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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Li Yanping, 61, of the Baode House Church in Xinzhou City, Shanxi Province, began a seven-year prison sentence at Shanxi Women’s Prison on March 15, 2021, for allegedly illegally organizing others to cross the national border—the typical charge given by Chinese police for Christians who lead trips to Christian conferences abroad. According to her husband ...
Evangelist Chen Wensheng was sentenced to a year and seven months in prison last month by a court in Hengyang City, Hunan Province, China on charges that he organized and funded illegal gatherings. He plans to appeal the verdict. Known internationally as China’s “Gospel Warrior”, Chen has been arrested more than 100 times for his ...
A large rally in Pakistan last month backed the murder of an elderly Christian shoemaker accused of blasphemy, with organizers warning that others should expect the same fate, according to Voice of the Martyrs Korea and its partner for Pakistan ministry, UK-based Release International. 2,500 gathered in the city of Sargodha in Punjab Province, where ...
