Pastor Xu Feng remains in jail. He is accused of teaching religion to minors, although he claims he taught only music.
Harbin: Christian Music School Teachers Awaits Trial
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China’s “Rural Anti-Cult Poverty Alleviation”: Why It Does Not Work
The CCP’s mammoth plan to eradicate banned religious organizations from rural areas is based on false Marxist premises and an outmoded sociology.
Our Hero, the Lone Protester: Will He End Up in a Psychiatric Hospital?
A brave citizen fooled the police and managed to hang protest banners on Beijing’s Sitong Bridge on the eve of the 20th Congress. Will he share the fate of the “Ink Girl” —or her father?
Religion at the Chinese Communist Party Congress: Christians Told They Should Become “More Marxist”
A Three-Self Church report to the 20th Congress explains that the new concept of “Sinicization” of Christianity means accepting the “Marxist view of religion.”
The United Nations Vote on Xinjiang, A Uyghur View: What We Have Learned
The UNHRC’s 19 negative and 11 neutral votes reflect global problems. The Uyghurs were not surprised, and their fight will continue.
China: Online Performances Cannot Refer to Illegal Religion or Criticize the Party
Internet concerts and live entertainment became popular during the pandemic. A new regulation puts them under strict control.
Ghulja: Facing Starvation, the Miracle of Uyghur Solidarity
A grassroots mobilization helped those suffering during the COVID-19 lockdown, proving that repression has not broken the indomitable Uyghur spirit.
China Tries to Hide Detention of Ethnic Kyrgyz in Xinjiang Camps
The Chinese Embassy in Bishkek wants to stop independent reporting about the horrific experiences in the camps and the kidnapping of students in Kyrgyzstan.
The Uyghurs After the Shameful UN Vote: “We Will Continue to Fight”
19 countries saved China from a debate at the Human Rights Council on its “crimes against humanity” in Xinjiang—a shame, but Beijing is not off the hook.
Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture: Crackdown on Islam Intensifies
A new “political reeducation” system answers the protests against the detention of popular religious figures