When one Uyghur is detained, the spouse is regarded as suspect and detained too, and children are given for adoption. To save the children, the spouse not yet detained quickly files for divorce.
Religious Liberty
A Visit to Bergerac. 1. Protestants, Catholics, and the State Between War and Peace
Bergerac is famous for literature, food—and bloody wars.
Belarus in the Footsteps of Russia: Pentecostal Church Demolished, Members Harassed
New Life Pentecostal Church was razed to the ground in June. Members are told they are not allowed to gather outdoors and not even online.
Nanning Christian Pastor Detained—For No Reason Whatsoever
The vague provision punishing “disturbing the social order in the name of religion” was enforced against Pastor Park Kwang-Zhe of New Life Christian Church.
Why Secularism Is Dangerous. 4. A Model Not Fit for Religion—Nor for Liberty
Reflecting on the US Founding and the later Roman Empire may serve the cause of social and political harmony and human respect.
Religious Freedom at Risk in European Union, USCIRF Report Says
Muslims, Jews, Christians, and groups unfairly stigmatized as “cults” are increasingly victims of secularism and of a widespread hostility to religion.
Target Falun Gong. 4. Save Ma Xiuyun and Tang Pingshun, There Is Still Time
Falun Gong practitioners go in and out of prisons, often for long periods, suffering torture and abuses. Their only crime is to follow a spiritual path.
Target Falun Gong. 3. “Help Free My Parents”: The Story of Ding Lebin
Ma Ruimei and her husband, Ding Yuande, were arrested on May 12, 2023. Ma was freed on bail, Ding is still in prison. Their son is relentlessly fighting for their freedom. We interviewed him.
How the Taliban Make Money Out of the Buddhas They Destroyed
The Afghan regime desperately needs cash. It cannot show the Bamiyan Buddhas for the good reason it blew them up. But it would take tourists to the site for a fee.
Target Falun Gong. 2. A Letter to 44 Governments Calls Them to Sanction 19 CCP Criminals
They are involved in 15 filed cases of open persecution of Falun Gong practitioners. It would be cynical to foresee that no government will respond. But if at least some will, a new era begins.