remove crosses, close down house churches, and repurpose religious buildings documented in dozens of cities across China.
Tang Zhe
Uses a pseudonym for security reasons.