Autonomous Prefecture

(自治州). A prefecture in an area inhabited by ethnic minorities.

The Ghent Jehovah’s Witness Decision: Anomaly or a New Reality?
In an unprecedented ruling, judges turned the long-standing interpretation of articles 9, 10, 11 of the European Convention on Human Rights on its head.
When Picketing Works: China Frees Ethnic Kazakh Rakhizhan Zeinolla
His wife’s picket at the Chinese consulate in Almaty got so much attention that the CCP decided to give up, ad set her husband free after 17 years of detention.
Scientology, Anti-Cultists, and Scholars: An Interview with Bernadette Rigal-Cellard
The internationally well-known French scholar tells Bitter Winter how she decided to study both the Church of Scientology and the “irrational hatred” targeting it.
Association of Disciples: Two Making Red Cross Flags Arrested in Hunan
Sewing the wrong flag will land you in jail for several years in China.