Henan Pastor Criminally Detained for Opposing Unlawful Church Crackdown

March 21, 2019 —

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03/21/2019 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – On February 20, Pastor Juncai Li of Yuanyang Country independent church...

Kyrgyz Christian Convert Falsely Imprisoned in China

March 19, 2019 — 03/19/2019 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – A Kyrgyz musician from the province of Xinjiang has been wrongfully accused, imprisoned, and tortured for his faith in China. According to persecution watchdog...

Head of China’s Official Church Claims Western Powers Seek to Infiltrate Through Christianity

March 13, 2019 — 03/13/2019 China (International Christian Concern) – Western powers are trying to influence China's society and even "subvert" the government through Christianity, according to a senior Chinese official. During a session...

House Church in Henan’s Capital Seized By the Government

March 12, 2019 — 03/12/2019 China (International Christian Concern) – On March 6, a house church in China’s Henan province was sealed off by local authorities for violating the country’s religious regulations. In the...

Xi’s Crackdown Deepens the Church: Part 2

March 11, 2019 — In case you missed it, you can read Part 1 here. 03/11/2019 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – A member from Shouwang Church, a Beijing house church that used to be...

Ambassador Brownback: China is At War With Faith

March 10, 2019 — 03/10/2019 Hong Kong (International Christian Concern) – On Friday, U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Religious Freedom Sam Brownback urged China to correct its religious policies while noting the possible sanctions available if...

Xi’s Crackdown Deepens the Church: Part 1

March 10, 2019 — 03/10/2019 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – It is no secret that the Chinese government is determined to diminish Christianity and make believers exalt communist ideology above Christian theology. President Xi...

Christians Detained in Henan for Standing Against Cross Removal

March 7, 2019 — 03/07/2019 China (International Christian Concern) – The pastor and three staff from Zhongxin Church in Xinxiang County, Henan, were criminally detained by local authorities on February 20, after having firmly...

Kachin Baptist Convention Pressured to Support Myitsone Dam

March 6, 2019 — 03/06/2019 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – Chinese authorities in Yunnan province, which borders Myanmar’s northern Kachin state, pressured the Kachin Baptist Convention (KBC) to support the construction of Myitsone Dam...

Chengdu Police Officer Attacks Mother of Imprisoned Pastor

February 26, 2019 — 02/26/2019 China (International Christian Concern) – The mother of imprisoned pastor Wang Yi, 74-year-old Chen Yaxue, was beaten up by Chengdu police after refusing to let them peek at her...

Family of Imprisoned Sichuan Christians Threatened with Death

February 22, 2019 — 02/22/2019 China (International Christian Concern) – Sichuan officials interrogated and threatened to kill family members of imprisoned Christians after they sought the help of German diplomats on behalf of their...

Three-self Church in Jiangsu Has Cross Forcibly Removed

February 21, 2019 — 02/21/2019 China (International Christian Concern) – On February 19, the cross of Chengdong Christian Church, a state-sanctioned church in China’s Jiangsu province, was forcibly removed in spite of the presence...

New Legal Initiatives Threaten the Existence of Chinese Underground Church

February 19, 2019 — 02/19/2019 China (International Christian Concern) – On Feb. 12, the State Administration for Religious Affairs (SARA) and the Ministry of Civil Affairs jointly announced that personnel of all religious venues...

Expulsion of Foreign Missionaries in China Has Greatly Increased

February 13, 2019 — 02/13/2019 China (International Christian Concern) – In the name of “Sinicization,” China has been targeting religions seen by Beijing as under foreign influence, namely Islam and Christianity. By now it...

Imprisoned Chinese Pastor John Cao Perseveres in Jail for the Lord

February 12, 2019 —

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02/12/2018 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Chinese pastor John Sanqiang Cao was wrongfully convicted and sentenced to seven...

China Shuts Down Many Churches Involved in Defectors Ministry

February 11, 2019 — 02/10/2019 China (International Christian Concern) – China’s crackdown on Christianity is not just toward Chinese Christians, the North Korean defectors who live in the northeast of China and the missionaries...