Arbitrary Detention

Four Regional Leaders of The Church of Almighty God Arrested and Sentenced to 10-11 Years

On February 28, 2024, the Haizhu District Court in Guangzhou sentenced twelve Christians from The Ch...Read More

May 26, 2024

US official expresses concern over crackdown on Tibetans protesting dam

Chinese police have arrested more than 1,000 and beaten some during interrogation, sources say. By T...Read More

February 26, 2024

20 Christians from The Church of Almighty God Sentenced in Group, Facing Up to Nine Years in Prison

On December 26 and 27, 2023, the People’s Court of Liwan District in Guangzhou held hearings o...Read More

February 14, 2024

Sola Fide Church Raided in Heilongjiang, 200 Believers Arrested

by Shen Xiang On January 27, 2024, the Chinese police raided a gathering place of Christian believer...Read More

February 5, 2024

China, More Members of The Church of Almighty God Arrested and Tortured

Although efforts are now made to keep the information secret, “Bitter Winter” has obtained data and ...Read More

January 26, 2024

Bishop Arrested Again for Refusing to Join State-Managed Chinese Church

01/08/2024 China (International Christian Concern) —Bishop Peter Shao Zhumin of Wenzhou, in the east...Read More

January 8, 2024

CAG Christians Collectively Given Heavy Jail Terms As CCP Escalates Efforts To Ban The Church

In 2023, Christians from the Church of Almighty God (CAG) across China were collectively given heavy...Read More

January 8, 2024

Uyghur father jailed for 20 years for sending son abroad and for visiting Turkey

A village policeman confirms the arrest and jailing of Nuraxun Rozi. By Shohret Hoshur for RFA Uyghu...Read More

January 2, 2024

Four CAG Christians Subjected to Heavy Jail Terms of 7-9 Years

Four members of the Church of Almighty God (CAG) in Henan Province were given sentences of seven to ...Read More

July 21, 2023

Christian Qin Shiqin Dies from 10-Day Interrogation by Torture After Arrested for Religious Belief

Qin Shiqin, female, born in 1969, was a resident of Yuanhou community in Xifuzhen sub-district of Ch...Read More

January 15, 2021

Uyghur Taxi Driver, Mother Handed Harsh Jail Terms in Xinjiang’s Ghulja City

Authorities in Ghulja (in Chinese, Yining), in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (...Read More

April 19, 2020

Christian Given 8-year Sentence Under CCP’s Fabricated Evidence

The CCP regularly uses trumped-up evidence to legalize its imposing hefty sentences on Christians in...Read More

March 17, 2020

‘Two-Faced’ Former Uyghur Forestry Official Sentenced to Life in Prison in Xinjiang

Authorities in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) have sentenced the Uyghur ...Read More

March 11, 2020

Chinese Police Accuse Dissident Xu Zhiyong of Subversion: Source

China's state security police are investigating detained dissident Xu Zhiyong for subversion after d...Read More

March 10, 2020

Uyghur Mother, Daughter Handed Lengthy Sentences in Xinjiang Prison for Overseas Ties

The mother and daughter of a wealthy Uyghur family in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous R...Read More

March 4, 2020

China Jails Hong Kong-based Swedish Bookseller For 10 Years on Spying Charge

A court in the eastern Chinese city of Ningbo on Tuesday handed down a 10-year jail term to former H...Read More

February 26, 2020

Chinese Police Track Down Dissident Xu Zhiyong Using Facial Recognition

Police in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou have detained dissident Xu Zhiyong -- who had been ...Read More

February 18, 2020

Human Rights: 10 Cases of CAG Christians Arrested and Persecuted After Return to China

It is learned that so far more than 40 CAG Christians have suffered the CCP’s arrest and persecution...Read More

February 10, 2020

State-Approved Chinese Priest Ousted After Being Jailed for One Year

A state-sanctioned Chinese priest who was released on December 9, 2019, after being jailed for a yea...Read More