Chen Lijun was detained in August. His wife reports he is still in jail, and his family is in desperate conditions.
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UK Anti-Genocide Bill: Let’s Try Again
A new genocide bill is given a second reading by UK Lords and goes through to the next round. It can hit China, and other rogue states.
Xi Jinping Takes New Standing Committee to the Site of Mao’s Bloodiest Purge
The first act of the new leadership is a pilgrimage to Yan’an, where Mao “rectified” the Party by executing 10,000 “weak” members.
Henan: Pastor Sentenced to 5 and a Half Years for Printing Bibles
The decision against Lingbao’s Pastor Yang Jianxin has been upheld on appeal. “Illegal” Bibles were compared to pornography.
Tibetans Detained and Submitted to “Cyber Security Reeducation”
A new form of mandatory intensive indoctrination for those who share non-official information on the COVID-19 lockdown.
Shaanxi: Persecution of the Church of Abundance Continues
Pastor Lian Changnian, Brother Lian Xuliang, and Sister Fu Juan remain under detention after two months. Church members have been beaten.
Harbin: Christian Music School Teachers Awaits Trial
Pastor Xu Feng remains in jail. He is accused of teaching religion to minors, although he claims he taught only music.
Religion at the Chinese Communist Party Congress: Christians Told They Should Become “More Marxist”
A Three-Self Church report to the 20th Congress explains that the new concept of “Sinicization” of Christianity means accepting the “Marxist view of religion.”
China: Online Performances Cannot Refer to Illegal Religion or Criticize the Party
Internet concerts and live entertainment became popular during the pandemic. A new regulation puts them under strict control.
Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture: Crackdown on Islam Intensifies
A new “political reeducation” system answers the protests against the detention of popular religious figures