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Release International is active in around 30 countries. It works through partners to prayerfully, pastorally, and practically support the families of Christian martyrs, prisoners of faith and their families, as well as Christians suffering oppression and violence, and Christians forced to flee.

China: Where saying “God loves you” is now a crime

11 March 2022The current crackdown on Christians in China is hitting believers online and in person. Among the latest to be detained is Zhou Jinxia, a Christian woman who is a regular visitor at Beijing's Zhongnanhai Xinhua Gate with her cheerful smile and her banner bearing a bright red cross. The message of those banners, hand-written in blue, proclaims: “God loves the people of the world and is calling out to Xi Jinping”. Yet for this, Zhou has been detained many times before for allegedly “picking…

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