Essay: Remembering those for whom freedom is not a reality this Christmas
ELLIS HEASLEY, of UK-based religious freedom advocacy CSW, urges us to pray for those Christians will not be with their families at Christmas…
Essay: Elder Hu Shigen’s release is welcome, but more importantly it reminds us that we must stand up to the CCP
ELLIS HEASLEY, of UK-based religious freedom advocacy CSW, says celebrations around Elder Hu Shigen’s release are tempered by the knowledge of the CCP’s “continuing injustice and cruelty towards religious leaders”…
Essay: As we face a Christmas like no other, we mustn’t forget those for whom Christmas has never been ‘normal’
ELLIS HEASLEY, of UK-based religious freedom advocacy CSW, says it’s important – even as many around the world face an different Christmas this year – to remember those for whom Christmas isn’t something they’ve been able to experience for many years…
China detains church leaders for online service
BosNewsLife Chinese security forces have detained six leading members of China’s heavily persecuted Early Rain Covenant Church for participating in an online Easter service, rights activists confirmed. The Christians were reportedly arrested in Sichuan Province during a worship session broadcast live Sunday, 12th April, through the video conferencing application Zoom. Advocacy group International Christian Concern […]
Rights groups call for Chinese pastor’s release after he is sentenced to nine years in prison
Chinese pastor Wang Yi has been sentenced to nine years in prison after he was convicted on charges including inciting to subvert state power and illegal business operations. The pastor – a former human rights lawyer who founded the Early Rain Covenant Church in Chengdu, Sichuan province, in 2008, and who had criticised the government’s […]
“I must denounce this wickedness openly” – detained Chinese pastor
World Watch Monitor A Chinese pastor and his wife who were arrested alongside 100 church members and detained in southwest China on Sunday are accused of subverting state power, which can carry a prison sentence of up to five years. Pastor Wang Yi and his wife, Jiang Rong, and other members of their ‘underground’ Protestant […]
China cracks down on unofficial church, arresting pastor and 100 members
Morning Star News Authorities in China have detained the pastor and more than 100 members of a prominent, unofficial church since Sunday, according to media and advocacy agencies. Security authorities raided the 800 member Early Rain Covenant Church in Chengdu, Sichuan Province at about 6 pm on Sunday, 9th December, and also took some church […]