The staggering case of Dr. Gulshan Abbas – professional, innocent, detained – as recounted exclusively for us by her daughter. When will this martyrdom end?
China
Sloppy Religious Persecution Will Be Punished
Since the control over believers has become one of the main tasks for local authorities, their work is closely monitored and evaluated.
Xi Jinping’s New Little Red Guards
Young Chinese study president’s speeches and Party policies – from kindergartens to universities – to become the new generation of faithful socialists.
Statues of Ancient Xiaozai Temple in Shaanxi Dismantled
Painful for the believers, the destruction also harmed the local economy due to the decreased number of visitors.
Zealous Officials Destroy Four Temples in One Village
Motivated by a visiting central government dignitary, local authorities in Henan are taking “religious work” to the new level. Anything to please the Party.
Free, but Not so Much: New Measures to Control Believers
The “five-on-one system” assigns officials and relatives to monitor each member of China’s banned religious groups who is released from custody.
“Sinicization” of the Hui by Removing Symbols
Anything Islam-related must go: more reports on the Chinese Muslim minority being gradually deprived of any religious and cultural identity.
Worshiping the Hidden Buddha
After an ancient temple was repurposed for an activity center, believers continue their religious practices in secret, without seeing the statues of deities.
Eradicating Mosques Through… Merger
The CCP is expanding its arsenal of the anti-Muslim campaign with new, “softer” measures, hoping to conceal the real picture of religious persecution.
China’s White Paper on Education in Tibet: The Missing Facts
The CCP rewrites history in order to justify its repression of Tibetan language and culture.