Although busy with international tensions and the COVID-19 crisis, the CCP managed to persecute religions in 2021 even more than in 2020.
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UK: Anti-Slave-Labor, Pro-Uyghur MPs Win a Battle
The UK government has caved into pressure by campaigners determined to rid the National Health Service of forced labour.
Xi Jinping and Putin, Partners in Crime: A Uyghur View
Many do not know, or forget, that Putin consistently hailed and defended Xi’s policies against the Uyghurs. Xi’s support of Putin’s is now a way to reciprocate.
Association of Disciples: Arrests and Stalin-like Show Trials
The Supreme People’s Procuratorate says the Association of Disciples has now become a main national security threat.
Tibet’s New College Admission Rules: No University for Dalai Lama Supporters
Candidates will be examined for their “ideological and political morality.” “Separatists” and those involved in “illegal” religion will be excluded.
Qimen Dunjia: Traditional Astrology Is Now Forbidden in Xinjiang
Nothing is more “Sinicized” than astrological divination. Yet, in Urumqi authorities have decided that even this ancient practice is dangerous.
Xi Jinping’s Zero-COVID Policy: It’s the Ideology, Stupid
The CCP has clarified that Marxism, rather than medical science, is the reason why the current strategy cannot be changed.
Tan Qiucheng: Falun Gong Practitioner Tortured After Spending a Life in Jail
The 44-year-old man from Jilin has been in prison for most of his adult life, with torture as a constant companion.
Pakistan PM Imran Khan: Uyghurs Will Not Miss Him
The ousted Prime Minister had become famous for his extravagant praise of China and Xi Jinping, and refusal to acknowledge the Uyghur genocide.
Self-Immolations Continue: Who Kills These Tibetans?
While we discuss whether these radical forms of protest are morally acceptable and effective, we should not forget that the CCP is responsible for this tragedy.