Reminiscent of the Cultural Revolution, the CCP’s drive to eliminate Buddhism sweeps across the country. Even icons in state-sanctioned temples are not spared.
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Spy Culture Invades China’s Universities
The authoritarian regime incites teachers and students to report each other, forced to act as informers to monitor and snitch on dissidents and believers.
Hubei Province Destroys Buddha Statues and Seals Off Temples
Threatened to be fired, local officials intensify crackdowns on outdoor religious statues and temples, leaving Buddhists with no place to worship.
Folk Religion Temples and Ancestral Halls Suppressed in Hubei
Ahead of central government inspections and a significant international event, the province launched numerous campaigns against religion in 2019.
Delayed Treatment in Detention Results in Believer’s Death
A 21-year-old member of The Church of Almighty God was kept in captivity despite his serious illness. When he was finally released, it was too late to save him.
Crackdowns on House Churches in Zhejiang’s Ninghai County
During the last month of 2019, Protestants in the county’s towns and villages suffered intense persecutions, as their churches were shut down for “being illegal.”
Voluntary Organ Donation or Shady Harvesting Scheme?
A woman from northern China shares a tragic story of how doctors promised to help her ill husband, but she was lured into agreeing to donate his organs instead.
‘They Acted Like Bandits,’ Believers Remember a Police Raid
Gospel Church in Henan’s Pingdingshan city was closed down after law enforcement officers stormed it on October 23, menacing the congregation and seizing assets.
House Churches in Heilongjiang Severely Persecuted in 2019
Nearly 100 places of worship were closed down in Daqing and Nehe cities alone. Believers were intimidated and pressured to renounce their faith, fined, arrested.
Christians Forced to Choose Between State Benefits and Faith
Local officials throughout China are intimidating people of faith to renounce religion and start worshiping the Communist Party and its leaders, past and present.