Special bimonthly FoRB newsletter (16-30.09.2021)
General
24.09.21 – Material for students cannot “propagate religious teachings”
The “Administrative Measures for Off-campus Training Materials” confirm that the crackdown on private tutoring is about ideology, not money only.
27.09.21 – Bob Fu on Christian persecution in China: “a war against the cross of Jesus”
Bob Fu, founder and president of ChinaAid, spoke at March for the Martyrs this past weekend. In his keynote speech, he detailed how the Chinese government continues to persecute Christians.
Uyghur Muslims
30.09.21 – There’s cameras everywhere: Testimonies detail far-reaching surveillance of Uyghurs in China.
Abdusalam Muhammad recalls local police interrogating him and his family in their home of Yakan in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur autonomous region as early as 1995. At the time, his family was deeply involved with the local mosque. His father was the imam, and his grandfather was the mosque’s secretary. As for Muhammad, he said he prayed five times a day, was a “non-smoker” and a “well-behaved man”.
23.09.21 – HIDDEN HORRORS China carrying out Nazi-style experiments on Muslims with organs cut out & mystery injections, chilling report claims
CHINA is carrying out barbaric medical experiments on Uighur Muslims in a chilling echo of cruel research by Nazi doctors, campaigners have claimed.
Tibetan Buddhists
27.09.21 – Buddhists Falsely Accused of Being Falun Gong Members in Hong Kong
Accusations against True Buddha School devotees by the CCP are aimed at applying the National Security Law against them.
27.09.21 – Tibetan monk in failing health after early release from 15-year prison term
A Tibetan monk sentenced to 15 years in prison for protesting Chinese rule in Tibet has been released two years before finishing his sentence, but is reported to be in failing health resulting from harsh treatment behind bars, Tibetan sources say.
Protestants
30.09.21 – Chinese Christian detained for “participating in secret societies”
At noon on September 28, Niu Yunjie, a Christian from a house church in Wenshui County, was taken away by police officers. They decided to give him administrative detention for “participating in secret societies,” but he refused to confess.
20.09.21 – Chinese police harass, surveil house church members over baptism fears
Police in China’s Shenzhen city disrupted the fifth-anniversary celebrations of a house church and harassed members because they feared the congregation was going to baptize new believers, according to reports.
Falun Gong
03.10.21 – Having served eight years, Ningxia man secretly sentenced again for his faith
A Yanchi County, Ningxia Province resident was arrested on June 18, 2020 for practicing Falun Gong. It has been recently confirmed by Minghui.org that Mr. Gao Bing was secretly sentenced to Shizuishan Prison. The length of his term isn’t yet known.
03.10.21 – Pharmacy owner dies in prison while serving time for his faith
A married couple in Qinhuangdao City, Shandong Province were both sentenced to prison for their faith in Falun Gong. The husband recently died in Jidong Prison, and his imprisoned wife hasn’t been told the sad news.
15.09.21 – Hubei Woman Seeking Justice Against Prison for Inhumane Torture
A Jingzhou City, Hubei Province resident is seeking justice against the Hubei Province Women’s Prison for torturing her while she served time for her faith in Falun Gong, a spiritual and meditation discipline that has been persecuted by the Chinese communist regime since 1999.
Other religions
28.09.21 – Christians Worship the Communist Martyrs
The new trend inaugurated by the CCP’s 100th anniversary continues unabated.