Authorities adopt surveillance measures, like drones, plainclothes police, and blocked mobile networks, to keep under wraps their crackdowns on the religious.
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Taoist Culture, Traditions Subjected to Religious Persecution
Though native to China, Taoism has also become a target of the anti-religion campaign: places of worship closed and converted, traditional temple fairs prohibited.
Bans on Religion Escalate in Henan’s Universities and Colleges
Student’s dormitory rooms are raided for faith-related items, any books on religion banned from libraries, and teachers’ religious status investigated.
Buddhist Statues Destroyed Ahead of Inspection from Beijing
Fearing admonishment by higher authorities, Shandong’s officials intensified crackdowns on temples and outdoor religious venues, eliminating statues of deities.
“Arrested, Abused, Tortured”: State Department Report Denounces China’s Persecution of Religion
China has the largest section in the annual report, denouncing repression of all faiths and torture against Uyghurs, Falun Gong practitioners, members of The Church of Almighty God, and others. The most quoted media? Bitter Winter
Employment Opportunities for Believers Rapidly Decreasing
People are denied basic rights, such as jobs and social security if their faith is disclosed. Even their relatives suffer after investigations by employers.
CCP’s Plan to Assimilate Muslims Leaves No Stone Unturned
Outside Xinjiang, in the provinces with a high concentration of Muslims, Chinese symbols and traditions are increasingly taking over anything Islam-related.
Three-Self Church Members Refuse to Worship Communist God
Despite harsh crackdowns on non-sanctioned places of worship, ever more state-approved church believers join them, preferring life in danger to indoctrination.
Chinese Religious Persecution, Harassment of Refugees Abroad Denounced in Seoul
A conference co-hosted by Bitter Winter denounced a global CCP campaign aimed at preventing Chinese refugees from persecuted religious groups from being granted asylum abroad.
A Sad World Refugee Day for Uyghurs in Thailand
Despite international protests, Thailand keeps Uyghur refugees in overcrowded detention camps and threatens to send them back to China.