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At Trump’s request, China frees pastor jailed in religious crackdown
Underground church leader Jin Mingri has been released from prison in China and has travelled to the US, less than two months after his incarceration was raised directly by Donald Trump. The pastor and founder of the Zion Church had been imprisoned following overnight raids across China in October, described by Christian groups as one []...Click to read more
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RedState
· Jul 6, 2026
THE ESSEX FILES: How Trump’s Quiet, Direct Leverage Secured Freedom for Persecuted Chinese Pastor
THE ESSEX FILES: How Trump’s Quiet, Direct Leverage Secured Freedom for Persecuted Chinese Pastor
The Daily Wire
· Jul 6, 2026
‘A Miracle’: China Releases Christian Pastor After Pressure From Trump
A Christian pastor imprisoned for months reunited with his family after the Chinese Communist Party released him following pressure from President Donald Trump. Pastor Mingri “Ezra” Jin, the leader of one of the largest underground church networks in China, landed in the United States on the Fourth of July and was greeted by his family. ...
CBNNews
· Jul 9, 2026
'We Truly Witnessed a Miracle': Freed Pastor Has a Big Request for God
The family of a Chinese pastor who was just released from prison is expressing thanks to President Trump and everyone who prayed and fought for his release. But Pastor Jin Ezra Mingri, who was jailed for nine months after Chinese authorities raided his church, is now issuing a call to prayer.
Christian Headlines
· Jul 6, 2026
Chinese Pastor Released Following Trump’s Request for Release
A prominent Chinese house church pastor has been freed from prison and reunited with his family in the US, an Independence Day miracle attributed to high-level diplomatic efforts between Presidents Trump and Xi. This remarkable release follows the largest single-church crackdown in decades.
Nepal News
· Jul 5, 2026
चीनद्वारा पास्टर एज्रा जिन रिहा
बेइजिङ। चीनले हिरासतमा रहेका भूमिगत चर्चका संस्थापक पास्टर एज्रा जिनलाई रिहा गरेको छ। अमेरिकी राष्ट्रपति डोनाल्ड ट्रम्पले चिनियाँ समकक्षी सी जिनपिङ्सँग उक्त मुद्दा उठाएपछि जिनलाई रिहा गरिएको चर्च र परिवारले आइतबार एएफपीलाई पुष्टि गरेका हुन्। पास्टर एज्रा जिन जायन चर्चका संस्थापक हुन्। यो चीनमा दर्ता नभएका चर्चमध्ये एक हो, जहाँ केही इसाइले सरकारी नियन्त्रणमा रहेका []
Vanguard News
· Jul 5, 2026
China frees jailed pastor Ezra Jin after Trump’s intervention
Ezra Jin is the founder of Zion Church, one of China's unregistered churches that some Christians choose to worship at instead of state-sanctioned ones regulated by the government. The post China frees jailed pastor Ezra Jin after Trump’s intervention appeared first on Vanguard News.
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Related coverage for "At Trump’s request, China frees pastor jailed in religious crackdown": RedState — THE ESSEX FILES: How Trump’s Quiet, Direct Leverage Secured Freedom for Persecuted Chinese Pastor. The Daily Wire — ‘A Miracle’: China Releases Christian Pastor After Pressure From Trump. CBNNews — 'We Truly Witnessed a Miracle': Freed Pastor Has a Big Request for God. Christian Headlines — Chinese Pastor Released Following Trump’s Request for Release. Nepal News — चीनद्वारा पास्टर एज्रा जिन रिहा. Vanguard News — China frees jailed pastor Ezra Jin after Trump’s intervention