Both Three-Self and house church venues have been demolished under various pretexts in Shaanxi, Anhui, and other provinces. Exclusive videos and pictures from Bitter Winter. by Zhou Xiaolu On October 8, over 40 officials from the Public Security Bureau and theRead More →
The CCP treats any disclosed information about its actions to suppress people of faith as “the divulgence of state secrets” and cracks down on “leakers.” by Han Sheng After Bitter Winter reported about the removed cross from a Three-Self church in theRead More →
More accounts from across China on crackdowns against Protestant places of worship. by Lu Xiaojing Shandong Province On July 2, the Lanling county government in the prefecture-level city of Linyi demolished a Three-Self Church venue in one of the villages under its jurisdiction because it wasRead More →
Government propaganda continues to invade China’s places of worship, as they are turned into publicity centers to promote the Communist Party and its leaders. by An Xin The religious affairs department of Putian, a prefecture-level city in the southeastern provinceRead More →
Local governments repurpose places of worship and turn them into propaganda centers, entertainment venues, or factories. Some are even leveled to the ground. by Yang Guang’an More than 70 Protestant venues were shut down last year in Jiangsu Province’s prefecture-levelRead More →
House churches and state-controlled Three-Self churches across China are raided and closed down. Believers are questioned, and their homes are searched. by Zhou Xiaolu On August 28, over 100 government personnel and police officers came to demolish a house churchRead More →
Disrupting the peaceful final days of numerous elderly believers, authorities harass senior care centers to block any promotion of religions. by An Xin As religious persecution escalates in China, local governments across China have suppressed countless nursing homes run by religiousRead More →
Throughout the province, local authorities cracked down on state-run Protestant churches to implement the central government’s order to eliminate crosses. by Lu An Bitter Winter reported on June 9 that crosses had been removed from over 250 state-run Three-Self churches in theRead More →
Amid the CCP’s nationwide cross removal campaign, a state-run and a house church in a Zhejiang Province village were attacked by government-hired security guards. by Zhao Mingzhe A little past 4 a.m. on July 7, officials from Yongjia county governmentRead More →
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 →
Some state-run churches were allowed to reopen in China after a 5-month lockdown. But only after proving their loyalty to the Communist Party. by Huang Xin The Lishiting Catholic Church in the Shunhe district of Kaifeng, a prefecture-level city in theRead 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 →
The clergy and management of state-run Protestant churches are evaluated on their patriotism and adherence to the CCP rule. Those who fail are dismissed. by Tang Zhe In May, Three-Self preachers in Xinyu, a prefecture-level city in the southeastern provinceRead 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 →
As the coronavirus was spreading throughout China, CCP-run Protestant churches and their congregations suffered continuous crackdowns at the hands of the government.Read More →
Both house churches and state-approved places of worship suffered severe government crackdowns in the second half of last year.Read More →
Though approved by the government, Three-Self churches are not guaranteed protection from the state, and they often become targets of religious persecution.Read More →
The CCP has installed cameras in places of worship to ensure complete control and punish those who don’t worship according to its regulations.Read More →
To accelerate the “sinicization” of religion, China’s regime compels preachers to indoctrinate congregations and turns places of worship into propaganda centers.Read More →
The CCP’s campaign to remove religious symbols from places of worship continues unabated, as believers are harassed in places of worship and at home.Read More →
The CCP continues harassing people of faith amid the outbreak of the deadly virus, accusing those who pray for the ill and dead of “endangering social stability.”Read More →
