CHINA: Christian bookseller loses appeal against 7-year sentence
Online bookseller Chen Yu of Xiaomai (Wheat) Bookstore in Zhejiang province has lost his appeal against a seven-year prison sentence
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CHINA: Pastor held for two years without trial
Pastor Hao Zhiwei (pictured with her late husband) has been in custody since her arrest in July 2019.
CHINA: Persecution of Early Rain Church escalates
Persecution of the banned Early Rain Covenant Church in Chengdu has escalated in recent months
CHINA: Pastors ordered to preach from President Xi Jinping’s speech
Pastors of TSPM churches have been ordered to preach sermons based on President Xi Jinping’s recent speech marking the CCP centenary
CHINA: Concerns grow for Pastor Wang Yi in prison
Concerns are growing over the health of Pastor Wang Yi of the banned Chengdu Early Rain Covenant Church, who is serving a nine-year prison sentence
CHINA: Early Rain’s Minister Wu locked in apartment
Chinese authorities locked Minister Wu Wuqing of Chengdu Early Rain Covenant Church into his apartment in the latest bid to make him leave Chengdu and end his ministry
CHINA: Pastor Yang Hua brutally beaten in police station
Pastor Yang Hua of Huoshi “Living Stone” Church in Guiyang, Guizhou province has been brutally beaten in a local police station
CHINA: Early Rain’s Minister Wu repeatedly detained
Minister Wu Wuqing of the heavily-persecuted Early Rain Covenant Church continues to be harassed and repeatedly detained by police
CHINA: Elder Zhang Chunlei arrested after six weeks’ detention
Elder Zhang Chunlei of Guiyang Ren’ai Reformed Church was formally arrested on 1 May after being detained for over six weeks
CHINA: New regulations extend state control over religion
As China continues to tighten its grip on religion, new “Administrative Measures for Religious Clergy” came into effect on 1 May