Liaoning practitioners are sentenced after months of surveillance and a trial that ignored illness, age, and basic legal safeguards.
Religious Persecution
Hunan: Leaders of Yueyang Panshi Bible Church Remain in Custody
Relatives and fellow believers confirm that Pastor Huang Lei and two colleagues are prosecuted under the provision on “illegal use of information networks.
Anti-Cultism Down Under. 2. Dubious Foundations
False quotes of non-existent books are just one problem in the Victorian Inquiry report’s reliance on anti-cult apostate Patrick McIvor, who is mentioned 215 times.
Anti-Cultism Down Under. 1. The Victorian Inquiry Report Release Debacle
An email address leak confirmed a cavalier approach to handling documents and data, resulting in biased and unsubstantiated conclusions.
Tibet: New Demolitions at the Larung Gar Monastic Center
The famous monastery faces renewed pressure as its residents endure displacement and silence.
Announcing a Collection of Essays on Konstantin Rudnev and “Ashram Shambhala”
Anticipated by simpler versions in “Bitter Winter,” ten research papers will be published in the September issue of “The Journal of CESNUR”
A Visit to the Seoul Detention Center and the Difficult Path of Religious Liberty in Korea
August days of prayer and testimony—and the fragile dignity of a ninety‑five‑year‑old man.
China’s Ethnic Unity Law: Uyghurs in the Diaspora Already See Its Effects
Signs of the law’s rapid (and transnational) enforcement are deeply concerning.
Is the Tibetan Cause Fading from the World’s Attention?
The tragedy of Lobga Rangzen is a reminder of how easily unresolved questions can fade from international discourse without ever truly being resolved.
July 28: Remembering the Yarkent Massacre
Silence, disappearances, and the erasure of evidence followed the 2014 military assault on Uyghur civilians.