Tag: China

China’s anti-church drive jails pastor for 10 yrs

September 2, 2014 China China, Churches, Crosses, Wenzhou, Zhejiang

“A Chinese preacher is facing up to a decade in prison after he was detained on what supporters say are trumped up charges intended to weaken resistance to an ongoing crackdown targeting the country’s rapidly growing Christian community,” The Telegraph reports. Pastor Huang Yizi, 40, was arrested in Wenzhou on . . . Read More

China’s Nobel nominee lawyer released after three years

August 15, 2014 China China, Gao Zhisheng, Heilongjiang, Human rights, Xinjiang, Zhang Kai

Geng He, wife of imprisoned Chinese dissident Gao Zhisheng, speaks at a press conference. ‎January‎ ‎18‎, ‎2011Nina Lincoff/Medill News Service / Flickr / Creative Commons Prominent defender of persecuted Christians, and Nobel Peace Prize nominee, Gao Zhisheng was released from prison last week after his most recent three-year sentence. . . . Read More

China crackdown on charities along its North Korea border

August 13, 2014 China China, North Korea, Pope Francis, South Korea

According to Reuters, ‘China is cracking down on Christian charity groups near its border with North Korea … with hundreds of members of the community forced to leave the country and some who remain describing an atmosphere of fear.’ The action is believed to be aimed at closing off support . . . Read More

China’s church crackdown jails pastor for 12 years

July 8, 2014 China China, Nanle, Zhang Shaojie

A prominent Chinese pastor of the ‘official’ state-sanctioned church was jailed for 12 years on Friday morning for “gathering crowds to disturb public order” and fraud. World Watch Monitor reported on Pastor Zhang Shaojie, of the Nanle County Church in eastern China, and 23 other members of its congregation, who were . . . Read More

40 detained in relation to Sanjiang Church

May 28, 2014 China China, Churches, Sanjiang, Wenzhou

More than 40 people from China’s Wenzhou area have been summoned by police or detained in connection with the efforts to protect Sanjiang Church. The church, among many others, was demolished on April 28 in a state campaign claiming to eradicate illegal buildings. A complete list of detentions and summons . . . Read More

More destruction of Chinese churches and crosses

May 14, 2014 China China, Crosses, Sanjiang, Wenzhou, Zhejiang

Weeks after the demolition of Sanjiang Church on April 28, more than 15 churches have reported maltreatment relating to coastal Zhejiang province’s “Three Rectifications and One Demolition” campaign. Additionally several believers are facing charges, after being detained around the time Sanjiang Church, in Wenzhou was demolished. “Everybody is crying. According . . . Read More

Tony Blair calls for focus on radical Islam

April 23, 2014 Global News -- No Particular Country China, Islamic extremism, London, Middle East, Russia, Tony Blair, UK, Ukraine

Former UK Prime Minister and now Middle East envoy Tony Blair has encouraged Western leaders to focus on the threat of Islamic extremism and to put aside their differences with Russia over Ukraine. In his speech at Bloomberg’s London office Mr Blair called on Western leaders to “elevate the issue . . . Read More

Chinese church growth attacked by Communist Party

April 8, 2014 China China, Communism, Crosses, Sanjiang, Wenzhou

Thousands of Chinese Christians have set up camp around Sanjiang church in Wenzhou, an eastern port city, to prevent it from being demolished by the government. Last week nearly 5,000 people from the area arrived to protect their church, since then at least 100 people per shift are guarding the . . . Read More

North Korea’s torture, starvation and killings

March 26, 2014 North Korea China, North Korea, South Korea, Torture, UN

The UN Human Rights Council in Geneva has debated a report which accuses North Korea of systematic torture, starvation and killings comparable with Nazi-era atrocities. Their findings were based on testimony from hundreds of victims, defectors and witnesses. The report called for the closure of political prison camps and for . . . Read More

China’s Christians still ‘persecuted’

February 20, 2014 China China, House churches

The “persecution” of Chinese Christians continued to increase last year, according to an annual report from China Aid. Churches were outlawed, house churches raided and Christians detained for practising their faith, according to the report, which documented 134 cases of “persecution” involving 7,424 Christians in 2013.

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