Chang Hao’s family: A plea for justice
(Zhenxiong, Yunnan Province – May 2, 2024) On April 16, 2024, the family of preacher Chang Hao from Zhenxiong County, Yunnan Province sent an open letter seeking help to the Yunnan Higher People’s...
View ArticlePolice raid Chengdu Early Rain Covenant Church’s home Bible study
(Chengdu, Sichuan Province – May 3, 2024) On the evening of April 24, 2024, a small group from Chengdu Early Rain Covenant Church was studying the Bible at a Christian’s home in Wuhou District when...
View ArticleWang Honglan and four others still detained without verdict
(Hohhot, Inner Mongolia – May 6, 2024) It is reported that in the case of Wang Honglan and other Christians in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, who were charged with “illegal business operations,” four of the...
View ArticleElder Zhang Chunlei’s Case: Delays and No Verdict for over a year
(Guiyang, Guizhou Province – May 6, 2024) Elder Zhang Chunlei of Guiyang Renai Reformed Church, charged on suspicion of “inciting subversion of state power” and “fraud,” was tried in a closed-door...
View ArticleElderly House Church Christian Yang Zhijin Arrested on cult charges
(Suizhou, Hubei Province – May 6, 2024) On April 25, 2024, the Zengdu District Branch of the Suizhou Public Security Bureau arrested Yang Zhijin, a 75-year-old member of the All Ranges Church, on...
View ArticleHefei Ganquan Church Pastor and Elder charged with fraud
(Hefei, Anhui Province – May 7, 2024) On April 27, 2024, Wei Shudie, the wife of Pastor Zhou Songlin, and Ge Yunxia, the wife of Elder Ding Zhongfu, who were arrested for their faith, issued an open...
View ArticleImprisoned 70-year-old Pastor Lian Changnian’s exhibits unusual behavior
(Xi’an, Shaanxi Province – May 8, 2024) On April 28, 2024, a defense lawyer visited 70-year-old Pastor Lian Changnian of Xi’an Church of Abundance, who is being held on suspicion of “fraud,” at the...
View ArticleElder Zhang shares his spiritual growth during imprisonment
(Guiyang, Guizhou Province – May 9, 2024) Recently, a defense lawyer visited Elder Zhang Chunlei, who has been imprisoned for three years, at the Guiyang City Detention Center. Elder Zhang appeared...
View ArticleWang Xiaofei and Li Shanshan harassed by local police during visit to Fuyang...
(Fuyang, Anhui Province – May 9, 2024) On the morning of May 2, 2024, Wang Xiaofei, wife of Pastor Yang Xibo from Xunsiding Church in Xiamen, and Li Shanshan, wife of Pastor Li Jie from Covenant House...
View ArticlePastor Huang Lei of Rock Bible Church subjected to administrative detention
(Yueyang, Hunan Province – May 15, 2024) It is reported that Pastor Huang Lei of Rock Bible Church in Yueyang, Hunan Province was placed under 15-day administrative detention by local police for his...
View Article“This is actually political persecution”: Detained pastor Zhou Songlin...
(Hefei, Anhui Province – May 16, 2024) On May 5, 2024, Pastor Zhou Songlin of Ganquan Church in Hefei, Anhui Province, responded from prison to the recent divisions among church co-workers over his...
View ArticleSentence announced: Preacher Chang Hao released on time served
(Zhenxiong, Yunnan Province – May 17, 2024) On the morning of May 14, 2024, the case of preacher Chang Hao, who was accused of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble,” reached a verdict. The...
View ArticlePastor Wan Changchun’s family blocked from attending pretrial meeting
(Bengbu, Anhui Province – May 21, 2024) On May 13, 2024, a pre-trial meeting was held at the Yuhui District Court in Bengbu City, Anhui Province for the case of Pastor Wan Changchun, Elder Xue...
View ArticleCatholic priests Chen Hekun and Chi Huitian have been forcibly disappeared
(Shijiazhuang, Hebei – May 22, 2024) The Baoding Diocese in Hebei Province, China, is one of the largest underground (unofficial) Catholic groups in China, with a long history and one of the most...
View ArticlePope Francis’ message on the 100th anniversary of the Council of the Chinese...
(Rome, Italy – May 28, 2024) The Pontifical Urban University in Rome organized a conference on May 21st in Rome to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the first and so far only Council of the...
View ArticleOfficials in Liaoning Province publish Sinicization hymns
(Liaoning, China – May 29, 2024) The official Chinese Communist Party continues to pursue the “Sinicization of hymns,” an effort that has become one of the key elements of the “Sinicization of...
View ArticleCCP claims sinicization is not limited to clergy
(Shanghai – May 30, 2024) On May 1, the official “Two organizations of Christianity/Lianghui,” (The National Committee of the Three-Self Patriotic Movement of the Protestant Churches in China and The...
View ArticleCornerstone Reformed church Christians’ case to be re-tried at a later date
(Hefei, Anhui Province – June 3, 2024) The case of Pastor Wan Changchun, Elder Xue Shaoqiang, co-worker Cao Binting, and Wan Chunqin of the Cornerstone Reformed Church in Bengbu, who were charged with...
View ArticleAnhui authorities continue to use tactics to frame and divide the Hefei...
(Hefei, Anhui Province – June 5, 2024) The case against Pastor Zhou Songlin and Elder Ding Zhongfu of the Hefei Ganquan Church in Anhui, who were charged with “fraud” due to their faith, has recently...
View ArticleDeacons Jia Xuewei and Zeng Qingtao: A Battle for Freedom
(Chengdu, Sichuan Province – June 6, 2024) According to the Chengdu Early Rain Covenant Church, Deacon Jia Xuewei has once again been evicted by his landlord in Wenjiang District, Chengdu City due to...
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