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January 11, 2022
China: Christian’s 7-Year Sentence for Selling Christian Books Confirmed on Appeal
The Chinese Communist Party is working actively and on numerous fronts to destroy Christianity and replace it in the hearts, minds, and souls of the...
January 8, 2022
China: New Year’s Resolutions for Christians: Praise Xi and Watch ‘Red’ Movies
This is yet more of the Chinese Communist Party’s efforts to transform Christianity into a tool of the state.  For previous...
January 3, 2022
China: Christians Arrested for Attending Conference in Malaysia
These Christians are accused of illegally crossing the national border, even though they went to Malaysia on official Chinese passports. These...
December 26, 2021
China: ‘Christmas Is Forbidden, It’s a Western Celebration’
For previous ChristianPersecution.com coverage of the persecution of Christians in China, see here. “China: ‘Christmas Is Forbidden, It’s...
December 24, 2021
China: Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials raid two church schools
For previous ChristianPersecution.com coverage of the persecution of Christians in China, see here. “Two anonymous church schools raided one...
December 21, 2021
China: Christian Pastors Told to Preach in Sermons Confidence in the Party and Xi Jinping
The Chinese government continues its efforts to transform Christianity into a tool of the state.  For previous ChristianPersecution.com coverage of...
December 13, 2021
China: Dozens of police raid church during Sunday service, take congregants away to be interrogated
This raid highlights the impunity of the Chinese government in its efforts to transform Christianity into a tool of the state and is yet another...
December 12, 2021
China stresses more Marxism, tightening control of religion
The Chinese Communist Party is working actively and on numerous fronts to destroy Christianity and replace it in the hearts, minds, and souls of the...
December 5, 2021
China: Christian pastor suffers two years in prison without trial
The Chinese government continues its efforts to transform Christianity into a tool of the state. China offers yet another instance of the persecution...
December 2, 2021
China: Police Detain Christian Minister and Fellow Believer on False Charge
An Yankui is accused of illegally crossing the national border, even though he went to Malaysia on an official Chinese passport. These arrests...
November 23, 2021
To counter the influence of Christianity, Chinese Communist Party invents a new religion, ‘Bimoism’
The Chinese Communist Party is working actively and on numerous fronts to destroy Christianity and replace it in the hearts, minds, and souls of the...
November 7, 2021
China: Chinese Communist Party officials raid church during Sunday service
This raid highlights the impunity of the Chinese government in its efforts to transform Christianity into a tool of the state and is yet another...
November 3, 2021
China: 600 Christians Sentenced in 2021
The Chinese government continues its efforts to transform Christianity into a tool of the state. China offers yet another instance of the persecution...
November 1, 2021
United Nations States that Christians in China Are ‘at Risk of Torture’
The Chinese Communist Party is working actively and on numerous fronts to destroy Christianity and replace it in the hearts, minds, and souls of the...
October 10, 2021
China: Shaanxi Opens ‘Sinicization of Christianity Research Center’
The Chinese government has been acting with ever greater impunity against Christians. It is attempting to destroy Christianity and fashion a new...
October 4, 2021
China: Christians pray at shrine of the martyrs of the Chinese Communist Party
On September 10, ChristianPersecution.com reported that Christians were being compelled to pray for the martyrs of the Red Army. Now this story...
September 15, 2021
China: CCP police arrest staff and students at Maizi Christian Music High School
This raid highlights the impunity of the Chinese government in its efforts to transform Christianity into a tool of the state. The Christians of...
September 10, 2021
China: Christians Compelled to Pray for the Martyrs—of the Red Army
The Chinese government continues its efforts to transform Christianity into a tool of the state. This directive on prayers for the fallen soldiers of...
August 23, 2021
China: Cities, Counties Offer Rewards for Reporting ‘Illegal Religious Activities’
These rewards highlight the new impunity of the Chinese government in its efforts to transform Christianity and other religions into mere tools of...
August 15, 2021
China: Four Christians Sentenced for Selling Audio Bible Players
There are no checks on the power of the Chinese government within China, and that government is determined to destroy Christianity. This audio Bible...

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Quick facts

  • While about 30 percent of the world’s population identifies as Christian, 80 percent of all acts of religious discrimination are directed at Christians.

    Source: International Society for Human Rights

  • Christians face persecution in more than 60 Countries.

    Source: U.S. State Department

  • Millions of Christians face interrogation, arrest, torture, and/or death because of their religious convictions and cultural/ethnic identification.

    Source: Open Doors USA

  • Between 2007 and 2014, Christians have been targeted for harassment in more countries than any other religious group.

    Source: Pew Research

  • Christian responses to persecution are almost always nonviolent and, with very few exceptions, do not involve acts of terrorism.

    Source: Under Caesar’s Sword