2026-11-12
After being detained in a detention center for 544 days, Pastor Gao Quanfu of the Zion Light Church went on trial in an open court on November 12 on charges of "fraud." Friends and family have called on believers to attend the hearing.
2026-11-06
Radio Free Asia reported on November 6 that Uyghur woman Reyila Wumaer was sent to a re-education camp at the age of 14 in 2017, sentenced to 12 years in prison at 18 in 2021, and died in a Xinjiang prison at 23. Local police and judicial authorities confirmed her death; one officer claimed she died of a heart attack but did not specify the condition or the circumstances of her death.
2026-11-06
On November 6, the National Alliance for Obscure Studies was launched simultaneously, with over 80 institutions already joined. The conference specifically established a Frontier Governance Forum, and Zheng Dui, Director-General of the China Tibetology Research Center, stated that they would participate in the alliance's work based on the Party's strategy for governing Tibet in the new era.
2026-10-24
On October 24, at Tiananmen Square in Beijing, a group of Xinjiang students gathered in front of the camera. One female student cried while delivering a patriotic speech, and the video was met with ridicule from netizens after it circulated.
2026-10-20
Recently, the Chinese government successively closed the Lajia Town Girls' School and the Golog Daozha Welfare School (the filming location of the movie "Son of Light") in Golog Prefecture, Qinghai. The two schools retained many educational approaches for passing down Tibetan culture; primary school students were transferred to the local central primary school, and middle school students may be moved to the distant Golog Xining National Middle School and Golog Haidong Middle School, sparking Tibetan concerns about the deprivation of their right to pass on their national culture.
2026-10-17
A netizen revealed that taking photos at Potala Palace Square in Tibet will get you taken by police into a police booth for registration and investigation — one registration per photo taken.
Location: Lhasa own content archive., Tibet ·
Importance II ·
Verification: Reported ·
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2026-10-08
Zhang Yi, a dissident from Wuhan, was arrested by Chinese Communist Party authorities on suspicion of "inciting secession" after showing a photo of the Dalai Lama to a Tibetan woman at Sera Monastery in Lhasa, Tibet. His family learned on October 8, 2026 that the Lhasa Public Security Bureau had transferred the case to the procuratorate for review and prosecution. Zhang Yi remains detained at the Lhasa Detention Center, and his lawyer has not yet been granted access to the case files.
2026-10-01
On October 1, 2026, the CCP's National Day of Mourning, an inverted blood-red five-star flag appeared at the entrance of Kunming Trinity International Church, and related photos subsequently spread online.
2026-10-01
On October 1, in front of the General Buddhist Temple in Ruili, Yunnan, several monks in robes lined up neatly facing the national flagpole and held a flag-raising ceremony accompanied by the national anthem. The video sparked heated discussion among netizens.
2026-09-28
According to a Sound of Hope report, following the passage of the Falun Gong and Organ Harvesting Victims Protection Act (S.4009) by the 119th U.S. Congress on September 28, 2026, Canadian politicians, Taiwanese diplomats, and experts have voiced their support one after another.各方 believe that the U.S. legislative action carries important exemplary significance and will further push other countries and regions to strengthen related legislation and enforcement work.
2026-09-26
Ji Yichen, publicity director of the China Democracy Progress Alliance, was invited to attend the Falun Gong commemorative event marking the "Three Withdrawals of 460 million Chinese people" held in Sydney on September 26, 2026, and delivered a speech as a guest. In his remarks he shared his own "Three Withdrawals" experience, his family's ordeal, and his concerns regarding freedom of belief, freedom of speech, and basic human rights.
2026-09-22
On September 22, US Senate Democratic Whip Durbin spoke on the Senate floor, demanding that Trump raise the release of detainees such as Gulshan Abbas, Jimmy Lai, Gao Quanfu, Pang Yu, and Akbar Asat during his meeting with Xi Jinping.
2026-09-17
On September 17, representatives of multiple religious groups held an event at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, urging Trump to raise the issue of religious freedom in China at the Trump-Xi summit and calling for the release of people imprisoned for their faith as well as Hong Kong media figure Jimmy Lai. Pastor Kim Myeong-il, who was freed, and others attended and recounted their experiences.
2026-09-10
In September 2026, former US Ambassador for International Religious Freedom Brownback and recently released Pastor Jin Mingri held a lunch meeting in Washington to discuss the significant impact of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on global religious freedom and human rights, and reviewed the shift in US security strategy over the past 25 years and its profound impact on the world.
Location: Washington, United States ·
Importance III ·
Verification: Reported ·
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2026-09-10
On September 10, 2026, a 25th anniversary 9/11 luncheon was held in Washington. Former U.S. Ambassador for Religious Freedom, Sam Brownback, and released Pastor Jin Ming attended to discuss the significance of 9/11 for religious freedom and human rights, as well as its impact on global security.
2026-09
On the eve of Xi Jinping's planned visit to Washington for a meeting with U.S. President Trump, several religious groups in Washington held an event at the Museum of the Bible, calling on Trump to demand that the Chinese government release individuals imprisoned for their faith and freedom of speech during the meeting, and to include religious freedom and human rights issues on the diplomatic agenda.
Location: Washington, United States ·
Importance III ·
Verification: Reported ·
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2026-09
Sam Brownback, the former U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom, stated that China's oppression of religion and ethnic minorities has extended beyond its borders, affecting overseas individuals and their families in China, and noted that this involves international obligations undertaken by China.
2026-09
Following his release, Pastor Kim Mingri stated that although China's policies support major religions, the rights of faith communities are not fully guaranteed in actual practice. He called on the international community to pay attention and urge Beijing to release those detained for their religious beliefs.
