Since his arrest in December, the pastor’s mother has been beaten, the whole family is being monitored, and his lawyer was detained.
Surveillance
Auxiliary Police Investigate Religion in Rural Areas
As Chinese authorities promote a Mao-era policy that pits people against each other, they’re also increasing the militancy in each and every village.
“Small Feet” to Monitor Believers, Human Rights Activists
Apparently, there aren’t enough police to monitor religion at all times, everywhere. So, China uses old women, city employees, unemployed to spy on neighbors.
Digital Maoism: The New Personality Cult of Xi Jinping
A new app for smartphones, the use of which is mandatory for CCP members, takes the personality cult of President Xi Jinping to new, unprecedented heights.
China and Venezuela: Business Partners Against Human Rights
In the name of national socialism, the despot Maduro has impoverished an entire people… with Xi Jinping’s money. It is the “Belt and Road Initiative,” stupid.
Chinese State Will Photograph You in Your Own Home
“Operation Knocking on Doors” sends officers to photograph believers under false pretexts, part of a broader surveillance system to track religious everywhere.
“Cleaning up Gang Crime” Means Crackdown on Faith
On orders from the top, local governments are investigating workers, threatening to cut pensions, and restricting social media. Examples from Inner Mongolia.
150 Pastors Arrested at Year-End Gathering
Police monitored China Gospel Fellowship and swooped in when all pastors were in one place. One had a heart attack, and all were threatened to sign “repentance.”
Comprehensive Crackdowns for “Social Stability”
Fear of mass protests in China is leading to total surveillance, ideological control, and suppression of dissidents and human rights groups.
All out Effort to Hide China’s Persecution of Religion
China expends great energy to suppress religion, and even more energy to hide the suppression. Closing streets, monitoring social media, bullying reporters.