Residents of Shuikou Town protest for days as authorities deploy riot police and tighten control. It is another chapter in a “war” about burial practices in rural China.
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Women’s History Month Must Not Forget Uyghur Women
Detention in mass camps, forced sterilization, coerced birth control, and sexual abuse are rarely mentioned. Perhaps economic ties with China make criticism inconvenient.
China Hails Japan’s Dissolution of the Unification Church
The Chinese Communist Party celebrates Japan’s court ruling as a welcome boost to its global campaign against an unwelcome church.
The New Law on Ethnic Unity: A Threat to Tibetan Buddhism
The new policy assaults the Tibetan language and thus Tibet’s cultural and religious foundations.
China’s New Year Gift to Mount Kailash Pilgrims: More Checkpoints, Less Pilgrimage
Fearful of the event’s increasing success, Beijing attempts to diminish the holy journey to the point of insignificance.
China, Police Block “Parade of the Gods” in Guangdong
Villagers in Wuchuan were prevented from carrying out a centuries-old ritual as authorities tighten control over grassroots spiritual life.
Tibet’s New Medical Mystery: Healthy Young Monk Dies After Arrest
The case of Samten reveals the familiar cycle of detention, torture, and official denials.
China’s New Retirement Plan for Dissidents: Work, Prison, Repay, Repeat
New research shows how authorities have found a new way to punish prisoners of conscience by taking away their earned pensions.
China’s New “Illegal Activity”: Providing Legal Defense to Christians
Lawyers for Zion Church face suspensions, threats, and pressure to renounce both their cases and their faith.
China: Children Barred from Church Doors. A Mother Speaks Up
Regulations prohibiting minors from entering churches are now strictly enforced.