Many countries follow the rule of law, meaning authorities must adhere to the appropriate application of laws and regulations. However, in Communist China, there is no such thing.
(SHAANXI, CHINA – Nov. 13, 2026) Chinese police blocked Christians and human rights lawyers from observing a house church pastor’s trial in northwestern China on Thursday, taking several attorneys into
(GUIZHOU, CHINA — Nov. 12, 2026) Four Christians in southwestern China face trial on allegations their supporters say criminalize ordinary church activities, including children’s Sunday school classes, while their families
(GUANGXI, CHINA — Nov. 11, 2026) — Chinese authorities lifted bail restrictions Tuesday on four members of Beijing Zion Church, a prominent unregistered Protestant congregation targeted in a sweeping crackdown
(SHAANXI, CHINA — Nov. 11, 2026) Two leaders of an independent Protestant house church in northwestern China are scheduled to stand trial this month on fraud charges involving church offerings,
(HONG KONG, CHINA — Nov. 6, 2026) Christian pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong was sentenced Thursday to 10 years in prison, just two months before his expected release, as Beijing’s crackdown
(BEIJING, CHINA — Nov. 4, 2026) For former prisoners, steady work can be essential to rebuilding their lives. But Christian human rights defender Xu Yan faces another obstacle in Beijing,
(HUBEI, CHINA — Nov. 4, 2026) — The wife of imprisoned Chinese human rights lawyer Ding Jiaxi has sought a prison visit and detailed information about restrictions on his communication
(SICHUAN, CHINA — Oct. 27, 2026) — Chinese human rights lawyer Lu Siwei says four unidentified men followed him in southwestern China this month, days after police visited his guesthouse
(ZHEJIANG, CHINA — October 23, 2026) — A church demolished during a crackdown on independent Christian worship in mountainous southern Zhejiang has been replaced by a paved public park, with
(SHAANXI, CHINA — Oct. 20, 2026) — Police shoved a human rights lawyer from a courthouse and seized another attorney’s phone as they challenged the prosecution of Christian leaders in
(Analysis) Chinese authorities are using a nationwide crackdown on unregistered organizations to shut down independent churches and religious fellowships, raising concerns about growing restrictions on religious freedom and the government’s
(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
Many countries follow the rule of law, meaning authorities must adhere to the appropriate application of laws and regulations. However, in Communist China, there is no such thing.