Taizhou city authorities sought to expropriate the land and forced protesting villagers to give up their property by threatening to implicate their family members.
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Believer Dies in Detention Under Suspicious Circumstances
A member of The Church of Almighty God from Hubei Province was arrested in September and died almost a month later. The family of the deceased suspect foul play on behalf of authorities, which may have caused her death.
130 Christians Detained After Police Raid in Henan
A gathering of believers from across China at an Apostolic house church was unexpectedly disrupted when nearly 200 law enforcement officers showed up, acting on a tip-off from a local party cadre.
Police Shut Down Church, Intimidate Children at Sunday School
Authorities in Henan not only illegally clamped down on a church but also harassed and threatened young children.
Church in Henan Demolished Before it Could Be Used
In September, Lushan county authorities dispatched over 50 police officers to tear down the church that cost nearly one million RMB to build.
Husband Detained, Wife Raises Three Children Alone
The Uyghur couple from Urumqi city in Xinjiang is one of the many undergoing untold miseries due to the state’s discriminatory policies against minorities.
How Government Made Scapegoats Out of Five Chinese Youths
Chinese authorities often hire criminals or outsiders to help with its dirty work of land grabbing. When things went wrong in one such case in Fujian, they ended up putting innocent people in prison.
Police Beat Farmers Defending Their Rights (Videos)
The authorities of Putian city in Fujian Province ordered police officers to take over the land that belonged to farmers in the village of Gaodi. Nine farmers were arrested for standing up against the viciousness of the government.
Free but Not Allowed to Live as They Wish
Xinjiang Muslims that have not yet been sent to “transformation through education” camps are forced to live their lives as dictated by the Communist Party to avoid detention. Indoctrinated and entirely controlled, they exist in prison-like conditions.
200 Officers Raided a House Church in Henan’s Xinyang (Video)
The church’s pastor was detained and the believers were prohibited from congregating at the venue again.