“Little Guardians”: China’s Campaign to Mold Children into Anti-Religious Crusaders
In Shanghai, children are taken to court where they can participate in a mock trial and “sentence” m...Read More
2025-08-29
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All Sphere (Word of Life) “Born Again” Churches Raided Throughout China
A nationwide police operation is underway against a movement that has been criticized for its focus ...Read More
2025-08-12
A Faith Under Siege: Pastor Ma Chao and the Struggle of Guangzhou’s Guangfu Church
A sobering 20th anniversary for a house church facing continuous persecution and the repeated detent...Read More
2025-08-11
4 of 5 Most Populous Countries Persecute Christians
Four of the five most populous countries in the world share a disturbing reality: Christians are sys...Read More
2025-08-09
Religious Activities by Foreigners in China: New Restrictions from May 1
We publish a short comment and a translation of the new and more restrictive Order no. 23 published ...Read More
2025-04-23
Sichuan’s Qiuyu Qingcaodi Church: Elders Wu Jiannan and Hao Ming Sentenced to Jail Terms
After a persecution that started in 2018, the two elders were sentenced to three years in jail with ...Read More
2024-04-15
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
2024-02-05
Hubei Suizhou Family Church Accused of Cult Activity, Resulting in Multiple Arrests
[CRLW (Civil Rights & Livelihood Watch), January 24, 2024] A family church in Suizhou, Hubei, wa...Read More
2024-01-25
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
2024-01-08
Over 400 Christians Detained in Shanxi as China Marks CCP’s 100th Anniversary
On June 15, 2021, Shanxi authorities launched a coordinated crackdown on members of The Church of Al...Read More
2021-06-27
Beijing House Church Pastor Denied Pension Amid Ongoing Crackdown on Worship
A prominent pastor of an unofficial Protestant “house church” in Beijing has been denied...Read More
2021-01-19
China Repeatedly Harasses Xiamen House Church
On December 6, a house church in China’s Fujian province was again raided by the local authorities d...Read More
2020-12-08
Landlords Punished for Renting to House Churches
Authorities intimidate property owners and hotel managers who allow unregistered religious groups to...Read More
2020-11-13
Believers Arrested and Fined for Bible Verse Hand Fans
Even little keepsakes with religious content are becoming off-limits to people of faith in China, as...Read More
2020-11-07
House Churches Suppressed Across China
Numerous venues were shut down, believers arrested and dispersed in August across Henan, Guizhou, an...Read More
2020-11-02
Persecution of Protestant Churches Intensifies
House churches and state-controlled Three-Self churches across China are raided and closed down. Bel...Read More
2020-10-05
House Church Believers Arrested for Practicing Their Faith
It’s increasingly hard for unregistered Protestant churches to survive, as numerous venues are close...Read More
2020-09-20
‘You Can’t Believe in God in China,’ Police Tell Believers
Attacks on house churches across China intensified in the past few months, as police and government ...Read More
2020-07-29
People on Social Welfare Ordered to Worship CCP, Not God
Because of the aid they get from the state, impoverished religious residents are told to renounce th...Read More
2020-07-17
400+ Protestant Venues Destroyed or Closed in Shangrao City
The CCP continues cracking down on house churches and state-approved venues in the southeastern prov...Read More
2020-07-15
Over 40 Old Local Church Venues Stifled in Jiangxi Province
China’s southeastern province continues to intensify religious persecution measures after coronaviru...Read More
2020-06-14