The incident reveals a persistent anti-Indian, and a broader anti-religious, prejudice.
Chinese Communist Party Offends Victims of COVID in India
Xinjiang Genocide Deniers: Hyper-Cautious Scholars or Useful Idiots?
Those who argue that the G-word is not appropriate and the hired guns for Beijing play different games. But in both cases, the CCP wins.
Church of Almighty God: 750 Arrested in Three Months
Between January and March 2021, in Jiangsu, Henan, Sichuan, and other provinces, devotees were arrested. Many were tortured.
News From the World
Russian Hindus Prohibited from Celebrating Maha Shivratri Festival
A woman who organized the Maha Shivratri festival in Udmurtia, Central Russia, was charged for “illegal missionary activity.”
Several Christian Churches, Statues Attacked in Europe in March and April
The Observatory of Intolerance and Discrimination Against Christians in Europe details incidents in several countries, including UK, Italy, Germany and Poland.
European Parliament: Pakistan Blasphemy Law Incompatible with Trade Benefits
A motion asks the Commission to reconsider the privileged GSP+ status accorded to the country, because of its gross violations of religious liberty.
Testimonies From China
Xinjiang: Persecution of Religious Leaders Becomes Multi-Ethnic
In Xinjiang, the CCP persecutes people of faith regardless of their ethnicity, the public enemy no. 1 being religion per se.
Xinjiang’s Disability Rights Activist Mistreated in Jail
China claims to protect the rights of disabled persons. Not if they dare to complain about the government.
Falun Gong: Share an App with Friends, Go to Jail for 3 and a Half Years
In Guizhou, one Peng Biao went to prison just for sending to friends a QR code allowing to download the “Shenzhou Mingmei” application.
Testimonies From the World
“Protest, Conscience, and Human Rights” Discussed in a Webinar
CESNUR’s and HRWF’s webinar on the questions raised by the Tai Ji Men case in Taiwan honored the International Day of Conscience.
Operation North: When Stalin Deported the Jehovah’s Witnesses
Seventy years ago, 9,793 believers were taken from their homes in Ukraine, Moldova, Belarus, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, and sent to Siberia.
Monsignor Óscar Romero: His Lesson for Freedom of Religion or Belief
A speech at the webinar “The Right to Truth on Human Rights Violations: The Tai Ji Men Case in Comparative Perspective” held on March 24, 2021.
Interviews
Human Rights and the Rights of the Forest: An Interview with Manari Ushigua
Ecuador, Amazon rainforest. The Sapara activist talks about trees, spirits, and greed, and offers his own perspective on religious liberty.
Op-eds China
UK: Xinjiang Genocide Vote Won—But Where Do We Go from Here?
No time to sit idly, MPs and Uyghur activists tell the UK government: the historical vote should now have practical consequences.
Featured China
Church of Almighty God Refugees: Why They Should Be Granted Asylum
A monumental study of 271 decisions rendered in administrative and court cases shows that more applications are being accepted—but not everywhere.
Op-eds International
More Money to MIVILUDES: The French “Mind Police” Is Back
The governmental anti-cult mission that his former member, sociologist Olivier Bobineau, denounced as a “police des esprits” will receive € 1 million per year.
Featured International
“Sect Filters” in Germany: Institutionalizing the Anti-Cult Narrative
German citizens should sign declarations that they did not and will not participate in any Scientology-related activity before obtaining some public and private jobs.
Documents
A White Paper on the New French Law: “Laïcité, How to Preserve It”
Book in free download.
Benedict Rogers’ Christmas Letters to Xi Jinping and His Victims
A noted British human rights and religious liberty activist has 12 demands for the CCP leaders.
New Rules Regarding Foreign Religious Activities in China
Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Provisions on the Administration of Foreign Religious Activities in the People’s Republic of China (Revised Draft)
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