Li An (pseudonym), male, born in 1966, from the eastern province of Jiangsu, is a Christian of The Church of Almighty God (CAG). On April 20, 2020...
![76 Church of Almighty God Members Sentenced to Prison](https://en.msa-it.org/wp-content/themes/genesis-child/dist/images/lazy-group.png)
The believers were sentenced to years in prison merely for practicing their faith. One of them was just 19. by Deng Jie Between June and S
![Closed Churches Ordered to Be Sold, Rented, or Destroyed](https://en.msa-it.org/wp-content/themes/genesis-child/dist/images/lazy-group.png)
Local governments repurpose places of worship and turn them into propaganda centers, entertainment venues, or factories. Some are even leveled to the
![CCP Officials: ‘Christianity Doesn’t Belong in China’](https://en.msa-it.org/wp-content/themes/genesis-child/dist/images/lazy-group.png)
On top of removing crosses, Chinese authorities order to replace Christianity’s main symbol on churches’ seals with the five-pointed star. by Ye Jiaj
![State-Run Institutions Investigate Employees’ Religious Status](https://en.msa-it.org/wp-content/themes/genesis-child/dist/images/lazy-group.png)
Religious persecution in China affects each aspect of believers’ life. Those unwilling to give up their faith may lose their jobs. by Zhang Wenshu
![Bans on Religious Funeral Ceremonies Further Expanded](https://en.msa-it.org/wp-content/themes/genesis-child/dist/images/lazy-group.png)
The CCP enforces strict measures to prohibit people from saying goodbye to their deceased devout family members according to religious traditions and
![1,634 Church of Almighty God Members Arrested in First Half of 2020](https://en.msa-it.org/wp-content/themes/genesis-child/dist/images/lazy-group.png)
Mass arrest operations were planned across China before the coronavirus outbreak. If it were not for the pandemic, even more people could have been de
![Hunt for Unsanctioned Religious Materials Continues Nationwide](https://en.msa-it.org/wp-content/themes/genesis-child/dist/images/lazy-group.png)
Provincial and municipal governments intensify measures to purge from state-run churches all publications that are not approved by the state. by Wang
![Sicken Christian Detained, Denied Access to Medication, and Died in 16 Days](https://en.msa-it.org/wp-content/themes/genesis-child/dist/images/lazy-group.png)
Although some Christians from The Church of Almighty God (CAG) are seriously ill, they are still subjected to the CCP police’s merciless mistreatm...
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One of the sentenced believers will spend 15 years in prison merely for keeping at home CAG-related e-books and videos. by Chang Xin Amid the
![‘You Can’t Believe in God in China,’ Police Tell Believers](https://en.msa-it.org/wp-content/themes/genesis-child/dist/images/lazy-group.png)
Attacks on house churches across China intensified in the past few months, as police and government officials raid places of worship and intimidate co
![How China Exploits Prisoners to Make Goods for Export](https://en.msa-it.org/wp-content/themes/genesis-child/dist/images/lazy-group.png)
Members of The Church of Almighty God share their experience manufacturing goods for foreign companies while serving time in prison for their faith.
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A member of The Church of Almighty God recounts three years and six months in detention where he was forced to eat cockroaches and banned from the toi
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Countless members of this Christian new religious movement are blacklisted in China and are harassed and persecuted for years, pressured to renounce t
![Members of Banned Churches Imprisoned, Some for 15 Years](https://en.msa-it.org/wp-content/themes/genesis-child/dist/images/lazy-group.png)
Believers who resist being managed by China’s communist regime are often arrested and interrogated, despite their elderly age and declining health. b
![Scarred for Life: Interrogated, Tortured, Imprisoned](https://en.msa-it.org/wp-content/themes/genesis-child/dist/images/lazy-group.png)
A member of The Church of Almighty God, arrested for his faith, was tortured for six days before he was sentenced to six years in prison. by Deng Cha
![“Inside The Church of Almighty God”: A New Book Tells It Like It Is](https://en.msa-it.org/wp-content/themes/genesis-child/dist/images/lazy-group.png)
Oxford University Press publishes Massimo Introvigne’s survey of the most persecuted religious movement in China by Ruth Ingram Viciously pers
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The CCP treats any link the Chinese believers have with abroad as “foreign infiltration” that threatens its regime. Any such tie is investigated and s
![China’s Social Media Platforms—Tools of Religious Persecution](https://en.msa-it.org/wp-content/themes/genesis-child/dist/images/lazy-group.png)
The Chinese government is using WeChat, a popular multi-purpose social media and messaging app, for mass surveillance, including to monitor people of
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The minute coronavirus prevention restrictions were eased, state-run churches in Jiangxi Province felt the resurgence of onslaughts. Many were closed