The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom releases its 2019 report. It denounces persecution and torture of Uyghurs and other Muslims, Tibetans, house church Christians, members of Falun Gong and The Church of Almighty God.
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Want an Atheist Generation? Start from an Early Age
The CCP authorities are intensifying anti-religious campaigns in schools, organizing marches and making parents keep their children away from church.
Main Preacher Assessment Standard: Obey and Follow the Party
Henan provincial authorities are carrying out a comprehensive examination of Three-Self preachers, with the ultimate goal to get rid of “unpatriotic” ones.
To Live in Xinjiang Is Just Like Being Jailed
From mandatory software on mobile phones to arrests for taking photos: visiting workers are prevented from sharing what is really happening in the Uyghur region.
Video: Three-Self Church Destroyed to the Ground in Minutes
Another government-approved Protestant church in Henan fell victim to the authorities’ religious persecution: it was reduced to ruins in just over ten minutes.
Document to Suppress The Church of Almighty God Exposed
A recently uncovered confidential document details the 2018 campaign to crack down on this persecuted Christian new religious movement in a region of Jiangsu Province.
Control Intensified on Travels Abroad
Chinese authorities are confiscating citizen’s passports, making sure that only “politically clean” and patriotic individuals are allowed to go outside the country.
The War on Buddhism Continues to Escalate
The Chinese authorities’ crackdown on Buddhist venues and symbols is intensifying, even protected historical and cultural sites are not spared.
“Suspended Like Fresh Meat”: Torture Memories from an Ethnic Kazakh
In a letter sent to Bitter Winter, an ethnic Kazakh from Xinjiang tells about persecution, humiliation, and torture.
More Businesses Fall Victim to “Anti-Halal” Campaign
Islam-related symbols continue to be removed or covered up in the provinces of China with sizeable Hui Muslim populations. Shen Xinran The Chinese authorities are continuing to crack down on the practices of so-called “generalization of halal” – the use of Muslim...