Persecution is escalating in this eastern province: local officials were preparing for higher-ups’ visits by cracking down on churches and investigating believers.
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Nationwide Anti-Islam Campaign Continues Unabated
In Hebei and Jilin, signboards in Arabic or indicating halal food are removed from shops and stores run by Hui Muslims, Islamic-style architecture is dismantled.
Leading Dissident Catholic Priest Driven out of Church
Father Liu Quanfa from the Diocese of Zhengzhou in Henan Province was forced to give up his position after extensive persecution by the CCP.
University Adopts Comprehensive Anti-Religion Plan
Spies in classrooms, a database of religious students and teachers – 15 departments in a university of central China given tasks to suppress believers on campus.
More House Churches Succumb to Persecution
Protestant meeting venues in Zhejiang and Fujian were demolished or closed down deemed as illegal or their land needed for government’s purposes.
Mom, Don’t Come Home!
The son of a member of The Church of Almighty God travelled to South Korea and urged his mother, who fled abroad, not to return to China, where she would be immediately arrested.
Database of Believers Established in Henan
The surveillance of church members is increasing, as their every move is monitored and personal information analyzed for further suppression and control.
Imam from Gansu: “The State Has Hurt Muslims’ Feelings”
The suppression of religious and ethnic traditions is destroying the long-built relationship between Hui and Han Chinese.
Three-Self Churches Ripped Apart in Henan Province
Local authorities in Henan shut down churches by blocking off the entrances and destroying church facilities.
CCP Intimidated Even by Dead Rebellious Catholics
Ever since Bishop Fan Xueyan died in 1992, believers have been prevented from paying respects to someone who spent his life resisting religious persecution.