The new Law on Guarding State Secrets comes into effect on May 1. It expands the field of secrets to everything the CCP decides is a secret.
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Death of an Insurance Salesman: Falun Gong Practitioner Tortured to Death in Jiangsu
Only six months after the incident it was confirmed that Xia Zhenglun died in Guanyun County in September 2023.
Protest Against Dam Project in Sichuan Leads to Mass Arrests of Monks, Villagers
Ancient Tibetan monasteries and precious frescoes will be submerged. The police attacked protesters with water cannons, pepper spray, and tasers.
New Report: Uyghur Forced Labor Increased in 2023
Under personal instructions from Xi Jinping, Uyghurs continue to be victims of forced “labor transfers” inside and outside Xinjiang. The aim is not economic only.
Unprecedented Tibetan Protest Against Hydropower Station in Sichuan
The construction of Gangtuo Power Plant compels thousands of Tibetans to relocate. It is about money but also contributes to destroying Tibetan culture and religion.
China, Number of Arrested Church of Almighty God Members Hit Record High in 2023
The “2023 Annual Report on the Chinese Communist Government’s Persecution of The Church of Almighty God” is essential reading to understand religious repression in China.
China, Pro-Government Buddhist Abbott Defrocked After a Sexual Scandal
A sordid affair of sex and blackmail ended the monastic career of Sichuan’s Shi Zhaojie, long honored by the CCP as a model “patriotic monk.”
Sola Fide Church Raided in Heilongjiang, 200 Believers Arrested
Churches in the conservative “Justification by Faith” network remain among those most targeted by the CCP.
China Does It Again: Italian Tax Police Uncovers $2 Billion Money Laundering Operation
CCP-controlled Chinese banks continue to make money through massive illegal operations in Italy
China, New White Paper Hails “Deprogramming” of “Religious Extremists”
The “Legal Framework and Measures for Counterterrorism” attacks Western critics and hail the Chinese way of “reeducating” dangerous religionists.