Authorities in Henan have forcibly overtaken and repurposed a government-controlled Protestant church where later organized performance with blasphemous content.
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Believer Dies in Custody While Awaiting Trial
Six house church believers in Anhui Province were arrested in 2014 and kept in custody for almost two years until trial; one of them died in detention.
Churches in Yongcheng Looted
Henan’s authorities raided numerous churches in Yongcheng city, tearing down and burning religious paraphernalia and illegally confiscating money.
Detained for Reading the Quran in Childhood
Authorities in Xinjiang have become “creative” in coming up with causes for arrests of the province’s Muslim population.
Church Shut Down for Contacts With Foreigners
Communist Party authorities closed down a house church in Hebei Province accusing it of “collusion with South Korean missionaries.”
Villagers Arrested for Protecting Their Livelihood (VIDEOS)
Instead of protecting villagers suffering from pollution, the authorities sided with a mining company and violently quashed the protests.
Family Not Allowed to See Arrested Church Leader
The police secretly arrested a leader of a house church in Shanxi Province. His family managed to see him only over a year later.
Traditional Muslim Holidays Gradually Outlawed
Muslims were afraid to celebrate this year’s Festival of Sacrifice in a mosque of Xinjiang’s Kashgar (Kashi) prefecture.
Teachers Punished for Belief in God
As the primary sources to spread atheist propaganda to children on behalf of the Chinese Communist Party, teachers have become the focus of anti-religious persecutions.
House Church Leaders Sentenced to Prison
Two house church leaders from Shanxi received heavy prison sentences in 2015 and still remain in custody accused of following heterodox teachings.