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flag Chinese authorities arrested pastor Ezra Jin and over 30 others from an unregistered church in Guangxi in October 2025.

flag In October 2025, Chinese authorities arrested Ezra Jin, a prominent pastor and founder of Zion Church, a large unregistered house church in Guangxi, along with over 30 other pastors and church staff. flag The raids, which began Thursday and continued into Friday, included allegations of spreading religious content online and reports of police violence and the separation of a female pastor from her newborn. flag The church, which operates outside government registration, has previously faced suppression, including a 2018 crackdown. flag Authorities have long restricted unregistered religious groups, citing national laws and social stability. flag The Chinese embassy has not commented. flag International human rights groups and Western governments have expressed concern over the detentions, urging China to respect religious freedom.

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