(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
In recent weeks, authorities in several regions across China have reportedly detained, questioned, or investigated house church believers and ministry workers, reflecting continuing pressure on unregistered Christian congregations. Due to
(Shandong – November 25, 2025) According to recent information, students from several higher education institutions in Shandong Province in eastern China said that school administrations have imposed stricter restrictions on
(October 11, 2025 – Midland, Texas USA) Today, we are witnessing the most extensive and coordinated wave of persecution against urban independent house churches in China in over four decades.
(Shandong – August 13, 2025) On July 28, 2025, Yu Kai, a lawyer with Shandong Xiaolin Law Firm, formally mailed a legislative recommendation titled “On the Abolition of the Crime
(China) China has long propagated the misleading notion that being anti-Japanese equates to patriotism, and patriotism equates to being anti-Japanese. Officially recognized Christian seminaries across China held events commemorating the
(Beijing – June 28, 2024) According to the “China at 5 PM” Kingdom Prayer Meeting, house churches across China have recently faced crackdowns. The latest news is that eight male
(Jinan, Shandong Province – February 22, 2024) On January 29, Pope Francis abolished an apostolic prefecture in mainland China and established the Diocese of Weifang. The consecration ceremony for the
(Rizhou City, Shandong Province – February 19, 2024) Xu Zhiyong, a prominent human rights defender who was heavily sentenced by the Chinese government to 14 years in prison, has been
(Shandong, China – November 25, 2023) Dr. Xu Zhiyong, the initiator of the New Citizens’ Movement, and human rights lawyer Mr. Ding Jiaxi were sentenced to 14 years and 12
(Shandong Province) Recently, Shandong province sent out a religious belief survey form to K-12 families. The form inquired about students’ and family members’ religious beliefs. Personal survey The survey form
(China) Shandong has become the first province in China to assign individual social credit scores to religious personnel. This discriminatory and restrictive measure was deliberated during a trial implementation work