In Beijing, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Jilin, and Sichuan police raids targeted churches that refused to join the CCP-controlled Three-Self Church. Orders came from Xi Jinping himself.
Religious Persecution
Church of the Rock: Pastor Geng Zejun Sentenced to 1 Year and 3 Months in Prison
Pastor Geng Zejun, the popular house church preacher, has been punished for his stubborn refusal to join the state-controlled Three-Self Church.
A Uyghur Remembers the Urumqi Massacre
The killing of Uyghur slave workers in Shaoguan, Guangdong, on June 26, 2009 was the cause of what happened in Urumqi on July 5.
Sichuan Tibetan Intellectual Sentenced to Four and a Half Years in Jail
Tudan Lödup (Luo Zhu) defended the use of Tibetan language. He has been sentenced for “separatism.”
Yu Baiqing, Falun Gong Practitioner, Sentenced to 8 Years in Qingdao
His crime was simply practicing Falun Gong.
Guangxi: Religious Repression Increases Among Zhuang Minority
Allegedly, illegal religion is infiltrated into Guangxi from Vietnam. In fact, folk religion is also targeted as “superstition.”
Xie Jiao and Unauthorized Religion in China: Two Reports Note Growing Persecution
Both the U.S. Congressional-Executive Commission on China and the Dui Hua Foundation quote extensively from Bitter Winter.
Pakistan: Anglican Pastor Shot Dead, Another Injured
Father William Siraj was killed and Rev. Patrick Naeem was injured in what the police calls a terrorist attack motivated by religious extremism.
When Olympics Come, Tibetans Suffer
Extraordinary repression hit Tibet in connection with the 2008 Beijing Olympics. It is happening again.
Hazara Shia Minority Protests on Anniversaries of Killings in Pakistan
One year ago, 11 Hazara miners were slaughtered. In January 2013, 100 were killed in bomb attacks.