To escape the death penalty, he admitted that he took bribes and became “superstitious” himself. What he was really been punished for was his lack of effectiveness.
Former Anti-Cult Boss Peng Bo Sentenced to 14 Years in Jail
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Protests Against the Urumqi Fire Extend to Amsterdam
The “lonely Uyghur protester” gathered some 300 Uyghur and Cantonese to demonstrate in Dam Square.
“Xi Jinping 2.0”: A Cold, Brutal, Inexorable Power Machine
After the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, President Xi Jinping enjoys an unchecked, and monstruous, authority on all Chinese.
China Should Tell the Truth on the Urumqi Fire: A Uyghur View
We call for an independent investigation, and ask the Chinese authorities to immediately release a full list of the victims.
Uyghur Women Forced to Marry Han Chinese Men
Propaganda, incentives, and sheer coercion and blackmail have made the once rare interethnic marriages a daily occurrence.
Ethnic Kazakhs Massively Detained in Xinjiang Under Pretext of Quarantine
As COVID measures, the massive detention and the separation of nomads from their animals do not make sense. It is just additional repression of a minority.
China: Fire in Urumqi, Protests Everywhere—What Is Really Happening
A tragic fire in Urumqi has been the catalyst for mass protests in China and demands for the government to step down
Vatican: China Breached the Agreement—But We Will Continue with It
The Pope’s silence on the case of Cardinal Zen did not persuade Beijing to accept the Vatican’s request not to proceed with a ceremony that violated the 2018 deal.
US Congressional-Executive Commission on China: 2021 “One of the Worst Years” for Religious Liberty in China
The 2022 report offers a useful summary of the CCP persecution of all religions (quoting Bitter Winter on several issues).
Autistic Falun Gong Sympathizer Sentenced in Hong Kong
Chen Taisen had posted messages denouncing organ harvesting on prisoners of conscience in China and inciting to protest.