Generated by All in One SEO v4.9.7.2, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # ASRHR ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://www.tasrhr.org/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [Linfen Golden Lampstand Church: Preacher Yang Rongli Sentenced to 15 Years](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/linfen-golden-lampstand-church-preacher-yang-rongli-sentenced-to-15-years) - False accusations of “fraud” led the popular Christian leader to be hit with a record-high sentence. by Dong Quiyue “Bitter Winter” reported on June 23 that on June 20, ten members of the Linfen Golden Lampstand Church, located in Linfen City, Shanxi Province, were handed severe sentences, while the fate of church leader, female preacher Yang Rongli, remained - [China State Media’s Attempt to Refute Leaked Uighur Document Seems to Validate It](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/china-state-medias-attempt-to-refute-leaked-uighur-document-seems-to-validate-it) - WASHINGTON – In an effort to refute a recently leaked document that allegedly details China’s massive detention system targeting the minority Uighurs, the Chinese state-owned outlet China Daily is airing two video clips that seemingly support information found in the document. - [Massimo Introvigne：Who is Afraid of Bitter Winter?](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/massimo-introvigne：who-is-afraid-of-bitter-winter) - Massimo Introvigne The launch of Bitter Winter has been greeted by a good media coverage, and has been covered with sympathy by several human rights and academic blogs and websites, from France to Australia. We did expect different reactions, too. One day after the launch,Google advised the editor of Bitter Winter that a “foreign - [Scholars, NGOs, Lawyers Protest Fake News and Persecution of The Church of Almighty God](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/scholars-ngos-lawyers-protest-fake-news-and-persecution-of-the-church-of-almighty-god) - Source: Direct reports from NGOs Date: June 21, 2018 On June 20, 2018, during the yearly conference of CESNUR, the Center for Studies on New Religions, which is taking place in Nantou, Taiwan, Professor Massimo Introvigne, editor-in-chief of Bitter Winter reviewed the scholarly literature on fake news, and analyzed the campaign of fake news organized by the Chinese - [Bitter Winter Interviews – Professor D.H. Williams](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/bitter-winter-interviews-professor-d-h-williams) - Daniel H. Williams is professor of patristics and historical theology at the Department of Religion of Baylor University in Waco, Texas. The author or editor of six books, he has also been active in teaching in China since 2006. - [NGOs Call on North Korean Leader to end Human Rights Abuses](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/ngos-call-on-north-korean-leader-to-end-human-rights-abuses) - Five days before a much-anticipated summit between the leaders of the United States and North Korea, 52 nongovernmental organizations and coalitions sent a letter to the North’s ruler Kim Jong Un on Thursday, calling on him to undertake reforms to end serious rights abuses in the repressive, autocratic nation. - [US Accepts Record-High Percentage of Christian Refugees](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/us-accepts-record-high-percentage-of-christian-refugees) - The United States is accepting an increasingly large share of Christian refugees, primarily from Africa, while the number of total arrivals remains on track for a historic low this fiscal year, federal data show. - [China Aims for Near-Total Surveillance, Including in People’s Homes](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/china-aims-for-near-total-surveillance-including-in-peoples-homes) - By 2020, China will have completed its nationwide facial recognition and surveillance network, achieving near-total surveillance of urban residents, including in their homes via smart TVs and smartphones. According to the official Legal Daily newspaper, the 13th Five Year Plan requires 100 percent surveillance and facial recognition coverage and total unification of its existing databases across the - [France: Experts Call for Human Rights Protection for Persecuted Christians Facing Repatriation](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/france-experts-call-for-human-rights-protection-for-persecuted-christians-facing-repatriation) - ADHRRF – On March 9, 2018, the Coordination of the Associations and Individuals for Freedom of Conscience (CAP LC) organized a thematic conference on the asylum application of the members of The Church of Almighty God (CAG) and the danger for them to go back to China at Hôtel Château Frontenac in Paris, France. The - [UNHRC: Human Rights Organization Submits Statement Calling Attention to The Church of Almighty God](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/the-church-of-almighty-god-03092018) - ADHRRF – On March 2, during the 37th session of United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva, Mr. Thierry Valle (the president of the Coordination of the Associations and Individuals for Freedom of Conscience, CAP LC) read the title of a written statement named “Religious Refugees (The Church of Almighty God) from China denied asylum - [Sudden Death of Chinese Human Rights Lawyer Raises Suspicions](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/chinese-human-rights-lawyer) - Suspicions have been raised over the death of prominent Chinese human rights lawyer Li Boguang, who died suddenly at the weekend, in the eastern province of Jiangsu, at the age of 49. Li died in the Nanjing PLA 81 Hospital in the early hours of Sunday morning, two days after receiving a diagnosis of liver - [China Places Outspoken Dissidents Under House Arrest Ahead of Parliament](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/china-places-outspoken-dissidents-under-house-arrest-ahead-of-parliament) - Authorities in Beijing have placed a number of high-profile dissidents and rights activists under close surveillance in the wake of an announcement by the ruling Chinese Communist Party that it plans to remove limits to leaders’ terms in office. The announcement last Sunday by the party’s Central Committee that it wants to remove a two-term - [Hong Kong Independence Speech Draws Warnings](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/hong-kong-independence-speech-draws-warnings) - Officials in the Chinese capital, Beijing, and in Hong Kong have issued a string of warnings after a journalists’ association broadcast a speech by an advocate for the city’s independence. The immediate censure by Chinese and Hong Kong officials hinted that city lawmakers may soon be pressed to pass a law against sedition and treason, which could stifle protest in the partially autonomous territory. - [China Expels BuzzFeed Journalist Who Reported on Mass Detentions, Surveillance](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/china-expels-buzzfeed-journalist-who-reported-on-mass-detentions-surveillance) - China’s decision to effectively expel a BuzzFeed journalist who won a human rights award for her reporting on the mass incarceration of Uyghurs and other Muslims in “re-education” camps has refocused attention on an unfolding human rights crisis in its northwestern region of Xinjiang, a press freedom group has said.The decision by China’s foreign ministry - [Uighurs in US Celebrate Eid, With Their Thoughts Back Home](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/uighurs-in-us-celebrate-eid-with-their-thoughts-back-home) - WASHINGTON — Aygul insists she’s not really in the “Eid mood.” But that didn’t stop her from preparing a traditional Uighur meal for family and friends on this holiday at her home in northern Virginia.In between handing out bowls of homemade laghman noodles and cups of hot tea, Aygul tears up as she and her guests - [Tibetan Pilgrim Sees Restrictions, Heavy Police Presence in Lhasa](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/tibetan-pilgrim-sees-restrictions-heavy-police-presence-in-lhasa) - A Tibetan man making his first visit to Tibet’s regional capital Lhasa returned home earlier than planned this week after encountering police checkpoints and restrictions on his movements in the city, a popular destination for pilgrims from across Tibetan areas of China. “My original plan was to stay much longer,” the man told RFA’s Tibetan - [China: Systematic repression of ethnic minorities laid bare in UN findings](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/china-systematic-repression-of-ethnic-minorities-laid-bare-in-un-findings) - In response to the release of concluding observations on China by the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, Amnesty International’s Deputy East Asia Director Lisa Tassi said: “The Committee’s findings highlight the systematic oppression of ethnic minorities in China, including the mass arbitrary detention of Chinese Uighurs and others in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous - [If Your Religion Is A Xie Jiao, You Go To Jail – But What Is A Xie Jiao?](https://www.tasrhr.org/archives/academic-materials/if-your-religion-is-a-xie-jiao-you-go-to-jail-but-what-is-a-xie-jiao) - Since the late Ming era, China has used xie jiao to designate religious movements the government does not like. Their repression has always been brutal, but what a xie jiao is, is far from being clear.Massimo Introvigne Bitter Winter published on July 27, 2018, a secret document of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), detailing a vast campaign aimed at “eradicating” - [Chinese Activist Who Shared Anti-Censorship Techniques in Secret Trial](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/chinese-activist-who-shared-anti-censorship-techniques-in-secret-trial) - Authorities in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong on Thursday secretly tried a prominent anti-censorship campaigner on subversion charges