Social media mobilize for Raguzbay Yizbashar. Meanwhile, human rights defender Serikzhan Bilash’ Facebook accounts have been closed.
Religious Persecution
Shouter Christians in Beijing Sentenced to Three Years in Jail
The decision confirms that Article 300 continues to be applied to the movement, which was banned as a xie jiao in 1983.
Former “Anti-Cult” Top Bureaucrat Peng Bo Is in Jail
As Bitter Winter predicted in a previous article, expulsion from the Chinese Communist Party has been followed by arrest and prosecution.
Christian School Raided, Teachers Arrested in Anhui
The crackdown is seen as part of a wider campaign against independent education.
Spying on Falun Gong: The Man Who Sold Two Practitioners for $300
The heinous system of delation was at work in Anhui province.
Eid al-Adha in Xinjiang: Propaganda vs Reality
Beijing used the feast to broadcast fake videos of Uyghurs and ethnic Kazakhs celebrating in a strange way. Some concessions were made this year, but within a climate of terror.
Karaoke in China: Religious Songs Forbidden
The CCP issues regulations on a very popular form of entertainment. It is also forbidden to sing that Taiwanese girls are sexy.
Religious Books Publicly Burned, DVDs Bulldozed in Yunnan
A pilot show was organized in Kunming. Other public ceremonies will follow.
United Nations Denounce International Persecution of the Ahmadis
From Pakistan, it is being exported to several other countries. It should be stopped immediately, the U.N. say.
The Story of Two Falun Gong Shopkeepers
Liang Shunjing and Deng Xiufen, husband and wife, had a successful electrical appliance store. They lost it, and are now serving a ten-year jail sentence.