The CCP targets Christian students at universities in Shaanxi, Liaoning, and Jiangxi Provinces. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) firmly believes in controlling the spread of religious faith at the university level, as young students tend to play pivotal roles in...
Primary level students in Harbin city were questioned about the religious belief of families, ostracized and beaten for the same. On June 11, classes were in session at a primary school in the Yilan County of Harbin when the headmaster went on rounds, questioning...
Authorities have been persecuting the school for over two decades, forcing its constant relocation. Various Christian movements and religious groups in China have opened up private schools where classes on religions are taught alongside the regular curriculum. Due to...
Bitter Winter interviews reveal cases of arrests and punishments for even minor associations with religions. Schools in Xinjiang are strictly forbidden from celebrating religious festivals, studying the Quran, and participating in any religious activities. Violators...
Students and teachers were investigated and punished for possession of Islamic or Christian texts, or if they failed to report the religious beliefs of their family members. Bitter Winter has reported repeatedly about the persecution of Muslim believers in Xinjiang,...
Source: Direct Reports from China Date: July 3, 2018 Shenyang city’s National Security Bureau closed down the Rehoboth International School accused of religious affiliation and deported three school instructors in March this year. Over ten government departments...
Source: Direct Reports from China Date: June 26, 2018 The Police interrogated primary school children in Jurong, Jiangsu Province, seeking to find out if there were believers in their families. Officers took some of the children to a police station where one of them...
Source: Direct Reports from China Date: June 24, 2018 The Chinese government continues to suppress the constitutionally guaranteed freedom of religious belief by intensifying anti-religious activities in schools. In February, the Ministry of Education ordered its...
Source: Direct Reports from China Date: June 21, 2018 Five students from the Gongyi City First Secondary Professional School in Henan Province were taken to a police station for sharing a humorous message with "religious" content on WeChat - highly popular instant...
Source: Direct Reports from China Date: June 9, 2018 Since April 2017, the Chinese Communist Party has been conducting ceremonies of allegiance to the Party in government institutions, enterprises, as well as colleges and universities. Party and league members are...