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 ...
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 ...
On Sept. 22, 2013, suicide bombers attacked the All Saints Church in Peshawar, Pakistan, after a Sunday worship service. One faithful couple who lost two children in the attack told Voice of the Martyrs how they have worked to bring hope and healing to their church—along with a biblical obedience to forgive their persecutors. Anaya, ...
Central Mexico is rich in industry, history, and natural beauty. But despite its reputation as a welcoming place for business and tourism, not everyone receives a warm welcome. “People get attacked,” says a church planter who has worked in the region for more than two decades. “Usually, it is the closest family members that give ...
