Mr. Willy Fautré, co-founder and director of Human Rights Without Frontiers, and Associate Editor of Bitter Winter, delivered the following text, illustrated with slides from pictures of persecution published by Bitter Winter, during the seminar Freedom of Religion in China organized at the European Parliament in Brussels by Mr. Bastiaan Belder, Dutch representative for the European Conservative and Reformists Group (ECR), Mr. Christian Dan Preda, Romanian representative for the European People’s Party (EPP), and Mr. Josef Weidenholser, Austrian representative for the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats.
Anti-Religious Campaigns
Even the Dead Cannot Be Religious
Chinese persecution continues into the afterlife, as authorities remove crosses and crescent moons from tombstones.
China Resorts to Old Method to Suppress Belief
The ancient Chinese tactic of “guilt by association” is to pit family members against each other, making all guilty for the crimes of one.
CCP’s Four-Step Plan to Infiltrate Churches in Action
The goal of the Chinese government is to create “religious” groups with marked Party characteristics by systemically transforming their ideology.
Landlords, Garbagemen Enlisted to Spy for Government
Beijing’s effort to monitor religious groups and other citizens to prevent “instability and disunity” taken to absurd lengths. Who is watching you now?
Religious Symbols Removed from Homes in Henan
Authorities are going from town to town taking down Christian icons and replacing them with pictures of Chairman Mao and President Xi.
Nursing Homes Now a Target of Anti-Christian Persecution
The government is harassing patients, confiscating Bibles, and threatening to close nursing homes, potentially throwing old and sick into the streets.
“Blame the Foreigners” Method Used to Oppose Religion
Chinese government is using foreign religious missionaries as a justification to its efforts of suppressing belief.
Shanghai Closes Christian Orphanage on False Pretenses
Fearing damage to the Party’s reputation of caring for the most vulnerable, a private orphanage that sheltered and placed disabled children is shuttered.
The Red Armbands Are Watching You. Everywhere
Reminiscent of the Cultural Revolution, China mobilizes citizen spies, vigilantes to “maintain public order” and suppress religion.









