The text of the testimony of Sister Guimei Jiang at the July 23, 2018 side event on China during the Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom organized by the State Department in Washington DC. Guimei Jiang Member of The Church of Almighty God My name is Guimei Jiang...
Earlier this year, a farmer lost his life while fighting for his property and rights. His family never received justice or compensation.
Every five years, all countries should submit to a review of their human rights record by the United Nations. China’s review is November 6, next and the first report highlights its egregious violations of religious liberty.
A resident of Anhui was harassed by law enforcement officers, and his house was later destroyed because he had hosted a religious gathering.
Authorities have raided multiple Sola Fide congregation sites earlier this year, arresting believers and confiscating churches’ assets.
Police officers organized a 96-hour stakeout before searching the house of members of The Church of Almighty God who were later detained, and 400,000 RMB of church money confiscated.
Arrested for his belief in 1983, a member of a Sola Fide church has been persecuted since as a “believer in xie jiao.”
18-year old Sister Danxiang Cheng was recognized as a refugee after a legal battle that lasted several months.
A pastor from a government-controlled Three-Self church in Anhui Province has been under strict surveillance for six years.
A preacher from a government-controlled Protestant Three-Self church in Henan had his qualifications revoked because some minors were noticed during the service he conducted.