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House Church Members Severely Beaten in Detention

House Church Members Severely Beaten in Detention

Three house church co-workers were arrested during a religious meeting; during their detention, police officers beat two of them up. On May 14, 2012, at approximately 11 a.m., the chief of a local police station in Yuechi county of Guang’an, Sichuan, brought several...

Christians Continue to Be Harassed After Prison

Christians Continue to Be Harassed After Prison

Five house church members from Qingdao, Shandong Province were sentenced to a year and four months in prison and continue to be persecuted after their release. On May 22, 2016, the police raided a house church in the Yifengdian town, Jimo city, Qingdao, Shandong and...

Believer’s Family Falls Apart Because of Persecutions

Believer’s Family Falls Apart Because of Persecutions

A member of The Church of Almighty God had to flee his home and lost his family after his name has been put on the most-wanted list. The name of Wang Kai (pseudonym), a member of The Church of Almighty God from Shangqiu city, Henan, was put on the list of wanted...

Shenyang Christian School Struggles to Survive for 23 Years

Shenyang Christian School Struggles to Survive for 23 Years

Authorities have been persecuting the school for over two decades, forcing its constant relocation. Various Christian movements and religious groups in China have opened up private schools where classes on religions are taught alongside the regular curriculum. Due to...

Christians Punished for Defending Their Place of Worship

Christians Punished for Defending Their Place of Worship

A congregation in Yulin City, Shaanxi had repeatedly been raided by the local police at night and had their property looted. Some Christians were sentenced for up to five years.   The congregation site was located in Yulin city and was the meeting place for the...

Three-Self Churches in Changchun Ordered to Remove Crosses

Three-Self Churches in Changchun Ordered to Remove Crosses

Many government-controlled Protestant Three-Self churches have been shut down or ordered to remove their crosses in the city of Changchun.   An administrative village in Wanjinta township, Nong’an county, Changchun city is home to a small Three-Self church with...

House Church Christian Arrested for Intending to Go to Taiwan

House Church Christian Arrested for Intending to Go to Taiwan

A house church member from Yucheng in Dezhou city, Shandong Province was apprehended after buying an online ticket to go to a religious event. In January 2018, Liu Fangfang (pseudonym) bought a plane ticket online to attend a religious event in Taiwan and was arrested...

At Least 60 Muslims arrested in a Xinjiang Village

At Least 60 Muslims arrested in a Xinjiang Village

Only four Muslim adults remain in 30 households on one of the alleys in a Xinjiang village; the rest are detained in camps. Since this spring, at least 60 individuals from a village in Manas County of the Changji prefecture in Xinjiang have been apprehended by...