Truth About Epidemic Hidden Behind ‘Positive Energy’ News
China’s propaganda agencies busily create “warm news,” propagating “personal sacrifice” and “government’s achievements,” to manipulate public opinion.
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Human Rights
Taiwan President Visits Hong Kong Bookseller’s New Store
President Tsai Ing-wen visited exiled Causeway Bay bookseller Lam Wing-kei in his new bookstore on the democratic island of Taiwan on Friday, sending out a strong message of solidarity with anti-government protesters in Hong Kong.
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Hong Kong, the darkest hour has yet to come
Bitter Winter publishes exclusive footage of the police repression. “Is there any country welcoming Hong Kong people now?”
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“Inside The Church of Almighty God”: A New Book Tells It Like It Is
Oxford University Press publishes Massimo Introvigne’s survey of the most persecuted religious movement in Chinby Ruth Ingram
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Catholics Disallowed Religious Funerals
Even the dead are not spared religious persecution in China, as most religious ceremonies are prohibited, and symbols are removed from believers’ gravesites.
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China’s Push to Impose National Security Law in Hong Kong Draws Fire from Critics, Locals
HONG KONG – China’s plan to impose a national security law on Hong Kong to prevent and punish acts of “secession, subversion or terrorism activities” that threaten national security has drawn fire from critics and ordinary Hong Kongers alike, with many lamenting this is the end of the free and open city that the world has known.
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CCP Advances ‘Sinicization’ of Religion Amid the Pandemic
Along with orders banning religious gatherings to stop the spread of COVID-19, the Chinese government also increased censorship of religious information on the internet, banning preaching and other services online. Along these measures, the CCP demands the clergy of state-run churches to study President Xi Jinping’s religion “sinicization” policy, integrate it into their sermons, and prove their loyalty to the government.
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‘Ensuring Stability’ by Demolishing Places of Worship
Unregistered house churches remain key targets of religious persecution as China re-opens after coronavirus lockdowns.
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Muslims Threatened Not to Resist the Removal of Islamic Symbols
Authorities in the Chinese capital are holding three people in connection with the online storage of content censored by the ruling Chinese Communist Party, including posts and articles about the early days of the coronavirus epidemic, on a page hosted by the coding site GitHub.
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Muslims Threatened Not to Resist the Removal of Islamic Symbols
To enforce its Islam “sinicization” policy, the CCP removes domes and star-and-crescents from mosques and demands total submissiveness from the Muslim population.
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