CHINA: Police detain nine at Early Rain Bible college graduation
Police entered a graduation ceremony of Early Rain Covenant Church’s Bible college and took nine Christians away
Category: China
CHINA: Bible seller released from prison
Deng Tianyong has been released from prison after serving a three-year sentence for selling Bible players
CHINA: Pastor and wife must pay large fine
Pastor Yang Xibo and his wife were ordered to pay a fine of approximately €52,000 for “organising an illegal gathering”.
CHINA: Pastor An Yankui reflects on his time in detention
The pastor from Shanxi Province speaks about the opportunities and challenges of sharing his faith in detention.
CHINA: New regulations introduced to control religious activity venues
On 1 September China introduces a restrictive new set of regulations to control religious meeting venues
CHINA: Imprisoned elder Zhang Chunlei hospitalised
Elder Zhang Chunlei, leader of the banned Ren’ai Reformed Church in Guiyang, was hospitalised in early August after suffering gall bladder inflammation in prison
CHINA: Zion Church continuously persecuted since 2018
Zion Reformed Church in Taiyuan, Shanxi province has faced continuous persecution since 2018 including raids, detentions and imprisonment of leaders
CHINA: Police raid Zion Church youth camp
On 25 July police raided Zion Church’s youth summer camp and detained four church members
CHINA: Hammer and sickle added to church sign
The emblem of the Chinese Communist Party was placed beside the church sign of Shinian Christian Church in Zhejiang province.
Oireachtas Foreign Affairs Committee focuses on persecution of Christians worldwide
Church in Chains delegation included speakers from India, Iran and Nigeria