The crackdown is seen as part of a wider campaign against independent education.
Religious Persecution
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.
Tibetan Monk in Sichuan: 4 ½ Years in Jail for Chatting with His Sister
Rinchen Zhuzhen was sentenced to for “inciting separatism” in WeChat conversations.
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.