(Shanghai — September 3, 2026) Chinese authorities have intensified pressure on Christian worship in Shanghai in recent months, with a new raid on an unregistered house church resulting in the
Taipei, Taiwan — Sept. 3, 2026 — A Beijing lawyer who represented detained leaders of Beijing Zion Church has fled mainland China with her husband and two young children and
(Midland, Texas — Sept. 2, 2026) — Chinese dissident, writer and human rights advocate Gu Chuan has published an autobiography recounting years of surveillance and political persecution in China, a
(Zhangye, Gansu Province — September 1, 2026) — On August 25, the wife of a house church pastor in north-central China released an open letter disclosing a deterioration in his
As President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi prepare for a planned September summit, Chinese authorities continue to detain, question and investigate Christians affiliated with house churches and state-sanctioned congregations.
(Kunming, Yunnan Province — August 28, 2026) Authorities in southwest China are preparing to try three members of an unregistered house church on charges of “organizing illegal gatherings,” as concerns
Christian pastor John Cao remains in China more than two years after completing a seven-year prison sentence, currently unable to obtain his passport and return to the United States to
(Shanghai, eastern China— August 22, 2026) An anonymous Shanghai Catholic documented developments over the past year that he said indicate increasing restrictions on religious activities among Chinese Catholics. The report,
(Hong Kong — August 21, 2026) A Hong Kong court on Friday convicted two former leaders of a group that organized the city’s annual Tiananmen Square vigils, a verdict highlighting
(Xi’an, Shaanxi Province — August 21, 2026) A Chinese pastor faces a possible 12- to 13-year prison sentence after a court held a pretrial conference in a case that supporters
(MIDLAND, Texas — August 16, 2026) — A humanitarian campaign is calling on President Donald J. Trump to personally raise the case of Pastor John Cao with Chinese President Xi
(Fuyang, Anhui Province, eastern China — August 14, 2026) A Chinese court sentenced three leaders of an unofficial Protestant church to prison terms of up to one year and seven