Rewards Spur Local Governments to Destroy Temples
In Henan province, authorities find yet another way to undermine religion: play on citizens’ greed to make them allies in repression.
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Bitter Winter
Chinese Authorities Are Afraid of “Color Revolutions”
China’s public security officials prioritize extreme measures to avoid or resist possible mass anti-government uprisings, singling out believers.
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Christian Suddenly Dies Within 24 Hours of Arrest
People in China are paying for their beliefs with their lives, like a member of The Church of Almighty God from Henan who died while in detention.
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Dozens of Bitter Winter Reporters Arrested
Accused of espionage and subversion, at least 45 contributors were arrested and interrogated; the reporter who filmed a secret camp in Xinjiang “disappeared” after the arrest.
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The Persecution of The Church of Almighty God Continues in China
As a commentary to our coverage of the recent crackdown on The Church of Almighty God, we publish the text and the video of
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Cambodia, Genocide, and the Beijing Connection
The last two survivors of the Khmer Rouge regime have been sentenced to life in prison for genocide. But it’s a half victory
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A Jail by Any Other Name: Xinjiang Re-education Camp for Uyghurs
The northern hillside of Yingye’er township in Yining city, Xinjiang, was originally an open space and also served as a shooting range for
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Camps for Uyghurs, “Schools” or Jails?
While China tries to defend the indefensible claiming that the transformation through education camps are benign “schools,” one of our reporters secretly visited
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Partners In Crime: North Korea Urges China To “Continue To Fight Against Cults”
We publish the statement by North Korea at China’s Universal Periodic Review in Geneva. Defying ridicule, the country rivaling China for the worst human rights record in the world praises the Chinese government for its “promotion and protection of human rights” and its fight against “cults”.
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The List of the Xie Jiao, a Tool of Religious Persecution
Hong Kong scholar Edward Irons explains the historical roots of the proscription of certain groups as xie jiao (heterodox teachings), and how being
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