Authorities in Zhejiang Province’s Taizhou city forcibly removed crosses from two churches that belong to the government-controlled Protestant Patriotic Three-Self Movement on an unreasonable pretext.
Hundreds of Chinese pastors have signed a declaration stating that the new Regulation of Religious Affairs amounts to persecution of Christianity, and wowing to resist.
The CCP is implementing its “sinicization” policy by prohibiting Christians to attend house churches.
Xinjiang authorities are strictly controlling Chinese citizens who travel abroad; even their passports are confiscated and revoked.
A Muslim from Xinjiang is detained at a “transformation through education camp,” and his company was forced to close down in his absence.
“Guilt by association” was widely used by ancient Chinese ruling classes against dangerous criminals; the CCP today is applying this rule to persecute religions.
Travels abroad for priests in China are restricted, and their movements are monitored via cellphones and surveillance cameras.
At a recently discovered “transformation through education” camp, authorities are monitoring each and every movement of detainees.
From forcing the landlord to cancel the lease to banning the church’s WeChat account, authorities left no stone unturned in bringing down the church.
The prison guards at the Jiujiang city detention center subjected a member of The Church of Almighty God to severe torture and humiliation for days.