after holding him for more than a year, RFA has learned.Zhen Jianghua was initially detained at his home in Guangdong’s Zhuhai city on the night of Sept. 1, 2017 on suspicion of “incitement to subvert state - [Chinese Police Ban Activist’s Planned Visit to Democratic Taiwan](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/chinese-police-ban-activists-planned-visit-to-democratic-taiwan) - Authorities in the eastern Chinese province of Jiangsu have slapped a travel ban on a rights activist who planned to travel to the democratic island of Taiwan to take part in elections there. Shi Jing was called in for questioning by police in Jiangsu’s provincial capital Nanjing at the weekend and warned that he wouldn’t - [Interview: ‘The U.S. is Taking The Issue of The Concentration Camps Quite Seriously’](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/interview-the-u-s-is-taking-the-issue-of-the-concentration-camps-quite-seriously) - Dolkun Isa, the president of the Munich-based World Uyghur Congress (WUC) and Omer Kanat, chairman of the WUC Executive Committee, paid a brief visit to Washington on Monday, amid growing U.S. government concern for the Chinese government’s treatment of the roughly 11 million Uyghurs living in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR). The United Nations, human rights - [Believers Forced to Attend Government-Controlled Churches](https://www.tasrhr.org/persecution/testimonies/believers-forced-to-attend-government-controlled-churches) - The CCP is implementing its “sinicization” policy by prohibiting Christians to attend house churches. In February, more than 30 government officials paid a visit to Pastor Li Zheng’s (pseudonym) home in Yunnan’s Fugong county. His home was a house church with nearly 150 members. The officials were there to order him to shut it down, claiming, - [Five Uyghur Professors from Xinjiang University Held in Political ‘Re-education Camps’](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/five-uyghur-professors-from-xinjiang-university-held-in-political-re-education-camps) - At least five ethnic Uyghur professors from one of the top universities in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) are being held in political “re-education camps,” according to one of their former colleagues and an official with the school who confirmed their detentions. Qutluq Almas, a former lecturer at Xinjiang University in the XUAR - [Thai Court Rules Police Can Hold Chinese Dissident Couple For 12 More Days](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/thai-court-rules-police-can-hold-chinese-dissident-couple-for-12-more-days) - A court in the Thai capital Bangkok ruled on Monday that police can hold two political refugees from China for an additional 12 days to complete investigation of their case, court official said. Wu Yuhua, who is also known by her nickname Ai Wu, was detained by police in Bangkok with her husband Yang Chong - [After Protestant Churches, Catholic Sites on Target](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/after-protestant-churches-catholic-sites-on-target) - In Fujian, authorities have been shutting down churches and forcing Catholics to go underground. Geng Shuang, spokesperson of China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs often talks about wanting to improve relations between Vatican and China, especially in reports about the planned agreement between the two. However, that could not be further from the truth as the - [Three Tibetan Monks Detained After Launching Solo Protests in Ngaba](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/three-tibetan-monks-detained-after-launching-solo-protests-in-ngaba) - Authorities in western China’s Sichuan province are holding three Tibetan monks in detention for launching solo protests this month challenging Chinese rule, Tibetan sources say. The three—Dorje Rabten, Tendzin Gelek, and one man still unidentified—were all enrolled in Kirti monastery in Sichuan’s Ngaba county, two Kirti monks now living in India told RFA’s Tibetan Service, - [Uyghur Editor of State-Run Magazine Commits Suicide ‘Out of Fear’ of Detention](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/uyghur-editor-of-state-run-magazine-commits-suicide-out-of-fear-of-detention) - The Uyghur editor-in-chief of a state-run literature magazine in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) has committed suicide “out of fear” of being detained in a political “re-education camp,” according to sources, amid a spate of arrests of Uyghur officials accused of “two-faced” tendencies. Qeyser Qeyum, the 55-year-old editor-in-chief of Literature Translation magazine, published - [The African Inquisition: How Ccp Censors News About Religious Persecution Abroad](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/the-african-inquisition-how-ccp-censors-news-about-religious-persecution-abroad) - Massimo Introvigne On September 14, an article by Azad Essa in the authoritative Foreign Policy magazine lifted the veil on how the United Front policy of controlling the foreign media works in the field of religious persecution. Azad Essa is a journalist who had a weekly column on ethnic minorities and human rights published through the South African newspaper network Independent - [European Parliament resolution of 4 October 2018 on mass arbitrary detention of Uyghurs and Kazakhs in the Xinjiang](https://www.tasrhr.org/archives/reports/european-parliament-resolution-of-4-october-2018-on-mass-arbitrary-detention-of-uyghurs-and-kazakhs-in-the-xinjiang) - European Parliament 2014-2019 TEXTS ADOPTED Provisional edition P8_TA-PROV(2018)0377 Mass arbitrary detention of Uyghurs and Kazakhs in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region European Parliament resolution of 4 October 2018 on mass arbitrary detention of Uyghurs and Kazakhs in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (2018/2863(RSP)) The European Parliament, – having regard to its previous resolutions - [Ten Ngos Write To Xi Jinping: “Religious Persecution Should Cease”](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/ten-ngos-write-to-xi-jinping-religious-persecution-should-cease) - An appeal to the Chinese President notes that the situation of religious liberty in China is worse than ever. - [Fake News That “The Church Of Almighty God Is Anti-Family” Debunked By Italian Courts](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/fake-news-that-the-church-of-almighty-god-is-anti-family-debunked-by-italian-courts) - Two Italian court decisions quote scholarly studies to reject the fake news depicting The Church of Almighty God as “against the family.” - [Thousands of Chinese Army Veterans March Over Police Beatings](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/thousands-of-chinese-army-veterans-march-over-police-beatings) - Authorities in the eastern Chinese province of Shandong have sealed off a city after thousands of People’s Liberation Army (PLA) veterans converged there over a weekend of protests and clashes over police beatings of their former comrades-in-arms, local activists and residents told RFA on Monday. - [Detention, Beating of Guangdong Rights Attorney Shows ‘Lack of Restraint’ by Police](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/detention-beating-of-guangdong-rights-attorney-shows-lack-of-restraint-by-police) - Police in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong illegally detained and beat a human rights lawyer, a U.S.-based rights group has said on its website. Rights lawyer Sun Shihua was beaten and illegally detained by police at Hualin police station in Liwan district of Guangdong’s provincial capital Guangzhou, Human Rights in China (HRIC) said, citing - [Persecuted and Tortured: China VS The Church Of Almighty God](https://www.tasrhr.org/persecution/testimonies/persecuted-and-tortured-china-vs-the-church-of-almighty-god) - The text of the testimony of Sister Guimei Jiang at the July 23, 2018 side event on China during the Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom organized by the State Department in Washington DC. Guimei Jiang Member of The Church of Almighty God My name is Guimei Jiang (pseudonym: Zhenqing), and I turned 38 this year. - [A Letter From Phnom Penh: Why Most Chinese Tourists Do Not Visit The Killing Fields?](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/a-letter-from-phnom-penh-why-most-chinese-tourists-do-not-visit-the-killing-fields) - 1,2 million Chinese visit Cambodia every year. However, most of them follow a different itinerary from Western visitors and avoid the “killing fields” and the memories of Communist genocide. They would be confronted with disturbing news about the CCP’s responsibilities in the tragedy. Massimo Introvigne This month, I spent a week visiting Cambodia. I was - [Pressured by China, Myanmar Deports Chinese Missionaries](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/pressured-by-china-myanmar-deports-chinese-missionaries) - Over 20 schools set up by Chinese missionaries in Myanmar’s Wa State have been closed down, and many staff members have been arrested and later handed over to the Chinese authorities. On March 5, 2017, house church pastor John Cao was arrested and is currently serving a seven-year sentence in Yunnan. He was charged with organizing an - [China Rolls Out Facial Recognition Scans on Guangzhou Subway](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/china-rolls-out-facial-recognition-scans-on-guangzhou-subway) - Authorities in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong have installed facial recognition equipment at several subway stations in the provincial capital Guangzhou in recent weeks, residents said on Monday. - [Partners In Crime: North Korea Urges China To “Continue To Fight Against Cults”](https://www.tasrhr.org/archives/reports/partners-in-crime-north-korea-urges-china-to-continue-to-fight-against-cults) - We publish the statement by North Korea at China’s Universal Periodic Review in Geneva. Defying ridicule, the country rivaling China for