Imprisoned Chinese Christian Human Rights Lawyer Denied BibleSeptember 6, 2020 — 09/06/2020 China (International Christian Concern) – According to the wife of Chinese human rights lawyer Qin Yongpei, Deng Xiaowun, her imprisoned Christian husband was denied access to Bible and a...
Hong Kong Cardinal Banned from Sending Mooncakes to PrisonSeptember 4, 2020 — 09/04/2020 Hong Kong (International Christian Concern) – Cardinal Joseph Zen, the emeritus Bishop of Hong Kong, who is not afraid to stand up to China’s bully against Hong Kong, is...
Hong Kong Church’s Webinar Allegedly Hacked by ChineseSeptember 3, 2020 — 09/03/2020 Hong Kong (International Christian Concern) – On August 30, when a church in Hong Kong was having a Google Meet webinar on China’s church-state relations, three unknown users identifying...
A House Church Summer Camp Raided in China’s Henan ProvinceSeptember 1, 2020 — 09/01/2020 China (International Christian Concern) – On August 23, a student summer camp hosted by a house church in China’s Henan province was raided by more than 30 people from...
Sellers of Audio Bible Players Arrested and Charged in GuangdongAugust 27, 2020 — 08/27/2020 China (International Christian Concern) – According to a Chinese human rights defending website, Weiquanwang, four Christians in China’s Guangdong province —Fu Xuanjuan, Deng Tianyong, Han Li, and Feng Qunhao—were...
China Holds Sermon Contest Based on Core Socialist ValuesAugust 24, 2020 — 08/24/2020 China (International Christian Concern) – A city in China’s Liaoning province is asking its Three-Self church preachers to compete against each other, in order to determine who can best...
Henan Province Encourages Citizens to Report on Illegal Religious ActivitiesAugust 24, 2020 — 08/23/2020 China (International Christian Concern) – A county in China’s Henan province has announced on August 20 that it will conduct an intensive campaign to clamp down illegal religious activities...
China Used COVID-19 to Suppress Underground CatholicsAugust 20, 2020 — 08/20/2020 China (International Christian Concern) – Although COVID-19 has no longer grabbed the headlines in China, the Chinese government is using the pandemic to target underground Catholics to coerce them...
Hefty Fine Imposed on Christian Who Held Online Bible StudyAugust 17, 2020 — 08/16/2020 China (International Christian Concern) – On August 11, a Christian man in China’s Yunnan province received a notice of administrative punishment from the local Ethnic and Religious Affairs Bureau...
China Raids Moms Group Held at HomeAugust 14, 2020 — 08/14/2020 China (International Christian Concern) – On August 12, the moms group of an influential house church in China’s Xiamen was raided by the local authorities as they gathered at a...
China Silences Persecuted Priest Ahead of Vatican Deal RenewalAugust 13, 2020 — 08/12/2020 China (International Christian Concern) – A Chinese priest in China’s Fujian province, who was previously tortured by the government to force him to join the official church, has been summoned...
Catholic Schools in Hong Kong Asked to Foster Correct National IdentityAugust 10, 2020 — 08/10/2020 Hong Kong (International Christian Concern) – As China increasingly extends its influence into its special administrative region, Hong Kong, the Diocese of Hong Kong has also been pressed to tighten...
Underground Bishops Banned from Officiating FuneralAugust 8, 2020 — 08/08/2020 China (International Christian Concern) – In China's Shanghai Diocese, underground clergy are recently told that they are unable to use the city's largest funeral parlor after their priests were barred...
Chinese Christian Detained for Street EvangelismAugust 6, 2020 — 08/06/2020 China (International Christian Concern) – On August 3, a Christian in China’s Hunan province was sentenced by the authorities to 10 days in administrative detention for “illegal evangelism.” Chen Wensheng,...
New Regulations Grip Religious Accounts on Social MediaAugust 5, 2020 — 08/05/2020 China (International Christian Concern) – China's security has tightened its grip around the throat of commercial web platforms, reportedly cracking down on "illegal activities" by the Office of the...
Three Self Church in Anhui Faces Cross Removal, Preacher DetainedAugust 1, 2020 — 08/01/2020 China (International Christian Concern) – ICC recently reports that local authorities in Huainan city, Anhui province on July 12 notified the elderly members of a Three-Self church that their...
