In Guangdong, the police tried to prevent the Ying Laoye procession from taking place. In Jiangxi, they violently blocked the construction of an ancestral hall.
Religious Persecution
Japan: Hundreds of Thousands of Unification Church Believers Deprived of Places of Worship
While some had claimed the dissolution would only strip the church of its tax-exempt status, liquidators have already closed down 260 places of worship.
The Unification Church Verdict: The New Martyrs of Japan
A profoundly wrong court decision tries to assassinate a religious organization.
China, Zhonggong Was Supposed to Be Dead—But Keeps Being Arrested
Two months after a court verdict in Shanxi, repression continues. It reveals something Beijing does not want to admit: Zhonggong is alive.
China: Christian Missionary Dong Yanmei Still Detained Despite Expired Legal Deadline
Her case is based on a false accusation of “organizing others to cross the national border illegally.”
China, You’re Never Too Old or Too Young to Fight “Cults and Illegal Religions”
In Lanzhou, children and senior citizens are recruited to become “anti-xie-jiao experts.”
France : Les discours de haine contre la Scientology désormais financés par les contribuables
Un « documentaire » de France 5 a offert un cas d’école de ce qu’il ne faut pas faire lorsqu’on présente les religions minoritaires au public.
The Vissarion Template: An Interview with Katya Palkina
After the harsh Russian sentence against the Church of the Last Testament’s leader, a member speaks out.
France: Hate Speech Against Scientology Now Funded by Taxpayers
A France 5 “documentary” offered a textbook example of how “not” to present minority religions to the public.
China: The Persecution of The Church of Almighty God from Bad to Worse
The persecuted movement has released a new yearly report about the imprisonment, torture, and killing of its members on an unprecedented scale.