As a commentary to our coverage of the recent crackdown on The Church of Almighty God, we publish the text and the video of the speech by a representative of that Church at the rally in Geneva on November 6, 2018 during the Universal Periodic Review of China.
Hong Kong scholar Edward Irons explains the historical roots of the proscription of certain groups as xie jiao (heterodox teachings), and how being on the list of the xie jiao means being a main target for persecution.
Even members of government-approved churches are not speared harassment from authorities and seek refuge in other provinces of China where the crackdown on religion is less intense.
A woman signed up for a Falun Gong pamphlet, and her grandson and daughter were punished severely ten years later.
International scholars start asking the question whether what China is doing to the Uyghurs, members of Falun Gong, and other groups, should be properly qualified as genocide
An appeal to the Chinese President notes that the situation of religious liberty in China is worse than ever.
An article in Foreign Policy lifts the veil on how China uses his economic influence to prevent foreign media from reporting about religious persecution.
The speeches of Massimo Introvigne, Willy Fautré, and Rosita Šorytė at the 2018 OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting, Warsaw, September 13, 2018
In an NPR interview, Senator Marco Rubio asks President Trump to react with sanctions to the horror of “transformation through education” camps. On September 7, U.S. Republican Senator Marco Rubio, who is co-chair of the Congressional Executive Commission on China,...
Two internal documents reveal further plans by the Chinese Communist Party to crack down on South Korean Christianity in China on the grounds of “resisting infiltration.” Bitter Winter received copies of two internal documents from China’s provinces of Heilongjiang...