Temples throughout this southwestern province are increasingly pressured by local authorities to conceal or even destroy their large outdoor icons.
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Minors Intimidated to Stay Away from Religion
The CCP imposes extreme measures to ensure that the young are not exposed to religion: from interrogating 10-year-olds to separating minors from religious families.
Buddhist Temples Demolished Across Hebei Province
Throughout the northern province of Hebei, local authorities continue crackdowns on Buddhist venues, not even sparing protected cultural heritage.
House Churches Suppressed Across China
Numerous venues were shut down, believers arrested and dispersed in August across Henan, Guizhou, and Fujian provinces.
Buddhists Struggle to Survive After Their Temples Are Closed
As numbers of closed and destroyed Buddhist venues continue to swell, nuns and monks driven away from them find it agonizingly hard to live in the secular world.
Believers Tortured and Abused to Renounce Their Faith
When members of The Church of Almighty God are detained for practicing their faith in China, they are subjected to various forms of physical and mental torture.
Tiananmen Square Protest Supporters Punished for 30+ Years
Activists and advocates of the 1989 student protest, which was violently crushed by the regime, continue to be monitored and suppressed to this day.
House Churches Closed as ‘Illegal Venues,’ Believers Punished
The CCP eradicates unregistered Protestant venues, harassing and arresting believers, imposing hefty fines on them.
Religious Weddings and Funerals Banned as Illegal Activities
People of faith, Buddhists and Christians alike, are not allowed to celebrate life’s most significant moments according to religious traditions and rites.
Believers Forced to Renounce Faith for Social Benefits
People of faith who receive subsistence allowances from the government face a hard decision to choose between religion and sustaining their livelihood.