China

"Tens of thousands of house church pastors and evangelists across China have gone into hiding as the Communist Party prepares for what seems like a 'final assault' on Christianity in an attempt to eradicate it from the country" - CPost

"As reported by Cameron Hilditch in his article China’s Communist Christ, the new Bible has not yet been released, but part of it has been published in a high-school text book on ethics and law." - Veith

"The national-security law in Hong Kong now prohibits secession, sedition, terrorism, and collusion with foreign forces. Those terms are so broadly defined that they can be used arbitrarily to prohibit any form of dissent. What worries religious minorities, and Catholics and other Christians in particular, are the law’s collusion and subversion and clauses." - N.Review

According to Voice of the Martyrs: "In Shandong Province, officials issued guidance forbidding online preaching, a vital way for churches to reach congregants amid both persecution and the spread of the virus" - Fox

"The government here has taken a very, very strict, very strict and very proactive response... to this coronavirus," Perez said. "It wouldn't surprise me if there are some problems in the future, especially, you know, food shortages or civil unrest." - Fox

"Its Religious Affairs Office has announced that not only must all religious organizations get state approval for any activity they undertake. They are also expected to 'spread the principles and policies of the Chinese Communist Party.'" - Acton

"China will enforce new restrictions on religious groups, organizations, meetings, and other related events starting on February 1." - Catholic Herald

"Major news outlets are reporting that a secretive court in China has sentenced detained Christian pastor Wang Yi to 9 years in prison for inciting subversion of the government. Yi is one of the country’s most famous Christian leaders who founded and leads a large, well-known house church in the country." - RNS