catholic church, chinese communist party, religious freedom, religious prosecution

Falun Gong: Stories of Practitioners Suffering in China

 In China today, a spiritual practice called Falun Gong is banned, and its practitioners are persecuted. Introduced in 1992 by its founder, Mr. Li Hongzhi, the practice gained popularity across the nation for its health and spiritual benefits. Within 7 years, an estimated 100 million people were practicing the five sets of exercises in public ...

Max Lu

Falun Gong practitioners meditating.

Leaked Document Exposes China’s Horrific Abuses of Uyghurs

Recently, an official document from China leaked online detailing the detention records of Xinjiang. It listed 311 Uyghurs from Karakax (Qaraqash) County who were sent to “re-education” camps, which are basically detention centers used by the state to brainwash inmates into accepting the supremacy of communist ideology over their culture and faith. The Karakax list ...

Max Lu

Three Uyghur children.

New Document Reveals How China Is Monitoring Uyghurs

The Chinese government is known to have adopted a discriminatory stance toward the Uyghur Muslim population in the country. A new document that provides information on a database maintained by the state reveals the grave extent to which Uyghurs are being monitored and persecuted through internment camps. The database lists hundreds of people from Karakax ...

Max Lu

Uyghurs in Xinjiang.

New Rules Require Religions to Be Completely Submissive to the Communist Party

Starting February 1, 2020, China will implement new rules applicable to religions in China. The updated guidelines apparently complete the “Regulations on religious affairs” that was implemented two years back on February 1, 2018. The new religious rules “Every aspect of the life of religious communities — from formation, to gatherings, to annual and daily ...

Max Lu

A Christian icon of Jesus.

China Is Rewriting the Quran and the Bible

Beijing’s attack against religion recently got a whole lot more serious after it came to light that the government is planning to rewrite books like the Bible and the Quran. The objective is to ensure that modified versions reflect “socialist values.” Though the Quran and the Bible were not explicitly mentioned, the Communist Party has ...

Jack Roberts

The Quran.

No Uyghur Identity, Even in Death

The Uyghurs of China have been one of the most persecuted communities in recent times. The Chinese government forces them to disown much of their faith and pledge loyalty to the communist ideology. Hatred of Uyghurs has gotten to a point that Chinese authorities are destroying their graves in what is believed to be a ...

Max Lu

A Uyghur mosque.

U.S. Slams China Over Continued Persecution of Uyghurs

Top U.S. officials, including President Donald Trump, recently called for promoting religious freedom worldwide. At the same time, many criticized the horrific treatment and persecution of Uyghurs by the Chinese communist government. The Uyghur issue At an event featuring a Uyghur woman’s experience in China, President Trump asked the world to end religious persecution. He ...

Max Lu

Uyghurs in Xinjiang.

A Falun Gong Practitioner Who Escaped China’s Brutal Persecution

Imagine being severely tortured multiple times over the course of your life by a government that is hellbent on making you renounce your faith. Angel, a Falun Gong practitioner from China, underwent such horrific persecution at the hands of the Chinese Communist Party. In a YouTube video, Angel recounts her experience and reveals how she ...

Max Lu

Angel, who escaped from persecution in China.

U.S. Will Ban Visas for Chinese Human Rights Violators

The United States is looking to restrict the entry of Chinese officials who have been identified as having been a part of human rights violations by banning visas. This involves the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners, Uyghur minorities, underground churches, and so on. Restricting visas to Chinese New visa applications of Chinese officials can be ...

Jack Roberts

U.S. passport and flag.