Images and videos of Buddhist statues being destroyed or covered keep flooding in – seemingly with no end in sight.
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Xinjiang: Identities on Borrowed Time
A photographic journey through a region whose identity is threatened by “sinicization.”
County in Xinjiang: A Case Study in Destroying Faith
A Bitter Winter reporter went to Shawan county to learn how government suppression affects daily lives: mass arrests, burned books, and destroyed mosques.
A Young Uyghur Woman’s Plea for Her Mother’s Release
Beijing’s war on terror is reining in Christians, adding to fears that its mission is not only to stamp out Islam, but also to strike hard at the Uyghur nation itself.
Campaign to Shut down Temples Leaves Buddhists Homeless
As Chinese officials go on a demolition campaign, many Buddhists driven out of temples have been left destitute and impoverished.
Spring Festival Fever and the Year of the Pig
President Xi Jinping’s dream of a “big family of the Chinese nation” came closer this Spring Festival, with a concerted drive to assimilate Uyghur Muslims as never before.
Churches and Temples Demolished for Made-Up Illegalities
Chinese government officials like to come up with a vast swath of reasons, pretty much all untrue, as reasons to destroy religious sites.
Forms to Register Believers as Suppression Tool
The requirement to disclose religious affiliation puts people of faith in a serious pickle – betray their beliefs or get into trouble?
Shop Signs with Religious Symbols Removed
“Promoting religious belief or using religious words is not allowed in public places,” is the party line in China’s central province of Henan.
Buddhist Statue Destroyed for “Obstructing View of Pilots”
In the provinces of Sichuan and Zhejiang, authorities have demolished two large Buddhist statues under ridiculous pretenses.