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21 State-Sanctioned Churches Shut Down in Three Days (VIDEO)

21 State-Sanctioned Churches Shut Down in Three Days (VIDEO)

Authorities in Henan continue to close down the government-approved Protestant churches. Recently, four government departments in Henan’s Yongcheng city organized a meeting for the leaders of churches. Representatives from the local Public Security Bureau, the United...

Muslims Forced to Throw Away Faith-Related Household Items

Muslims Forced to Throw Away Faith-Related Household Items

Authorities in Xinjiang visit the homes of Muslims and force them to get rid of all household items with Islamic symbols. Under the “de-Arabization” initiative, the Xinjiang authorities are visiting the homes of local Muslims and force them to get rid of all things at...

Authorities Remove Church Crosses on Flimsy Pretexts

Authorities Remove Church Crosses on Flimsy Pretexts

The Chinese authorities have been demolishing and shutting down churches, and their reasons for doing that are now becoming increasingly unsound. Bitter Winter has reported extensively from Henan about the demolitions and shut down of the state-sanctioned Protestant...

Crosses at 71 Government-Controlled Churches Removed

Crosses at 71 Government-Controlled Churches Removed

Authorities in Henan’s Sanmenxia city have issued an order to replace crosses with Chinese national flags in the churches that belong to the Protestant Three-Self Patriotic Movement. On August 9, the Religious Governance Steering Group in Henan’s Sanmenxia city held a...