2026-09
British human rights organization Tibet Watch released a report claiming that Chinese authorities are building an air control system in Tibet, ranging from police drones to anti-drone equipment, drawing the attention of British lawmakers.
2026-09
According to Hu Liren's video, U.S. President Trump raised the cases of Li Zhiying and Pastor Kim Myeong-il directly with Xi Jinping. Xi Jinping said the release of Pastor Kim could be considered, and Pastor Kim was subsequently rescued and released from prison.
2026-08-31
On August 31, 2026, Hunan home church pastor Cao Sanqiang disclosed in an exclusive interview that, two and a half years after being released from a 7-year prison sentence, he is still on the list of those barred from leaving the country. Cao Sanqiang, who suffers from late-stage prostate cancer, urged the authorities to permit him to travel to the United States to reunite with his family.
2026-08-12
On August 12, 2026, a netizen submission revealed that a Grade II public hospital in Chengdu, Sichuan issued a notice launching a survey of religious belief information among all medical staff on duty, listing religious belief among the key areas for control and screening.
2026-08-11
On August 11, 2026, a monk at the Serta Larung Gar Five Sciences Buddhist Academy in Garze, Sichuan held up a portrait of the 10th Panchen Lama to protest forced demolition, and was subsequently taken away, his whereabouts unknown.
2026-08
The Beihai Procuratorate in Guangxi has officially indicted Pastor Jin Mingri and eight other pastors and co-workers from the Xi'an church on charges of fraud and illegal business operations, marking a continued crackdown on religious faith groups by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
2026-08
China's chosen Panchen Lama attempted to attend an international conference on Tibetan Buddhism, but was ultimately rejected by the organizers.
2026-08-01
In August 2026, parishioners at the Xujiahui Catholic Church in Shanghai reported that the church's affiliated religious goods shop had removed all shelves of religious books and completely stopped selling the Bible, the Four Gospels, and other theological books and religious items.
2026-07-27
On July 27, 2026, Beijing Zion Church pastor Kim Myeong-il, after arriving in the United States, gave an exclusive interview, disclosing that the authorities handling the case had characterized the believers' voluntary offerings, support for pastors, and theological training as fraud and illegal business operations involving over 10 million yuan.
2026-07-13
From mid-July 2026, the Larung Gar Buddhist Institute in Seda, Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan, has once again been hit by large-scale forced demolitions. The authorities plan to tear down about 2,000 monastic residences and forcibly send away non-local monks and nuns, while the military and police maintain a tight blockade and surveillance.
2026-07-10
The U.S. State Department said it will continue to call on China to resume direct dialogue with the Dalai Lama in order to resolve differences and achieve meaningful autonomy for Tibetans.
2026-07-04
Pastor Kim Min-chul was released on Independence Day, less than two months after the summit between Trump and Xi Jinping in May.
2026-07-04
In July 2026, Kim Myeong-il, a pastor of Beijing Zion Church, was released and arrived in the United States after high-level China-US negotiations, but eight other pastors and believers from the church, including Wang Lin, remain criminally detained on charges of illegally using information networks and face judicial prosecution.
2026-07-03
Pastor Kim Myeong-il of Beijing Xi'an Church was released on July 3 after being detained by the Chinese government for nearly ten months, and subsequently traveled to the United States to reunite with his family.
2026-07
Jin Mingri, a Beijing house church figure and founder of Zion Church, has been released after years of detention and flown to the United States by a chartered flight from Beijing.
2026-07
Kim Myeong-il said that in July, Autumn Rain Church, Wuhan Cedar Tree Church and Hunan Rock Church were raided, and personnel may have been summoned by the relevant authorities.
2026-07-01
On July 1, 2026, Zhang Yi, a leader of the 1989 student movement, was taken away by police while sightseeing at Sera Monastery in Lhasa, Tibet, after showing a Tibetan woman a photo of the Dalai Lama on his phone. On July 28, the Lhasa Municipal Procuratorate approved his arrest on suspicion of inciting secession.
Location: Lhasa own content archive., Tibet ·
Importance IV ·
Verification: Reported ·
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2026-07
Pastor Kim Min-il was detained by the Chinese government for 266 days and was released on the eve of U.S. Independence Day in 2026. At a religious group event in Washington, he expressed his hope that the Trump-Xi meeting would facilitate the release of eight colleagues still in prison, as well as house church leaders such as Pastor Gao Quanpu and Pastor Wang Yin.
2026-06-19
The prominent underground Early Rain Church was raided by police, with two pastors criminally detained and dozens of others questioned, drawing outside attention to religious persecution.
2026-03-12
The NPC of China passed the Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress, which comprises a preface and 7 chapters with 65 articles; Beijing said it establishes norms and legal responsibilities for the cause of ethnic unity and progress.
2026
In 2026, China introduced the Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress, which stipulates that if overseas organizations or individuals "sabotage ethnic unity" or incite separatism, China can pursue their legal liability; outside observers believe this is legislation responding to pressure from the US and the West over Tibet and Xinjiang.
2025-10-10
Police in Beihai, Guangxi, took away Pastor Kim Myeong-il on suspicion of the crime of illegally using the information network. Kim Myeong-il said that a total of 18 people were taken away, some of whom were released on bail pending trial, while 8 remain detained.
2018
Kim Myeong-il said that after the Beijing church was cracked down on in 2018, the VOA Chinese website invited him to talk by telephone about his own situation and that of the Xi'an Church.
1995
The Chinese government intervened in the reincarnation process of the Panchen Lama. The Panchen Lama designated by the Dalai Lama was taken away by the Chinese side, after which China selected and promoted a Panchen Lama of its own.