Persecution and Cotton
Lisa Navarrette, MS "For the first time since the heyday of the antebellum South, cotton slavery is once again polluting the local economy on an industrial scale," said Nury...
Persecution and Cotton
China
Trial Date Set for Imprisoned Christian Teachers
Trial Date Set for Imprisoned Christian Teachers
11/10/2022 China (International Christian Concern) - In March of this year, Two of the four house church teachers in Wuhu, Anhui Province, arrested and charged with carrying out...
Linfen House Church Faces Ongoing Persecution
Linfen House Church Faces Ongoing Persecution
11/08/2022 China (International Christian Concern) – A house church in southwest Shanxi province continues to face an ongoing crackdown, as church leaders and members are slapped with trumped-up charges and detained by the authorities.
Vatican Agreement with Chinese Government Worsening Religious Freedom
Vatican Agreement with Chinese Government Worsening Religious Freedom
11/02/2022 China (International Christian Concern) - On October 22, the Holy See announced the second renewal of the agreement with China on the appointment of bishops that was first...
Chinese Evangelist Detained Yet Again
Chinese Evangelist Detained Yet Again
10/26/2022 China (International Christian Concern) - Chen Wensheng, a resident of Hunan province, is a well-known street evangelist in China. On October 12, he was summoned to the local...
Secret Sino-Vatican Deal Renewed for the Second Time
Secret Sino-Vatican Deal Renewed for the Second Time
10/23/2022 China (International Christian Concern) – On October 22, the Holy See announced the second renewal of the agreement with China on the appointment of bishops that was first introduced in October 2018.
Churches in Suzhou and Jiangsu Implement COVID Restrictions
Churches in Suzhou and Jiangsu Implement COVID Restrictions
10/21/2022 China (International Christian Concern) – As China continues to implement the “Zero-Covid” policy throughout the country, many public places are subject to COVID restrictions, including churches.
China Ranked Worst Country for Internet Freedom Eight Years in a Row
China Ranked Worst Country for Internet Freedom Eight Years in a Row
10/20/2022 China (International Christian Concern) - China has been named as the most restricted country with regards to internet freedom for the eighth year in a row. Religious freedom...
Chinese Christian Fined for “Unauthorized Religious Training”
Chinese Christian Fined for “Unauthorized Religious Training”
10/16/2022 China (International Christian Concern) - On September 13, Ji Chun’gang, a Christian man, was fined 150,000 yuan ($20,850 USD) for “carrying out religious training without...
Three-Self Churches Begin Building their Own Apps and Websites
Three-Self Churches Begin Building their Own Apps and Websites
10/15/2022 China (International Christian Concern) – Under China’s new religious information law, many state-sanctioned Three-Self churches have begun to set up their own websites and Apps.
Chinese Authorities Shut Down House Church
Chinese Authorities Shut Down House Church
10/11/2022 China (International Christian Concern) - Berea Church, a house church in Putian, Fujian Province, was recently shut down for “conducting activities in the name of a social...
Shanxi’s Linfen Holds Seventh Seminar on Sinicization of Christianity
Shanxi’s Linfen Holds Seventh Seminar on Sinicization of Christianity
On September 24, more than 90 pastors from the state-vetted Three-Self churches attended the seventh seminar on the Sinicization of Christianity, held in Yaodu District Church, Linfen, Shanxi province.
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