Members who participated at a 2022 gathering are now being detained to purge an administrative penalty that was suspended then due to COVID.
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Why Did the Vatican Renew Its Agreement with China?
Both the apocalyptic narrative of a “betrayal” and the naïve celebration of a “success” fail to see the nuances. But so far, we see no real progress in the religious liberty of Catholics.
Beijing Zion Church Raided Once Again
The persecuted church, banned in 2018, refuses to disappear. The authorities continue their efforts to destroy it.
Guangdong’s Harsh Persecution of Church of Almighty God Members
Since 2022, raids, arrests, long jail sentences and even one suspicious death in jail have marked an increasingly severe campaign of repression in the province.
From Orchards to Auctions: The Chinese Robbery of Uyghur Wealth. Part II
Properties of Uyghur “dissidents” are auctioned on Taobao and end up in the hands of Han Chinese.
From Orchards to Auctions: The Chinese Robbery of Uyghur Wealth. Part I
How confiscation of Uyghur wealth by China is pushing Uyghurs to poverty.
“Sinicization of the Quran” in Full Swing in China
Islamic clergy from Hunan was summoned to Beijing to learn “interpretive skills” that would enable them to preach a Quran “adapted to a socialist society.”
Falun Gong Practitioner Persecuted to Death 5 Days After Arrival in Notorious Prison
The 60-year-old Ren Changbin had just arrived in Heilongjiang’s Shuangyashan Prison when his sister was informed he had “accidentally” died.
Yunnan, Update on Brother Chang Hao: Sentenced, Liberated, and Detained Again
The popular preacher was baptizing new Christians with famous Pastor John Cao when the police raided the gathering on October 15.
Unholy Alliances: Korean Christian Fundamentalists and Chinese Intelligence United Against Refugees from China
A “World Association Against Heresy” organizes world tours of Korean pastors, led by a convicted deprogrammer, asking democratic countries to deport Church of Almighty God asylum seekers back to China.