Source: ChinaAid Date: June 1, 2018 Armed police officers forcibly ended a church service on Sunday at Huoshui Church in China’s northern Gansu Province, accusing congregants of illegal religious activities, reports ChinaAid. Over forty officers together with...
Religious Liberty
U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom Condemns the Repression of Uighur Muslims in China
Source: The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom Date: May 15, 2018 The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) is concerned about the Chinese government’s increasing crackdown on Muslims in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region. The...
New Rules Will Severely Limit Freedom of Religion of Foreigners in China
Source: Global Times Date: May 14, 2018 The Global Times, a daily newspaper controlled by the Chinese Communist Party, reported, in an article dated May 9 and in comments in the following days, that China has released draft rules to regulate foreigners’ religious...
Tightening Rules on Foreigners Practicing Religions in China
Source: Radio Free Asia Date: May 10, 2018 China plans to tighten rules on foreigners who practice their religions in China, further violating religious and assembly freedoms, reports Radio Free Asia. The existing regulations, enforced in 1991, prohibit Chinese...
