Continued Suppression of Underground Catholic Church
Despite an agreement between the Vatican and Beijing, Chinese authorities continue to squelch churches.
A magazine on religious liberty and human rights
Despite an agreement between the Vatican and Beijing, Chinese authorities continue to squelch churches.
The church leaders from Inner Mongolia were arrested, and seven of them were sentenced to more than five years in prison.
New details about the detention of Uyghurs in China expose a ruthless state using inhuman methods – including torture – to wipe out a culture.
The Chinese government already maintains a firm grip on citizens’ Internet use. Words and phrases like “Hallelujah,” “Amen,” “Thank God” and “Jesus” are now even more sensitive than they already were to plug into a search engine.
The authorities are collecting information on the religious beliefs of children and are forcing teachers to impart CCP propaganda during classes in schools and kindergartens.
From sending spies as students to US universities to appointing informants to monitor religious beliefs of local households, the Chinese Communist Party has left no stone unturned in its quest for total control over everything.
Authorities detained a Mother and her son from Inner Mongolia on two separate occasions and later sentenced both of them for five years.
A recently released pastor struggles to live a normal life after a brutal prison sentence.
A Christian man who was arrested and became half immobile due to torture was forced to return to prison.
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