As numbers of closed and destroyed Buddhist venues continue to swell, nuns and monks driven away from them find it agonizingly hard to live in the secular world.
Testimonies China
Believers Tortured and Abused to Renounce Their Faith
When members of The Church of Almighty God are detained for practicing their faith in China, they are subjected to various forms of physical and mental torture.
Tiananmen Square Protest Supporters Punished for 30+ Years
Activists and advocates of the 1989 student protest, which was violently crushed by the regime, continue to be monitored and suppressed to this day.
House Churches Closed as ‘Illegal Venues,’ Believers Punished
The CCP eradicates unregistered Protestant venues, harassing and arresting believers, imposing hefty fines on them.
Religious Weddings and Funerals Banned as Illegal Activities
People of faith, Buddhists and Christians alike, are not allowed to celebrate life’s most significant moments according to religious traditions and rites.
Believers Forced to Renounce Faith for Social Benefits
People of faith who receive subsistence allowances from the government face a hard decision to choose between religion and sustaining their livelihood.
Church of Almighty God Members Subjected to Sound Torture
Three members of this banned religious group in China share their horrifying experiences of torture after being arrested for their faith.
90+ Folk Religion Temples Destroyed in Henan’s Linzhou City
The municipal government launched a unified crackdown campaign, resulting in demolitions and takeovers of religious venues across rural areas.
CCP Sinicizes Mosques to Weaken Muslim Faith
Authorities in Shandong and Hebei provinces remove domes from mosques and vigorously promote the sinicization of Islam, demanding Muslims to obey the Party only.
Students from Xinjiang Subjected to Disproportionate Control
Muslim students who attend universities in inland China are continuously monitored, barred from exhibiting ethnic and religious characteristics.