the worst human rights record in the world praises the Chinese government for its “promotion and protection of human rights” and its fight against “cults”. - [Cambodia, Genocide, and the Beijing Connection](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/cambodia-genocide-and-the-beijing-connection) - The last two survivors of the Khmer Rouge regime have been sentenced to life in prison for genocide. But it’s a half victory because the special court for Cambodia hasn’t recognized the immense “auto-genocide” committed between 1975 and 1978 by those fanatical Maoists. The reason has to do with their powerful foreign supporters. Marco Respinti - [Dozens of Bitter Winter Reporters Arrested](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/dozens-of-bitter-winter-reporters-arrested) - Accused of espionage and subversion, at least 45 contributors were arrested and interrogated; the reporter who filmed a secret camp in Xinjiang “disappeared” after the arrest. - [China Accused by U.S., Allies of Massive State-Sponsored Hacking Campaign](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/china-accused-by-u-s-allies-of-massive-state-sponsored-hacking-campaign) - The United States’ Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday indicted two Chinese nationals for a massive hacking campaign targeting intellectual property and sensitive commercial data around the world. - [That Strange Shyness of the EU Towards China](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/that-strange-shyness-of-the-eu-towards-china) - A seminar of scholars and politicians in the European Parliament loses an excellent opportunity to put respect for human rights at the top of priorities. - [Court in China’s Guangdong Jails Human Rights Lawyer For Five Years](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/court-in-chinas-guangdong-jails-human-rights-lawyer-for-five-years) - Authorities in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong have jailed a human rights lawyer for five years, RFA has learned. - [Rewards Spur Local Governments to Destroy Temples](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/rewards-spur-local-governments-to-destroy-temples) - In Henan province, authorities find yet another way to undermine religion: play on citizens’ greed to make them allies in repression. - [The CCP is Committing “Cultural Genocide”](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/the-ccp-is-committing-cultural-genocide) - The disappearance of Uyghur artist Sanuba Tursun highlights a staggering truth: the G Word is a reality. - [All Out Effort to Hide China’s Persecution of Religion](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/all-out-effort-to-hide-chinas-persecution-of-religion) - On January 30, 2019, the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of China released their annual report on the working conditions for foreign reporters living in China. The report showed that the journalism environment had worsened in 2018. Reporters stationed in China to gather news had been obstructed, followed, and forced to delete data. Their communication devices had been monitored and wiretapped, and the e-mail passwords of some had been hacked. Some reporters were even deported. Of the foreign reporters in China who were surveyed, more than 40% believed that the reporting environment in China had worsened, compared to 29% in 2016. - [Believer Dies While Running From CCP](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/believer-dies-while-running-from-ccp) - In China, believing in God is almost worse than being a major national criminal. At least that’s how the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) treats believers. Just look at the life of Zhang Suzhen (pseudonym). - [Mother of Jailed Chinese Rights Activist Under Police Guard in Own Home](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/mother-of-jailed-chinese-rights-activist-under-police-guard-in-own-home) - Authorities in the southwestern Chinese province of Sichuan are holding the elderly mother of jailed rights activist Huang Qi after detaining her in Beijing last December. - [Citizens Face Retaliation for Filming Police Brutality](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/citizens-face-retaliation-for-filming-police-brutality) - In August 2014, Li Xiangyang and many other bystanders in Ningbo city in eastern China’s Zhejiang Province witnessed a brutal police assault on demonstrators. Many people took out their cellphones and filmed the violence, but the police shouted at them to stop recording and confiscated their phones. Mr. Li managed to take a few photos and later posted them, as well as videos taken by others, on WeChat and other online platforms. - [A Life in Jail: Shouters Co-worker Repeatedly Detained](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/a-life-in-jail-shouters-co-worker-repeatedly-detained) - Numerous Christians who are locked up in Chinese prisons were arrested and sentenced due to their beliefs only. Among them, Christians belonging to denominations blacklisted by the CCP as xie jiao have received the harshest sentences. The Christian group known as the Shouters, which has a long and complicated history, was banned as a xie jiao in 1983, long before the CCP’s list of the xie jiao was established in 1995. - [Anti-Religious Bounty Hunters in Guangzhou: The Full Story](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/anti-religious-bounty-hunters-in-guangzhou-the-full-story) - Last week, AsiaNews reported on cash rewards offered in the city of Guangzhou to “modern-day Judas” denouncing to the police illegal religious activities. Other media also discussed the Guangzhou reward policy. - [Closing the Door: How Rural Youth Are Denied Educational Rights in China](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/closing-the-door-how-rural-youth-are-denied-educational-rights-in-china) - Education development is rocketing in China, with increasing number of top-tier national universities, especially Tsinghua University and Peking University, rank among the best in Asia. Yes, we cannot deny that educational investment in China comes to a significant success over the past decades. China has, yet, left rural education behind. A so-called academic success is far and away dominated by urban elites. Rural youths, with career hope or not, are denied from entering the door – the door to academic excellence and career diversity. At the end of the day, the rich continue to be rich, but the poor continue to be poor. - [Mom, Don’t Come Home!](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/mom-dont-come-home) - The Church of Almighty God (CAG), the largest Christian new religious movement in China, is banned there by the CCP and subject to violent persecution. Hundreds of its members have escaped to South Korea, where they are seeking asylum. - [Chinese Authorities Shut Down House Church After 14 Years of Persecution](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/chinese-authorities-shut-down-house-church-after-14-years-of-persecution) - The Chinese government doesn’t seem to care a whit about the holidays its people celebrate, which is seemingly evident in its crackdown on the Fuzhou Reformed Church on Mother’s Day Sunday. - [Accused of “Foreign Infiltration,” Japanese Jehovah’s Witnesses Deported](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/accused-of-foreign-infiltration-japanese-jehovahs-witnesses-deported) - CCP is surveilling and arresting foreign missionaries across China as part of a nationwide campaign, forcing believers to meet in hiding and conceal their faith. - [Patriotic Sermons Replace Pure Faith](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/patriotic-sermons-replace-pure-faith) - The CCP is mandating the five authorized religions in China to hold preaching contests that must include socialist doctrines and elements of traditional culture. - [Villagers Fail to Save an Ancestral Temple from Demolition](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/villagers-fail-to-save-an-ancestral-temple-from-demolition) - After a month of guarding the temple, residents of a village in Jiangxi’s Nanfeng county see it turned into ruins, as officials wage war against folk religions. - [Jailed Believer Subjected to Forced Labor, Denied Medical Care](https://www.tasrhr.org/persecution/testimonies/jailed-believer-subjected-to-forced-labor-denied-medical-care) - A Church of Almighty God member recounts to Bitter Winter his horrifying experience serving a four-and-a-half-year jail sentence, received because of his faith. - [UN, Activists Call for More Protection for Journalists](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/un-activists-call-for-more-protection-for-journalists) - November 3, 2019 GENEVA – The United Nations and human rights defenders are calling for greater protections for journalists as the world observes this year’s International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists. The gruesome murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul last year is a textbook case of - [Henan: State-Run Churches Closed, Assets Worth Millions Looted](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/henan-state-run-churches-closed-assets-worth-millions-looted) - Even religious venues that are managed by the government come under severe persecution, the CCP aiming to weaken Christianity and eradicate it eventually. - [Early Rain Pastor Wang Yi Sentenced to Nine Years in Jail](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/early-rain-pastor-wang-yi-sentenced-to-nine-years-in-jail) - The decision confirms that in Xi Jinping’s China independent house churches will not be tolerated. - [Zhejiang Province Expands Digital Surveillance of Residents](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/zhejiang-province-expands-digital-surveillance-of-residents) - In the past few years, the coastal eastern province of Zhejiang has significantly increased the concentration of cameras to ensure that everyone is monitored 