CHINA: Six Christians arrested for leading Sunday school
Six Christians from a house church in Guizhou province have been arrested on charges relating to children’s ministry
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CHINA: Released pastor Xing Wenxiang unable to return to ministry
Pastor Xing Wenxiang, who was released from prison in November, remains under surveillance and is unable to return to ministry
CHINA: Christian publisher Chang Yuchun seriously ill in prison
Chang Yuchun, sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment for printing religious books, is seriously ill in prison
CHINA: John Cao diagnosed with cancer, receives family visit
Pastor John Cao has been diagnosed with late-stage cancer and his family has travelled from the US to visit him in hospital
CHINA: Pastor Huang Yizi to stand trial again following previous imprisonments
Pastor Huang Yizi is due to stand trial again after being arrested for the third time since 2014
CHINA: Linfen Covenant Church leaders released after serving sentences
Two leaders of Linfen Covenant Home Church have been released after completing their prison sentences
CHINA: Former prisoner John Cao hospitalised with severe pain
Pastor John Cao, who was imprisoned from 2017 to 2024, has been hospitalised with severe pain in his back and legs
CHINA: Two more church leaders given prison sentences for “fraud”
Two leaders of Ganquan Church in Hefei have been given prison sentences of at least four years for “fraud”
CHINA: Early Rain Church detainees Elder Li Yingqiang and Brother Lin charged
Detained Early Rain Church leader Elder Li Yingqiang and member Brother Lin have been charged with “inciting subversion of state power”
CHINA: New crackdown on Early Rain Covenant Church
Chengdu Early Rain Covenant Church is the latest church network to be targeted by the authorities