One freedom holds all the others together: religious freedom. The Chinese Communist Party does what it can to eliminate freedom of belief, but there will always be the faithful who stand their ground. read their stories below.
New Measures for Religious Institution Teachers Announced (China – December 17, 2024) The National Bureau of Religious Affairs has issued new versions of the “Measures for the Qualification Recognition and
Unveiling an Anti-Cult Initiative in Jiangsu (Jiangsu, China – December 16, 2024) In a rare move, an “Anti-Cult Alert Education Base” was unveiled and established in a Christian church in
(ChinaAid – November 18, 2024) Four Christians from the Living Stone Reformed Church in Bengbu, Anhui Province, including Wan Changchun, Xue Shaoqiang, Cao Binting, and Wan Chunqin, will be formally
(China – November 8, 2024) On the morning of the first Sunday in November (the 3rd), churches in several parts of the country were simultaneously stormed by national security brigades
(China – November 8, 2024) Recently, China’s national security agents have been acting like Gestapo officers, infiltrating and monitoring every detail of Chinese citizens’ lives. Police Intrusion and Ongoing
(Taiyuan, Shanxi Province) Authorities administratively detained Feng Junjun, a Christian from Taiyuan Zion Reformed Church. Officers sent him to Taiyuan Detention Center for 15 days for his crime of attending
(Linfen, Shanxi Province) The trial of 12 church leaders and members of Golden Lampstand Church was suddenly canceled. No new date has been announced. Three cancelations This marks the third
(Linfen, Shanxi province) The 20-day trial of 12 Golden Lampstand Church leaders and co-workers started on October 22. There has not been any news on the hearing, but a prayer
(Beijing – October 25, 2024) On October 21, 2024, Pastor Jin Mingri and the pastoral team of Beijing Zion Church issued a prayer letter revealing that multiple church branches in
(Zhenxiong, Yunnan Province – October 21, 2024) While on a visit to Preacher Chang Hao in Zhenxiong on October 14, Pastor John Cao performed multiple baptisms before being disrupted by
(Wenzhou, Zhejiang province – October 4, 2024) Local police and law enforcement officials in China recently raided a local church, preventing a priest from holding Mass. The priest had filed a
(Sichuan Province, October 10, 2024) – Sichuan human rights lawyer Lu Siwei was arrested while on bail, prior to the end of his trial. According to human rights lawyer Wang
One freedom holds all the others together: religious freedom. The Chinese Communist Party does what it can to eliminate freedom of belief, but there will always be the faithful who stand their ground. read their stories below.