Christian Music School Raided, Principal ArrestedSeptember 9, 2021 — 09/09/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – In the morning of September 4, a Christian music high school in China’s Harbin, Heilongjiang province, was raided by the local authorities. Dozens of...
Hong Kong Pastors Network Dissolved Given Tightening SpaceSeptember 6, 2021 — 09/06/2021 Hong Kong (International Christian Concern) – In June 2020, the sweeping National Security Law (NSL) was imposed on Hong Kong by China in response to 2019’s massive pro-democracy protests....
ERCC Members Pressured to Move Out from Their Rented ApartmentsSeptember 4, 2021 — 09/04/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – Early Rain Covenant Church (ERCC), a well-known house church in China’s Chengdu barely spends a day without having its members followed or harassed by...
ERCC Couple Finally Got Married After being Forced to Cancel Three TimesAugust 31, 2021 — 08/31/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – On August 28, a couple from the heavily persecuted Early Rain Covenant Church in China’s Chengdu were getting ready to be wedded in the...
Police Raid House Church, Arrest 28 Members in ChinaAugust 23, 2021 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_single_image image="118475" img_size="full" alignment="center"] Ten Children Among Christians Detained 08/23/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that on August 22, the heavily persecuted...
Local Authorities Reward Citizens for Reporting “Illegal Religious Activities”August 21, 2021 — 08/21/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – In order to clamp down on churches that are not registered with the state, Chinese Authorities in northeastern China will pay tips to people...
House Church Christian Arrested for Homeschooling Allowed to Meet His LawyerAugust 20, 2021 — 08/20/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – A leader of the Xuncheng Reformed Church in Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, who was arrested on charges of “unlawfully possessing items that advocate terrorism or...
Hearing Held for Chinese Preacher and Wife Accused of Illegal Religious ActivitiesAugust 18, 2021 — 08/18/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – On August 13, Siming District Ethnic and Religious Affairs Bureau in Xiamen held a public hearing for the case against Xunsiding Church Preacher Yang...
ERCC Elder Detained Over a Funeral ParticipationAugust 17, 2021 — 08/17/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – An elder from the heavily targeted Early Rain Covenant Church (ERCC) was briefly detained on August 14 for his participation in a June funeral....
House Church Teachers Jailed by CCP in WuhuAugust 13, 2021 — 08/13/2021 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – Earlier in August, officials from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) arrested Wang Minghai, Wan Hongxia, Han Xuelei, and Xie Zhifeng, four house church teachers...
Leaders and Members of Destroyed Chinese Church JailedAugust 12, 2021 — 08/12/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – Since 2009, the Golden Lampstand Church, a megachurch in Shanxi province’s Linfen city, has faced persecution from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). According to...
House Church Pastor and Wife Receive Hefty Fine for Church GatheringAugust 8, 2021 — 08/08/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – The pastor and his wife at a targeted house church in China’s Xiamen receive a hefty fine from the authorities for having “unauthorized gathering.”...
Zhejiang Authorities Forcibly Remove Crosses from Christian Fishing VesselsJuly 31, 2021 — 07/31/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – Dozens of fishing vessels with crosses atop in China’s Zhejiang province were banned from leaving the port. The local authorities forcibly removed their crosses...
Five Chinese Christians Detained for Attending a Christian Conference in MalaysiaJuly 29, 2021 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"] House Church Members Accused of “Illegal Border Crossing” 07/29/2021 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that on July 28, five Christians from...
China Threatens Christian Parents with Their Children’s EducationJuly 29, 2021 — 07/29/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – Knowing the importance of education to parents, the Chinese government is using precisely that to target parents with Christian faith. According to Todd Nettleton,...
Chinese Christians Banned from Providing Relief to Flood VictimsJuly 29, 2021 — 07/28/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – The recent deadly floods in central China's Henan province have taken away dozens of lives and caused immense damage to several cities, yet the...