Local governments across China urge to create “model” towns or villages without residents who are members of religious groups labeled “heterodox teachings.”
Xie Jiao Organizations
The Xinjiang Decision Against 18 Jehovah’s Witnesses—English Translation
Bitter Winter publishes the core part of the decision of the Korla City People’s Court dated June 30, 2020. For the background, see our relevant article.
CCP Offers High Monetary Awards to Those Who Report on Banned Religious Groups
To create an atmosphere where “every person participates and all population report” on xie jiao, the government offers up to 100,000 RMB (about $ 14,000) for delation.
New Religious Movements in China: They Were Always There
A new book on the sacred scriptures of “redemptive societies” helps exposing myths and misunderstandings about Chinese religion.
Riyue Qigong: The CCP Announces a Xie Jiao Has Been “Totally Destroyed”
The leader reorganized the movement after having been detained and “reeducated” for two years. Now, he goes to jail again, this time for 19 years.
China Cracks Down on Indian Spirituality, Calls It “Full of Brainwashing”
Not coincidentally, border tensions with India are accompanied by a renewed campaign against Indian religious and spiritual movements active in China.
Comics and Vocational Courses Used to Fight Religion
People in China are bombarded with atheist propaganda in a variety of forms, as the government seeks to eliminate religion from their lives.
CCP’s Anti- Xie Jiao Propaganda Ruins Families
Manipulated and lied to by the government, relatives of believers from banned religious groups are forced to mistreat their loved ones to save themselves.
Lawyers Told They Cannot Claim Xie Jiao Members Are Innocent
The CCP has a list of banned religious groups. Now, it is telling lawyers they cannot argue in court their accused members are not guilty – or else.
Article 300: CCP’s Secret Weapon of Religious Persecution
A study of 200 court decisions published in the scholarly Journal of CESNUR demonstrates that living a normal religious life in a banned group is enough to go to jail in China.