China: National Security Education Day Focused on Fighting Illegal Religion
On April 15, Chinese were called to support repression of banned religions, including Falun Gong, The Church of Almighty God, and the Association of Disciples
A magazine on religious liberty and human rights
On April 15, Chinese were called to support repression of banned religions, including Falun Gong, The Church of Almighty God, and the Association of Disciples
Persecution against Falun Gong continues in China—and a serious attack by masked thugs also happened in Hong Kong.
Suggesting meditation to help dealing with COVID-19 is regarded as “use of a xie jiao” and punished with heavy prison terms.
Ma Zhiwu, from Ningzia Hui Autonomous Region, has been in prison for most of the last twenty years. He will remain there for the next decade and more.
The CCP continues its campaign to identify members of the banned group. When caught, they go to jail.
A police chief of Xiamen, Fujian, was described by the CCP as a “hero,” working 12 hours a day against xie jiao. The U.S. believes he is in fact a criminal.
The law against “extremism” has been applied by the Novosibirsk court, following lobbying by Russian anti-cultists.
For the CCP, removing and selling organs from prisoners of conscience is a huge business. Democratic countries should stop looking the other way.
Followers of The Church of Almighty God, Falun Gong, and Jehovah’s Witnesses are kept in camps until they renounce their faith and betray fellow believers.
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