A pastor from a government-controlled Three-Self church in Anhui Province has been under strict surveillance for six years.
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Preacher Sacked for Allowing Minors in Church
A preacher from a government-controlled Protestant Three-Self church in Henan had his qualifications revoked because some minors were noticed during the service he conducted.
CAG Believers Subjected to Long-Term Surveillance
Chinese Christians are not only being arrested for the second time in their lives, they are also being denied fundamental human rights.
Elderly Christians Coerced Into Renouncing Faith
Authorities forced them to give up their religious belief by threatening to cut off their subsistence allowance and pension subsidies.
Henan Resident Arrested and Tortured by Police
A Christian woman from Henan’s Gongyi city was arrested recently and tortured for information.
Authorities Tighten Control of Religious Information Online
Believers in China face punishment for posting any faith-related information or even a picture of a cross on the internet.
House Church Leaders Imprisoned for Three Years
Two house church leaders from Beijing were arrested in 2015; a year later, they were sentenced to three years in prison and fined.
Sola Fide Churches Face Crackdown
Churches across several provinces like Shandong, Hunan, Jilin and more have been raided upon and shut down recently.
Church Converted Into Factory
Authorities forcibly removed the cross from a government-controlled Three-Self church in Henan Province, closed it down, and repurposed it for an electronics factory.
Xinjiang Residents Told to Worship Xi Jinping
The Chinese authorities are forcing people to worship their leader and the Party instead of God. A woman from an Uyghur household in Xinjiang’s Kashgar city told Bitter Winter recently that the authorities had told countless families like hers to put up a portrait of...