24/7. - [Students from Xinjiang Indoctrinated for ’Stability Maintenance’](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/students-from-xinjiang-indoctrinated-for-stability-maintenance) - While millions of Muslims are detained in Xinjiang’s camps, their children are subjected to “sinicized” education thousands of miles away from home. - [Hong Kong Protesters Face ‘Abusive’ Policing, Suppression of Promised Freedoms: Report](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/hong-kong-protesters-face-abusive-policing-suppression-of-promised-freedoms-report) - Hong Kong protesters are ‘bloodied but not broken’ in the wake of abusive policing tactics for which the authorities have yet to be held accountable, according to an annual report from Amnesty International. - [More Temples Shut Down in Hubei Province](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/more-temples-shut-down-in-hubei-province) - As the crackdown on Buddhist and Taoist venues sweeps across the province, believers are left with no place to worship, and monks forced to return to secular life. In 2019, awaiting central government’s return inspections, the Hubei authorities ramped up their efforts to crack down on religious activity venues across the province, especially those that managed to - [Chinese Propaganda Attempts to Blame the US for Coronavirus](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/chinese-propaganda-attempts-to-blame-the-us-for-coronavirus) - From government spokespersons to teachers in schools, the Chinese authorities are trying to divert attention from their inability to deal with the outbreak. - [Outcry as 13 U.S. Journalists Face 'Imminent Banishment' From China](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/outcry-as-13-u-s-journalists-face-imminent-banishment-from-china) - China is getting ready to expel at least 13 U.S. news correspondents working in the country amid growing bilateral tensions with Washington over press freedom and visas for journalists. - [Three-Self Churches Under Constant Government Surveillance](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/three-self-churches-under-constant-government-surveillance) - The CCP has installed cameras in places of worship to ensure complete control and punish those who don’t worship according to its regulations. - [Three Chinese Rights Lawyers 'Vulnerable to Torture' in Detention: UN Experts](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/three-chinese-rights-lawyers-vulnerable-to-torture-in-detention-un-experts) - Three United Nations human rights experts have expressed "grave concern" over the fate of three human rights lawyers forcibly disappeared by the Chinese authorities after attending an informal meeting of dissidents in the southeastern port city of Xiamen in December. - [Over 300 Protestant Churches Closed in Two Provinces](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/over-300-protestant-churches-closed-in-two-provinces) - Jiangsu and Liaoning provinces continue reducing the number of places for believers to assemble, barring state-run and house churches alike. - [China Could Face Lawsuits Totaling Trillions Over Handling of Coronavirus](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/china-could-face-lawsuits-totaling-trillions-over-handling-of-coronavirus) - China could face trillions of dollars in international lawsuits for its handling of the coronavirus pandemic, which first emerged in Wuhan as early as November, according to a London-based think-tank. - [In China, All Calls for Freedom Lead to Punishment](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/in-china-all-calls-for-freedom-lead-to-punishment) - The death of Li Wenliang, the whistleblower Wuhan doctor, stirred an online rebellion in China. But the regime promptly quashed people’s demands for free speech. - [China's Appointment to U.N. Human Rights Panel Sparks Global Outcry](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/chinas-appointment-to-u-n-human-rights-panel-sparks-global-outcry) - China's appointment to a United Nations human rights panel has sparked a global outcry, especially among rights activists and ethnic minority groups subject to Beijing's rights abuses and discrimination. - [Crosses Removed from Numerous State-Run Protestant Churches](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/crosses-removed-from-numerous-state-run-protestant-churches) - Though approved by the government, Three-Self churches are not guaranteed protection from the state, and they often become targets of religious persecution. - [Hong Kong Police Arrest 15 Veteran Pro-Democracy Figures](https://www.tasrhr.org/persecution/testimonies/hong-kong-police-arrest-15-veteran-pro-democracy-figures) - HONG KONG - Hong Kong police Saturday arrested 15 prominent democracy activists on charges of illegal assembly in the biggest crackdown on the semiautonomous city’s pro-democracy movement since mass, sometimes violent anti-government protests rocked the former British colony in June. - [Activists, Believers Held in Psychiatric Clinics as Punishment](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/activists-believers-held-in-psychiatric-clinics-as-punishment) - Instead of helping people, some mental health institutions in China are used to “reform” dissidents, even people petitioning the government or religious believers. - [For Uyghurs, “Poverty Alleviation” Means Cultural Genocide](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/for-uyghurs-poverty-alleviation-means-cultural-genocide) - Scholar Adrian Zenz exposes how what is advertised as an anti-poverty program in Xinjiang is in fact just another tool to deprive Uyghurs of their identity and coerce them into slave labor. - [Police in Shandong's Jinan Deny Restricting Chinese Lawyer's Freedom](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/police-in-shandongs-jinan-deny-restricting-chinese-lawyers-freedom) - Chinese human rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang in recent photo following his April 5 release from prison, after which he went into isolation for coronavirus prevention. Fellow rights lawyer Xie Yang said Wang looked aged and had expressed his hope to be reunited with his family as soon as possible, at a meeting in Jinan, April 20, 2020. - [Three-Self Churches Continue to Be Destroyed Amid the Pandemic](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/three-self-churches-continue-to-be-destroyed-amid-the-pandemic) - As the coronavirus was spreading throughout China, CCP-run Protestant churches and their congregations suffered continuous crackdowns at the hands of the government. - [Medical Staff Expose China’s Disinformation on COVID-19](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/medical-staff-expose-chinas-disinformation-on-covid-19) - Health care workers on China’s coronavirus frontline talk about the CCP’s orders to fabricate data and how they were used for propaganda purposes. by Ye Ling - [Chinese Human Rights Lawyer Returns Home after Tortuous Journey](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/chinese-human-rights-lawyer-returns-home-after-tortuous-journey) - BEIJING - Chinese authorities allowed a leading human rights lawyer to reunite with his family late Monday, ending more than four years of detention, most of it without communications with his friends and family. - [Online Buyers of Religious Books Caught and Interrogated](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/online-buyers-of-religious-books-caught-and-interrogated) - The CCP intensifies inquiries into Christians’ online activities, scrutinizing their every digital step, including purchases of “illegal” religious materials. - [Petition Calls For Activist To Be Allowed to Meet or Call Ailing Mother](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/petition-calls-for-activist-to-be-allowed-to-meet-or-call-ailing-mother) - Around 100 Chinese nationals have signed a petition calling on the ruling Chinese Communist Party to release a jailed rights activist, or at least allow him a final meeting with his mother. - [Muslims Threatened Not to Resist the Removal of Islamic Symbols](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/muslims-threatened-not-to-resist-the-removal-of-islamic-symbols-2) - Authorities in the Chinese capital are holding three people in connection with the online storage of content censored by the ruling Chinese Communist Party, including posts and articles about the early days of the coronavirus epidemic, on a page hosted by the coding site GitHub. - [CCP Advances ‘Sinicization’ of Religion Amid the Pandemic](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/ccp-advances-sinicization-of-religion-amid-the-pandemic) - Along with orders banning religious gatherings to stop the spread of COVID-19, the Chinese government also increased censorship of religious information on the internet, banning preaching and other services online. Along these measures, the CCP demands the clergy of state-run churches to study President Xi Jinping’s religion “sinicization” policy, integrate it into their sermons, and prove their loyalty to the government. - [Prisoners of Faith Forced to Make Goods for Foreign Markets](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/prisoners-of-faith-forced-to-make-goods-for-foreign-markets) - A member of The Church of Almighty God (CAG)—the single most persecuted religious movement in China—in her 30s now, was sentenced to five years in prison in 2014. Accused of “using a xie jiao organization to undermine law enforcement” just for her belief, she served the time in a women’s prison in northwestern China. - [China's Push to Impose National Security Law in Hong Kong Draws Fire from Critics, Locals](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/chinas-push-to-impose-national-security-law-in-hong-kong-draws-fire-from-critics-locals) - HONG KONG - China’s plan to impose a national security law on Hong Kong to prevent and punish acts of “secession, subversion or terrorism activities” that threaten