Local authorities in Anhui’s Dangshan county stop the protests against the demolition of a 100-year -old church by promising the congregation to build a new place of worship and compensate them financially. The promise has never been kept.
Testimonies China
Member of the Shouters Arrested and Sentenced by CCP
A member of the Shouters’ movement from Henan Province who had been in exile for more than 20 years was captured by the Chinese authorities and later received a lengthy prison sentence. He Jie (pseudonym) from Yongcheng city, Henan Province, had been on the run after...
Two Dozen Members of CAG Sentenced for Xie Jiao Affiliation
A district court in Bengbu city, Anhui Province fined and sentenced 24 members of The Church of Almighty God to varying terms in prison for heterodox teachings. On July 26, 2018, The Yuhui District Court in Anhui’s Bengbu city sentenced to time in prison and fined 24...
House Church Gathering Place Shut Down, Religious Books Burned
A house church in Changsha city, Hunan Province was shut down and over 2,000 books, including copies of the Bible, were confiscated and burned by Chinese authorities. On the morning of July 14, 2018, Wen Yu (pseudonym), the leader of a house church in Changsha, a...
Law Enforcement Officer Depressed Due to CCP Policies
A female officer in Xinjiang is forced to take part in the program of forced indoctrination of Uyghur Muslims and is not allowed to resign. In December last year, the Xinjiang government introduced its ‘two full coverages’ policy. It stipulates that a Party cadre or a...
Protected and Historical Cultural Sites on CCP’s Target
Several Buddhist temples in Henan have been tarnished or demolished by the Chinese authorities. On April 4, 21 Buddhists in Henan’s Gongyi city were arrested while they were reading scriptures in a building’s basement. It was only after Ms. Zhang, the person in charge...
Police Seized Church Donations on the Grounds of “Illegal Fund-Raising”
Authorities in China persecute churches on alleged charges of illegal financial activities. In May 2017, more than ten police officers broke into the venue of a house church in Qiqihar city, Heilongjiang Province and confiscated 70,000 RMB (over 10,000 USD) of church...
Over 40 Muslim Men Tricked Into Going to “Transformation Through Education Camp”
The authorities deceived more than 40 Muslim men from an ethnic Hui village and detained them at a “transformation through education camp.” In April 2018, Ma Minghui (pseudonym) from a village in Usu city, Xinjiang, received a notification from authorities to attend...
Christian Man Died Evading Chinese Authorities
A Jiangxi man could not avail medical treatment at the end of his life and died escaping persecution at the hands of CCP. In July 2014, the Chinese Communist Party launched a nationwide campaign, known as, “Hundred Day Battle”, to arrest believers of The Church of...
Qinghai Preachers Beaten Brutally While in Detention
A group of six preachers travelled to Xinjiang and were arrested by the police. They also suffered brutal physical torture in detention. On April 22, Ma Qiang (pseudonym) and five others from a state-sanctioned Protestant Three-Self Church in Qinghai travelled to...