Repression Rekindled: Yiguandao Faces Renewed Crackdown in China
In Guangdong and Shandong, authorities vow to show “no tolerance” to the redemptive religious moveme...Read More
2025-09-24
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Holy Firewalls: China’s New Rules for Online Clergy Conduct
Regulations published on September 15 significantly restrict religious content online. “Bitter Winte...Read More
2025-09-18
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. 2. The Red Octopus’ Second Tentacle: Spying Overseas
Another of the seven methods used by the Chinese Communist Party to harass CAG members abroad is sys...Read More
2025-09-02
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
Red Flags and Red Herrings: FECRIS’ Curious Crusade for China
China reprints an article by a FECRIS board member from an obscure Italian publication to prove that...Read More
2025-08-18
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
The Arrest of Shaolin’s Abbot Shakes Up Government-Controlled Chinese Buddhism
Known as a womanizer and a billionaire, but also as a strong supporter of the CCP, Shi Yongxin’s wro...Read More
2025-07-31
China Buddhist Association Asks the Government to Crack Down on the Zhengjue Fellowship
Theological criticism surrounds the Taiwanese movement, known internationally as the Buddhist True E...Read More
2025-07-14
China, Religions Told to Strictly Enforce New Rules on Dealing with Foreigners
A conference in Beijing insisted that the regulations that came into force on May 1 should be strict...Read More
2025-07-09
Chinese Christian Media Ordered to Include More Communist Propaganda
China’s only legal church, the Communist Party-controlled Three Self Patriotic Movement (TPSM), has ...Read More
2025-05-10
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
Terror Through Photographs: China Publishes Pictures of Church of Almighty God Refugees Abroad
A Chinese website collects and publishes photographs of CAG asylum seekers in democratic countries. ...Read More
2025-03-09
Nearly 500 CAG Christians Arrested in Three Shandong Cities Over Half a Year
According to rough statistics, nearly 500 members of The Church of Almighty God (CAG) were arrested ...Read More
2024-11-12
Guangdong’s Harsh Persecution of Church of Almighty God Members
Since 2022, raids, arrests, long jail sentences and even one suspicious death in jail have marked an...Read More
2024-10-26
Yunnan, Update on Brother Chang Hao: Sentenced, Liberated, and Detained Again
The popular preacher was baptizing new Christians with famous Pastor John Cao when the police raided...Read More
2024-10-19
A Scandal in Italy: Lists of Church of Almighty God Members Seeking Asylum in Italy Published in China
A site likely connected with Chinese intelligence services publishes lists of refugees who have appl...Read More
2024-10-07
ONGOING CRACKDOWNS: 500+ CAG Christians were Arrested in Guangzhou Alone, One Death Reported
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has intensified its crackdown on Christians from The Church of Alm...Read More
2024-10-04
A Chinese Christian Tortured in Jail Tells His Story
Zhu Chunlin’s testimony explains what “strict control and punishment” and “strengthened learning” me...Read More
2024-09-19
China, “Bitter Winter” Obtains a Secret Document on the Repression of The Church of Almighty God
Based on a 2020 confidential text, courts were asked to interpret law provisions extensively to impo...Read More
2024-07-30
Church of Almighty God: The Economy of Refugees and Ill-Founded Accusations of Human Trafficking
Refugee activities in democratic countries should be understood by considering that they have escape...Read More
2024-07-19