After 143 days of unjust detention, the conservative Protestant leader was released. But the authorities continue to harass the educational institution he founded.
Religious Liberty
Lessons from Taiwan’s 228 Incident on Social Justice and the Tai Ji Men Case
The World Day of Social Justice is connected for Taiwanese with Peace Memorial Day on February 28. Both call for a solution to the Tai Ji Men case.
China: Christian Missionary Dong Yanmei Still Detained Despite Expired Legal Deadline
Her case is based on a false accusation of “organizing others to cross the national border illegally.”
The Winter Olympics Story Beijing Does Not Want You to Read
U.S. gold medalist Alysa Liu and her Chinese family have a story of dissent, standing up for the Uyghurs, and being harassed by CCP spies.
No Social Justice Without Freedom of Belief: State Recognition, Registration, and the Tai Ji Men Case
Registration systems are a way of limiting religious liberty. Unjust taxes are another.
China, You’re Never Too Old or Too Young to Fight “Cults and Illegal Religions”
In Lanzhou, children and senior citizens are recruited to become “anti-xie-jiao experts.”
South Korea: A Law to Dissolve Churches at Will
The bill now being considered by the Parliament would be the most draconian in the democratic world and mark the quiet death of religious liberty in the country.
France : Les discours de haine contre la Scientology désormais financés par les contribuables
Un « documentaire » de France 5 a offert un cas d’école de ce qu’il ne faut pas faire lorsqu’on présente les religions minoritaires au public.
The Vissarion Template: An Interview with Katya Palkina
After the harsh Russian sentence against the Church of the Last Testament’s leader, a member speaks out.
Transnational Repression in The Hague: Amsterdam’s “Lonely Uyghur” Assaulted Inside City Hall
On February 14th, the activist was brutally attacked by Chinese security personnel, in an act reminiscent of persecution in East Turkestan.