national security has drawn fire from critics and ordinary Hong Kongers alike, with many lamenting this is the end of the free and open city that the world has known. - [Hong Kong, the darkest hour has yet to come](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/hong-kong-the-darkest-hour-has-yet-to-come) - Bitter Winter publishes exclusive footage of the police repression. “Is there any country welcoming Hong Kong people now?” - [Taiwan President Visits Hong Kong Bookseller's New Store](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/taiwan-president-visits-hong-kong-booksellers-new-store) - President Tsai Ing-wen visited exiled Causeway Bay bookseller Lam Wing-kei in his new bookstore on the democratic island of Taiwan on Friday, sending out a strong message of solidarity with anti-government protesters in Hong Kong. - [Truth About Epidemic Hidden Behind ‘Positive Energy’ News](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/truth-about-epidemic-hidden-behind-positive-energy-news) - China’s propaganda agencies busily create “warm news,” propagating “personal sacrifice” and “government’s achievements,” to manipulate public opinion. - [Protestant House Church Raided For Second Time in China's Xiamen](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/protestant-house-church-raided-for-second-time-in-chinas-xiamen) - Authorities in the southeastern Chinese city of Xiamen have raided a Protestant house church for the second time in two months, RFA has learned. - [Chinese Legislature Approves Security Law for Hong Kong](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/chinese-legislature-approves-security-law-for-hong-kong) - HONG KONG - China’s legislature has passed a controversial national security law for Hong Kong that the United States and pro-democracy activists believe will further erode the semi-autonomous city’s freedoms. - [Hong Kong Activist Calls for Help in Standing Up to China](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/hong-kong-activist-calls-for-help-in-standing-up-to-china) - Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Nathan Law is calling on the international community to stand up to the authoritarianism of China’s President Xi Jinping and put human rights above financial gain. - [Hong Kong National Security Law, Article 38: We Will Be All Arrested](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/hong-kong-national-security-law-article-38-we-will-be-all-arrested) - Hidden in the new law, a provision states the CCP can now act against every person on the planet criticizing it. - [Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Activists Hold Council Elections](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/hong-kong-pro-democracy-activists-hold-council-elections) - Pro-democracy politicians and activists in Hong Kong urged people to vote this weekend in informal primary elections to choose candidates who could run for legislative council seats in September. - [Mistreatment and Forced Labor in Custody Deteriorate Condition of Ill Christians](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/mistreatment-and-forced-labor-in-custody-deteriorate-condition-of-ill-christians) - After some seriously ill Christians are arrested and detained because of their faith, they are not only deprived of rights to medical care, but are subjected to maltreatment and forced labor. - [1,634 Church of Almighty God Members Arrested in First Half of 2020](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/1634-church-of-almighty-god-members-arrested-in-first-half-of-2020) - Mass arrest operations were planned across China before the coronavirus outbreak. If it were not for the pandemic, even more people could have been detained. - [Bans on Buddhist Printed Materials Intensify Across China](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/bans-on-buddhist-printed-materials-intensify-across-china) - The CCP blocks the publication, sale, and dissemination of all Buddhist books and other publications not approved by the state. - [‘You Can’t Believe in God in China,’ Police Tell Believers](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/you-cant-believe-in-god-in-china-police-tell-believers) - Attacks on house churches across China intensified in the past few months, as police and government officials raid places of worship and intimidate congregations. - [‘We Choke with Silent Fury’](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/we-choke-with-silent-fury) - Buddhists are devastated as local authorities continue implementing the central government’s orders to demolish outdoor religious statues. - [In China, ‘Civilized’ Means Having Nothing to Do with Religion](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/in-china-civilized-means-having-nothing-to-do-with-religion) - Offering monetary rewards and praises, the CCP encourages communities to do away with religions to be named a “civilized village, town, or city.” On May 29, members of an unregistered Catholic church in a village in Shijiazhuang, the capital of the northern province of Hebei, knelt crying in front of the church entrance under the scorching sun. They were - [400+ Protestant Venues Destroyed or Closed in Shangrao City](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/400-protestant-venues-destroyed-or-closed-in-shangrao-city) - The CCP continues cracking down on house churches and state-approved venues in the southeastern province of Jiangxi. - [Numerous Mosques ‘Sinicized’ Amid the Pandemic](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/numerous-mosques-sinicized-amid-the-pandemic) - Threatening and intimidating Muslims, the CCP implemented forced rectifications of mosques in Hui-populated areas in Henan, Hebei, and Ningxia. - [A Sad Father’s Day: The Story of Siqi](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/a-sad-fathers-day-the-story-of-siqi) - In the United States and other countries, June 21 is Father’s Day. A member of the Church of Almighty God tells Bitter Winter the sad story of her beloved and persecuted father. - [Crosses Removed from over 250 Churches in Anhui Province](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/crosses-removed-from-over-250-churches-in-anhui-province) - Provincial authorities ordered to eradicate crosses “no matter what,” and in four months, many state-run Protestant churches were left without them. by Lu An - [“Inside The Church of Almighty God”: A New Book Tells It Like It Is](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/inside-the-church-of-almighty-god-a-new-book-tells-it-like-it-is) - Oxford University Press publishes Massimo Introvigne’s survey of the most persecuted religious movement in Chinby Ruth Ingram - [Catholics Disallowed Religious Funerals](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/catholics-disallowed-religious-funerals) - Even the dead are not spared religious persecution in China, as most religious ceremonies are prohibited, and symbols are removed from believers’ gravesites. - [With Lockdown Lifted, Crackdowns on Churches Intensify](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/with-lockdown-lifted-crackdowns-on-churches-intensify) - The minute coronavirus prevention restrictions were eased, state-run churches in Jiangxi Province felt the resurgence of onslaughts. Many were closed for good. - [‘Ensuring Stability’ by Demolishing Places of Worship](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/ensuring-stability-by-demolishing-places-of-worship) - Unregistered house churches remain key targets of religious persecution as China re-opens after coronavirus lockdowns. - [Muslims Threatened Not to Resist the Removal of Islamic Symbols](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/muslims-threatened-not-to-resist-the-removal-of-islamic-symbols) - To enforce its Islam “sinicization” policy, the CCP removes domes and star-and-crescents from mosques and demands total submissiveness from the Muslim population. - [73 CAG Members Sentenced to Prison in Hunan and Jiangsu](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/73-cag-members-sentenced-to-prison-in-hunan-and-jiangsu) - The Church of Almighty God remains one of the primary targets of China’s religious persecution, as its members are given hefty sentences for practicing their faith. - [Believers Tortured to Renounce Their Faith in Xinjiang’s Camps](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/believers-tortured-to-renounce-their-faith-in-xinjiangs-camps) - Along with Muslims, members of The Church of Almighty God, Jehovah’s Witnesses, and other persecuted groups are also sent to internment camps for “transformation.” - [China’s Global Threat to Human Rights](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/videos/chinas-global-threat-to-human-rights) - China’s government sees human rights as an existential threat. Its reaction could pose an existential threat to the rights of people worldwide. - [China Targets Thousands Who Spoke Out About The Coronavirus Epidemic](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/china-targets-thousands-who-spoke-out-about-the-coronavirus-epidemic) - The ruling Chinese Communist Party has targeted thousands of people for speaking out about the coronavirus epidemic in the country since it began in late December in the central city of Wuhan, an overseas-based rights group has said. - [With Breadwinners Locked in Camps, Families Struggle to Survive](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/with-breadwinners-locked-in-camps-families-struggle-to-survive) - The mass confinement of Xinjiang’s Uyghurs in internment camps resulted in a myriad of children and parents of the detained left with no means of subsistence. - [Approved by the State but Not Allowed to Function](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/approved-by-the-state-but-not-allowed-to-function) - While the CCP governs the Three-Self Church, many of its venues are not issued religious activity registration certificates and are subsequently stifled and shut. - ['I