Freedom of Religion and Belief
Religious persecution and issues – Bimonthly digest June 01-15 General 08.06.2023 – China’s “Query system for Islamic, Catholic, and Christian clergy,” another tool for repression After the one for Buddhist monks and Taoist priests, a new data base will...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
Religious persecution and issues – Bimonthly digest May 15-31 General 25.05.2023 – China: Theological seminaries inspected to check how “sinicized” they are On May 10, 2023, Pastor Wu Wei, president of the China Christian Council, an umbrella...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
RUSSIA: Religious persecution and issues – Bimonthly Digest May 01-15 15.05.2023 – The eviction of Vissarion’s followers began in the Krasnoyarsk Territory SOVA – On May 11, 2023, it became known about the beginning of the eviction of the followers...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
CHINA: Religious persecution and issues – Bimonthly digest May 01-15 General 12.05.2023 – China demands ‘total loyalty’ from state-run churches The annual inspection of churches and license renewal are seen as measures to ‘governing religion...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
CHINA: Religious persecution and issues, Bimonthly Digest April 16-30 Buddhists 28.04.2023 – Tibetan Buddhists traveling to Lhasa on pilgrimages face new hurdles They now must file a form with a local official and have a city resident vouch for them....