1,634 Church of Almighty God Members Arrested in First Half of 2020
Mass arrest operations were planned across China before the coronavirus outbreak. If it were not for the pandemic, even more people could have been detained.
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Mistreatment and Forced Labor in Custody Deteriorate Condition of Ill Christians
After some seriously ill Christians are arrested and detained because of their faith, they are not only deprived of rights to medical care, but are subjected to maltreatment and forced labor.
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In China, ‘Civilized’ Means Having Nothing to Do with Religion
Offering monetary rewards and praises, the CCP encourages communities to do away with religions to be named a “civilized village, town, or city.”
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A Sad Father’s Day: The Story of Siqi
In the United States and other countries, June 21 is Father’s Day. A member of the Church of Almighty God tells Bitter Winter the sad story of her beloved and persecuted father.
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“Inside The Church of Almighty God”: A New Book Tells It Like It Is
Oxford University Press publishes Massimo Introvigne’s survey of the most persecuted religious movement in Chinby Ruth Ingram
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Prisoners of Faith Forced to Make Goods for Foreign Markets
A member of The Church of Almighty God (CAG)—the single most persecuted religious movement in China—in her 30s now, was sentenced to five years in prison in 2014. Accused of “using a xie jiao organization to undermine law enforcement” just for her belief, she served the time in a women’s prison in northwestern China.
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73 CAG Members Sentenced to Prison in Hunan and Jiangsu
The Church of Almighty God remains one of the primary targets of China’s religious persecution, as its members are given hefty sentences for practicing their faith.
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Believers Tortured to Renounce Their Faith in Xinjiang’s Camps
Along with Muslims, members of The Church of Almighty God, Jehovah’s Witnesses, and other persecuted groups are also sent to internment camps for “transformation.”
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Activists, Believers Held in Psychiatric Clinics as Punishment
Instead of helping people, some mental health institutions in China are used to “reform” dissidents, even people petitioning the government or religious believers.
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Police Torture Believers to Get Information on Church Money
To eradicate The Church of Almighty God, the CCP goes to great lengths to deprive it of financial means, including vicious harassment of its members.
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