Freedom of Religion and Belief
Religious persecution and issues – Bimonthly Digest April 01-16 Catholics 15.04.2026 – Pressure on Catholics escalates HRW – Chinese authorities are increasing pressure on underground Catholic communities to join the state-controlled official...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
Religious persecution and issues – Bimonthly Digest March 16-31 General 31.03.2026 – China hails Japan’s dissolution of the unification Church Bitter Winter – China reacted to the Tokyo High Court’s dissolution of the Unification Church with the...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
Religious persecution and issues – Bimonthly Digest March 01-15 General 12.03.2026 – The Battle of Lufeng: A city revolts against a ban on religious fireworks Bitter Winter – In China, fireworks serve as a political tool. The government...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
Religious persecution and issues – Bimonthly Digest February 01-15 General 09.02.2026 – A Chinese christian’s charitable endeavor and spiritual dilemma Bitter Winter – I am an ordinary Chinese Christian who was baptized in 2024 at a church affiliated...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
Religious persecution and issues – Bimonthly Digest January 16-31 Catholics 26.01.2026 – The Catholic Church of China officially implements centralised control of travel documents, clergy placed under a “quasi-cadre” surveillance system China Aid...
