Elderly Man Dies Protesting Temple Demolition in Anhui Province
Buddhist and folk religion temples continue to be destroyed across the eastern province of Anhui, as...Read More
2020-11-14
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Religious Venues Lacking State-Issued Permits Face Demolition
The CCP demands worship places to get religious activity venue registration certificates but denies ...Read More
2020-10-09
Coronavirus Does Not Stop Church Demolition, Cross Removal in China
While most churches in China have canceled in-person services due to the outbreak of Coronavirus, th...Read More
2020-03-22
More Buddhist Statues Succumb to Nationwide Demolition Drive
The CCP continues its campaign to obliterate outdoor Buddhist statues across China, coming up with a...Read More
2019-12-18
Beijing Residents Fight Back Over Renewed Forced Evictions, Demolitions
Residents of Beijing's Daxing district, where the ruling Chinese Communist Party has been forcibly e...Read More
2018-07-20
A Letter from Hell: Tortured in a Sichuan Jail for Asking for More Drinking Water
Human rights activist Xie Junbiao continued to do in jail what he did outside: holding signs to prot...Read More
2023-12-29
Panchen Lama: Tibetans Forced to Worship the False One at Gunpoint
Gyaltsen Norbu toured Tibet this year and talked to captive audiences, compelled to listen to him by...Read More
2021-01-08
Ethnic Mongolians Call on Beijing to Probe Disappearance of Poverty Funds
A community of ethnic Mongolian herders in China’s northern region of Inner Mongolia have call...Read More
2021-01-07
Xinjiang Authorities Remove Statue of Revered Uyghur Scholar Mahmut Kashgary
Authorities in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) have removed the statue Ma...Read More
2020-12-06
Protestant Churches Continue to Be Destroyed Across China
Both Three-Self and house church venues have been demolished under various pretexts in Shaanxi, Anhu...Read More
2020-12-04
Catholic Churches Suppressed and Secularized Nationwide
Although Catholics who refuse to join the Patriotic Church bear the brunt of persecution, state-run ...Read More
2020-12-01
Unlicensed and Official Protestant Venues Destroyed Nationwide
More accounts from across China on crackdowns against Protestant places of worship. by Lu Xiaojing S...Read More
2020-11-23
Buddhist, Taoist Temples and Statues Destroyed Nationwide
The CCP continues crackdowns on traditional Chinese places of worship and religious icons. by Zhang ...Read More
2020-11-22
Outdoor Buddhist Statues Destroyed in Temples and Scenic Areas
The CCP’s campaign to eliminate Buddhist icons across China continues unabated for nearly three year...Read More
2020-11-19
They Demolished a Temple and Put up a Parking Lot
The CCP intensifies efforts to eradicate Buddhist and Taoist temples using various pretexts to cover...Read More
2020-11-17
Residents Beaten for Protecting Their Temples
Followers of Buddhism and Taoism, two traditional Chinese religions, face ruthless suppression at th...Read More
2020-11-12
Taoist Temples Demolished or Repurposed Across China
Cases of crackdowns against Taoism, one of the Chinese Three Teachings, from Zhejiang, Liaoning, and...Read More
2020-11-10
Buddhist Statues Purged Across Sichuan Province
Temples throughout this southwestern province are increasingly pressured by local authorities to con...Read More
2020-11-05
Folk Religion Temples Wiped Out Across China
After the coronavirus lockdown restrictions were lifted in April, authorities took to destroying tem...Read More
2020-10-29
Want to Keep Your Temple? Worship Mao Zedong
Amid the nationwide crackdowns on religions, only the venues venerating Chairman Mao are protected f...Read More
2020-10-26
90+ Folk Religion Temples Destroyed in Henan’s Linzhou City
The municipal government launched a unified crackdown campaign, resulting in demolitions and takeove...Read More
2020-10-12