Because of the aid they get from the state, impoverished religious residents are told to renounce their faith, or their benefits will be withdrawn. by Zhang Feng The coronavirus outbreak has significantly affected China’s economy and people’s livelihoods, primarily low-incomeRead More →
Offering monetary rewards and praises, the CCP encourages communities to do away with religions to be named a “civilized village, town, or city.” by Xin Lu On May 29, members of an unregistered Catholic church in a village in Shijiazhuang, the capitalRead More →
The CCP continues cracking down on house churches and state-approved venues in the southeastern province of Jiangxi. by Tang Zhe China’s regime did not cease suppressing places of worship across the country even amid the coronavirus outbreak. In Jiangxi Province’sRead More →
For runaway Church of Almighty God members, seeking medical care means being found by the state. Many are arrested in hospitals; others die of untreated illnesses. by Yang Luguang Wang Ping (pseudonym), a member of The Church of Almighty God (CAG) fromRead More →
Two released Christians of The Church of Almighty God from Anhui Province use their personal stories to expose the CCP’s methods to force them to renounce their belief: using various violent mistreatments against them and transforming them through mandatory indoctrination.Read More →
Amid escalating tensions with Western democracies, China’s regime incites nationalist sentiment among residents, cracks down on religions as “foreign agents.” by Wang Yong In the CCP’s propaganda, Protestantism and Catholicism have been designated as tools for “imperialists to invade China.”Read More →
Most of the detained have been monitored for days, and some elderly people were tortured to make them disclose information about fellow believers. by Yao Zhangjin Amid the coronavirus outbreak, The Church of Almighty God (CAG), the single most-persecuted religious movement in China,Read More →
Since China started resuming most regular activities in March, like reopening businesses and entertainment venues, places of worship remain under strict control. by Huang Xin On May 30, at the 13th joint meeting for national religious groups, it was announced thatRead More →
After some seriously ill Christians are arrested and detained because of their faith, they are not only deprived of rights to medical care, but are subjected to maltreatment and forced labor. “One day in 2014, I was arrested on myRead More →
Provincial authorities ordered to eradicate crosses “no matter what,” and in four months, many state-run Protestant churches were left without them. by Lu An From January to April, crosses were removed from at least 250 Three-Self churches in Lu’an, Ma’anshan,Read More →
Elderly Christians across China are deprived of government subsidies if they continue practicing their faith. by Tang Zhe Even though China’s economy has been severely affected by the coronavirus, and many residents suffer financial difficulties, the CCP threatens to takeRead More →
A member of The Church of Almighty God recounts the humiliation and suffering she had to endure at the hands of the Chinese authorities because of her faith. by Lu Xiaojing Zhang Zhen (a pseudonym is used to protect herRead More →
Protestants in Jiangxi Province’s Yugan county have been suffering CCP’s persecution for the past few years. Attacks renewed after coronavirus lockdown was lifted. by Tang Zhe Since the coronavirus lockdown measures were eased, local governments throughout the southeastern province ofRead More →
Believers who resist being managed by China’s communist regime are often arrested and interrogated, despite their elderly age and declining health. by Lu An Many Christian groups in China that refuse to be controlled by the state have been bannedRead More →
Oxford University Press publishes Massimo Introvigne’s survey of the most persecuted religious movement in China by Ruth Ingram Viciously persecuted, tortured and slandered by a catalogue of spurious news headlines, members of The Church of Almighty God (CAG) have beenRead More →
The minute coronavirus prevention restrictions were eased, state-run churches in Jiangxi Province felt the resurgence of onslaughts. Many were closed for good. by Zhang Feng During one week in April, crosses were removed from at least six Three-Self churches inRead More →
To warrant “proper” indoctrination of students, China’s regime probes and punishes religious teachers, ensures that not a single faith-related word is said in class.Read More →
A member of The Church of Almighty God recounts her experience serving a five-year sentence for her faith in prison where she was subjected to forced labor. by Yuan Wei A member of The Church of Almighty God (CAG)—the single most persecutedRead More →
With restrictions imposed by the new law on religion in China, many private orphanages across the country were closed, depriving children of love and care. by Shen Xinran The new Regulations on Religious Affairs, enforced in February 2018, stipulate that “publicRead More →
The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) 2020 report again put China as one of the top three countries of “particular concern.” According to UCA News, Chinese Christian leaders echo that the space for religious freedom has severelyRead More →
Believers of this banned Christian group suffer severe persecution and are often sent to jail, where they are indoctrinated and subjected to forced labor. by Li Mingxuan Religious groups that have been included in the list of the xie jiao, suchRead More →
