Any books and printed materials not approved by the regime are confiscated, and religious periodicals are prohibited from being published and distributed.
Authorities Against Christians
House Church Venues Demolished, Believers Arrested
House church Christians all over China are brutally suppressed for refusing to join the state-controlled Three-Self Church. Believers are resolute to persevere.
Reprisals Expand Against Catholics Rejecting Patriotic Church
To make all Catholics join the state-run church, CCP continues to intimidate clergy and believers, shuts down charitable organizations.
Jiangsu Province Launches New Crackdown on Christianity
To implement direct orders from President Xi Jinping, the Jiangsu provincial government started in July a new targeted campaign in five cities.
Social Credit-Like Measures Employed to Suppress Churches
Similar to the infamous national reputation system, used for mass surveillance and control of citizens, churches face closure for “defying” government regulations.
Government Pulls out All the Stops to Resist Foreign Religious Infiltration
New testimonies from across China shed more light on the extent of the nationwide operation to suppress religious groups affiliated with abroad.
House Churches Stifled for Refusing to be Controlled by CCP
Religious meeting venues that go against government’s requirements to joint Three-Self Church are sealed off and their pastors arrested across China.
Officials Punished for Ineffective Suppression of Religion
Grassroots-level bureaucrats are supervised to ensure their diligence in executing the central government’s policies on religion. Any misstep results in a penalty.
CCP’s Fear of the Ten Commandments
Allowing the Chinese to worship only the Communist Party, authorities are ordering the removal of the fundamental law of Christianity from churches.
Demolish or Sell! Three-Self Churches Dispersed in Jiangxi
Government-controlled Protestant churches suffer brutal crackdowns, often resulting in closures that leave large numbers of believers without a place to worship.