Standing with the Persecuted: ChinaAid’s Latest Updates

🕊️ Walking with the Persecuted Faithful: ChinaAid’s Latest Updates

Dear Friends,
We’re so grateful to have you with us.

In this edition of Newsletter update, we’re shining a light on five recent cases of religious persecution in China — including police raids, digital suppression, and wrongful arrests.

These stories are heavy, but they remind us why your prayers, support, and advocacy matter so deeply. Let’s keep pressing on together.

📰 Top Headlines on Religious Persecution

📌 Zion Church Locations Raided Across China

Authorities raided multiple Zion Church sites across Beijing and other cities. Church staff and members were detained or summoned, and property was confiscated.

🔗 Read the full story
 

📌 Remembering Tiananmen: A Call to Human Rights and Religious Freedom

On the 36th anniversary of the Tiananmen Massacre, ChinaAid reflects on how the same authoritarianism now fuels religious persecution.

🔗 Read the full statement

📌 Christian Xu Xiaoli Accused Despite Legal Travel

Xu Xiaoli legally traveled abroad, yet was charged with organizing “illegal border crossings.” She denies the charge and defends her rights.

🔗 Read her defense

📌 Christians Face Digital Divide as Internet Scrutiny Expands

New regulations block unregistered churches from sharing religious content online, cutting off digital fellowship and teaching.

🔗 Learn more

📌 Early Rain Covenant Church Under Severe Persecution: Surveillance & Evictions

Members face home surveillance, evictions, and police raids. A graduation gathering led to nine detentions and physical assaults.

🔗 Read their latest account

💬 Quote of Faith

The Early Rain Covenant Church, amid severe persecution and detentions, remains strong in faith and prayer during their Month of Prayer for the Nation, demonstrating courage and hope while advocating for religious freedom in China:

🙏 How You Can Stand with the Persecuted

🛐 Special Prayer Request — Please pray for the Early Rain Covenant Church as they face intensified persecution:

• 🙏 Pray for husband and wife, Brother Zeng Qingtao and Sister Deng Yan
  May God grant them heavenly joy and peace so they may remain steadfast in their faith and hold on to the truth amid surveillance and threats.🕊️ Pray for Brother Long Kehai
  May God guard his body and soul and grant him grace even in prison. Also pray that his case will receive a fair and just trial.
   
• 🏠 Pray for husband and wife, Brother Fan Dingwen and Sister Zhang Ping
  May God comfort them in their displacement and provide a safe and suitable new home where they can settle.

💝 Give — Your support provides legal defense, emergency relief, and advocates for religious freedom to speak truth to power.

🎉 RSVP - UPCOMING EVENT 🎉

📣 YOU ARE INVITED!
We are proud to announce in partnership with Shining Light Media LLC, ChinaAid will be hosting the "Ten Years After the 709 Crackdown: Symposium on the Rule of Law and Religious Freedom under Xi Jinping" that commemorates the ten year anniversary of the 709 Crackdown, a widespread and ongoing campaign by the Chinese Communist Party to silence human rights lawyers and activists. All are welcome to join us as we hear from two panels made up of experts in their fields.

📅 Date: Tuesday, July 8, 2025

🕙 Time: 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM

📍 Location: Congressional Visitor's Center (CVC 200), Capitol Hill, Washington D.C. 20515 

The symposium will feature two expert panels reflecting on the impact of the crackdown, the erosion of rule of law and religious freedom in China, and the implications for U.S. policy and global human rights.

For more information, visit: https://chinaaid.org/news/press-release-invitation-to-the-ten-years-after-the-709-crackdown-symposium-on-the-rule-of-law-and-religious-freedom-under-xi-jinping/ 

RSVP at https://forms.gle/mvfqY3jHG7cNKmLT9

Lunch will be provided after the event from 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM. We invite all of you to join us; we would love to see you there!

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