Even personal travel to visit relatives requires permission, and detailed itineraries must be submitted. Failure to comply can result in churches being closed.
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Teachers 2019: Politics More Important Than Teaching
Political studies, restricted speech, and “transformation” tasks: Teachers on assignment in Xinjiang under intense control, causing depression and anxiety.
CCP Forcing “De‑Westernization” Training on Pastoral Staff
Authorities are conducting training, with an emphasis on anti-infiltration, demanding that church leaders “free themselves of the fetters of Western theology.”
Kazakh Activist Forced to Falsely Confess
In a voice message, Serikzhan Bilash, arrested for reporting on China’s mistreatment of Kazakhs, discloses the details of his detention.
Relatives Overseas Search for Missing Kazakhs in Xinjiang
Kazakh Muslims and Christians are being arrested and detained in transformation through education camps, alongside Uyghur Muslims. Inquiries from abroad bring more persecution.
CCP Demands Cultural Performances at Religious Sites (VIDEO)
In its effort to blot out religion, the Chinese Communist Party uses churches and temples as venues for the non-religious to perform.
Followers of Christ Forced to Follow the Party
Registration of Three-Self believers moves naturally to controlling what Christians read and hear in sermons, transforming churches into stealth Party branches.
CCP “Exterminating Buddha” by Destroying Large Statues
China’s Buddhist statues are falling one by one as the Chinese Communist Party intensifies its campaign to rid the country of its religious symbolism.
Henan: 410 Religious Meeting Venues Closed in Xinxiang City
A report provided by a government insider highlights the severity of religious persecution in 2018.
Universal Periodic Review of China: NGOs Strike Back
In the debate about the very soft UPR report, NGOs say they are not happy. Some insist on religious persecution.