Hong Kong’s Slippery Slope to SlaveryJanuary 9, 2020 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_custom_heading text="By Gina Goh" font_container="tag:h6|text_align:left" use_theme_fonts="yes" css=".vc_custom_1578325694219{margin-bottom: 22px !important;}"][vc_single_image image="111798" img_size="full" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"] 01/09/2020 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – An isolated murder case in 2018 sparked months of...
Imprisoned Chinese Pastor’s Church Vows to Keep FightingJanuary 8, 2020 — 01/08/2020 China (International Christian Concern) – Following the nine year sentencing of Pastor Wang Yi, his church, Early Rain Covenant Church, has vowed to continue fighting despite his imprisonment and...
U.S. Officials Condemn Chinese Pastor ImprisonmentJanuary 3, 2020 — 01/03/2020 China (International Christian Concern) – Following the sentencing of Pastor Wang Yi on December 26, the Trump administration has condemned the Chinese authorities’ actions. Pastor Wang Yi has been...
Chinese Christians Face Difficulties for Hong Kong Christians’ Involvement in ProtestsJanuary 2, 2020 — 01/02/2020 China (International Christian Concern) – Many Hong Kong Christians have been active in the special region’s ongoing protests demanding the government for democracy and rights. For this reason, some...
China Announces New Measures to Govern Religious GroupsJanuary 1, 2020 — By Gina Goh 12/31/2019 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – On December 30, China’s state-run media Xinhua reports that as of February 1, 2020, new administrative measures will come into force for any...
Chinese Pastor Sentenced to Nine Years in PrisonDecember 30, 2019 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"] Pastor Wang Yi Sentenced Following Secret Trial 12/30/2019 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that Pastor Wang Yi from Early Rain...
Chinese Pastor in Guangzhou Monitored 24/7 Around ChristmasDecember 29, 2019 — 12/29/2019 China (International Christian Concern) – This Christmas, Guangzhou Bible Reformed Church (GBRC) continued to experience surveillance and were unable to celebrate Jesus’ birth at their own church. More than...
China Bans Public Gatherings for ChristmasDecember 26, 2019 — 12/25/2019 China (International Christian Concern) – Christians around China have been told that they should avoid holding public gatherings to celebrate Christmas. According to Radio Free Asia, house churches in...
Wife of Imprisoned Chinese Pastor Concerned about His HealthDecember 20, 2019 — 12/20/2019 China (International Christian Concern) – The wife of imprisoned Chinese pastor Zhang Shaojie visited him at Second Prison in Henan province on December 13, along with his sister. “I...
Beijing House Church Members Harassed During Human Rights DayDecember 17, 2019 — 12/17/2019 China (International Christian Concern) – Elder Xu Yonghai, a member of the Divine Love Fellowship of the Beijing Christian House Church, was once again barred from leaving his house...
Four Preteens from Sichuan Church Briefly Detained by the PoliceDecember 15, 2019 — 12/15/2019 China (International Christian Concern) – The Chinese authorities continue to harass the members of Early Rain Covenant Church (ERCC), a year after the 1209 crackdown. On December 11, around...
Prayers Needed for Early Rain Covenant Church on Crackdown AnniversaryDecember 9, 2019 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_custom_heading text="By Gina Goh" font_container="tag:h6|text_align:left" use_theme_fonts="yes" css=".vc_custom_1575917575400{margin-bottom: 22px !important;}"][vc_single_image image="111332" img_size="full" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"] 12/09/2019 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – This house church in Sichuan always knew that persecution...
Chinese Church Choosing Cross Over National Flag Despite PersecutionDecember 6, 2019 — 12/06/2019 China (International Christian Concern) – A house church in China’s Guangzhou province refuses to install national flag in replacement of the cross, even after facing pressure from the local...
Chinese Church Leader Sentenced to Four Years in PrisonDecember 3, 2019 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"] Sentence Defies Previous Legal Promises by the Police 12/03/2019 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that Qin Derfu, an elder from...
New Phone Users in China Will Need to Submit Face ScansDecember 2, 2019 — 12/02/2019 China (International Christian Concern) – In the name of security, Beijing is requesting telecom operators to collect face scans when registering new phone users at offline outlets starting this...
Sichuan Church Members Continuously Persecuted as Anniversary of Crackdown ApproachesNovember 29, 2019 — 11/29/2019 China (International Christian Concern) – As December 9, the date where the local authorities cracked down on Sichuan’s Early Rain Covenant Church (ERCC) last year approaches, members of ERCC...
