Chengdu Early Rain Covenant Church Sunday Service Raided by Police; Multiple Members and Children Forcibly Taken Away (2026.06.14)
On the morning of June 14, 2026, at around 11 a.m., the Sunday worship service of Chengdu’s Early Rain Covenant Church was raided by police. Approximately fifty to sixty officers surrounded and forcibly entered the meeting premises. After registering the identity information of all those present, the police dispatched buses and multiple police vehicles to take numerous members by force to a local police station.
Those known to have been taken include church elders Yan Hong and Wu Qing, as well as members Liu Yingxu, Nie Bo, Li Benli, and A Xin. Several children who were present were also loaded onto the buses. The situation is ongoing.
Documentary: “The Chongqing Incident: China’s First Major Civilian Anti-Animal Cruelty Protest”
In early June 2026, a rare animal-protection protest broke out in Chongqing, a major city in southwestern China. Thousands of internet users and animal-welfare volunteers gathered for several consecutive days to protest a man accused of brutally killing dogs and to call for legislation of an Anti-Animal Cruelty Law in China. During the demonstrations, participants were repeatedly subjected to violent police suppression, yet they continued to resist for five days despite the significant risks involved. Although the movement did not achieve its demands, this youth- and female-led campaign set a precedent for large-scale grassroots animal-protection demonstrations in China, attracted widespread public attention, and brought the incident to international awareness.
After the “Chongqing incident” erupted, the authorities launched a sweeping censorship campaign and aggressively deleted online posts. Drawing on more than 500 on-site videos that the “Yesterday” project managed to rescue and preserve over several days, we produced this nearly two-hour documentary to record this chapter of history. Our thanks go to all the protesters, videographers, and contributors who were present at the scene.
“Guangdong: Lufeng Government Mobilizes Over a Hundred People to Seize Land, Clashes with Villagers (2026.06.06)”
On June 6, in the Dongjingyang area of Shidong Village, Qiaochong Township, Lufeng City, Guangdong, local authorities dispatched over a hundred personnel into the village to seize farmland for the construction of high-voltage power line towers, sparking clashes with residents.
“Zhejiang Government Deploys Police to Seize Village Land, Injuring Villagers (2026.06.05)”
On June 5, in Silin Village, Puba Town, Sanmen County, Taizhou, Zhejiang Province, the local government deployed more than a hundred police officers and government personnel to enter the village and seize land for the construction of a cemetery. Clashes broke out with protesting villagers, leaving several villagers injured. That evening, villagers gathered outside the local government office to protest.
June 6, Banshi Primary School in Changping Township, Dongguan, Guangdong. In an apparent attempt at patriotic indoctrination, school staff ordered a young student to go out onto the sports field in heavy rain to retrieve the national flag.
“Summary of Collective Resistance Events in China (Published Records) — May 2026”
In May 2026, the Yesterday project documented 59 collective resistance events occurring across China. Labor rights actions again made up a significant share of the month’s incidents, with a cluster of wage-related protests erupting around International Workers’ Day. Also notable were a rise in clashes triggered by urban management (chengguan) and traffic police confiscating stalls and vehicles, as well as increases in student demonstrations and forced demolitions. Worth highlighting: in three of the month’s larger-scale events, protesters won. These were the Ludian resettlement-estate residents who pushed back against parking fees imposed by their community management; the Leshan, Sichuan homeowners who protested the government’s failure to transfer their household registration (hukou) after they purchased homes; and the students in Wenshang, Shandong who challenged their school’s policy of keeping them late.
I. Breakdown by Protesting Group
Workers and laborers of all types: 18 incidents (30.5%)
Students and parents of students: 7 incidents (11.9%)
Homeowners and resettlement-housing residents: 5 incidents (8.5%) — including forced demolitions, stalled/abandoned housing projects, and broken government promises on household registration (hukou) transfers
Farmers/rural residents: 4 incidents (6.8%)
Bereaved family members: 4 incidents (6.8%) — including those acting alone (3) and jointly with netizens (1)
Netizens: 3 incidents (5.1%)
Other groups: 18 incidents (30.5%) — including petitioners, shop owners, vehicle owners, investors, bank depositors, street vendors, stallholders, social insurance contributors, tap water users, business owners, and patients
II. Geographic Distribution
Zhejiang: 6 incidents
Guangxi / Hunan: 5 incidents each
Jiangsu / Sichuan / Guangdong: 4 incidents each
Yunnan / Shanghai / Shaanxi / Hebei: 3 incidents each
Other regions (Ningxia, Qinghai, Beijing, Henan, Liaoning, the State Bureau for Letters and Calls, Chinese social media): 1 incident each
III. Causes of Protest
Wage arrears and labor disputes: 17 incidents (28.8%)
Specifically: unpaid wages (7), failure to pay housing provident fund/social insurance contributions (2), pay cuts (1), wage clawbacks (1), refusal to refund prepaid card balances (1), factory relocation without compensation (1), refusal to compensate for occupational poisoning (1), disguised layoffs (1), failure to pay severance (1), disputed post-acquisition compensation (1)
Forced demolition and housing disputes: 6 incidents (10.2%) — including forced demolitions (4) and stalled/abandoned housing projects (2)
Resistance triggered by chengguan and traffic police confiscating stalls and vehicles: 3 incidents (5.1%)
Medical malpractice and health rights: 3 incidents (5.1%)
Student rights (power outages, school rules, food safety, abuse): 4 incidents (6.8%)
Financial fraud: 3 incidents (5.1%)
Other causes: 23 incidents (39.0%) — including environmental damage, forced psychiatric institutionalization (被精神病), government violations of hukou transfer commitments, traffic enforcement clashes, tap water contamination, school bullying, and demands for electoral rights
Confirmed use of force or arrests: 10 incidents (approximately 16.9%)
Notable cases: multiple investors arrested after consecutive days of rallying outside Pan-China Insurance in Guangzhou; social insurance petitioners in Shanghai forcibly loaded onto buses and removed; displaced residents from Waitan Block 190 violently ejected by security guards outside Shanghai’s High Court; villagers in Pingnan, Guangxi beaten by riot police after protesting environmental damage caused by a quarry.
On June 3, in the Guanghuayuan residential compound in Futian District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, the community’s main gate was forcibly demolished by the Nanyuan Sub-district Office. Part of the compound’s parking area is also set to be seized for the construction of a municipal road. Some residents put up fierce resistance — wielding fire extinguishers and other improvised means — but were ultimately unable to protect the community’s property. One furious resident said he had paid millions for his home, only to have the gate “taken away by socialism.”
On June 4, in Longyao County, Xingtai, Hebei, following a medical incident, a local hospital summoned police, who pepper-sprayed all of the family members who had come to demand answers.
On June 4, in Bishan District, Chongqing, Yuhai Precision Manufacturing Co., Ltd. forcibly dismissed a group of older female workers without compensation. The affected workers staged a collective protest, blocking the company’s main gate.
