Over 100 Church of Almighty God members were arrested during a nationwide crackdown before the 70th anniversary of the People’s Republic of China.
Surveillance
“Big Brother’s” Helpers Planted in Each Community to Serve the Regime
Grid administrators are given increasing responsibilities to monitor and report on the daily lives of each resident. Believers and dissidents are primary targets.
China is Suffocating Citizens with Increasing Surveillance
With facial recognition and other high-tech equipment monitoring their every move, ordinary people are starting to feel that they live in a prisonlike reality.
What Would Hippocrates Say? Patients Forced to Divulge Their Faith Before Getting Medical Care
The CCP requires medical staff to register the evidence of patients’ religious belief in databases that the state uses to control every aspect of people’s lives.
New Data-Gathering App Boosts Surveillance of the Religious
Authorities in Henan are promoting the use of a new mobile application for low-tier officials to collect information and report about religious activities.
Losing Sleep (and Lives) to Cram Xi Jinping Thought
Fearing public humiliation or losing their jobs, government employees and Party members spend hours strenuously accumulating points on “Xi Study Strong Nation” app.
Abusing People’s Rights, CCP Collects DNA for Tighter Control
A nationwide campaign to forcibly collect people’s biometric data is in full swing across China, often misleadingly presented as a means “to fight crime.”
Big Brother’s “Sharp Eyes” Monitor Religious Venues 24/7
Each word and movement by believers now tracked, as churches and temples are included in the nationwide massive surveillance project for rural areas.
CCP Launches Nationwide Investigations to Prevent Leaks on Religious Persecutions
To make sure that their devious acts are not made public, authorities are chasing for whistleblowers who expose them. The arrested could face severe punishment.
High-Tech Repression of the Uyghurs: What Democratic States Can Do
China has installed facial recognition software in 6.7 million locations throughout Xinjiang, including mosques and private homes, supporting a brutal repression. The international answer has not been strong enough.