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.
(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
(Jinan, Shandong — August 13, 2026) Nearly five months after authorities reportedly took away 73-year-old Pastor Wang Sanyuan on March 17, his family still has received no official word about
(Wenzhou, Zhejiang – August 7, 2026) Pastor David Tang and six other Christians have disappeared after being detained by Shanghai police during a cross-provincial operation on Aug. 5, with authorities
(Anhui Province, China — August 7, 2026) Ahead of Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s expected visit to Washington in September, the wives of three detained Chinese house church leaders issued an
by Josh Shepherd Two toddlers watched as Chinese police took their mother away. More than 600 miles away on a ministry trip, their father could only watch from afar as
(Legal Analysis — Aug. 5, 2026) One month after the internationally watched release of Beijing Zion Church founder Pastor Ezra Jin to the U.S., Chinese authorities have accelerated the legal
China’s new exit-entry regulations, set to take effect next month, expand the government’s authority to bar people from leaving the country and allow authorities to withhold notice of those restrictions
(Yueyang, Hunan Province — August 3, 2026) Police raided a gathering of a house church in Hunan Province, in south-central China, on the night of July 11, detaining the church’s
A detained pastor from Beijing Zion Church has accused Chinese authorities of pressuring him to confess by invoking his young children during legal proceedings in a case against the prominent
(Sichuan Province, China – July 30, 2026) Chinese authorities continued their crackdown on unregistered Protestant churches Sunday, raiding multiple gatherings of the prominent Early Rain Covenant Church in Chengdu in
(Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, China – July 28, 2026) More than 20 members and leaders of Yayang Christian Church in eastern China remain behind bars months after authorities demolished one of
(Guangzhou, Guangdong Province — July 24, 2026) A Christian woman detained in connection with a religious materials case in southern China has been released on bail after 30 days in
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.