Hearing Held for China’s Xunsiding ChurchJune 1, 2019 — 06/01/2019 China (International Christian Concern) – On May 31, five Christians were called to testify for Xunsiding Church, a house church in China’s southeastern Xiamen banned by the government on...
Taiwan Hosts International Religious Freedom ForumMay 29, 2019 — 05/29/2019 Taiwan (International Christian Concern) – From May 30 to June 1, Taiwan will host the first Taiwan International Religious Freedom Forum (TIRFF), organized by several international non-governmental organizations. China...
Poor Pakistani Christian Women Exploited by Chinese MenMay 22, 2019 — 05/22/2019 China (International Christian Concern) – There has been a major problem involving poor Pakistani women, Christian and Muslim, sold as brides to Chinese husbands and then forced into prostitution...
Catholics in Hebei Block Demolition AttemptMay 17, 2019 — 05/17/2019 China (International Christian Concern) – Chinese Catholics in Hebei province have stationed themselves at a shrine to prevent the government from dismantling holy statues. According to UCA News, when...
The Vatican Secretary of State Became First Interviewee of China’s State MediaMay 13, 2019 — 05/13/2019 China (International Christian Concern) – Against a backdrop of thawed Sino-Vatican relations, the Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, was interview by Global Times, a Beijing newspaper linked...
Shandong Intensifies Crackdown Against Churches With “Henan Model”May 12, 2019 — 05/12/2019 China (International Christian Concern) – China has been demolishing more than thousands of crosses in Henan province, with the aim to clamp down on Christianity in a place that...
North Korea Denies Existence of Political Prison CampsMay 10, 2019 — 05/10/2019 North Korea (International Christian Concern) – On Thursday, North Korea denied once again the existence of political prison camps in the country, during periodic UN rights council review. In...
Chinese Underground Bishop Missing for Over 20 YearsMay 8, 2019 — 05/08/2019 China (International Christian Concern) – No one knows the whereabouts of Bishop James Su Zhimin of Baoding in Hebei province, who has been missing since 1996. Bishop Su, an...
Church Demolished in Hebei for Being “Too Visible”May 7, 2019 — 05/07/2019 China (International Christian Concern) – Last night, local authorities in Hebei began demolishing the Catholic church of the village of Shen Liu in the diocese of Handan. The huge...
Pastor John Cao Celebrates Another Birthday ImprisonedMay 3, 2019 — 05/03/2019 China (International Christian Concern) – Today marks the 59th birthday of Chinese Pastor John Sanqiang Cao, yet he will spend it for third year straight incarcerated in China’s Yunnan...
Hong Kong Christians May Fall Victim to Revised Extradition LawsApril 28, 2019 — 04/28/2019 China (International Christian Concern) – Hong Kong is planning to amend its extradition laws to allow suspects to be sent to mainland China, a move that comes widely criticized...
Hong Kong Hands Down Jail Terms to Christian Activists, PastorApril 25, 2019 — 04/25/2019 Hong Kong (International Christian Concern) – On April 23, a Hong Kong court has handed down jail terms of up to 16 months to four pro-democracy activists accused of...
Detained Members of Sichuan House Church ReleasedApril 24, 2019 — 04/24/2019 China (International Christian Concern) – Several detained members of Sichuan’s Early Rain Covenant Church (ERCC) have been released in the past few days, according to their family members. On...
Beijing House Churches Not Ceasing Worship In Spite of ChallengesApril 23, 2019 — 04/23/2019 China (International Christian Concern) – Britain’s Sky News recently visited Beijing to witness the ongoing persecution against Christianity, especially well-known house churches. Despite the challenges, the members of these...
Chinese Government Hires Informants to Spy on ChurchesApril 21, 2019 — 04/21/2019 China (International Christian Concern) – The Chinese government is hiring citizens to monitor churches and their activities by offering these informants stipends, according to Chinese Christians. According to China...
Wife of Missing Chinese Christian Lawyer Uses His Birthday to Call for ReleaseApril 18, 2019 — 04/17/2019 China (International Christian Concern) – April 20 will mark the 55th birthday of Chinese Christian lawyer Gao Zhisheng. Yet he will again celebrate his birthday incarcerated somewhere in China,...
