The Chinese authorities’ crackdown on Buddhist venues and symbols is intensifying, even protected historical and cultural sites are not spared.
The War on Buddhism Continues to Escalate
“Suspended Like Fresh Meat”: Torture Memories from an Ethnic Kazakh
In a letter sent to Bitter Winter, an ethnic Kazakh from Xinjiang tells about persecution, humiliation, and torture.
More Businesses Fall Victim to “Anti-Halal” Campaign
Islam-related symbols continue to be removed or covered up in the provinces of China with sizeable Hui Muslim populations.
Videos: New Mosque Destroyed for Being “Too Arabic”
On April 11, authorities ordered to forcibly demolish part of a newly-built mosque in a village of Gansu Province and later arrested people who shared the news.
Testimonies
Liaoning Province Authorities Suppress Ancient Temples
Ancient Buddhist and Taoist temples in the province’s Xiuyan county have been closed down and harassed, even though they operated with the authorities’ permission.
Punished for “Improper Speech”
In China, saying something that authorities deem “sensitive remarks” may be labeled “anti-Party” or “anti-social” and punished accordingly.
Statues of Martyred Catholic Saints Removed by Authorities in Hebei
The faith of Chinese Catholics is grounded in the martyrdom of 120 saints who gave their life for Christ and the Church. Now, CCP is systematically removing their statues from the churches.
Government Officials Punished for Religious Belief
More accounts about dismissed or demoted Communist Party members, demanded to sever any links with religion, under intensifying pressure from central authorities.
Featured
Sola Fide (Justification by Faith) House Churches in China
Increasingly persecuted, members of these conservative Protestant churches are fleeing China in growing numbers.
Articles
There’s Life in the EU, and Hope for the Persecuted in China
Brussels’ hemicycle passed an urgent resolution on human rights and religious freedom in the land of the Red Dragon. We applaud it while noting a few faults.
“Surviving China”: Uyghur Voices from Xinjiang and Guantanamo
China’s treatment of the Uyghur people is “one step away from a holocaust,” according to British Muslims who gathered to express solidarity in London.
Interviews
Lawyer Aiman Umarova: “I Would Give My Life for the Prisoners in Chinese Camps”
Star human rights lawyer raises her voice for Ethnic Kazakhs detained in the Chinese transformation through education camps, vows not to stop despite threats.
Local Church, Shouters, Assembly: Who’s Who in the Watchman Nee Tradition
An interview with J. Gordon Melton, one of the world’s leading scholars of contemporary religion, who explains the differences between the different groups in the tradition of Chinese Protestant preacher Witness Lee.
Documents
Sayragul Sauytbay and Serikzhan Bilash Should Be Free to Denounce Atrocities Against Ethnic Kazakhs in China
Ten NGOs write to the new president of Kazakhstan demanding freedom and protection for a woman who escaped from China and the activist who defended her.
Xi Jinping Visits Italy: No Agreement with China May Ignore Human Rights
An open letter to the President and Prime Minister of the Republic of Italy.
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