CCP Officials: All House Churches Must Be Eliminated
2019-12-13
Refusing to be controlled by the government, house churches are deemed illegal and are suppressed in the name of eliminating “gangs and evil forces.”Read More →
20 Bitter Winter Reporters Vanished in the Air
2019-12-13
Writing for Bitter Winter is a crime in China. 45 of our reporters were arrested. 20 are still in custody but we don’t know where – actually, we cannot even confirm they are alive.Read More →
For the CCP, Cultural Confidence Means Ban of Anything Foreign
2019-12-12
In a nationwide drive, place names are purged to reflect “excellent traditional Chinese culture” and show the country’s resistance to the “worship of foreign things.”Read More →
68 Church of Almighty God Members Sentenced to Heavy Prison Terms in Xinjiang
2019-12-11
The crackdown in Xinjiang affects all religions. The world’s attention is focused on the Uyghurs, but the CCP also persecutes members of Christian movements.Read More →
Who Tore Apart and Scattered My Family to the Four Winds?
2019-12-10
After my father Zhou Haijiang was tortured to death for believing in God, my whole family was shrouded by the CCP’s surveillance, threats, and intimidation. We had no way to seek justice for his tragic passing but kept suffering pressure and pain due to the CCP’s persecution.Read More →
‘Give Back Our Venue,’ Plead Members of a Destroyed Church
2019-12-09
Gathered on the ruins of their church, believers pray and ask the state to respect religious freedom. Not many can dare even such small acts of defiance in China.Read More →
CCP Shows No Mercy to the Buddhist Goddess of Compassion
2019-12-08
>Despite pleas by local Buddhists, a 17-meter-tall statue of Guanyin in Hebei Province was demolished, joining the long list of China’s shattered religious icons.Read More →
China Formally Arrests Outspoken Human Rights Attorney, Denies Lawyer Visit
2019-12-08
Authorities in the southwestern Chinese region of Guangxi have formally arrested an outspoken human rights lawyer on suspicion of subversion.Read More →
Believers Forced to Worship China’s Only God – President Xi
2019-12-07
Xi Jinping’s personality cult is reaching unparalleled heights as his portraits replace religious symbols not only in places of worship but believers’ homes too.Read More →
Dissidents, Believers Jailed in Psychiatric Hospitals
2019-12-06
Public security officers in China lock up people in mental asylums for money or to avoid the hassle of legal proceedings, subjecting them to years of torture.Read More →
Uyghur Act Passed by the U.S. House: Good, But What’s Next?
2019-12-06
The new law is a tougher version of a bill passed last September in Senate. It still needs Senate and President Trump’s approval—and a look at context.Read More →
Hongkongers Calls on OPCW to Include Control of RCAs into Convention
2019-12-05
ADHRRF – The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) refuses to accept the petition letters calling for inclusion in the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) the control of riot-control agents (RCAs). Hongkonger organizers said they will not abandon their petitions.Read More →
Hiding from Police, Believers Unable to Seek Medical Care
2019-12-05
Labeled as most wanted criminals just for their faith, Church of Almighty God members are hunted by the regime, forced into hiding at great risk to their lives.Read More →
For Mobile Users in China, One ‘Wrong’ Word Means Punishment
2019-12-05
A former employee of the largest state-owned telecommunications provider reveals how the regime is monitoring citizens’ calls and messages on mobile phones.Read More →
A Testimony to Life
2019-12-04
As of the time of writing in 2019, three years have already passed since I sought asylum overseas. Fleeing the persecution of the Chinese government, I changed my identity and barely managed to escape to South Korea. Here, I don’t have to worry that the police will suddenly burst into my house to arrest me or that I’ll be tailed or watched when I leave my house, and I’m able to practice my faith without taking any special precautions. It’s a dream come true, and it certainly would’ve been unimaginable in China.Read More →
Mosques Lose Islamic Symbols, Repurposed for Government Use
2019-12-04
Communist regime continues to forcibly “sinicize” mosques, demolishing Islamic symbols and replacing them with Chinese-style structures. Read More →
Prominent Uyghur Activist Dies Days After Release From Xinjiang Internment Camp
2019-12-04
A long-time Uyghur activist has died days after being released from an internment camp in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), according to sources, amid concerns that abuse in detention may have contributed to his death.Read More →
CAG Christian Liu Hua, Paralyzed as a Result of Cruel Torture by CCP, Dies After Enduring a Prolonged Period of Harassment
2019-12-03
Liu Hua (alias), born May 1950, was a man from Guyuan City in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. He began believing in the Lord Jesus in 1992 and then entered into The Church of Almighty God (CAG) in 2004. He wasRead More →
USCIRF “Adopts” 35 Chinese Prisoners—25 Are Members of The Church of Almighty God
2019-12-02
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom delivers a powerful blow to China. This proves just how useful USCIRF is, despite criticism by some US lawmakers.Read More →
Arrested for Listening to Foreign Pastors’ Audio Sermons
2019-11-29
In the name of suppressing “foreign religious infiltration,” the Chinese authorities close down churches suspected of ties with abroad, harass believers.Read More →
US President Trump Signs Hong Kong Human Rights And Democracy Act
2019-11-28
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a bill which requires an annual review of Hong Kong’s human rights situation and related trade status, and would apply sanctions against officials linked to rights abuses in the city.Read More →