Deprogramming is now “sub-contracted” to pro-government Buddhist clergy, while remaining under the strict supervision of the police.
Religious Persecution
Rizwangul NurMuhammad: “He Was Jailed Just Because He Is a Uyghur, Where Is My Brother?”
On United Nations International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, we should not forget the agony of silence for exiled Uyghurs waiting for news of loved ones at home.
“Strict Governance of Religion” Implemented Among Taoists Too
Taoist clergy is told it should submit itself to the supervision of the United Front and instruct its congregations on the Third Plenum’s presentation of Xi as the “Great Reformer.”
China, Anti-Religious Propaganda Targets Mentally Ill Patients and Their Families
Home visits indoctrinate them against “feudal superstitions,” “anti-scientific beliefs,” and “xie jiao.”
Kasur, Pakistan, Emerges as the Capital of Fabricated Blasphemy Accusations
A criminal case has been filed against two women in a city where in the past Christians had their houses destroyed and were even burned alive.
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.
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.
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.
China’s Anti-Religious-Freedom Policy: A Threat to World Peace and Stability
An analysis of the brutal repression of religion in Tibet and beyond, based on the author’s panel speech at the July 22 Tokyo’s International Religious Freedom Summit Asia.
Bodhi Gong Believers Sentenced in Inner Mongolia
The Qigong group, which the authorities failed to eradicate, continues to be active and persecuted in several provinces.