Persecution News - China

Update: Imprisoned Christian refused further visits
(July 29, 2010)

Pastor released on bail
(June 17, 2010)

Update: Human rights lawyer missing again
(May 13, 2010)

Update: Family finally allowed visit imprisoned Uyghur church leader
(May 13, 2010)

Update: Pastor released early from detention
(May 06, 2010)

Update: Christian human rights lawyer released
(April 15, 2010)

Update: Authorities reject Uyghur Christian's appeal
(April 15, 2010)

Christian activist abducted
(April 15, 2010)

Update: Missing Christian confirmed alive
(April 01, 2010)

Update: Christian lawyer reportedly missing
(January 21, 2010)

Christians attacked and detained
(January 14, 2010)

Update: Church leader given severe prison sentence
(December 09, 2009)

House church leader targeted by authorities in Wenzhou
(December 09, 2009)

Update: Fushan church leaders sentenced to prison
(December 02, 2009)

Update: Crackdown continues against church in Shanghai
(November 25, 2009)

Update: House church leader released
(November 25, 2009)

Update: Authorities step up campaign against Christians
(November 18, 2009)

House church banned by authorities in Shanghai
(November 11, 2009)

Update: Expelled student invited back to school
(November 04, 2009)

Student expelled from school for his Christian faith
(October 28, 2009)

Update: Pastor Hua released
(October 21, 2009)

Update: Ten more Christians from Fushan Church arrested
(October 21, 2009)

Update: Pastor Zhang released; Pastor Hua still detained
(October 14, 2009)

Update: Fushan church leaders detained by officials
(September 30, 2009)

Pastor and wife forced to vacate home
(September 30, 2009)

Prominent pastor detained by officials
(September 23, 2009)

Church construction site attacked, believers brutally assaulted
(September 16, 2009)

Church banned, Christians arrested
(August 19, 2009)

House churches raided, Christians arrested
(July 15, 2009)

Update: Chinese couple sentenced for "engaging in illegal religious activities"
(July 08, 2009)

Update: Three Christians released from detention in Shaanxi
(June 30, 2009)

Update: House church leaders released in Sichuan
(June 30, 2009)

Update: Christian woman released in Zhejiang province
(June 24, 2009)

House churches attacked
(June 24, 2009)

Update: Shi Weihan receives three year prison sentence
(June 17, 2009)

House church leaders arrested in Sichuan
(June 17, 2009)

Pastor Hua Huiqi beaten by authorities
(June 10, 2009)

Pastor banned from church in Tianjin province
(June 03, 2009)

Update: Henan church leaders released
(May 27, 2009)

China Profile

Total Area:
9,596,960 sq. km

Population:
1,330,044,605 (July 2008 est.)

Ethnicity:
Han Chinese 91.9%, Zhuang, Uygur, Hui, Yi, Tibetan, Miao, Manchu, Mongol, Buyi, Korean, and other nationalities 8.1%

Language:
Standard Chinese or Mandarin (Putonghua, based on the Beijing dialect), Yue (Cantonese), Wu (Shanghaiese), Minbei (Fuzhou), Minnan (Hokkien-Taiwanese), Xiang, Gan, Hakka dialects, minority languages

Religion:
Officially Athiest. Daoist (Taoist), Buddhist, Muslim 1%-2%, Christian 3%-4%

Government Type:
Communist State

Capital:
Beijing

Population Below Poverty Line:
8% (2006 est.)

Country Reports

Update: House church leader released Print E-mail
November 25, 2009


Wusiman Yiming
Photo from ChinaAid

Uyghur Chinese house church leader Wusiman Yiming was released on November 18 from a labour camp in Xinjiang after serving two years of criminal detention for "divulging state secrets" (click here for more information). Authorities had called for a 10-15 year prison sentence for Yiming but significantly reduced the term following international attention. A source who spoke with Yiming stated that he "looks fragile but has a very strong spirit." Yiming, who has been reunited with his wife and two young daughters, expressed his heartfelt thanks to those who have provided care and help to his family members during his imprisonment. (Sources: ChinaAid, Compass Direct)

Praise Jesus for Wusiman Yiming's release! Ask God to bless him as he reconnects with his loved ones. Pray too for the release of Alimujiang Yimiti, another Uyghur Christian who was accused in the same case as Yiming and remains in prison.

For more information on the persecution of Chinese Christians, go to the China Country Report.

 
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