A Falun Gong practitioner denounces brutal torture in the jail where two of her co-religionists were persecuted to death this year.
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Once Popular, Deng Haipeng’s “Soul Shaping” Is Liquidated as a Xie Jiao
The leader of a self-help group turned new religious movement was sentenced to seventeen years and six months in jail and his organization was banned.
Sichuan’s Qiuyu Qingcaodi Church: Elders Wu Jiannan and Hao Ming Sentenced to Jail Terms
After a persecution that started in 2018, the two elders were sentenced to three years in jail with a suspended sentence of five years.
China’s “Names War” Attacks India’s Arunachal Pradesh
China has “Sinicized” thirty geographical names of places in an Indian state it claims as its own.
Yuxi, Yunnan: Ramadan Fasting Prohibited to Minors and Party Members
The end of previous tolerance for Ramadan is seen as a punishment for local Muslims’ protests against the Sinicization of Najiaying Mosque.
Spirit Money in Nantong: The Ban That Wasn’t
The local authorities’ attempt to prohibit joss paper burning on April 4, Tomb-Sweeping Day, failed. But the story is more complicated than it may seem.
CCP Launches 3-Year “Tough Battle” Against The Church of Almighty God
After a previous three-year “general battle” failed to eradicate the banned religious organization, a new plan has been set in motion in 2024.
The CCP vs Bao Zheng, Patron Saint of the Petitioners
Legendary for his sense of justice, the divinized Medieval magistrate is worshiped by Chinese who cry for the regime’s injustice. The CCP is not amused.
A Farce in Geneva: Seminar Claims Tibet and Xinjiang Are Paradises of Human Rights
Chinese “experts” and Western fellow travelers assured a small audience that the two regions are a model of respect of religious liberty and other rights.
Yet Another Raid Against Fuyang Maizhong Reformed Church
Elder Chang Shun has been detained for the third time in six months, together with eight believers.