Since 2022, raids, arrests, long jail sentences and even one suspicious death in jail have marked an increasingly severe campaign of repression in the province.
Testimonies China
“Sinicization of the Quran” in Full Swing in China
Islamic clergy from Hunan was summoned to Beijing to learn “interpretive skills” that would enable them to preach a Quran “adapted to a socialist society.”
Gansu, Association of Disciples Member Deprogrammed—to Atheism
After deprogramming, a former devotee acknowledges he is “his own God” and promises he “will only believe in science and the government.”
The Sorrow of Uyghur Exile: A New Anthology
An anthology of poetry by Aziz Isa Elkun is published in Turkish. It is much more than a literary event: it calls fellow Turkic peoples to support the victims of a genocide.
China’s Dark Shadow Over Nepal’s Tibetan Refugee Community
Beijing’s economic and political ties with Nepal make life increasingly hard for the 10,000 Tibetans who escaped there.
A Uyghur Father Persecuted to Death: His Son Remembers Him
“Bitter Winter” readers know the “lonely Uyghur” protests in Amsterdam. He did not manage to save his father and is now mourning him.
Pakistan’s Islamic Council Supports China’s Persecution of Uyghur Muslims
The constitutional Pakistani body that calls for a harsher repression of the Ahmadis went to Xinjiang and proclaimed it a model of religious liberty.
Internet Celebrity Promoting Tibetan Language Detained and Beaten in Sichuan
Gong Lajia (Tashi Nyima) disturbed the authorities with his successful outdoor live streaming. He was detained during a live broadcast.
A Chinese Christian Tortured in Jail Tells His Story
Zhu Chunlin’s testimony explains what “strict control and punishment” and “strengthened learning” mean in Chinese prisons: torture.
Catholic Priests in China: “Patriotic Education” Through Revolutionary Pilgrimages
Catholic clergy and lay leaders from Guangdong were taken to celebrate the memories of the ruthless Civil War’s Communist Enyangtai Independent Battalion.