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.
(Guangzhou — September 30, 2026) Police in southern China confiscated Gospel materials and forced a long-established house church from its rented meeting space after three Christians distributed fans printed with
Hunan Province — September 28, 2026 — Chinese authorities have expanded a crackdown on house-church Christians in central China from places of worship into schools, where students and educators have
NORTHERN CHINA — September 29, 2026 — Police detained house church preacher An Yankui at his residence Tuesday morning after summoning him for investigation on suspicion of “organizing illegal religious
NORTHERN CHINA — September 29, 2026 — Pastor Zhou Zixun, legally known as Cui Xianfeng, and seven coworkers of Beijing Jiaquan Church are being held in criminal detention on suspicion
(Chengdu — September 23, 2026) Two members of a prominent underground Protestant church in southwestern China have been released after 10 days of administrative detention, even as police continue to
(Sept. 22, 2026) Chinese authorities carried out a two-day operation against an underground house church in central China on Sept. 16-17, confiscating believers’ phones and ordering young Christians to replace
BEIJING, CHINA — Sept. 21, 2026 — Chinese authorities have reportedly detained multiple pastors and church coworkers from Beijing Jiaquan Church, an influential urban house-church network with more than two
(Washington, D.C. — September 18, 2026) Days before Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s planned visit to Washington, former U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom Sam Brownback told a gathering of religious
(Xi’an — September 17, 2026) Authorities in northwestern China are moving toward trial in a “fraud” case against house church Pastor Tang Bingyi, part of a broader prosecution of Light
(Zhejiang — September 17, 2026) A prominent pastor in eastern China who has faced repeated detention since opposing a government campaign to remove church crosses more than a decade ago
(Chengdu — September 14, 2026) Following years of arrests, harassment and surveillance targeting members of Early Rain Covenant Church, Chinese police detained 11 people during a small reading gathering at
By Bob Fu | Commentary On September 24, President Donald Trump will welcome Chinese Communist Party General Secretary Xi Jinping to Washington for one of the most consequential meetings between
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.