Christians “Hurting Society” or Hurt by Society? Church Leader Penalized for Gathering

June 26, 2022 — 06/26/2022 China (International Christian Concern) – On June 2, Huang Lei, the leader of Yueyang Lou District Rock Bible house church in Hunan province, was officially penalized for hosting a...

Further Sinicization of Registered Churches put Christians at Risk

June 23, 2022 — 06/23/2022 China (International Christian Concern) – On June 8, the release of a report entitled "Joint Initiative on Advocating Frugality and Abstaining from Extravagance” signaled heightened control of the Chinese...

Wife of Imprisoned Chinese Pastor Seeks Prayer from The Global Church

June 22, 2022 — 06/22/2022 China (International Christian Concern) – ICC has previously reported on the detainment and subsequent release of several Christians belonging to Taiyuan Zion Reformed Church. The Christians were detained on...

Heavy Religious Persecution Leads to Rising Number of Displaced People

June 20, 2022 — 06/20/2022 Southeast Asia (International Christian Concern) - War, religious intolerance, and political instability are some of the top reasons for the internal displacement of approximately 100 million people worldwide. According...

Posting Online Christian Content Risks Censorship from Chinese Government

June 16, 2022 — 06/16/2022 China (International Christian Concern) - A woman in China has experienced severe censorship due to her religious messages deemed illegal by the government on the app, DingTalk. This news...

State-vetted Religious Groups’ Commitment to CCP Regulations Threatens Christians in China

June 15, 2022 — 06/15/2022 China (International Christian Concern) - In an effort to minimize religious influence over civilians, the Chinese Communist Party issued a statement to tighten its grip on major religions in...

Arrested Chinese Pastor’s First Trial Planned for June

June 14, 2022 — 06/14/2022 China (International Christian Concern) – ICC has reported previously on the imprisonment of Chinese house church preacher Geng Zejun, who was detained for the second time and ultimately arrested...

Tiananmen Square Memorial Mass Cancelled for the First Time Ever

June 1, 2022 — 06/01/2022 China (International Christian Concern) – The Diocese of Hong Kong has canceled its Tiananmen Square Massacre memorial for the first time ever. The brutal massacre occurred on June 4,...

Chinese Christians Denied Passports Amid Pandemic

May 31, 2022 — 05/31/2022 China (International Christian Concern) – Christians in eastern China who are trying to travel abroad for various reasons, including emigration and studies, are facing difficulties obtaining passports. Authorities are...

Arrested for Selling Audio Bibles in China

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05/26/2022 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – On July 22, 2019, in China’s Guangdong province, seven employees at Shenzhen Cedar Electronics, a company that sells...

Big Brother China Won’t Silence the Underground Church

May 23, 2022 — 05/23/2022 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – As the 2022 Winter Olympics helped to demonstrate, China is notorious for its extreme censorship of online content, particularly any information that criticizes the...

Upcoming Global Week-long Prayer Initiative for Christians in China

May 21, 2022 — 05/21/2022 China (International Christian Concern) – A global online forum has appealed to Christians worldwide to come together internationally for a week-long prayer for the Church and the people of China. ...

Chengdu Police Raid ERCC Gathering, Arrest Youth Leader

May 13, 2022 — 05/13/2022 China (International Christian Concern) – On May 12, a member of the heavily persecuted Chengdu-based Early Rain Covenant Church (ERCC) was taken away by the police after his home...

Controversial Ex-Security Minister to Become Next Hong Kong Leader

May 10, 2022 — 05/10/2022 Hong Kong (International Christian Concern) - On Sunday evening, the successor to Hong Kong’s Chief Executive, Carrie Lam, was announced, marking a doubling down on Beijing’s control over Hong...

Chinese Christian Arrested for Exposing Pandemic Mismanagement

May 9, 2022 — 05/09/2022 China (International Christian Concern) – A Chinese Christian man from a house church in China’s Shenzhen was recently arrested and detained for translating and sharing audio accusing the Shanghai...

Ten “Unofficial” Chinese Priests Disappear in Hebei Province

May 4, 2022 — The Chinese government detains underground Catholic priests. 05/04/2022 China (International Christian Concern) –Local authorities have detained at least ten priests from the underground Catholic community of Baoding in Hebei...