Religious Persecution

Kangda Tianxia: Another Zhonggong Offshoot Repressed as a Xie Jiao

Despite decades of persecution, new incarnations of the banned qigong group continue to appear in China.

A new graphic novel captures the faith, dignity, and defiant humanity of Pakistan’s martyred minister for minorities

The story of Yang Xiaoming: when even blindness is treated as a threat.

Members of the self-help group are persecuted. The authorities claim they belong to yet another xie jiao.

30 years of wars, in part a by-product of the 1994 genocide of the Tutsi in Rwanda, created a situation that seems impossible to solve.

In an exclusive interview, the former camp worker describes worsening abuses, transnational pressure, and the urgent need for global accountability.

Fearful of the event’s increasing success, Beijing attempts to diminish the holy journey to the point of insignificance.

The case of Samten reveals the familiar cycle of detention, torture, and official denials.

New research shows how authorities have found a new way to punish prisoners of conscience by taking away their earned pensions.

Because of his health problems, the prison declined to admit him. He is now under house arrest.