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Christian author detained amid renewed crackdown on Early Rain Covenant Church

2022-08-17

On 14 August, a group of more than 50 Christians were meeting at a teahouse in the Wuhou district of Chengdu in Southwestern province of Sichuan for Sunday worship, when around 30 uniformed and plain clothes police officers raided the place. Announcing that the gathering was “illegal”, the officials locked the door and ordered everyone to produce their ID details. Xing Hongwei, known by his pen name ‘A Xin’, was taken to a local police station by force after he refused to give his details.

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Early Rain Church members remain in detention

Members of Early Rain Church in China continue to be detained, disappeared and harassed following a crackdown on the church in December 2018. A social media post by the church dated 20 March reports that 11 members are still in criminal detention, including Pastor Wang Yi and his wife Jiang Rong, who are both accused