For the first time in 30 years, the families were told that their annual 4 June visit to the graves of those killed in 1989 would not be allowed.
Tiananmen Mothers Robbed Even of Their Grief
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Buddhist Monk Detained After Marking the Tiananmen Anniversary
A quiet act of remembrance on June 4 leads to the detention of a Shandong monk long targeted for his views on faith and civic rights.
When the Dao Must March in Formation: The New Management System for Taoist Clergy
The model tightens ideological discipline and expands monitoring, while temples quietly resist pressure to preach political doctrine rather than classical cultivation.
China’s Patriotic Catholic Church Promotes the Ethnic Unity Law
The official Catholic body promotes with zeal a law internationally condemned while ignoring the Papal encyclical that the rest of the Catholic world is discussing.
China, Christian Prisoners of Conscience Denied Access to the Bible
The case of the imprisoned leaders of Fuyang Maizhong Reformed Church shows that inmates’ right to receive non-illegal reading material does not extend to the Sacred Scripture.
Yayáng Church Reduced to Rubble in Wenzhou
A major Protestant community loses its sanctuary as authorities complete a longprepared operation.
The Netherlands Vows to Protect Uyghurs Against China’s Transnational Harassment
A slap from the Dutch Parliament to China’s repression policy—and a victory for Amsterdam’s Lonely Uyghur.
Six Christians Arrested in Guizhou on Fraud and “Organizing Minors” Charges
New legal tools expand against routine church activity. Kaili City remains a center of anti-Christian repression.
“Sinicizing” Tibetan Buddhism, One Inspection Tour at a Time
United Front chief Li Ganjie’s visit to historically Tibetan areas in Gansu and Sichuan was aimed at regulating the religion of Tibetans—and local Hui Islam—strictly according to Party standards.
Catholic Training in Beijing Centered on Xi Jinping, Not the Pope’s Magisterium
State‑controlled bishops and clergy are instructed to preach Party documents, while Vatican teaching remains absent.