Even during the coronavirus outbreak, the Chinese authorities continued closing down Buddhist temples and destroying statues of deities.
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Catholic Nursing Homes Raided and Closed
The CCP uses any tools possible to force Catholic conscientious objectors into the Patriotic Church, even by disbanding charitable organizations they run.
300+ Police Officers Demolish a Tibetan Buddhist Temple
The CCP continues to impose severe restrictions on religious practices of Tibetan Buddhists, destroying temples and eliminating traditional symbols across China.
State-Run Churches Destroyed Throughout Coronavirus Outbreak
Even the spread of a deadly virus cannot mitigate CCP’s religious persecutions: numerous Three-Self churches were suppressed in the past few months.
Rectification of Mosques in Henan Continued Amid the Pandemic
As the CCP advances its 5-year plan to “sinicize” Muslims outside of Xinjiang, numerous places of worship in the province were stripped of religious symbols.
Members of Banned Churches Imprisoned, Some for 15 Years
Believers who resist being managed by China’s communist regime are often arrested and interrogated, despite their elderly age and declining health.
House Church Venues Closed, Demolished in Jiangxi Province
As soon as coronavirus lockdown lifted, house churches immediately felt the resurgence of CCP’s crackdowns, aimed at forcing them to join the state-run church.
Catholics Disallowed Religious Funerals
Even the dead are not spared religious persecution in China, as most religious ceremonies are prohibited, and symbols are removed from believers’ gravesites.
CCP Stepping Up the Pace of Uyghur Forced Labor into Inner China
Beijing is ramping up transfers of Uyghurs into forced labor outside of their region, according to an Australian think tank set up to probe human rights violations in Xinjiang.
Worshiping Jade Emperor by Kowtowing to Mao Zedong
Taoism, one of the Three Teachings of Chinese spirituality and religion, faces increasing suppression, as temples are repurposed and believers indoctrinated.