Based on a 2020 confidential text, courts were asked to interpret law provisions extensively to impose heavier jail penalties on the devotees.
Religious Persecution
Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light Members Persecuted in Egypt
A long history of repression has forced believers to flee the country. Some are now seeking asylum in Hong Kong.
Yet Another Xie Jiao: Crackdown on an Offshoot of “Human Universal Science”
The police believed they had eradicated the Qigong movement led by Zhang Weixiang, who died in 2006. But the “Datong Base Faction” continued to flourish.
China, “Strict Governance of Religion” Imposed on Christians
A new slogan calls for a closer supervision of preachers and sermons by both Three Self bureaucrats and the United Front.
Like Father, Like Son: Why Xi Jinping Visited Hongjue Temple
His father once met there the controversial 10th Panchen Lama. The visit reminded Tibetan Buddhist monks that they should fully submit to the CCP—or else.
Disabled Falun Gong Practitioner Taken to Horrific Heilongjiang Provincial Women’s Prison
Despite her health issues, Niu Xiaona was transferred from Harbin No. 2 Detention Center to the notorious “cemetery of Falun Gong ladies.”
Guiyang Renai Church’s Elder Zhang Chunlei in Serious Health Conditions in Jail
He has been detained for more than three years without being sentenced. He suffers from liver cirrhosis and should be released immediately.
USCIRF Condemns Violence Against Christians in Pakistan
Nazir Gil Masih, lynched by a mob in Sargodha, died in the hospital. The situation is no longer tolerable, the American commission says.
Argentina: La Escuela de Yoga de Buenos Aires vuelve a ganar en los tribunales, “The New York Times” lo ignora
Un día después de que EYBA obtuviera otra victoria judicial, “The New York Times” volvió a publicar las viejas falsedades sobre la “secta sexual”. ¿Por qué?
Argentina: Buenos Aires Yoga School Wins Again in Court, “The New York Times” Ignores It
One day after BAYS scored another court victory, “The New York Times” republished the old falsehoods about the “sex cult.” Why?