“I Will Not Rest Until They Are Free” Chinese Pastor Receives Lantos Prize One Year After CCP Detention One year after his arrest, Pastor Ezra Jin Mingri, founder of Beijing Zion Church, has been named the recipient of the 2026 Lantos Human Rights Prize. Detained for nine months during a sweeping CCP crackdown and released in July after President Trump raised his case with Xi Jinping, Jin reunited with his family in the U.S. Yet eight fellow pastors and members remain imprisoned under harsh conditions. “I will not rest from speaking out until they are free and reunited with their loved ones,” Jin declared. The award recognizes his unyielding courage amid ongoing religious persecution in China. Global voices must amplify the call for their release. Stand with the persecuted: share Pastor Jin’s story and demand the release of the eight Zion Church leaders still detained in China! Read Now #ReligiousFreedom# #PastorEzraJin# #ZionChurch# #ChinaPersecution# #LantosPrize#

Nearly one year after the CCP’s crackdown on @CnZion, eight church leaders remain unjustly detained on charges of “fraud” and “illegal business operations” intended to shutter their church and curtail their #religiousfreedom#. Pastor #EzraJin# is free. The Zion Church 8 should also be freed without conditions. #FreeZionChurch8#