In its effort to blot out religion, the Chinese Communist Party uses churches and temples as venues for the non-religious to perform.
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Six Local Church Leaders Given Heavy Prison Sentences
Some of the leaders are serving sentences as long as 13 years, merely because of their Christian faiths.
Followers of Christ Forced to Follow the Party
Registration of Three-Self believers moves naturally to controlling what Christians read and hear in sermons, transforming churches into stealth Party branches.
CCP “Exterminating Buddha” by Destroying Large Statues
China’s Buddhist statues are falling one by one as the Chinese Communist Party intensifies its campaign to rid the country of its religious symbolism.
Henan: 410 Religious Meeting Venues Closed in Xinxiang City
A report provided by a government insider highlights the severity of religious persecution in 2018.
Universal Periodic Review of China: NGOs Strike Back
In the debate about the very soft UPR report, NGOs say they are not happy. Some insist on religious persecution.
Places of Worship Converted into Chinese-Style Houses
Any building that doesn’t look authentically Chinese is quickly becoming so, thanks to the ongoing “sinicization” campaign.
Annual Party Events Bring Crackdown on Religious, Dissidents
During the Two Sessions, “stability maintenance” and “prevention and control” efforts increased. Travel is prohibited, and citizen spies are out in force.
Universal Periodic Review of China: A Disappointing Document
The troika including Saudi Arabia, Kenya, and Hungary delivers a document that simply lists the opinion of different countries on human rights in China, without taking any position.
U.S., China Clash on Human Rights Report
Annual U.S. Report on Human Rights singles out China as worst violator, denounces torture against Uyghurs, Falun Gong and The Church of Almighty God.