The new policy assaults the Tibetan language and thus Tibet’s cultural and religious foundations.
The New Law on Ethnic Unity: A Threat to Tibetan Buddhism
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China’s New Year Gift to Mount Kailash Pilgrims: More Checkpoints, Less Pilgrimage
Fearful of the event’s increasing success, Beijing attempts to diminish the holy journey to the point of insignificance.
China, Police Block “Parade of the Gods” in Guangdong
Villagers in Wuchuan were prevented from carrying out a centuries-old ritual as authorities tighten control over grassroots spiritual life.
Tibet’s New Medical Mystery: Healthy Young Monk Dies After Arrest
The case of Samten reveals the familiar cycle of detention, torture, and official denials.
China’s New Retirement Plan for Dissidents: Work, Prison, Repay, Repeat
New research shows how authorities have found a new way to punish prisoners of conscience by taking away their earned pensions.
China’s New “Illegal Activity”: Providing Legal Defense to Christians
Lawyers for Zion Church face suspensions, threats, and pressure to renounce both their cases and their faith.
China: Children Barred from Church Doors. A Mother Speaks Up
Regulations prohibiting minors from entering churches are now strictly enforced.
Jinan, 90-year-old Falun Gong Practitioner Sentenced to Jail
Because of his health problems, the prison declined to admit him. He is now under house arrest.
Police Investigates the Aggressors of Amsterdam’s Lonely Uyghur
What happened in February in The Hague is evidence of China’s transnational repression and should not be condoned.
A House Erased: Beijing Dissident Returns From Prison to Find Her Life Bulldozed
Quan Shixin hoped to return home after serving her sentence. Only, there was no home left.