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Buddhist Temples Shut Down Despite Being Legal

Buddhist Temples Shut Down Despite Being Legal

More temples were recently shut down in Hubei even though they had their permits and documents in order. In Hubei’s Xianning city, Chinese authorities shut down six Buddhist temples in May. They claimed to be following orders from “above” for “clean-up and...

Even Ailing Christians Are Sent to Camps in Xinjiang

Even Ailing Christians Are Sent to Camps in Xinjiang

In separate incidences, Chinese authorities arrested elderly members of a house church and a pastor and detained them in “transformation through education camps.” On April 19, the police detained three elderly members of a Christian house church in Shawan county of...

Party Slogans Instead of Crosses

Party Slogans Instead of Crosses

Authorities in Jiangxi Province replace religious symbols with Party slogans in “official” churches that belong to the China Protestant Three-Self Patriotic Movement. At 11 a.m. on July 27, 2018, government officials and local party cadres from Nangang town, in...

How CCP Makes Life Difficult for Muslims in Xinjiang

How CCP Makes Life Difficult for Muslims in Xinjiang

Newborns and infants too are left to fend for themselves if their parents are taken away to camps. Bitter Winter recently spoke to a university student in Xinjiang’s Kumul city about how CCP’s policies against Muslims have impacted his life. To begin with, Erkin...

Three-Self Churches Shut Down On a Sunday

Three-Self Churches Shut Down On a Sunday

Believers in Henan were unable to attend Sunday service at Protestant churches because of the shutdowns. In Henan’s Xinzheng city, five churches that belong to the government-controlled Three-Self Patriotic Movement were targeted for shut down or removal of church...