Mandatory cremation and purchase of cemetery spaces for the ashes are denounced as both a scam enriching greedy bureaucrats and an attack against ancestor worship.
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NEWS FROM CHINA
Shenzhen, 4,000 Villagers Confront the Police After Destruction of an Ancestral Hall
By Qi Junzao
The 300-year old monument in Futian District has been demolished due to a combination of official disregard for spiritual traditions and land speculation.
Hefei’s Ganquan Church: Wives Call for Release of Pastor Zhou, Elder Ding
By Wang Zhipeng
The two Christian leaders falsely accused of fraud suffer of diseases that cannot be treated in jail, families say.
News from the world
Turin Global Spirituality Award to Dr. Radebe Honors African Indigenous Spirituality
The founder of The Revelation Spiritual Home received the prestigious award. His disciples amazed the Italian audience with their performances.
Pakistan, Another Mosque Teacher Arrested for Sexually Assaulting a Boy
In Larkana, Sindh, the man was caught red-handed and videotaped while molesting a nine-year-old student.
Pakistan: Christians Call for a National Day Against Abduction and Forced Conversion of Girls
Protestants and Catholics will unite on May 26 to ask for an end to the kidnapping, forced conversion to Islam, and forced marriage of young women from minority religions.
Testimonies from China
Torino, Church of Almighty God Refugees in Italy Speak at a Religious Liberty Event
A musical performance and a speech presented a situation that is still extremely difficult and needs the support of friends of religious liberty.
Repression of Falun Gong Continues Among Ethnic Korean Minority in Liaoning
By Yang Feng
Jiang Zhihui, a woman with a long history of persecution, has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison.
20 Years of the World Uyghur Congress
In Munich, Germany, the major umbrella organization of the Uyghur diaspora celebrated two decades of operation with an important three-day event.
Testimonies from the World
Inter-American Rights Commission Condemns Nicaragua’s Treatment of Jailed Protestant Leaders
Puerta de la Montaña pastors and co-workers were falsely accused of money laundering and sentenced to heavy jail penalties.
Ukraine: Italian Money for Odesa’s Cathedral Heavily Damaged by Russian Shelling Urgently Needed
Promised Western assistance for religious places of worship damaged by Russia’s war should not be delayed by bureaucracy. Ukraine needs it now.
Another Human Rights Problem in Kazakhstan: Domestic Abuse
By Ruth Ingram
Domestic abuse in Kazakhstan must stop, demands a new generation of students, dismayed by entrenched attitudes in their culture.
Interviews
Ukraine: Italian Money for Odesa’s Cathedral Heavily Damaged by Russian Shelling Urgently Needed
Promised Western assistance for religious places of worship damaged by Russia’s war should not be delayed by bureaucracy. Ukraine needs it now.
Op-eds China
China’s Master Plan to Harass (and Kidnap) Dissidents and Refugees Abroad
Incidents in Australia, USA, and the UK confirm that there is a coordinated international plan against those who criticize the CCP.
Featured China
Ren Bishi: CCP Honors Maoist Leader Who Purged and Killed Dissidents
A great celebration for the 120th anniversary of the birth of a military commander and ideologist who played a key role in the bloody Yan’an Rectification Campaign.
Op-eds International
UK and the David Campanale Case: Liberal Democrats vs. Christianity?
The famous journalist is being replaced as Liberal Democrat Party’s MP candidate because he is “too Christian.”
Featured International
In Search of Sacred Music: Benedict XVI and Liszt
The German Pope was also a competent music critic. One of his favorite composers was Franz Liszt.
Documents and translations
La Russie et la FECRIS : quand une image en dit plus que mille mots
L’archiprêtre Alexander Novopashin fait des conférences contre les « recruteurs ukrainiens de terroristes » et continue d’afficher un énorme logo de la FECRIS.
Sœurs Dominicaines du Saint-Esprit : Le Vatican opposé à la France sur la liberté religieuse
Le Saint-Siège a rappelé à la France que lorsque des tribunaux civils remettent en cause la décision d’expulser une moniale de son ordre religieux, la liberté de religion est « gravement violée ».
フランス、上院の反対を押し切って新たな反カルト法を可決
この法律は「心理的服従」という新たな犯罪を創設し、主流の医療を批判する可能性を制限し、宗教や信仰の自由を深刻な危険にさらしている。