Have the Obligation to Speak for the Dead'](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/2847) - Born and raised in the 1990s, Wuhan resident Tu Long once believed that as long as he didn’t make any politically sensitive remarks or do anything out of line, as long as he was the “obedient citizen” the government wanted him to be, his path would lead upward. - [Police Torture Believers to Get Information on Church Money](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/police-torture-believers-to-get-information-on-church-money) - To eradicate The Church of Almighty God, the CCP goes to great lengths to deprive it of financial means, including vicious harassment of its members. - [Eradication of Jiangxi Province’s House Churches in Full Swing](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/eradication-of-jiangxi-provinces-house-churches-in-full-swing) - Unregistered Protestant churches were continuously pressured in 2019 to join the state-run Three-Self Church. Crackdowns don’t seem to ease down this year. - [Tens of Thousands Call on US to Take up Case of Wuhan Reporters](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/tens-of-thousands-call-on-us-to-take-up-case-of-wuhan-reporters) - A petition calling on Washington to take up the case of coronavirus reporter Chen Qiushi, who is being held by the authorities in enforced "quarantine" after he reported from the front line of the COVID-19 epidemic, has garnered tens of thousands of signatures since it was posted last month. - [Catholics Pray Outside Their Shut Down Churches](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/catholics-pray-outside-their-shut-down-churches) - To push all believers under its control, the Chinese government is closing down all churches that refuse to join the Patriotic Catholic Church. - [Chinese Police Track Down Dissident Xu Zhiyong Using Facial Recognition](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/chinese-police-track-down-dissident-xu-zhiyong-using-facial-recognition) - Police in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou have detained dissident Xu Zhiyong -- who had been on the run for seven weeks -- using facial recognition technology and big data analysis, RFA has learned. - [EU Seen Turning Tough Rhetoric Into Action on Abuses Against Muslim Uyghurs in China](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/eu-seen-turning-tough-rhetoric-into-action-on-abuses-against-muslim-uyghurs-in-china) - The resolution gives the EU a mandate to take concrete measures by allowing the adoption of targeted sanctions and asset freezes against Chinese officials responsible for the repression and mass detentions in Xinjiang where more than 10 million Uyghur and other Turkic Muslims live. - [23 Church of Almighty God Members Imprisoned in Shandong](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/23-church-of-almighty-god-members-imprisoned-in-shandong) - The sentenced believers – aged from 17 to 78 – were prosecuted for making videos for the Church. Two among them will be kept behind bars for eight years. - [Buddhist Statues Continue to Disappear Across China](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/buddhist-statues-continue-to-disappear-across-china) - Reminiscent of the Cultural Revolution, the CCP’s drive to eliminate Buddhism sweeps across the country. Even icons in state-sanctioned temples are not spared. - [Sanya Chams Muslim Minority in Hainan: Eradicating an Identity](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/sanya-chams-muslim-minority-in-hainan-eradicating-an-identity) - Sanya Chams are part of a Muslim minority with a rich history and a unique identity. Now, the CCP has decided to eradicate it. - [China Under Xi Jinping is a 'Dystopian Digital Surveillance State': Rights Group](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/china-under-xi-jinping-is-a-dystopian-digital-surveillance-state-rights-group) - Chinese president Xi Jinping is building a "dystopian digital surveillance state" to promote his brand of totalitarian rule, according to a recent report by a human rights group. - [CCP Cracks Down on Islamic Schools in Mosques](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/ccp-cracks-down-on-islamic-schools-in-mosques) - Mosque-based tutoring was a common way for Muslims in China to study Quran and Islamic customs. Amid government suppression, the number of schools is dwindling. - [Human Rights: 10 Cases of CAG Christians Arrested and Persecuted After Return to China](https://www.tasrhr.org/archives/reports/human-rights-10-cases-of-cag-christians-arrested-and-persecuted-after-return-to-china) - The Church of Almighty God (CAG) is a Christian church founded in China in 1991. It teaches that Almighty God is the second coming of the Lord Jesus. - [Paris Rally Calls for Gov’s Heed to Uyghurs, Urges China to Close Camps](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/paris-rally-calls-for-govs-heed-to-uyghurs-urges-china-to-close-camps) - ADHRRF – On January 12, about one hundred rallied at the Place de la République to condemn the totalitarian tyranny of Chinese Communist Party (CCP), call on the French government to pay attention to the situation of Uyghur people, and urge China to release the Uyghur detainees immediately. At 3 p.m. local time, nearly a - [Sydney Rally Protester Denounces CCP Tyranny: Xi Jinping Is Worse Than Hitler](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/sydney-rally-protester-denounces-ccp-tyranny-xi-jinping-is-worse-than-hitler) - ADHRRF – On Feb. 1, around a hundred people gathered near the Sydney Town Hall Square to call on attention to groups persecuted by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) including Uyghurs and Christians. Some participant said Xi Jinping is a murderer and terrorist much worse than Hitler. - [2019 Annual Report on the Chinese Communist Government’s Persecution of The Church of Almighty God Released Today](https://www.tasrhr.org/archives/reports/2019-annual-report-on-the-chinese-communist-governments-persecution-of-the-church-of-almighty-god-released-today) - Today, January 31, 2020, The Church of Almighty God (CAG) released its 2019 Annual Report on the Chinese Communist Government’s Persecution of the CAG. In the past year, the CCP continued its brutal and inhumane persecution of the CAG, resulting in the arrest of at least 6,132 church members, the sentencing of 1355, and the death of at least 19. - [London Protests Against CCP Atrocities](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/london-protests-against-ccp-atrocities) - Uyghur and Tibetan exiles, Hong Kong students and their supporters gathered in their hundreds in front of the Chinese Embassy in London to denounce the CCP. - [14-Year On-the-run Testimony on CCP’s High-tech Suppression of Chinese Christians](https://www.tasrhr.org/persecution/testimonies/14-year-on-the-run-testimony-on-ccps-high-tech-suppression-of-chinese-christians) - On July 15, 2019, during the US State Department’s second Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom, the Coalition to Advance Religious Freedom in China held a side event called “Silicon Valley and China.... - [The Church of Almighty God 2019 Annual Report on Chinese Government Persecution to Be Released on January 31](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/the-church-of-almighty-god-2019-annual-report-on-chinese-government-persecution-to-be-released-on-january-31) - Seoul, January 29, 2020 – The Church of Almighty God (CAG) will release its 2019 Annual Report on the Chinese government’s persecution of the Church’s Christians on Friday at 10 a.m. Korea Time. - [Universal Siege on CCP Totalitarianism–An Urge to Germany at Frankfurt Rally](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/universal-siege-on-ccp-totalitarianism-an-urge-to-germany-at-frankfurt-rally) - ADHRRF – On January 18, a rally with the theme “Universal Siege on CCP Totalitarianism” was held at the Roman Forum in Frankfurt, Germany. The protestors denounced the CCP’s human rights abuses and urged the German government to sanction its totalitarianism. - [China Continues Nationwide Crackdown on Rights Lawyers, Activists](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/china-continues-nationwide-crackdown-on-rights-lawyers-activists) - China is continuing a nationwide crackdown on rights activists, detaining lawyer Chang Weiping at an unknown location, while pressing "terrorism" charges against Zhang Baocheng, activists told RFA...... - [Tibetan Buddhist Temples Monitored, Monks Controlled](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/tibetan-buddhist-temples-monitored-monks-controlled) - To curb the development of Tibetan Buddhism and “hanify” it, the CCP intensifies suppression efforts by surveilling and indoctrinating religious adherents. - [Official Religious Venues Punished for Slightest ‘Mistakes’](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/official-religious-venues-punished-for-slightest-mistakes) - The infamous social credit system invades places of worship, as state-run churches and temples are evaluated with points, some closed down for being “substandard.” - [112 Rally in Seoul: Christians Expose the CCP’s Lies and Tyranny in Support of Hong Kong People](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/videos/112-rally-in-seoul-christians-expose-the-ccps-lies-and-tyranny-in-support-of-hong-kong-people) - To express support for the Emergency Call for Aid and Autonomy Rally in Hong Kong, several local organizations came together to hold a Stand With Hong Kong march on Hongdae Street in Seoul...... - [Attacks on House Churches Intensify Across China](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/attacks-on-house-churches-intensify-across-china) - Protestant house churches, regarded as a threat to the regime due to large numbers of believers, face total extinction, people threatened to give up their faith. - [30-year-old Christian Arrested Twice and Sentenced to 15 and a Half Years in