(Morning Star News) – Between 1958 and 1961, at least 18 million (and possibly as many as 45 million) Chinese died as a direct result of Chairman Mao’s disastrous socio-economic campaign known as the “Great Leap Forward.” Subsequently dissent rose within the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). In 1966 Mao struck back, launching the socio-political movement […]
China Now Cracking Down on ‘Official’ Churches
A new Cultural Revolution is upon us.
February 17, 2016 By - Leave a Comment
Morning Star News’ Top 10 Persecution Stories of 2015
Islamic violence accelerates in countries not known for religious conflict.
January 8, 2016 By - Leave a Comment
(Morning Star News) – Islamic extremist violence in countries not known for religious tensions, majority-Christian Kenya and Uganda, topped Morning Star News’ stories in 2015. While the Islamic State terrorized Christians in Syria, Iraq and Libya, and Muslim Fulani herdsmen in Nigeria killed innocent civilians in the shadow of Boko Haram, in northeast Kenya Al […]
China Detains Christian Attorney, Activist Fighting Harassment of Churches
Officials seek to silence, neutralize advocates for freedom of religion/speech.
November 18, 2015 By - 1 Comment
(Morning Star News) – A Christian activist writing against harassment of churches in China’s Zhejiang Province was temporarily detained and threatened this month, and an attorney representing some of the fellowships remains missing. The detentions are the latest signs of a government crackdown on at least 230 human rights lawyers and activists since July. China’s […]
Religious Persecution in China Dramatically Worsened in 2014, Group Says
Advocacy organization reports steep increase in cases, people harmed.
April 24, 2015 By - 1 Comment
(Morning Star News) – Persecution of Christians in China reached its highest level in more than a decade last year as the government cracked down on church growth perceived as a threat to Communist Party power, according to a U.S.-based advocacy group. Texas-based China Aid Association (CAA) this week reported 572 cases of religious – […]
Nightmare Continues for Family of Freed Prisoner of Conscience in China
Wife of Gao Zhisheng calls on U.S. to urge China to let him travel for medical treatment.
September 17, 2014 By - 1 Comment
(Morning Star News) – When Chinese authorities released Christian human rights attorney Gao Zhisheng from prison on Aug.7, we didn’t hear anything from him, presumably because of the communist state’s one-year prohibition against him saying anything publicly that might “damage the reputation or interests of the state.” His family had telephone conversations with him, but […]
Officials in China Block Christians from Appealing Illegal Prison Terms, Advocacy Group Says
Banned ‘Shouters’ sentenced beyond legal limit.
October 8, 2013 By - Leave a Comment
LOS ANGELES (Morning Star News) – Local officials in China’s Inner Mongolia region are blocking three Christians convicted as “cult” members from appealing prison terms that exceed the legal limit, according to advocacy organization China Aid Association. The Yuquan District People’s Court in Hohhot, capital of Inner Mongolia, convicted Hu Gong, Wen Weihong and Liu Aiying […]
Rash of Church Closures Evidence of Plan to End Unregistered Congregations, CAA Says
More than a dozen churches in Hainan Province ordered to stop meeting .
June 4, 2013 By - Leave a Comment
LOS ANGELES (Morning Star News) – China’s shuttering of more than a dozen unregistered congregations in Hainan Province is evidence of a plan to do away with house churches, according to the China Aid Association (CAA). Besides the church closures on Hainan Island off China’s southern-most coast in the past several weeks, officials have threatened to […]
Pastor Gong Shengliang Suffers Stroke in Chinese Prison
Former leader of banned house church movement denied medical treatment, daughter writes.
May 27, 2013 By - Leave a Comment
LOS ANGELES (Morning Star News) – Gong Shengliang, imprisoned in China since 2001 for his leadership of a large house church movement, is suffering from lack of medical treatment after suffering a stroke, according to his daughter. In an open letter to Chinese President Xi Jinping published on the Websites of China Ministries International and China […]
Persecution Rises in China as Plan Begins to End House Churches
Communist government starts eradication of ‘unofficial’ Christian congregations.
February 16, 2013 By - Leave a Comment
NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – China’s Christians felt a noticeable rise in persecution in 2012 as the Communist government began the first of a three-phase plan to eradicate unregistered house churches, a new report says. Cases of persecution of Christians rose by about 42 percent last year compared with 2011, according to the report by […]
Will We Be Their Voice?
Bill would create special envoy for religious minorities in the Middle East/South Central Asia.
January 17, 2013 By - Leave a Comment
(Morning Star News) – Christians worldwide just celebrated the birth of Jesus. For many in the West this was a festive season marked by worship services, gift-giving and time with family and friends. But for the church in the Middle East, fear of persecution cast a long, dark shadow over the Christmas holiday. Oppression […]