house church leaders

Chinese authorities have detained leaders of a house church in Beijing as part of an ongoing crackdown on unregistered religious congregations. The detentions target pastors and members of churches that operate outside the state-sanctioned Protestant framework, which requires affiliation with the government-approved Three-Self Patriotic Movement. Rights groups and religious freedom advocates have repeatedly criticized such actions, warning that independent worship communities in China face growing pressure, surveillance, and legal jeopardy.