The new system of supervision of church activities with the direct involvement of the CCP and the United Front is being relentlessly imposed on Christian communities.
Religious Liberty
Pakistan, Council of Islamic Ideology Asks for Even Harsher Persecution of the Ahmadis
While the legal saga of Mubarak Ahmed Sani remains subject to conflicting interpretations, what is clear is that Sunni authorities want the repression to continue.
CCP Hijacks the Label “Humanistic Buddhism,” Calls for Marxist Interpretation of Buddhist Classics
The 2024 Buddhist Lecture Exchange Conference, with the mandatory references to the Third Plenum, explained what “further Sinicizing Chinese Buddhism” means.
Two Falun Gong Practitioners Detained in Krasnodar Krai, Russia
Russian authorities and media continue to spread fake news, accusing the spiritual movement to conspire with the U.S. intelligence to incite “color revolutions.”
Xu Shanping: Another Falun Gong Woman Persecuted to Death in Jail
The 61-year-old practitioner died two days after having been released in the care of her family. A co-religionist’s whereabouts remain unknown.
USCIRF Warns Against Fake News About Religious Minorities Spread by Governments
An excellent report focused on disinformation produced by non-democratic states such as Russia (quoting “Bitter Winter”) and China. It could have added that some democratic states do just the same.
Bangladesh, Religious Minorities, Including the Hare Krishna, in Danger
As it often happened in the country’s history, political unrest results in violence against non-Muslim communities.
Un sitio web continúa la experiencia de la Conferencia de Libertad Religiosa de Buenos Aires 2024
Todos los discursos están ahora disponibles a través de videos en inglés y español.
Chinese Agents in the U.S. Plead Guilty to Anti-Falun-Gong Conspiracy
They tried to bribe an IRS agent to have the tax-exempt status of a Falun Gong associate group revoked, as part of a Chinese plan to harass abroad religious groups persecuted in China.
A Website Continues the Experience of the Buenos Aires Religious Liberty Conference 2024
All speeches are now available through videos in both English and Spanish.