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China’s “Query System for Islamic, Catholic, and Christian Clergy,” Another Tool for Repression

The Cathedral of Saint Alexander Nevsky in Melitopol. Credits.

Melitopol: Russians Station Soldiers and Weapons in Saint Alexander Nevsky Cathedral

Images of detainees from the Xinjiang Police Files.

Crimes Sending You to Jail in Xinjiang: “We Don’t Trust You,” “You Didn’t Play Piano at Your Wedding”

Christian Gravel in happier times. Screenshot.

“The Fish Stinks from the Head”: MIVILUDES President Resigns Over Fonds Marianne Scandal

Photo of Uyghur Christians from the Hook collection.

There Are Christian Uyghurs, Too: New Organization Launched in London

Colonel Kalsi with President Biden. From Twitter.

U.S. Sikh Marines Can Keep Their Turbans and Beards

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New Regulation on Wireless Ad Hoc Services: Why China Is Afraid of AirDrop

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Russia: Lunatic Theory that Yellowstone Volcano Caused the War in Ukraine Gains Momentum

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China’s “Query System for Islamic, Catholic, and Christian Clergy,” Another Tool for Repression

China’s “Query System for Islamic, Catholic, and Christian Clergy,” Another Tool for Repression

06/08/2023 By He Yuyan

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.

Christian Students Asked to Study 20th Congress and Celebrate “Heroes” Who Betrayed the Church

Christian Students Asked to Study 20th Congress and Celebrate “Heroes” Who Betrayed the Church

06/07/2023 By Zhang Chunhua

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

Hebei: Friends Pray in Your Home, the CCP Cuts Off Your Water and Electricity

06/06/2023 By Lai Mingxia

In Sanhe, Yang Yingle was told that houses where illegal religious gatherings take place are subject to this and worse retaliations.

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Melitopol: Russians Station Soldiers and Weapons in Saint Alexander Nevsky Cathedral

Melitopol: Russians Station Soldiers and Weapons in Saint Alexander Nevsky Cathedral

06/08/2023 By Massimo Introvigne

The historical cathedral was occupied last week in violation of international law.

Pakistan, Young Christian Sentenced to Death for Blasphemy

Pakistan, Young Christian Sentenced to Death for Blasphemy

06/07/2023 By Massimo Introvigne

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

Russia: Two Evangelical Pastors Prosecuted, Falsely Accused of Raising Money for the Ukrainian Army

06/05/2023 By Massimo Introvigne

The two belong to the New Generation church, also absurdly denounced for conspiring with the Red Cross to transport explosives hidden in ambulances.

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Testimonies From China

There Are Christian Uyghurs, Too: New Organization Launched in London

There Are Christian Uyghurs, Too: New Organization Launched in London

05/31/2023 By Ruth Ingram

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

The Last Words of a Uyghur Father: A Son’s Memory

05/26/2023 By Abdurehim Gheni Uyghur

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 

Alibaba Software Selectively Monitors Trips To and From Xinjiang 

05/17/2023 By Massimo Introvigne

Foreign journalists who go to the Uyghur homeland are spied. So are Uyghurs who visit Shanghai.

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Testimonies From the World

U.S. Sikh Marines Can Keep Their Turbans and Beards

U.S. Sikh Marines Can Keep Their Turbans and Beards

06/06/2023 By Massimo Introvigne

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

Pakistan: Bishops’ Patience Exhausted After Killings at Catholic School

06/01/2023 By Daniela Bovolenta

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

Vandalism Against Catholic Churches on the Rise in Bavaria

05/30/2023 By PierLuigi Zoccatelli

The number of cases went from 271 in 2021 to 294 in 2022. They should not be dismissed lightly.

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Interviews

Is Baptism Becoming a Religious Liberty Issue? An Interview with Francesco Arduini

Is Baptism Becoming a Religious Liberty Issue? An Interview with Francesco Arduini

04/08/2023 By Marco Respinti

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.

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Op-eds China

Crimes Sending You to Jail in Xinjiang: “We Don’t Trust You,” “You Didn’t Play Piano at Your Wedding”

Crimes Sending You to Jail in Xinjiang: “We Don’t Trust You,” “You Didn’t Play Piano at Your Wedding”

05/12/2023 By Kok Bayraq

Our study of the Xinjiang Police Files reveals one of the strangest collections ever of crimes for which Uyghurs are detained.

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Featured China

New Regulation on Wireless Ad Hoc Services: Why China Is Afraid of AirDrop

New Regulation on Wireless Ad Hoc Services: Why China Is Afraid of AirDrop

06/09/2023 By Zhou Kexin

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.

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Op-eds International

“The Fish Stinks from the Head”: MIVILUDES President Resigns Over Fonds Marianne Scandal

“The Fish Stinks from the Head”: MIVILUDES President Resigns Over Fonds Marianne Scandal

06/09/2023 By Massimo Introvigne

Another obnoxious story of taxpayers’ money liberally distributed to dubious associations hit Christian Gravel, who had to leave the French anti-cult mission.

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Featured International

Russia: Lunatic Theory that Yellowstone Volcano Caused the War in Ukraine Gains Momentum

Russia: Lunatic Theory that Yellowstone Volcano Caused the War in Ukraine Gains Momentum

05/31/2023 By Massimo Introvigne

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.

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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

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

05/29/2023 By Massimo Introvigne

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

MIVILUDES, de la tragédie à la farce : un huissier contraint Georges Fenech à payer ses dettes à la Scientology

05/23/2023 By Massimo Introvigne

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

Britse Hooggerechtshof: Jehovah’s Getuigen zijn niet verantwoordelijk voor een verkrachting door een (toenmalige) ouderling in een niet-institutionele setting

05/22/2023 By Massimo Introvigne

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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