Grassroots-level bureaucrats are supervised to ensure their diligence in executing the central government’s policies on religion. Any misstep results in a penalty.
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Organs on Demand: China’s Illegal Transplant Industry Flourishes
Despite international condemnation, organ harvesting from prisoners of conscience in China has never stopped. One can get a kidney of choice in just two weeks.
Religious Suppression Surges Ahead of Military World Games in Hubei’s Capital Wuhan
“President Xi Jinping hates to see crosses,” declare authorities, as they clamp down on places of worship, in preparations to host the sports event in October.
Government Continues to Dismantle House Churches in Fujian
Accused of “illegality” or “disturbance,” terrorized and manipulated, numerous house churches are closed down to make them join the official Protestant church.
CCP Resorts to Bread and Circuses Policy, Seeking to Keep People Away from Religion
Local authorities intensify efforts in organizing events of popular appeal to make people refute their faith and pray to the only God – the Communist Party.
Henan Wages Intense Crackdown on Hui Muslims’ Faith
The CCP is “sinicizing” Muslims outside Xinjiang, eliminating their culture and religion, as part of the five-year plan. Islam-related symbols are first to go.
Guilt by Association: Re-Educating Church of Almighty God Believers’ Families in Xinjiang
Relatives of The Church of Almighty God members who are sent to internment camps are surveilled by the state and forced to undergo “political conversion.”
Buddhist Temples “Reformed” to Become CCP’s Pawns
The CCP is training abbots as mouthpieces to spread propaganda and requires temples to undergo standardized management assessments.
Hui Neighborhoods “Sinicized,” Spreading Fear Among Residents
Buildings in traditional Islamic style and any signs with relevance to Muslim faith are disappearing from areas inhabited by China’s Hui Muslims.
Old Churches Demolished, New Ones Not Approved
Defrauded by the CCP, congregations of state-approved churches are left with nowhere to worship after they agree to tear down their dilapidated buildings.