Members of banned religious groups are often detained in transformation through education camps. Three Church of Almighty God believers tell their stories.
Testimonies China
The CCP Cuts the Number of Churches Through Mergers
To prevent people from worshiping close to their homes, authorities across China close state-run Protestant venues and force believers to attend other churches.
Religious Funerals Dispersed, Cemeteries Desecrated
The CCP bans all religious rites and traditions during funerals and threatens to punish local officials who allow them.
House Churches Are Pushed to the Brink of Extinction
Unregistered Protestant venues are monitored by plainclothes police officers and residential communities’ managers before their churches are raided and closed.
Unlicensed and Official Protestant Venues Destroyed Nationwide
More accounts from across China on crackdowns against Protestant places of worship.
Buddhist, Taoist Temples and Statues Destroyed Nationwide
The CCP continues crackdowns on traditional Chinese places of worship and religious icons.
Outdoor Buddhist Statues Destroyed in Temples and Scenic Areas
The CCP’s campaign to eliminate Buddhist icons across China continues unabated for nearly three years. More accounts of demolitions.
Taoists Deprived of Temples, Customs, and Traditions
As China’s communist government continues to invade and close down temples, Taoists are banned from wearing traditional clothes and hairstyles.
They Demolished a Temple and Put up a Parking Lot
The CCP intensifies efforts to eradicate Buddhist and Taoist temples using various pretexts to cover up its true intentions—to suppress people of faith.
Felons Torture Religious Inmates to Earn Sentence Reduction
A former inmate and a Church of Almighty God member reveal details of mistreatment and torture prevalent in China’s prisons to “transform” people of faith.