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CHINA: HOUSE CHURCH CHRISTIANS SENT TO PRISON FOR SELLING GOVERNMENT-AUTHORIZED BIBLES AT A DISCOUNT

CHINA: HOUSE CHURCH CHRISTIANS SENT TO PRISON FOR SELLING GOVERNMENT-AUTHORIZED BIBLES AT A DISCOUNT

Nine Christians from Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, including Evangelist Wang Honglan, were convicted on charges of “illegal business operations” for selling government-authorized Bibles as a house church. The group members purchased the Bibles with their own funds and sold them at a 25% discount for evangelistic purposes. According to Voice of the Martyrs Korea Representative Dr. ...

CHINA’S “GOSPEL WARRIOR” RETURNS TO STREET EVANGELISM ON THE DAY OF HIS PRISON RELEASE

CHINA’S “GOSPEL WARRIOR” RETURNS TO STREET EVANGELISM ON THE DAY OF HIS PRISON RELEASE

Evangelist Chen Wensheng from Hengyang, Hunan province was released from Deshan Prison on April 2, 2025, after serving a 19-month sentence on charges of “organizing and financing unlawful gatherings” for preaching the gospel in the streets. Voice of the Martyrs Korea Representative Dr. Hyun Sook Foley says that on the day of his release, Evangelist ...

CHINA: PASTOR WHO PRINTED CHRISTIAN BOOKS WAS TORTURED BY AUTHORITIES DURING INVESTIGATION, BULLIED IN PRISON

CHINA: PASTOR WHO PRINTED CHRISTIAN BOOKS WAS TORTURED BY AUTHORITIES DURING INVESTIGATION, BULLIED IN PRISON

According to Voice of the Martyrs Korea, a Christian pastor and his wife in Xi'an, China who were sentenced to seven years in prison for printing Christian books were kidnapped and tortured by authorities. The organization is reporting that the pastor has faced continuous extortion and violence from gangs since his arrival in prison. The ...

CHINA: NEW LAW WILL LIKELY HARM UNREGISTERED CHURCHES, ACCORDING TO EXPERTS

CHINA: NEW LAW WILL LIKELY HARM UNREGISTERED CHURCHES, ACCORDING TO EXPERTS

New regulations from China’s Ministry of Civil Affairs are scheduled to go into effect May 1. The so-called “Measures for the Suppression of Illegal Social Organizations” will give police even broader power in conducting on-site inspections while making it easier for citizens to report suspected organizations to the authorities. Experts expect the new regulations to ...

CHINA: PASTOR SHEN SHAOCHUN RELEASED AFTER MORE THAN 6 YEARS IN PRISON

CHINA: PASTOR SHEN SHAOCHUN RELEASED AFTER MORE THAN 6 YEARS IN PRISON

Voice of the Martyrs Korea is reporting that Pastor Shen Shaochun was released from Xishuangbanna Prison in Yunnan Province at the end of 2024 after completing six years and three months of a seven-year sentence for allegedly organizing illegal border crossings into China from neighboring Myanmar. Voice of the Martyrs had conducted a global letter ...

CHINA: OFFICIAL DECLARES CHRISTIANITY “A GREAT HARM TO THE CHINESE NATION”

CHINA: OFFICIAL DECLARES CHRISTIANITY “A GREAT HARM TO THE CHINESE NATION”

Contents from a 2019 lecture by a Chinese official have come to light in which Christianity is called “a great harm to the Chinese nation.” Persecution watchdog Voice of the Martyrs Korea and its US-based partner ChinaAid say the comment reflects the Chinese Communist Party’s longstanding concerns about the ideological and national security impacts of ...

CHINA: WATER, ELECTRICITY CUT TO HOME OF PERSECUTED PASTOR

CHINA: WATER, ELECTRICITY CUT TO HOME OF PERSECUTED PASTOR

Embattled Chengdu Early Rain Covenant Church pastor Wu Wuqing and his family are facing another round of possible forced relocation from his apartment after water and electricity were again cut off on October 17, according to persecution ministry Voice of the Martyrs Korea and its China partner, China Aid. The utility termination follows a 14-day ...

CHINA: PASTORS JOHN CAO AND CHANG HAO ARRESTED FOR PERFORMING BAPTISMS

CHINA: PASTORS JOHN CAO AND CHANG HAO ARRESTED FOR PERFORMING BAPTISMS

While on a visit to Chang Hao Jundosanim in Zhenxiong on October 14, Pastor John Cao (Chinese name Cao Sanqiang) performed multiple baptisms before being disrupted by over twenty police officers. All who were present were taken to the local police station for statements before being released, according to persecution ministry Voice of the Martyrs ...

CHINA: EARLY RAIN CHURCH SERVICE DISRUPTED, 4 LEADERS DETAINED

CHINA: EARLY RAIN CHURCH SERVICE DISRUPTED, 4 LEADERS DETAINED

On Sunday, September 1, 2024, the Chengdu Early Rain Covenant Church’s in-person Sunday worship, held in a rented conference room, was disrupted by police. Elder Li Yingqiang, Elder Yan Hong, Pastor Wu Wuqing, and Deacon Zeng Qingtao were taken to the Hongpailou Police Station in Wuhou District for investigation on suspicion of “illegal activities in ...

CHINA: AUTHORITIES RAID CHURCHES SERVING NORTH KOREAN SEX-TRAFFICKED WOMEN

CHINA: AUTHORITIES RAID CHURCHES SERVING NORTH KOREAN SEX-TRAFFICKED WOMEN

Search and seizures by Chinese authorities are on the increase for churches serving North Korean sex-trafficked women. That’s the word from Voice of the Martyrs Korea, which operates underground discipleship training programs in the region for North Koreans, including sex-trafficked women married to Chinese men. The ministry is emphasizing that discipleship groups of sex-trafficked North ...