Local governments repurpose places of worship and turn them into propaganda centers, entertainment venues, or factories. Some are even leveled to the ground.
Closed Churches Ordered to Be Sold, Rented, or Destroyed
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China
How the CCP Manipulated the “War on Terror” for Its Own “War on the Uyghurs”
A new book by anthropologist Sean Roberts sheds light upon how the West naively accepted for decades the idea that atrocities in Xinjiang were justified by a “terrorist threat.”
Buddhist Statues Purged Across Sichuan Province
Temples throughout this southwestern province are increasingly pressured by local authorities to conceal or even destroy their large outdoor icons.
Catholic Nuns Deemed ‘Dangerous’ and Forced out of Convent
The CCP ramps up intimidation and persecution of Catholics who refuse to join the Patriotic Church.
Schools and Kindergartens Ordered to ‘De-Westernize’
President Xi’s sinicization policy expands to all areas of Chinese society, as educational institutions are required to stop “worshiping foreign things.”
Minors Intimidated to Stay Away from Religion
The CCP imposes extreme measures to ensure that the young are not exposed to religion: from interrogating 10-year-olds to separating minors from religious families.
How the CCP Moves Against Academic Freedom—in Western Countries
Beijing’s stranglehold on free speech, not only at home, but increasingly across the globe, is alarming academics in the free world.
Buddhist Temples Demolished Across Hebei Province
Throughout the northern province of Hebei, local authorities continue crackdowns on Buddhist venues, not even sparing protected cultural heritage.
House Churches Suppressed Across China
Numerous venues were shut down, believers arrested and dispersed in August across Henan, Guizhou, and Fujian provinces.
Buddhists Struggle to Survive After Their Temples Are Closed
As numbers of closed and destroyed Buddhist venues continue to swell, nuns and monks driven away from them find it agonizingly hard to live in the secular world.