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.
Guangxi, China — September 10, 2026 — Family members of the so-called “Zion 8” have reported severe overcrowding, inadequate medical care and harsh disciplinary practices at the detention centers where
Xi’an, Shaanxi Province — September 8, 2026 — Chinese authorities have released a pastor whose unregistered house church has faced a four-year legal case, while the status of the case
(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
(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
(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,
(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
(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
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.