Prayer Meetings Banned during Games
Chinese officials in Guangzhou have banned “house churches” from holding services while the city prepares to host the 16th Asian Games.
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Chinese House Churches Raided, Two Pastors Missing
Worthy News has just learned of two incidents of religious persecution in China, thanks to ChinaAid.
Chinese Christians Attacked
Members of the Three-Self Patriotic Movement Changchunli Church in Ji’nan, Shandong province, were attacked by a mob of over 200 people last week, according to ChinaAid.
Chinese Pastor and Spouse Detained en route to Public Trial
Before they could attend the trial of house church Christians Liu Yunhua and Gao Jianli, Pastor Zhang “Bike” Mingxuan and his wife were detained by the Public Security Bureau.
Christians Appeal Labor-Camp Term in China
A hearing in the trial of two members of a “house church” who appealed after they were both sentenced to labor camp “re-education” resumed Monday in Henan province.
Taiwanese Pastor Seized and Released in China
Taiwanese Pastor Lu Daihao was visiting with local pastors when the house church was raided by over 100 Public Security Bureau (PSB) officers and government officials on September 7, 2010, according to ChinaAid.
Prayer Center Complex Destroyed by Chinese Government
A prayer center complex, known as “Prayer Mountain”, was destroyed in China after several elderly Christians were forcibly removed, and then watched helplessly as their building was demolished according to ChinaAid, Worthy News has learned.
China Briefly Detains Influential House Pastor
An influential Chinese house church pastor was briefly detained in southern China shortly after authorities evicted his congregation from a hotel, his church and rights investigators said Friday, August 13.
Chinese Government Destroys Christian-Owned Factory
Last September, a mob of over 200 men led by Chinese Communist officials injured at least thirty people and demolished a Christian-owned factory in Linfen, along with its house church, Worthy News learned on August 11.
Chinese Church Leader Released on Bail, Awaiting Trial
Chinese church leader Wang Dao, was released on Sunday after being imprisoned on May 9, 2010 according to report obtained by Worthy News on June 17th.
China Christian Dissident Gao Zhisheng “Alive”
One of China’s best known Christian dissidents, missing for over a year and feared dead, is apparently alive and staying in mountains known for Buddhist pilgrimages, Worthy News monitored Tuesday, March 30.
China Detains Prominent Church Leader During Restaurant Raid
Chinese security forces detained a prominent house church leader Thursday, March 4, at a restaurant in southern China where he and a dozen other Christians had lunch, Chinese Christians said.
Chinese Christian Rights Lawyer 363 Days Missing
A Chinese Christian human rights lawyer was missing for 363 days Tuesday, February 2, but an advocacy group said it now believes he is still alive.
Massive New Year and Christmas Attacks In Arab World, Africa, Asia
Rights investigators said Wednesday, January 13, there has been “a surge ofattacks” against Christians since December, with deaths, detentions and destruction reported in the Arab world, Africa and Asia.
NEWS ALERT: China Sentences 10 Christian Leaders To Prison, Labor Camps
China has sentenced 10 Christian leaders to long prison terms and forced labor camps as part of a wider government crackdown on unauthorized worship services, Worthy News learned Saturday, December 5.
NEWS ALERT: Chinese Security Service Raid Beijing House Church Home
By Worthy News Asia Service
BEIJING, CHINA (Worthy News)– A prominent member of a house church movement has been told to leave his home this week after Chinese officials and security forces raided his rented apartment in the capital Beijing, representatives told Worthy News Tuesday, September 15.
China Bans Church, Christians Detained
Two members of the Laojie Christian Church in the village of Sangdong in China’s Henan province have been detained, just days after authorities officially banned their church for a second time, Worthy News learned Tuesday, August 18.
NEWS ALERT: Trial Of Detained Chinese Uyghur Christian To Start Tuesday
Uyghur Christian prisoner Alimujiang Yimiti was to appear in front of a Chinese court Tuesday, July 28, on what human rights groups have described as “false charges” of “revealing state secrets or intelligence to overseas organizations,” but his wife and children are not allowed to monitor the hearing, Christians said.
Chinese Christians Sue Authorities Over Detentions, Raids
Christians in China’s Shaanxi Province are suing law enforcement authorities for “illegally” detaining and fining them and confiscating their personal properties, in a case that could impact house churches, Worthy News learned Saturday July 25.
China Releases Christian Students, Teachers Remain Detained
Tree of the five Christians arrested on July 13 in a Christian youth camp raid in Tengzhou city of Shandong province have been released, an advocacy group said Tuesday, July 21.