Using various trumped-up pretexts, the CCP continues its campaign to eliminate outdoor religious statues across China.
Testimonies China
Uyghur Students Taught to Neglect Native Language and Culture
Han teachers working in schools for Uyghur children reveal the ugly side of the CCP’s campaign to “support Xinjiang.”
A Thousand-Year-Old Tibetan Buddhist Temple Destroyed in Shanxi
The Fuyun Temple in the northern province of Shanxi was demolished after several attempts by the government to rectify it.
Faith-Based Nursing Homes Closed or Demolished in Fujian
Disrupting the peaceful final days of numerous elderly believers, authorities harass senior care centers to block any promotion of religions.
Police Harass and Beat Believers Protecting Temples
Authorities in Anhui Province use force against people who try to prevent demolitions of their worship venues.
Paying for Paying a Visit: She Visited Her Son in Turkey, She Went to Jail
A Uyghur mother was duly authorized by the Chinese government to visit her son who was studying in Turkey. Later, the visit was regarded as a crime and she was arrested.
160+ Folk Religion Temples Demolished, Shut Down in Sichuan
Chinese authorities crack down on all things religious, including venues of indigenous religions that have been an integral part of life in rural areas for years.
People’s Homes Destroyed to Build ‘New Socialist Countryside’
Behind the “success” of the CCP’s rural revitalization campaign hide stories of misery and pain by its “beneficiaries.”
Investigated for Selling or Buying Bible Players
The CCP persecutes people for electronic devices with religious content as part of the campaign against “illegal publications and pornography.”
Ancestral Temples Turned into Communist Party Propaganda Bases
Communist ideology continues to invade places of worship across China, as folk religion temples are repurposed to propagate President Xi’s Thought.