Xinjiang](https://www.tasrhr.org/persecution/30-year-old-christian-arrested-twice-and-sentenced-to-15-and-a-half-years-in-xinjiang) - Ouyang Qiuping, female, born in 1989, is a resident of Yining City in Xinjiang. When she was 24 years old in 2013, she was arrested by the CCP and sentenced to 3 years and 6 months because of her faith in God. In September 2019, she received another sentence of 12 years' imprisonment on the same charge and is still in prison as of now. - [A County in Henan Banishes Ten Commandments from Churches](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/a-county-in-henan-banishes-ten-commandments-from-churches) - Ahead of a central government inspection, Luanchuan county officials replace the fundamental law of Christianity with communist propaganda in state-run churches. - [Dutch Rally Demands CCP Respect Human Rights and Release Political Prisoners](https://www.tasrhr.org/archives/ccp-documents/notice-on-forwarding-the-key-work-points-of-the-provincial-leading-group-for-prevention-and-handling-of-cult-issues-in-2017) - ADHRRF – The Human Rights Day rally on December 10 attended by more than one hundred people at Dam Square in Amsterdam demanded the Chinese Communist government stop persecution, respect human rights and release all the prisoners of conscience. - [Hundreds March in Seoul Calling for Korean Government to Voice Support for Hong Kong](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/videos/hundreds-march-in-seoul-calling-for-korean-government-to-voice-support-for-hong-kong) - In 17 countries and 47 cities, demonstrators have gathered to voice support for Hong Kong’s “112 Emergency Call for Hong Kong Autonomy.” On November 2, 2019, a group comprised of Hong Kongnese in Korea... - [CAG Christian Wang Ju, Detained for Forced Indoctrination for 51 Days, Tortured and Deprived of Sleep for 8 Days](https://www.tasrhr.org/persecution/testimonies/cag-christian-wang-ju-detained-for-forced-indoctrination-for-51-days-tortured-and-deprived-of-sleep-for-8-days) - Wang Ju (alias), female, born in 1978, of Chongqing City, is a Christian of The Church of Almighty God. - [January 2019 Notice on the 2nd Regular Member Conference](https://www.tasrhr.org/events/guidance/2019年1月　第2回定時社員総会　開催のご案内) - January 2019 Notice on the 2nd Regular Member Conference Notice of the 2nd Regular Member Conference (Issued on 4 January, 2019 (Friday)) ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ News“Mail Service” 26 January, 2019 (Saturday) The 2nd Regular Member Conference ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ To all the members of the Religion and Human Rights Seminar The 2nd Regular Member Conference will be held at - [20 Bitter Winter Reporters Vanished in the Air](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/20-bitter-winter-reporters-vanished-in-the-air) - Writing for Bitter Winter is a crime in China. 45 of our reporters were arrested. 20 are still in custody but we don’t know where – actually, we cannot even confirm they are alive. - [Tibetan Nuns Undergo Forced 'Political Training' at Shugsep Nunnery Near Lhasa](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/tibetan-nuns-undergo-forced-political-training-at-shugsep-nunnery-near-lhasa) - Tibetan nuns living near Tibet's regional capital Lhasa have been forced to declare their loyalty to Beijing and the ruling Chinese Communist Party in a political campaign conducted by their nunnery's management committee and state-controlled “women's cooperatives,” state media said this week. - [“Where Is My Home” – Film Screening](https://www.tasrhr.org/events/activity/where-is-my-home-film-screening) - Due to parents’ separation, a girl was often shuttled off to her relatives' and friends' homes to be fostered, while she has been longing for the warmth of a home. However, one misfortune following hard on another came upon her…. Until some gospel messengers came, bringing her the warmth and love of a home. She - [At Least 150 Detainees Have Died in One Xinjiang Internment Camp: Police Officer](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/at-least-150-detainees-have-died-in-one-xinjiang-internment-camp-police-officer) - At Least 150 Detainees Have Died in One Xinjiang Internment Camp: Police Officer - [Invited to Celebrate Cherry Blossom Festival with Christians of The Church of Almighty God](https://www.tasrhr.org/events/activity/invited-to-celebrate-cherry-blossom-festival-with-christians-of-the-church-of-almighty-god) - On Apr. 7, 2019, members from The Association on Study of Religion and Human Rights gathered with Christians from The Church of Almighty God. Christians’ reverence for God and their cherishing to the freedom moved those present. - [Hong Kong rally urges US Congress to pass Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/hong-kong-rally-urges-us-congress-to-pass-hong-kong-human-rights-and-democracy-act) - Thousands of Hong Kong protesters – some waving American flags – filled a downtown park and spilled out onto nearby roads on October 14, urging US congressmen to pass a bill that would sanction and penalise China and Hong Kong officials deemed to have suppressed democracy in the city.(Photo: Felix Wong) - [Digital banners in New York against oppression of minorities in Pakistan](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/videos/lecture-by-nam-kwang-kyu) - Trucks carrying digital banners highlighting the atrocities on minorities in Karachi, Pakistan were seen in New York. The banners demand an end to human rights violations against minorities. The banners have been put up at a time when New York is hosting the UNGA session. Earlier, protests against the Pakistan Army and its intelligence unit - [Hong Kong Protesters Make Paper "Origami" Cranes to Protest](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/videos/hong-kong-protesters-make-paper-origami-cranes-to-protest) - Video provided by VOA's Mandarin service shows Hong Kong demonstrators spelling out protest slogans using paper folding cranes in Kowloon, across from Hong Kong Island, Sunday, October 13. - [The List of the Xie Jiao, a Tool of Religious Persecution](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/the-list-of-the-xie-jiao-a-tool-of-religious-persecution) - Hong Kong scholar Edward Irons explains the historical roots of the proscription of certain groups as xie jiao (heterodox teachings), and how being on the list of the xie jiao means being a main target for persecution. Massimo Introvigne Edward Irons is a well-known Hong-Kong-based researcher, consultant, and writer on Chinese culture and religion. He - [【Lecture by Nam Kwang Kyu】](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/conferences/【lecture-by-nam-kwang-kyu】discussion-article) - Religious Persecution and the Human Rights of Refugees - [Arbitrary Detention of Members of The Church of Almighty God Denounced at the United Nations](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/arbitrary-detention-of-members-of-the-church-of-almighty-god-denounced-at-the-united-nations) - Source: United Nations Website Date: June 14, 2018 At the Thirty-eight Session of the Human Rights Council of the United Nations, which starts in Geneva on June 18, the NGO CAP-LC, which enjoys consultative ECOSOC status at the UN, filed a document denouncing the arbitrary detention of thousands of members of The Church of Almighty God, a - [Judgement Day for China in Geneva](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/judgement-day-for-china-in-geneva) - The Universal Periodic Review of the state of human rights in China at the United Nations saw several major countries publicly denounce the CCP and a major demonstration in front of the Palais des Nations, with Muslim Uyghurs, Tibetan Buddhists, members of The Church of Almighty God, and Bitter Winter, united in exposing the Chinese persecution - [Destroying Lives for the Sake of a “Beautiful Countryside”](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/destroying-lives-for-the-sake-of-a-beautiful-countryside) - Land expropriations, demolitions of properties, and even deaths are the results of China’s nationwide rural rejuvenation campaign. - [House Churches Told to Replace God with Communist Party](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/house-churches-told-to-replace-god-with-communist-party) - Fearing that the spread of Christianity will pose a threat to the CCP’s rule, authorities around Jiangxi Province increasingly suppress private religious venues. - [Best Christian Documentary Movie | Chronicles of Religious Persecution in China | "The Cover-up"](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/films-and-shows/best-christian-documentary-movie-chronicles-of-religious-persecution-in-china-the-cover-up) - Best Christian Documentary Movie | Chronicles of Religious Persecution in China | "The Cover-up" Since it came to power in mainland China in 1949, the Chinese Communist Party has been unceasing in its persecution of religious faith. It has frantically arrested and murdered Christians, expelled and abused missionaries operating in China, confiscated and burned countless - [China: Members of The Church of Almighty God Victims of State Violence: The Murder of Ms. Gao Cuiqin in Custody](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/gaocuiqin) - HRWF (13.11.2017) – On May 28, 2014, homicide was perpetrated in the city of Zhaoyuan, Shandong Province, China. Six people entered a McDonald’s diner for preaching and ended up killing a customer who had refused to give them her phone number. The Chinese authorities identified the homicide as a “cult murder” and attributed the crime - [Vietnamese Catholics Protest Officials’ Interference in Their Parish](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/vietnamese20180104) - Leaders of a Catholic monastery in north-central Vietnam’s Thua Thien Hue province are protesting authorities’ interference in the life of their community, accusing local officials of seeking to have their senior priest removed from his office, sources say. In a Dec. 31 letter sent to