The government has launched a campaign to force imams back to their places of origin, as part of a broader policy to weaken Islamic communities in China.
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Burning Incense and Kowtowing to Chairman Mao and President Xi
While Buddhist and Taoist temples are being destroyed and closed down every day, places of worship dedicated to China’s Communist Party leaders are thriving.
The Price of Studies in Inland China for Uyghur Youth
Enrolled to study outside Xinjiang, Uyghur students are subjected to intense indoctrination and “hanification,” intended to veer them from their religion and culture.
Central Government Inspections Prompt Assaults on Believers
Before the second round of religious work review in Shandong Province, local authorities intensified crackdowns on religious venues and groups of all denominations.
Nazi-Style CCP Book Burning Targets Religious Books
Images of books removed from libraries in China and publicly burned evoke disturbing reminiscences of the Nazi campaign of 1933.
CCP Uses Believers’ Donations to Indoctrinate Them
The regime tightens control over finances of state-approved churches, as a tool to limit religious activities to the minimum and ultimately take over them entirely.
Chinese Persecution of Religion Denounced in the Lithuanian Parliament
An international conference evidences the repression of all religions by the CCP, with a focus on Ethnic Kazakhs and The Church of Almighty God.
Welcome to Xinjiang. But You Are Not Allowed to Leave
Through government incentives, Han Chinese have been lured to Xinjiang to accelerate the “hanification” of ethnic Muslims. Now, it’s not easy for them to return home.
20 Bitter Winter Reporters Vanished in the Air
Writing for Bitter Winter is a crime in China. 45 of our reporters were arrested. 20 are still in custody but we don’t know where – actually, we cannot even confirm they are alive.
For the CCP, Cultural Confidence Means Ban of Anything Foreign
In a nationwide drive, place names are purged to reflect “excellent traditional Chinese culture” and show the country’s resistance to the “worship of foreign things.”