Printing and selling for a small fee Christian literature is now regarded as sufficient to throw fraud charges at house church preachers and elders.
House Churches
Guiyang Renai Church: Verdict Against Elder Zhang Chunlei Confirmed on Appeal
The religious leader’s family has been informed that the first degree decision sentencing him to five years in jail was upheld on October 25.
Hunan’s Changsha Grace Light Church Raided by Police
The largest house church in Hunan’s capital has a long and beautiful history. It continues to be a history of persecution too.
Beijing Zion Church Raided Once Again
The persecuted church, banned in 2018, refuses to disappear. The authorities continue their efforts to destroy it.
Beijing Zion Church: Sunday Service Raided Again, Young Devotee Detained
What was once Beijing’s largest house church, banned in 2018, refuses to disappear, as police repression intensifies.
Guiyang Renai Church’s Elder Zhang Chunlei in Serious Health Conditions in Jail
He has been detained for more than three years without being sentenced. He suffers from liver cirrhosis and should be released immediately.
Yan Zhengxue: Persecuted Chinese Christian Artist Dies at Age 80
A key figure of the dissident artist movement and a member of the Beijing Holy Love Fellowship House Church, he was repeatedly detained and tortured.
“Fatti nuovi” nella persecuzione religiosa in Cina: il dopo-COVID e le conseguenze della Conferenza nazionale sulla religione del dicembre 2021
Una risposta del direttore di “Bitter Winter” a quesiti posti da avvocati italiani su come è cambiata la situazione della religione in Cina tra il 2020 e il 2024.
Yet Another Raid Against Fuyang Maizhong Reformed Church
Elder Chang Shun has been detained for the third time in six months, together with eight believers.
Dalian House Church Pastor Kan Xiaoyong Sentenced to 14 Years in Jail
Five co-defendants were also sentenced to heavy prison sentences in a decision aimed at destroying the successful Discipleship Home Network.