A recently issued document calls for the closure, repurposing, and strict supervision of religious venues, exerting personal responsibility on officials in charge.
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Wartime Stability Maintenance for Navy Day
Increased surveillance of ethnic minorities and people of faith was implemented in preparation for the 70th anniversary of the People’s Liberation Army Navy.
Over 50 CAG Believers Arrested Within 3 Days in Shandong
A comprehensive, organized campaign against The Church of Almighty God is underway in the province since the begging of April, aiming to eradicate the Church.
Shuangyashan City Intensifies Religious Persecution in 2019
A report by the municipal Bureau of Ethnic and Religious Affairs details achievements in suppressing believers and outlines new, even more rigorous, crackdowns.
Sloppy Religious Persecution Will Be Punished
Since the control over believers has become one of the main tasks for local authorities, their work is closely monitored and evaluated.
Xi Jinping’s New Little Red Guards
Young Chinese study president’s speeches and Party policies – from kindergartens to universities – to become the new generation of faithful socialists.
Zealous Officials Destroy Four Temples in One Village
Motivated by a visiting central government dignitary, local authorities in Henan are taking “religious work” to the new level. Anything to please the Party.
Free, but Not so Much: New Measures to Control Believers
The “five-on-one system” assigns officials and relatives to monitor each member of China’s banned religious groups who is released from custody.
Eradicating Mosques Through… Merger
The CCP is expanding its arsenal of the anti-Muslim campaign with new, “softer” measures, hoping to conceal the real picture of religious persecution.
Removal of Buddhist Statues Extends to Cemeteries
The campaign against large open-air religious icons is now targeting the dead: they are not allowed to rest in peace in the company of deities.