After the one for Buddhist monks and Taoist priests, a new data base will allow the authorities to identify priests, pastors, and imams not controlled by the CCP.
China’s “Query System for Islamic, Catholic, and Christian Clergy,” Another Tool for Repression
Christian Students Asked to Study 20th Congress and Celebrate “Heroes” Who Betrayed the Church
Shaanxi Bible School held a study session on the CCP Congress. It also honored an early pro-CCP bishop and two “revolutionary heroes” who were raised as Christians.
Hebei: Friends Pray in Your Home, the CCP Cuts Off Your Water and Electricity
In Sanhe, Yang Yingle was told that houses where illegal religious gatherings take place are subject to this and worse retaliations.
News From the World
Melitopol: Russians Station Soldiers and Weapons in Saint Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
The historical cathedral was occupied last week in violation of international law.
Pakistan, Young Christian Sentenced to Death for Blasphemy
Noman Masih is accused of having shared caricatures of Prophet Muhammad via WhatsApp. He claims to be innocent.
Russia: Two Evangelical Pastors Prosecuted, Falsely Accused of Raising Money for the Ukrainian Army
The two belong to the New Generation church, also absurdly denounced for conspiring with the Red Cross to transport explosives hidden in ambulances.
Testimonies From China
There Are Christian Uyghurs, Too: New Organization Launched in London
Uyghur believers vow to “let their light shine” at the launch of the World Uyghur Christian Union in London this month.
The Last Words of a Uyghur Father: A Son’s Memory
A son remembers his last telephone conversation with his father in East Turkestan six years ago. After that, the father “disappeared.”
Alibaba Software Selectively Monitors Trips To and From Xinjiang
Foreign journalists who go to the Uyghur homeland are spied. So are Uyghurs who visit Shanghai.
Testimonies From the World
U.S. Sikh Marines Can Keep Their Turbans and Beards
An order by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia is enforced, just as the film “Colonel Kalsi” on a similar case is hailed in festivals.
Pakistan: Bishops’ Patience Exhausted After Killings at Catholic School
Two young girls were killed and five injured. “We are targeted both because we are Catholic and because we educate girls,” the Bishops said.
Vandalism Against Catholic Churches on the Rise in Bavaria
The number of cases went from 271 in 2021 to 294 in 2022. They should not be dismissed lightly.
Interviews
Is Baptism Becoming a Religious Liberty Issue? An Interview with Francesco Arduini
An interview with Italian scholar Francesco Arduini. He favors baptism at an adult age but defends the right of other Christians to administer it to infants.
Op-eds China
Crimes Sending You to Jail in Xinjiang: “We Don’t Trust You,” “You Didn’t Play Piano at Your Wedding”
Our study of the Xinjiang Police Files reveals one of the strangest collections ever of crimes for which Uyghurs are detained.
Featured China
New Regulation on Wireless Ad Hoc Services: Why China Is Afraid of AirDrop
Connections between phones rather than through the Internet are used by protesters to elude surveillance. New rules will make this impossible—with a little help from Apple.
Op-eds International
“The Fish Stinks from the Head”: MIVILUDES President Resigns Over Fonds Marianne Scandal
Another obnoxious story of taxpayers’ money liberally distributed to dubious associations hit Christian Gravel, who had to leave the French anti-cult mission.
Featured International
Russia: Lunatic Theory that Yellowstone Volcano Caused the War in Ukraine Gains Momentum
Security Council head Patrushev’s claim that Americans will need to resettle in Ukraine and Russia after the volcano erupts is both officially promoted—and ridiculed.
Documents and Translations
米国務省の信教の自由に関する2023年版報告書：敵に厳しく、味方に甘い
中国、ロシア、イラン、パキスタンの悪行に関しては素晴らしい記述、米国の政治的同盟国による信教の自由侵害に関しては控えめな表現
MIVILUDES, de la tragédie à la farce : un huissier contraint Georges Fenech à payer ses dettes à la Scientology
L’ancien président de la MIVILUDES et actuel membre de son conseil d’orientation s’est vu saisir 5 000 euros plus les intérêts sur son compte bancaire.
Britse Hooggerechtshof: Jehovah’s Getuigen zijn niet verantwoordelijk voor een verkrachting door een (toenmalige) ouderling in een niet-institutionele setting
Het hof bepaalde dat religieuze organisaties geen schadevergoeding hoeven te betalen voor misdrijven die hun leiders of leden hebben begaan in iemands huis buiten religieuze activiteiten van de religieuze organisatie om.
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