“My father suspiciously died one day after he was told he could leave China”: our exclusive series of testimonies of ethnic Kazakhs persecuted in China continues.
Kazakh Voices from Camps and Jails in Xinjiang. 2. Abikesh Samenuly
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Kazakh Voices from Camps and Jails in Xinjiang. 1. Anykbek Turdazhan
“Three times a week, prison guards sprinkled pepper gas on us”: Bitter Winter starts an exclusive series of testimonies from ethnic Kazakhs persecuted in China.
China: Religion Expelled from the “Secret Room”
Offline games, which also include “Script Killing,” are immensely popular among Chinese youth. A new regulation will forbid references to religion.
Tibetan Dissident Dhi Lhaden Sentenced to 4 Years in Jail
Former monk and popular author from Amdo was accused of “disrupting social order.”
Guan Yin Citta: Leader Dies, Crackdown on Buddhist Movement Continues
In 2019, Bitter Winter revealed a secret plan to eradicate the group, whose leader died on November 10, in China. It did not succeed.
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A social experiment in Fujian combined the grid surveillance system with a WeChat game everybody should play.
Book Deconstructs “Sinicization” of Religion
Yang Fenggang, Gordon Melton, and others explain what the word Xi Jinping uses so often hides.
CCP Fearful of Religious “Infiltration” from Vietnam Among Mien Minority
Border villages in Guangxi are under surveillance and targeted by propaganda against “cults” and Christian groups.
Greater China Buddhism: Lessons from a Defunct Religious Movement
The story of an extinct group, also called the “Three Periods of Pudu,” is taught to those in charge of fighting “cults” in China. But why is it still relevant?
Xinjiang: New Regulations Will Tighten Control in 2022
The “Regulations on the Construction of Public Safety” will come into force on January 1, 2022. Surveillance will be further increased through the grid system.