• China House Church Leader "Homeless" After Meeting US Congress Delegation
One of China's most respected house church leaders remained homeless Sunday, July 20, with his wife after authorities expelled them from their home in the Chinese capital Beijing for meeting an American Congressional delegation, officials and a rights group said.
Added: Jul 21st, 2008 4:14 AM
• China Sentences Evangelical Leader To Two Years Forced Labor
An evangelical pastor who trained Christian missionaries and evangelized in northwest China and Tibet has been sentenced to two years forced because of his Christian activities, investigators said.
Added: Jul 10th, 2008 3:31 AM
• China Detains House Church Missionary And Co-workers
A key member and missionary of an unofficial 'house church' in China's Heilongjiang Province faced difficulties Monday, July 7, to worship with fellow believers after Chinese security forces briefly detained him and two co-workers, representatives said.
Added: Jul 8th, 2008 2:38 AM
• Chinese Security Forces Raid House Church At Coal Mine
Chinese security forces raided a house church at a coal mine in China's Gansu Province and detained several Christians as part of a crackdown on unauthorized worship services in the Communist nation, a Christian rights group said Monday, June 30.
Added: Jul 1st, 2008 1:32 AM
• China Cancels Court Hearing Of Frail House Church Leader
A frail prominent Chinese house church leader and Christian bookstore owner already detained for three months remained in a Chinese prison Sunday, June 22, after a court hearing was unexpectedly cancelled, Chinese Christians said.
Added: Jun 23rd, 2008 2:49 AM
• China: Bookstore Owner Due to Appear in Court
Christian bookstore owner Shi Weihan, detained in a Chinese prison without his medication for diabetes, is due in court Thursday (June 19) to face as yet unspecified charges.
Added: Jun 19th, 2008 3:34 AM
• China Detains Church Leader Due To Meet EU Official
The president of the Chinese House Church Alliance, a major umbrella group of underground churches, has been detained along with his interpreter while on his way to meet a senior European Union official, fellow Christian workers said.
Added: Jun 19th, 2008 3:33 AM
• China Continues Crackdown On House Churches As Nation Mourns Quake Victims
As China mourned Monday, May 19, some 34,000 people killed in a massive earthquake, Chinese security forces, operating outside the international media attention, continued a crackdown on underground house churches, Christians said.
Added: May 20th, 2008 3:15 AM
• Beijing Christian Bookstore Owner Rearrested In China
A bookstore owner in Beijing was still behind bars Saturday, April 19, a month after he was re-arrested for publishing Bibles and Christian literature, his wife said.
Added: Apr 22nd, 2008 11:11 AM
• China Detains Dozens Of Christians In Xinjiang
Chinese security forces detained dozens of House Church Christians in Xinjiang Autonomous Region, forcing them to show allegiance to the government as part of crackdown similar to a campaign against Buddhist monks in nearby Tibet, rights watchers said Thursday, April 17.
Added: Apr 18th, 2008 10:04 AM
• China Detains House Church Leaders For Running "Evil Cult"
House church leaders and other Christians remained detained Sunday, April 6, in China’s Sichuan Province, on charges of running an "evil cult" after security forces raided their house church and Sunday School, fellow Christians said.
Added: Apr 8th, 2008 7:37 AM
• "Wave of Persecution in China"; Group Smuggles Millions of Bibles
Government initiated attacks in China against Christians and their churches are "the worst in years" with a "wave of persecution" reported across the Communist nation, a well-informed group revealed Tuesday, April 1.
Added: Apr 2nd, 2008 10:39 AM
• Chinese Christian Evangelist Mistreated In Prison
A Chinese Christian who was sentenced to 18 months imprisonment last November for distributing Christian leaflets among Muslims is mistreated in a Muslim-majority prison, a Christian news agency reported Tuesday, March 18.
Added: Mar 20th, 2008 10:21 AM
• China Arrests Dozens Of Christians, Including Children
A group of 70 Christians remained detained Tuesday, March 4, in China’s Henan Province, some two weeks after security forces raided a Bible training meeting, while some three children in Xinjiang Province were also arrested for their involvement in Christian activities, fellow believers said.
Added: Mar 5th, 2008 8:21 AM
• China "Detains" House Church Alliance President In Inner Mongolia
The leader of China's House Church Alliance in the country's Inner Mongolia region has been detained along with dozens of co-workers, an organization representing the Christians said in remarks monitored by BosNewsLife Friday, February 22.
Added: Feb 25th, 2008 8:37 AM

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