Annual Party Events Bring Crackdown on Religious, Dissidents
During the Two Sessions, “stability maintenance” and “prevention and control” efforts increased. Travel is prohibited, and citizen spies are out in force.
Religious Persecution
The Church of Almighty God’s Refugees in Japan: A Statement at the United Nations
No refugee of The Church of Almighty God has been granted asylum in Japan, a country with a very restrictive policy on refugees in general. The situation has been discussed at the United Nations
Henan Authorities Continue the Hunt for Religious Materials
Christian calendars, couplets or religious texts are banned and suppliers penalized, as authorities provide to believers counter-propaganda extolling Communism.
Auxiliary Police Investigate Religion in Rural Areas
As Chinese authorities promote a Mao-era policy that pits people against each other, they’re also increasing the militancy in each and every village.
“Henan-Style” Persecution Spreads to Other Provinces
Henan set the example: Campaigns to remove crosses, close down house churches, and repurpose religious buildings documented in dozens of cities across China.
Muslims Arrested, Families Sent Back to Xinjiang
Muslims from Xinjiang who work in other provinces find themselves harassed and separated from their families, leaving wives and children struggling to survive.
Jailed Christians’ Families Deprived Visitation Rights
Merely because of their faith, believers are losing their freedoms – and their families.
British Muslims Rally to the Uyghur Cause
Muslims in London are supporting the Uyghur cause, spurred on to take up the challenge and stand against the atrocities being metered out by Beijing.
Spring Festival Fever and the Year of the Pig
President Xi Jinping’s dream of a “big family of the Chinese nation” came closer this Spring Festival, with a concerted drive to assimilate Uyghur Muslims as never before.
Churches and Temples Demolished For Made-Up Illegalities
Chinese government officials like to come up with a vast swath of reasons, pretty much all untrue, as reasons to destroy religious sites.
