As part of the campaign “to eradicate pornography and illegal publications,” the state targets religious venues, imposes more bans on publications.
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A Sichuan Scenic Area Loses All Buddhist and Taoist Statues
The CCP is spending exorbitant sums of money and workforce to eliminate all outdoor religious symbols by demolishing or concealing them.
Arrested for Mailing Gloves and Doorbells to Hong Kong
The CCP intensifies control of postal and courier services, imposing especially harsh measures on shipments to Hong Kong, Beijing, and other “sensitive” regions.
Guanyin Statue “Hidden” in a Giant Vase, Other Icons Demolished
The Chinese government is determined to destroy all outdoor religious statues in the country, regardless of their location – be it in a temple or a public square.
Muslims Forced to Sing Patriotic Songs on Religious Festivals
Mosques across China are “sinicized” by the regime that forcibly imposes communist ideology on the faithful, removing religious tenets and values from their lives.
“Smart Communities” Turn People’s Homes into Prisons
Residents are deprived of privacy and freedom, as the state watches their every move using big data, facial recognition, and invasive surveillance.
Mandatory DNA Collection Imposed to Expand National Database
Forced collection of biometric data intensifies all over China, aimed at even broader surveillance of residents. Ethnic minorities and believers are prime targets.
Hui Muslim Culture, Religion Purged in Henan and Ningxia
Muslims outside Xinjiang face growing suppression, as the CCP removes symbols of their faith, controls mosques, executing its five-year plan to “sinicize” Islam.
Government Scams Believers to Demolish Their Churches
To prevent members of state-approved Three-Self churches from practicing their faith, the CCP forces them to “donate” places of worship or seizes them forcibly.
A Taoist God Sculpture Turned Into a Billboard
The government of Chongqing municipality is demolishing Taoist and Buddhist symbols, as part of the nationwide crackdown on outdoor religious statues.