(Shanghai — January 27, 2026) Within China’s officially recognized church system, the most active and cohesive grassroots organizations, “fellowships,” are facing the strictest regulatory overhaul in history. This Tuesday, the
(Shanghai — November 17, 2025) Amid a highly opaque judicial process, the case of Chinese journalist and citizen observer Zhang Zhan has once again shown unusual development. Her family and
(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.
(Shanghai – September 25, 2025) Chinese citizen journalist and human rights advocate Zhang Zhan has once again been sentenced to prison on charges of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble” by
(Shanghai – September 3, 2025) Baoshan District officially launched an “Anti-Cult Propaganda Month” as schools in Shanghai reopened after the summer break. Although framed as part of the “first lesson
(Shanghai — August 23, 2025) After being held in detention for more than four years, Chinese online dissident Ruan Xiaohuan, who anonymously ran the “Program Think” blog, was formally transferred
(Shanghai — August 26, 2025) Zhang Zhan, a Chinese citizen journalist widely known for reporting on the COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan in 2020, was arrested again only three months after
(Shanghai – May 4, 2025) A reliable Chinese house church network platform, “Kingdom Intercessory Prayer News,” issued a notice stating that a church in Jinshan District, Shanghai, was disrupted by
Political Control and Power Struggles Within the Chinese Catholic Church (Shanghai – March 19, 2025) In recent years, as the Chinese government has tightened its religious policies, the internal power
(Shanghai, China – December 20, 2024) According to the official website of the Catholic Diocese of Shanghai, a workshop on advancing the Sinicization of religion in China was held from
(Shanghai) Authorities arrested prominent human rights activist Zhang Zhan on August 27th. Since then, there have been no updates on her whereabouts or her condition. Recent activity Zhang Zhan traveled
(Shanghai – June 18, 2024) Citizen journalist Ms. Zhang Zhan was released from Shanghai Women’s Prison on May 13 after serving four years in prison on charges related to her
