FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 30, 2026 Midland, Texas ChinaAid said on Monday that Chinese authorities are systematically undermining the right to legal defense in the ongoing “Zion Church Case” in Beihai, Guangxi, as the case enters a critical prosecutorial stage. The U.S.-based human rights organization warned that at least 18 detained Christian leaders are now […]
(California – March 27, 2026) The highly anticipated unveiling ceremony for the statue of lawyer Gao Zhisheng (高智晟), known as the “Conscience of China,” is scheduled to be held on April 4, 2026, at 2:00 PM at Liberty Sculpture Park in California. Pastor Bob Fu, renowned human rights activist and founder of ChinaAid, will attend
(Midland, Texas — March 27, 2026) A massive, coordinated crackdown on Beijing Zion Church (北京锡安教会) has entered a new phase. After more than 150 days of detentions involving dozens of leaders and members of Beijing Zion Church, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has shifted its focus toward the legal professionals attempting to defend them. Speaking on Washington
Washington, D.C., March 26, 2026 — The Washington Litigation Group today filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of Reverend Bob Fu and other individuals and organizations defending religious freedom. The case involves plaintiffs from a religious minority in China who claim they suffered state-sponsored persecution abetted by an American company.
Midland, Texas March 26, 2026 ChinaAid today issued a strong call for immediate and concrete U.S. government action following a bipartisan, bicameral letter led by Senators Ted Budd and Tim Kaine and Representatives Riley Moore and Thomas Suozzi urging President Donald Trump to press for the release of Pastor Ezra Jin Mingri ahead of his
(Beijing – March 24, 2026) On the 20th, the families of 18 detained pastors and co-workers involved in the “10.9” Beijing Zion Church case (北京锡安教会) issued a joint statement. The statement noted that 165 days have passed since the incident, and the families are not only suffering from the pain of their loved ones’ detention,
(Almaty, Kazakhstan – March 24, 2026) Erzart Bolatkhan clutches onto his last hope in seeking justice for his younger brother—a petition letter. Since 2017, his family has been torn in two: one half under the sunlight of Kazakhstan, the other buried behind the high prison walls of China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. His younger brother,
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(Changsha, Hunan – March 24, 2026) In a tense and oppressive trial on Monday, prominent rights defense lawyer Xie Yang (谢阳) received his verdict after more than four years of secret detention and legal struggle. The Changsha Intermediate People’s Court announced in court on March 23 that Xie Yang was sentenced to five years in
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BEIJING—Chinese authorities are ramping up pressure on lawyers defending a group of jailed Christian church leaders, whose arrests last year drew condemnation from the U.S. government, as Beijing seeks to silence religious faithful who refuse to submit to state control. Nearly 20 people associated with Zion Church, a large, long-running Protestant congregation in the Chinese capital, were arrested
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(Kyzylorda – March 19, 2026) In the early morning of March 11, 2026, law enforcement personnel forcibly entered the home of Gulnaz Serikbaeva in Kyzylorda City, where the single mother was caring for her 76-year-old ailing mother and minor child. She was then violently taken away in full public view. This arrest is the latest
(Beihai – March 18, 2026) Amid a months-long crackdown on unregistered churches, police in Beihai, Guangxi, have recently intensified pressure on members of Beijing Zion Church (北京锡安教会) and the legal aid team supporting them. According to a statement released on Tuesday by the church and the families of the detainees, the case has now entered
(Shanxi – March 18, 2026) On March 15, 2026, Pastor Du Liangming (杜亮明), a house church leader in Xinzhou City, Shanxi Province, completed his five-year prison term. Sources confirmed that his sentence was finished on March 14. Born in 1948, Du Liangming was a senior clergyman who had long led house church activities in the
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