Great media coverage and two petitions to free them is an occasion to publicly share some details on their capture, detention and present state.
The Fate of Bitter Winter’s 45 Arrested Reporters
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China
Vatican Rejects CCP’s Claim that Underground Catholics Should Join the Patriotic Church
Cardinal Fernando Filoni, the head of Vatican’s congregation responsible for China, rejects false interpretations of the Vatican-China deal.
Criticize Xi Jinping – Expect Personal Trouble
Authorities are intensifying strict control over online activity, resulting in people being suppressed and punished for saying anything remotely critical of CCP.
Arrested for Using Chinese Character Deemed Dangerous
In China, where freedom is not free, decorating one’s own home or having a “sensitive” social media username is a license to be arrested or even sent to jail.
Uyghurs Oppressed in Every Facet of Life
Chinese authorities set up checkpoints and surveillance cameras, track travel and harass students in an effort to stamp out Muslim faith.
Electronic Monitoring Bracelets for Sentenced Believers
Christians forced to wear a tracking device to be watched by government officials 24/7 and restricted to designated areas they’re not allowed to leave.
Shop Signs with Religious Symbols Removed
“Promoting religious belief or using religious words is not allowed in public places,” is the party line in China’s central province of Henan.
Buddhist Statue Destroyed for “Obstructing View of Pilots”
In the provinces of Sichuan and Zhejiang, authorities have demolished two large Buddhist statues under ridiculous pretenses.
Rewards Spur Local Governments to Destroy Temples
In Henan province, authorities find yet another way to undermine religion: play on citizens’ greed to make them allies in repression.
China Confiscating Passports, Restricting Outbound Travel
The targets of these restrictions include teachers and health-care workers, in addition to low-level civil servants.