CCP intensifies its campaign to eradicate places of worship that don’t belong to the official Three-Self Church. Bibles destroyed, assets seized, believers arrested.
Clampdowns on House Churches Continue Across China
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Documents Expose CCP’s Efforts to Manipulate Chinese Diaspora
Provincial governments intensify the “united front work” to track down and use overseas Chinese for expanding the regime’s influence abroad and suppressing dissent.
Family Blocked from Learning the Cause of Son’s Death
18-year-old Zhang Ning died under suspicious circumstances on a school campus. Instead of getting help and answers, the grieving family faced violence and obstacles.
Beijing Ramped up Crackdowns on Churches Before National Day
To celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Communist Party rule, China’s capital prepared a “gift” for believers by closing down their places of worship.
CCP’s Birthday: A View from Xinjiang
Xi Jinping celebrated with great fanfare the 70th anniversary of the Communist victory in China. The Uyghurs try to tell the world that all that glitters is not gold.
Ancestral Halls Converted into Communist Propaganda Bases
Nurtured through generations, sacred places for families to pay respect to their ancestors are taken over by the state for indoctrination, shut down or demolished.
Buddhist Sculptures of High Artistic Value Destroyed
The CCP continues its campaign to dismantle all open-air Buddhist icons. Even pieces of art with religious connotations are not spared.
Suppression of Believers Intensifies Ahead of National Day
Over 100 Church of Almighty God members were arrested during a nationwide crackdown before the 70th anniversary of the People’s Republic of China.
Pressure on “Unruly” Catholics Rises Amid Hong Kong Protests
Fearing that pro-democracy demonstrations will kindle the spirit of Catholics refusing to join the Patriotic Church, the CCP expands restrictive measures.
Imams Indoctrinated, Forced to Spread Communist Ideology
While removing domes and the crescent moon and star symbols from mosques, the CCP intensifies control over imams and speeds up their “ideological transformation.”