“Gray Market”: The Largest Segment of Chinese Religion
Between the government-controlled “red market” of religion and the banned and persecuted groups of the “black market,” lies the vast area of the
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The Red Market: The “Official” Religions In China
“Official” or “government-controlled” religions are often mentioned in China. Five religious bodies are indeed authorized by the regime, although even their liberty is
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After Protestant Churches, Catholic Sites on Target
In Fujian, authorities have been shutting down churches and forcing Catholics to go underground. Geng Shuang, spokesperson of China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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Believers Forced to Attend Government-Controlled Churches
The CCP is implementing its “sinicization” policy by prohibiting Christians to attend house churches. In February, more than 30 government officials paid a visit
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Chinese Authorities Profit From Forced Labor by Detainees in Camps
A “transformation through education” camp in Xinjiang’s Urumqi city houses a secret factory where 300 detained Uyghur women are forced to work. Bitter
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If Your Religion Is A Xie Jiao, You Go To Jail – But What Is A Xie Jiao?
Since the late Ming era, China has used xie jiao to designate religious movements the government does not like. Their repression has always been
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The Church of Almighty God Featured at Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom Side Event
On July 23, at the Russell Senate Office Building, the opening event was co-organized by Mr. Greg Mitchell, the Co-Chair of the International Religious Freedom Roundtable (IRF) in Washington D.C. and Bitter Winter, an online daily magazine. Discussions in this side event focused on the religious persecution in China.
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Senator Rubio, U.S. Congress Investigate Persecution Of Uyghurs
The U.S. Congressional Commission on China, chaired by Senator Marco Rubio, heard experts and witnesses on the growing persecution of Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang.
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Nine Ngos Write To Angela Merkel: “Do Not Deport Sister Zhao Back To China”
Germany plans to deport back to China a member of The Church of Almighty God detained in Ingelheim. Nine NGOs tell Chancellor Merkel that in China she will be arrested and may be tortured.
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United Nations, Human Rights Council- 37th Session-Written Statement of the NGO CAP-LC on The Church of Almighty God
United Nations, Human Rights Council- 37th Session-Written Statement of the NGO CAP-LC on The Church of Almighty God Source: Bitter
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