USCIRF Condemns Detention of Church Leaders in China
The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) condemns in the strongest p...Read More
2025-10-18
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Coordinated Arrests Sweep Zion Church: Nearly 30 Pastors and Co-Workers Detained Across China
The massive operation is one of the largest against house churches in recent years. Since October 9,...Read More
2025-10-13
No National Day, Only National Mourning: Dutch Groups Protest Against CCP Tyranny
On September 28, 2025, at 2:00 PM local time, over a hundred people gathered at the National Monumen...Read More
2025-10-05
Chinese Pastor Dies After Years of Persecution
China (International Christian Concern) — After enduring years of persecution, Pastor Zhao Huaiguo, ...Read More
2025-09-16
Hunan: The Tragic Death of Pastor Zhao Huaiguo
Bethel Church’s founder succumbed to years of police harassment and psychological torment. A rare bl...Read More
2025-09-08
The Transnational Repression of The Church of Almighty God. 5. The Red Octopus’s Seventh Tentacle: Arresting Those Who Return to China
When it finally succeeds in bringing refugees back to Chinese territory, the CCP arrests, sentences,...Read More
2025-09-05
The Transnational Repression of The Church of Almighty God. 4. The Red Octopus’s Tentacles #4, 5, and 6: Abductions, Cyber-Attacks, and Anti-Cult Associations
Kidnapping refugees is an extreme step, but the CCP effectively harasses them through digital suppre...Read More
2025-09-04
The Transnational Repression of The Church of Almighty God. 3. The Red Octopus’s Third Tentacle: “Family Reunification” Operations
The third of seven methods used by the CCP to harass CAG asylum seekers: compelling their relatives ...Read More
2025-09-03
The Transnational Repression of The Church of Almighty God: 1. The Red Octopus and Its Seven Tentacles
A report on the seven methods used by the Chinese Communist Party to harass members of the persecute...Read More
2025-09-01
“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
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