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.
Expelled Christian Student Back In China School
A Christian student was again back at school Monday, November 2, more than a week after he was expelled for his Christian faith, Chinese Christians said.
China Expels Christians, Church Leaders From 60th Anniversary Celebrations
An ex-house church pastor who currently leads a major Christian rights group has urged the world Thursday, October 1 "to see beyond the fireworks" on the 60th anniversary of Communist Party rule in China, amid reports that Christians have been detained and churches closed ahead of the celebrations.
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.
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.
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.
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.
China Forces Raid Bible School
Security forces raided a Bible school in eastern China run by the vice-president of the Chinese House Church Alliance (CHCA) and briefly detained a dozen people, a Christian advocacy group said Monday July 20.
100,000 Protest Detention Chinese Christian Lawyer
A petition calling for the release of a prominent Christian human rights lawyer, which was signed by some 100,000 people around the world, has been delivered to the Chinese embassy in Washington and the U.S. State Department, organizers said Friday, July 17.
China "Detains" Christian Teenagers For Organizing Youth Camp
At least five Christians, including two teenagers, were behind bars Wednesday, July 15, in China's Shandong province, where worshipers and rights investigators said security forces raided a Christian youth camp and abolished a house church.
NEWS ALERT: American Missionaries Missing, Christians Detained In China
Two Chinese American missionaries were missing and at least four Christians remained detained Monday, July 13, following a police raid on a church in China's volatile Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region where a riot last week left 184 people dead, Christians said.
NEWS ALERT: Tense Stand-Off Between Christians And Chinese Security Forces Reported
A tense stand-off continued Friday, July 10, in China's Shandong Province between Chinese security forces and Christians who have tried to prevent the destruction of their church building, representatives said.
China House Church Challenges Closure In Court
A Chinese house church in Chengdu province said Thursday, July 2, it had file a law suit against local authorities for closing their congregation, a case they hope will positively impact stimulate groups across China.
NEWS ALERT: Chinese Pastor And Wife Sentenced To One Year Labor Camp
The pastor of a major Chinese evangelical church and his wife have been sentenced to one year "re-education through labor" for "engaging in illegal religious activities," trial observers confirmed Wednesday, July 1.
Chinese Christians Concerned Over Plight Detained Bible Printers
Chinese Christians on Wednesday, July 1, were awaiting the international community to "pray and act" on behalf of jailed Christian house church leader Shi Weihan and six of his associates who have been sentenced to prison terms for allegedly printing Bibles and Christian books without government approval, their supporters said.
China Releases House Church Leaders, Christians
More than a dozen house church leaders and Christians in two Chinese provinces were free Tuesday, June 30, after they were released by authorities from detention amid international pressure, Chinese Christians said.
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