In 2019, countless statues and other Buddhist symbols were demolished all over China. More reports from the provinces of Shanxi, Hebei, and Guangdong.
Testimonies China
Believers Tortured in Prisons to Make Them Renounce Their Faith
Members of religious groups designated as “evil cults” by China’s regime are being “transformed” through indoctrination while they serve their sentences.
House Churches Pushed to the Brink of Extinction
CCP uses many bullying methods to force unregistered believers to join the official Three-Self Church: from direct threats to extorting landlords who rent to them.
CCP’s Anti- Xie Jiao Propaganda Ruins Families
Manipulated and lied to by the government, relatives of believers from banned religious groups are forced to mistreat their loved ones to save themselves.
Three-Self Church Believers Indoctrinated to Become Atheists
As China’s state-run Protestant Church is being turned into a tool to spread CCP’s ideology, its congregations are forced to study Marxist texts and accept atheism.
Islamic Structures Demolished, Symbols Removed from Shops
New reports about the destruction of Islamic architecture and purge of religious symbols from China’s capital Beijing and the northeastern province of Jilin.
CCP Uses Demolition of Buddhist Statues as Intimidation Tool
Fearing that China’s large Buddhist population will be hard to control, the regime is accelerating efforts to eliminate religious symbols.
All Religious Activities for Catholic Youth Prohibited
The CCP is clamping down on anything religion-related for children – be it a kindergarten on church property, a Sunday school, or training of future clergy members.
Will the Hidden Buddha Statues Reappear?
Temples and scenic areas in Inner Mongolia, Fujian, and Liaoning forced to conceal from view outdoor Buddhist statues amid CCP’s nationwide drive to eradicate them.
With Husbands in Camps, Hui Women Struggle Taking Care of Families
When almost all men from a village in northern Xinjiang were locked up in internment camps, their wives were left alone to run households.