Rinchen Zhuzhen was sentenced to for “inciting separatism” in WeChat conversations.
Religious Persecution
1000+ Church of Almighty God Members Arrested
The crackdown prepared the Chinese Communist Party’s 100th anniversary.
Russia: Muslims Detained As Members of a Non-Existing Movement
Authorities continued to prosecuted those believing to have joined Nurdzhular. There is only one problem, Nurdzhular does not exist.
21 Bloody Holy Spirit Members Sentenced in Guangxi
As the banned Bloody Holy Spirit christian movement continues to be active in China, persecution intensifies.
Pure Land Buddhism Under Attack in China
Devotees of respected Master Jingzong of Xuancheng have been interrogated by the police and denounced abroad as members of a xie jiao.
China Moves Against the Christian Darakbang Movement
The successful international Darakbang movement based in Korea is becoming a target of Chinese Communist Party repression.
Pakistan: Ahmadis Persecuted Even After Death
A mob tried to interrupt a woman’s funeral. Hundreds of graves were desecrated in Pakistan.
CCP Cracks Down on Korea-Based Good News Mission
The Korea-based Good News Mission, a christian movement, is being banned in China, and its churches raided, one province after the other.
A Slow Boil: Memories of Life in China During the Uyghur Genocide
Longread: an American student’s bitter reflections on his ten years in China, alongside the “ethnic cleansing” of Uyghurs and the persecution of Muslims.
Shouters: Persecuted in China and Entitled to Asylum, Court of Rome Says
An important decision recognized refugee status in Italy to members of groups classified as “xie jiao” by the Chinese Communist Party.