Based on a 2020 confidential text, courts were asked to interpret law provisions extensively to impose heavier jail penalties on the devotees. by Jiang Tao Recently, “Bitter Winter” received a secret and previously unknown document issued in July 2020 byRead More →
A new slogan calls for a closer supervision of preachers and sermons by both Three Self bureaucrats and the United Front. by Zhang Chunhua The “China Christian Implementation of Strict Governance of Religion Exchange Meeting” was held in Xi’an, ShaanxiRead More →
On February 28, 2024, the Haizhu District Court in Guangzhou sentenced twelve Christians from The Church of Almighty God. Among them, four district-level leaders were given heavy prison sentences, with terms ranging from 10 to 11 years. Mo Hanmei (alias:Read More →
After a persecution that started in 2018, the two elders were sentenced to three years in jail with a suspended sentence of five years. by Zhang Chunhua On April 9, 2024, the Jingyang District Court of Deyang City, Sichuan, renderedRead More →
After conducting a three-year “general battle” against The Church of Almighty God (CAG), the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) initiated another three-year “tough campaign,” aiming at “completely eradicating” the CAG. Local authorities were tasked with comprehensive investigations as a preparation forRead More →
03/14/2024 Vietnam (International Christian Concern) – Senate Resolution 395 proposes the United States’ Senate recognize the contributions of Montagnard Christians from Vietnam during the Vietnam war, a public condemnation of the continued persecution of Christians by the Vietnamese government andRead More →
On December 26 and 27, 2023, the People’s Court of Liwan District in Guangzhou held hearings over two days and collectively sentenced twenty Christians from The Church of Almighty God. The charges were for “using a cult organization to undermineRead More →
01/17/2024 China (International Christian Concern) — The Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) new controversial Patriotic Education Law came into force on January 1 and party officials reviewed the new guidelines with church leaders. The CCP met with the five authorized stateRead More →
In 2023, Christians from the Church of Almighty God (CAG) across China were collectively given heavy penalties of imprisonment. Even common church members were sentenced to more than 8 years in jail. 2023 was the fourth year of the globalRead More →
07/21/2023 China (International Christian Concern) – The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) government is rewriting portions of the Bible in an effort to increase its control over religion in country, according to U.S. Representative Mike Gallagher (R-WI). In a meeting ofRead More →
Li Xiaoyang (pseudonym), female, born in 1976, is a Christian of The Church of Almighty God (CAG) in the southeastern province of Jiangxi. In September 2021, Li was released from prison after completing her service. She recounted her miserable storyRead More →
Chu Qingming (pseudonym), male, born in 1971, a resident of the eastern province of Shandong, was a Christian of The Church of Almighty God (CAG). He was arrested by the CCP police in December 2020 for his belief in AlmightyRead More →
Hu Zhibin (pseudonym), male, born in 1953, was a Christian of The Church of Almighty God (CAG) in the central province of Hubei. In October 2018, Hu was arrested by the CCP police for his faith in Almighty God andRead More →
Qin Dafu, male, born on April 24, 1963, resident of Chongqing municipality in the southwestern China, was a Christian of The Church of Almighty God (CAG). In August 2018, Qin was arrested for his belief in Almighty God, and wasRead More →
Li Chenggang, born in 1973, and his wife Zhang Jingxi, born in 1969, residents of Zaozhuang city in the eastern province of Shandong, are Christians of The Church of Almighty God (CAG). They are both honest, well-behaved, and sincere, butRead More →
Zeng Lianjiao, female, born in 1968, a resident of Meizhou city in the southern province of Guangdong, is a member of The Church of Almighty God (CAG). She is kind and helpful but is wanted by the CCP merely forRead More →
On June 15, 2021, Shanxi authorities launched a coordinated crackdown on members of The Church of Almighty God (CAG). 403 CAG believers had been detained by June 26. According to an insider from the public security system, the arrest operationRead More →
Between January and March 2021, in Jiangsu, Henan, Sichuan, and other provinces, devotees were arrested. Many were tortured. by Wang Yichi “Chair” and “split” tortures In January 2021, at least 123 members of The Church of Almighty God (CAG) wereRead More →
Zhang Jian (pseudonym), male, born in 1948, and his wife, Liu Mei (pseudonym), born in 1950, are residents of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. They joined The Church of Almighty God in 2008. They were arrested in September 2014 by theRead More →
In July 2020, Li Huizhen (pseudonym), a Christian of The Church of Almighty God (CAG), was finally got out of prison after she completed her 3-year sentence term for her belief due to the CCP cruel persecution. In early JulyRead More →
A prominent pastor of an unofficial Protestant “house church” in Beijing has been denied his state pension, with officials citing a criminal conviction linked to his faith activities, RFA has learned. House church elder Xu Yonghai, who just turned 60,Read More →
