The Communist Party authorities are “de-extremizing” China by focusing on removing Islam-related symbols.
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Religious Freedom in China, Bitter Winter Discussed at the European Academy of Religion
A panel in Bologna presents the main issues about religious freedom in China and introduces Bitter Winter to international scholars.
CCP Continues to Thumb down House Churches
Closed down for “not having a religious activity venue registration certificate,” home-church Christians try to rent spaces, but are still suppressed.
Believers Resist Joining State-Approved Churches (VIDEO)
The Chinese government continues to vilify underground Catholics and house church Protestants, but believers adhere to their faiths in the face of persecution.
“Henan-Style” Persecution Spreads to Other Provinces
Henan set the example: Campaigns to remove crosses, close down house churches, and repurpose religious buildings documented in dozens of cities across China.
Authorities Sinicize Mosques Across China
Thanks to the policy to make religions “more Chinese,” Islamic symbols have been removed from buildings in Gansu Province and Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.
Government Destroys the Homes of 900 Villagers (VIDEOS)
In a shameless play for cash, authorities declared a neighborhood a shantytown and called for the destruction of the homes, despite the pleas of residents.
Political and Poetry Books Introduced into Churches
Government-controlled churches offer books on the “red revolution,” biographies of leaders, and other secular works to advance the “sinicization” of religion.
Buddhist Sites Destroyed as Illegal Constructions
Authorities are using crackdowns on illegal buildings as a pretense to launch a campaign to forcibly demolish religious sites.
British Muslims Rally to the Uyghur Cause
Muslims in London are supporting the Uyghur cause, spurred on to take up the challenge and stand against the atrocities being metered out by Beijing.