People of faith who receive subsistence allowances from the government face a hard decision to choose between religion and sustaining their livelihood.
Testimonies China
Church of Almighty God Members Subjected to Sound Torture
Three members of this banned religious group in China share their horrifying experiences of torture after being arrested for their faith.
90+ Folk Religion Temples Destroyed in Henan’s Linzhou City
The municipal government launched a unified crackdown campaign, resulting in demolitions and takeovers of religious venues across rural areas.
CCP Sinicizes Mosques to Weaken Muslim Faith
Authorities in Shandong and Hebei provinces remove domes from mosques and vigorously promote the sinicization of Islam, demanding Muslims to obey the Party only.
Students from Xinjiang Subjected to Disproportionate Control
Muslim students who attend universities in inland China are continuously monitored, barred from exhibiting ethnic and religious characteristics.
‘Xi Jinping’s Religious Persecution Harsher than Mao Zedong’s’
Members of state-run Protestant churches suffer unmatched harassment at the hands of authorities, as their worship places are demolished on trumped-up pretexts.
CCP Officials: ‘Christianity Doesn’t Belong in China’
On top of removing crosses, Chinese authorities order to replace Christianity’s main symbol on churches’ seals with the five-pointed star.
Persecution of Protestant Churches Intensifies
House churches and state-controlled Three-Self churches across China are raided and closed down. Believers are questioned, and their homes are searched.
Ancestral Temples Repurposed for Public Use
Even the venues where familial clans meet to honor their ancestors and celebrate important events have become targets of the CCP’s crackdown on religion.
Surveillance Devices Planted in Believers’ Homes
To keep members of The Church of Almighty God under constant control, the police follow their every move through listening and tracking devices.