Churches that had been demolished due to their dilapidated state cannot be rebuilt now due to ongoing religious persecution in China.
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European Parliament Resolution of October 4, 2018 on Mass Arbitrary Detention of Uyghur and Kazakh Muslims in Xinjiang
Mass arbitrary detention of Uyghurs and Kazakhs in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.
Three-Self Churches in Henan Looted by Authorities
In recent months, the authorities’ in Henan have shut down numerous government-controlled Protestant churches. In Nanyang city alone, nearly 20 of them have been closed down.
China Illegally Monitors Abroad Cell Phones of Foreigners in Contact with The Church of Almighty God
An Indian college student started doing research on The Church of Almighty God and downloaded its application in India. Shortly, he was messaged by the Chinese National Cybersecurity Agency, and offered money if he would disclose the names of the Church’s members he was in contact with
Arrested 20 Years Ago, Still Cannot Get a Passport
A house church preacher was arrested in 1998, and even though she was released soon enough, she continues to face harassment from authorities.
NGOs urge US to impose sanctions on Xinjiang, Tibet
Bitter Winter and its parent organization CESNUR have joined several other NGOs that signed an appeal by the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation calling for sanctions against the CCP officers who committed atrocities in Xinjiang and Tibet.
Enough is Enough, Say Chinese House Churches
Hundreds of Chinese pastors have signed a declaration stating that the new Regulation of Religious Affairs amounts to persecution of Christianity, and wowing to resist.
Why Those Fleeing Religious Persecution in China Should Be Granted Asylum (VIDEOS)
The speeches of Massimo Introvigne, Willy Fautré, and Rosita Šorytė at the 2018 OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting, Warsaw, September 13, 2018
“Uyghurs Are Forced to Denounce Their Faith to Survive”
Uyghur human rights scholar and activist Zubayra Shamseden tells Bitter Winter that CCP sees all Uyghur as enemies, is engaged in the largest detention of an ethnic group since World War II, and has now extended its repression to other Muslim minorities.
Senator Rubio to Trump: “It’s Time for Sanctions Against the Persecution of the Uyghurs”
In an NPR interview, Senator Marco Rubio asks President Trump to react with sanctions to the horror of “transformation through education” camps. On September 7, U.S. Republican Senator Marco Rubio, who is co-chair of the Congressional Executive Commission on China,...