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China

Four Elderly Believers Arrested and Threatened by Police

Four Elderly Believers Arrested and Threatened by Police

On June 1, 2018, the police raided a meeting place of The Church of Almighty God in the Yongchuan district of the city of Chongqing, arresting four believers. Three elderly members of The Church of Almighty God, a Chinese Christian new religious movement, Tang Yong...

More Crosses Taken Down in Henan

More Crosses Taken Down in Henan

Over the past few months, government-controlled Protestant Three-Self churches in various locations in Henan Province have either been shut down or forced to take down their crosses. After the crosses of the Central Church in the town of Wolong and Bo’ai Church in the...

Massive Church Closures in Lingbao, Henan

Massive Church Closures in Lingbao, Henan

Local authorities of the city of Lingbao threaten to forcibly demolish churches if they do not take down their crosses. According to unofficial calculations, since the new Regulations on Religious Affairs came into effect on February 1, 2018, at least 13 religious...

Police Hunt Down Elderly Believer in Almighty God

Police Hunt Down Elderly Believer in Almighty God

A 65-year-old member of The Church of Almighty God persecuted by authorities forced to flee, her family strictly surveilled by the police. Tian Jin (pseudonym), is a member of The Church of Almighty God, a Chinese Christian new religious movement, from the city of...

Shouters’ Preacher Hunted by Communist Party for Years

Shouters’ Preacher Hunted by Communist Party for Years

On the run for over ten years, preacher Shi Yuliang from Zhejiang Province is unable to come home, and his family is constantly harassed by the police.   The 49-year-old preacher, Shi Yuliang (pseudonym), from Ningbo, Zhejiang, was arrested in the city of Guangzhou in...

Christians Suffer Increased Persecution in Hechi, Guangxi

Christians Suffer Increased Persecution in Hechi, Guangxi

Local government and law enforcement have raided many religious venues and arrested believers in the city's Dahua and Donglan counties in previous months. On June 6, 2018, six officials, including court employees and police officers from the Public Security Bureau of...