Returning to a Cultural Revolution practice, China sets up boxes, phone lines, and web sites to report on neighbors, and defines monetary rewards for snitches.
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Pastor Wang’s Parents and Son Under Surveillance
Since his arrest in December, the pastor’s mother has been beaten, the whole family is being monitored, and his lawyer was detained.
Auxiliary Police Investigate Religion in Rural Areas
As Chinese authorities promote a Mao-era policy that pits people against each other, they’re also increasing the militancy in each and every village.
World’s Largest Cliff-Carved Guanyin Statue Demolished (VIDEO)
Hebei authorities used explosives to destroy the “Dripping-Water Guanyin” statue, as the CCP’s intense crackdown on large religious statues continues.
House Churches in Danger of Being Labeled Xie Jiao
The label xie jiao, reserved for banned “heterodox teachings,” is now increasingly applied to “normal” house churches.
Shaolin Martial Arts Schools Forced to Take “Red Road”
Famous schools must cut all ties with their historical past, shedding robes and statues and names that evoke their Buddhist origins.
Citizens Face Retaliation for Filming Police Brutality
In China, bystanders are arrested, beaten, investigated for years for daring to document violence committed by police. Why do CCP authorities fear oversight?
“Modern” Religious Tyranny: Return of Village Loudspeakers
China adopts a back-to-the-future tactic, reintroducing Cultural Revolution-era sound systems to deliver constant Communist Party propaganda.
“Small Feet” to Monitor Believers, Human Rights Activists
Apparently, there aren’t enough police to monitor religion at all times, everywhere. So, China uses old women, city employees, unemployed to spy on neighbors.
Buddhist Sites Destroyed as Illegal Constructions
Authorities are using crackdowns on illegal buildings as a pretense to launch a campaign to forcibly demolish religious sites.