In Final Days, Trump Administration Designates Oppression of Chinese Uyghurs a Genocide

January 21, 2021 — 01/21/2021 United States (International Christian Concern) - This week, prior to the swearing in of President Joe Biden, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo released a statement condemning the actions taken...

Beijing House Church Elder Denied Pension

January 19, 2021 — 01/19/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – A house church leader in Beijing who has been vocal in his support of persecuted Christians and marginalized petitioners in China was recently denied...

Crosses at Wenzhou Three-Self Churches Forcibly Removed

January 18, 2021 — 01/18/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – On January 16, the cross of a state-sanctioned Three-Self church in China’s Zhejiang province was forcibly removed. According to the information shared by Father...

ERCC Member’s Home Intruded by Local Police

January 17, 2021 — 01/17/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – On January 14, a member of the heavily persecuted Early Rain Covenant Church (ERCC) in China’s Chengdu had her house intruded by the police...

Field Workers in China Continue to Serve North Korean Christians

January 16, 2021 — 01/16/2021 North Korea (International Christian Concern) – Despite being the most dangerous country for Christians to live in, North Korea still has tens of thousands Christians (though actual number is...

Henan Pastor Li Juncai Sentenced to Five Years

January 13, 2021 — 01/13/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – Having firmly resisted the cross removal at his church, Pastor Li Juncai from Zhongxin Church in Xinxiang County, Henan province, has been recently sentenced...

City in Hebei Encourages Citizens to Report Religious Gathering

January 11, 2021 — 01/11/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – In the name of pandemic prevention, the authorities in China’s Hebei province are encouraging citizens in Xingtai city to report any religious activities in...

Rumors in Hebei Blame Christians for Latest COVID-19 Spread

January 10, 2021 — 01/10/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – A Northern city in China of 11 million people has seen a spike in COVID-19 cases and went into lockdown on January 6. There...

Chinese Nuns Working in Vatican’s Hong Kong Mission Detained in Hebei

January 3, 2021 — 01/03/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – Two Chinese nuns working at Vatican’s unofficial diplomatic mission in Hong Kong were detained and put under house arrest after their return to China’s...

Chinese Street Evangelist Detained on New Year’s Day

January 2, 2021 — 01/02/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – On December 31, a Christian street evangelist in China’s Hunan province was again sentenced by the authorities to ten days in administrative detention for...

House Church Preacher in Taiyuan Detained Again

January 1, 2021 — 01/01/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – The preacher of a house church in Taiyuan, Shanxi province, who was just detained last November, was detained again along with five other members,...

The Future of Hong Kong Church

December 30, 2020 — By Gina Goh 12/30/2020 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Six months after Hong Kong implemented the Beijing-imposed National Security Law, the space for freedom of speech has shrunk rapidly, with...

Authorities in Yunnan Force a Church to Install Flag

December 29, 2020 — 12/28/2020 China (International Christian Concern) – Today, dozens of local officials sought to install national flag at a church in China’s Yunnan province. The congregation’s resistance resulted in conflicts between...

Beijing Pastor under House Arrest Finally Free

December 28, 2020 — 12/27/2020 China (International Christian Concern) – A pastor from a Beijing house church who has been put under house arrest since 2011, finally regained his freedom. According to the information...

ERCC Members Harassed on Christmas Eve

December 26, 2020 — 12/26/2020 China (International Christian Concern) – On Christmas Eve, when the Chengdu-based Early Rain Covenant Church (ERCC) was having its Christmas Eve service online, the local police forcibly entered ERCC...

Another Difficult Christmas for Chinese Christians

December 25, 2020 — 12/24/2020 China (International Christian Concern) – While the rest of the world celebrates Christmas with joy and social distanced services, Christians in China once again face challenges and restrictions as...