top-level authorities in the province, priests at Thien An asserted - [2018, a More Arduous Year for House Churches in China](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/2018-a-more-arduous-year-for-house-churches-in-china) - ADHRRF – Since the new Regulations on Religious Affairs came into effect, the control and repression of religious belief by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been ever-escalating. Christian house churches across China are all subjected to unprecedented persecution, and the precarious situation of Christians is further exacerbated. A Christian from a village in Yongji - [Like a Lamb to the Slaughter: Will the United States Send This Woman to Her Death?](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/like-a-lamb-to-the-slaughter-will-the-united-states-send-this-woman-to-her-death) - A leader of The Church of Almighty God is threatened with deportation to China, where she will be at risk of being executed. This may be the most important article published by Bitter Winter to date. It is, literally, a question of life and death. It regards an asylum seeker of a Chinese Christian new - [Nine Ngos Write To Angela Merkel: “Do Not Deport Sister Zhao Back To China”](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/nine-ngos-write-to-angela-merkel-do-not-deport-sister-zhao-back-to-china) - Germany plans to deport back to China a member of The Church of Almighty God detained in Ingelheim. Nine NGOs tell Chancellor Merkel that in China she will be arrested and may be tortured. - [Senator Rubio, U.S. Congress Investigate Persecution Of Uyghurs](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/senator-rubio-u-s-congress-investigate-persecution-of-uyghurs) - The U.S. Congressional Commission on China, chaired by Senator Marco Rubio, heard experts and witnesses on the growing persecution of Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang. - [“Gray Market”: The Largest Segment of Chinese Religion](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/gray-market-the-largest-segment-of-chinese-religion) - Between the government-controlled “red market” of religion and the banned and persecuted groups of the “black market,” lies the vast area of the religious “gray market,” including churches and temples that are neither legal nor explicitly banned as xie jiao and a number of other religious and spiritual activities. Bitter Winter has recently published two articles mapping religion in - [Hungary Defends Anti-immigration Stance at UN Rights Body](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/hungary-defends-anti-immigration-stance-at-un-rights-body) - GENEVA — Hungary defended its anti-immigration stance on Monday at the United Nations, saying it was determined to maintain a homogeneous, Christian society. Prime Minister Viktor Orban told a rally last Thursday that voters must fight “external forces and international powers” who wanted to foist mass immigration on their country. Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto told the - [UK Parliament Debates Forced Live Organ Extraction in China](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/uk-parliament-debates-forced-live-organ-extraction-in-china) - An in-depth debate at the British Parliament explores the issue of organ harvesting. China is accused of “crimes against humanity, on an industrial scale.” - [The Christians from CAG responded to the coach cleaning activity with enthusiasm](https://www.tasrhr.org/events/green-power/the-christians-from-cag-responded-to-the-coach-cleaning-activity-with-enthusiasm) - On Jun. 9, 2019, around 20 people from CAG(The Church of Almighty God) in Japan and ASRHR(The Association on Study of Religion and Human Rights) took part in the activity “Ukivi Great Battle vol.163 with coen＆海ごみゼロウィーク”. This was the fifth time that ASRHR(The Association on Study of Religion and Human Rights) organized Christians from CAG(The Church of Almighty God) to join in such activities. The Christians from CAG(The Church of Almighty God) said that they were deeply touched by the positive energy presented by the host’s persistently organizing the activities, so more Christians from CAG(The Church of Almighty God) in Japan were also inspired and responded actively. They delivered a message with their actions that it’s everyone’s responsibility to protect the earth, and repaying the society shall begin from ourselves. - [The Association on Study of Religion and Human Rights organized multiple Christians to partake in the activity](https://www.tasrhr.org/events/green-power/the-association-on-study-of-religion-and-human-rights-organized-multiple-christians-to-partake-in-the-activity) - On May 12, 2019, The Association on Study of Religion and Human Rights organized multiple Christians to partake in “Ukivi Great Battle vol.162” (Beach Cleaning Event) once again, which was held by Coast Cleaning Group SHONAN UKIBUI on Cape Coast of Chigasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, and took photos. - [The Believers of The Church of Almighty God who have integrated into local society](https://www.tasrhr.org/events/green-power/the-believers-of-the-church-of-almighty-god-who-have-integrated-into-local-society) - On May 26, 2019, 22 Christians in Japan from The Church of Almighty God joined in the garbage cleaning activities respectively in Tsuchiura City, Ibaraki Prefecture and Urawa City, Saitama Prefecture, well receiving by some of local Japanese residents. At 8:00 am of May 26, 16 Christians from The Church of Almighty God positively joined - [Christian Suddenly Dies Within 24 Hours of Arrest](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/christian-suddenly-dies-within-24-hours-of-arrest) - People in China are paying for their beliefs with their lives, like a member of The Church of Almighty God from Henan who died while in detention. - [Chinese Authorities Are Afraid of “Color Revolutions”](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/chinese-authorities-are-afraid-of-color-revolutions) - China’s public security officials prioritize extreme measures to avoid or resist possible mass anti-government uprisings, singling out believers. - [The Fate of Bitter Winter’s 45 Arrested Reporters](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/the-fate-of-bitter-winters-45-arrested-reporters) - Great media coverage and two petitions to free them is an occasion to publicly share some details on their capture, detention and present state. - [Comprehensive Crackdowns for “Social Stability”](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/comprehensive-crackdowns-for-social-stability) - Bitter Winter has acquired an 18-page-long internal document issued by the authorities of a city in Liaoning in May 2018. The document details the methods by which the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) seeks to “maintain social stability.” Entitled Implementation Suggestions for 2018 Social Stability Maintenance Tasks for the Leading Group for Maintaining Social Stability, it calls for faster development of “Sharp Eyes” Project, promotion of the “Fengqiao Experience,” and the completion of a digitization system. - [Christian Calendars and Couplets Prohibited in Henan](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/christian-calendars-and-couplets-prohibited-in-henan) - Freedom of religion in China remains a pipe dream, and in Central China’s Henan Province, Christians are bearing the brunt of the crackdown as government officials are prohibiting the distribution of Christian calendars and couplets, on top of other means of religious persecution. - [No Christian Couplets for Spring Festival](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/no-christian-couplets-for-spring-festival) - In China, the New Year has brought nothing new: The Chinese Communist Party is still enforcing political propaganda on believers, even going so far as to insist that Party-worshiping couplets are hung in their private residences. Chinese couplets – a form of Chinese poetry – is a tradition spanning generations when people write their wishes, often on red paper, and hang them on the gates of their homes. Spring Festival couplets are the most common and traditional form to celebrate the Chinese New Year. - [Jehovah’s Witnesses Hunted Down and Deported](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/jehovahs-witnesses-hunted-down-and-deported) - Not only are Jehovah’s Witnesses facing a severe crackdown in China, but the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is also supporting other countries’ similar crackdowns. As Bitter Winter reported earlier this month, a Russian court sentenced Danish citizen Dennis Christensen, a Jehovah’s Witness, to six years in prison for extremism. While international organizations and democratic countries condemned Russia’s crackdown, the CCP-connected anti-xie jiao website, published an article in support of Russia. - [World’s Largest Cliff-Carved Guanyin Statue Demolished (VIDEO)](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/worlds-largest-cliff-carved-guanyin-statue-demolished-video) - Another Chinese cultural icon is nothing but rubble after government officials in Pingshan county, under the jurisdiction of Shijiazhuang city in northern Hebei Province, detonated and destroyed a standing Guanyin statue, which was carved out of a cliff and measured 57.9 meters in height on February 2, 2019. - [Henan: 410 Religious Meeting Venues Closed in Xinxiang City](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/henan-410-religious-meeting-venues-closed-in-xinxiang-city) - Henan province, in Central China, has seen some of the worst religious persecution, and has served as a model for repression across China. An anonymous government insider provided Bitter Winter with data regarding religious persecution that occurred in Henan Province’s Xinxiang city in 2018. - [Call to Action: Time to Increase Pressure to Save Uyghurs](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/call-to-action-time-to-increase-pressure-to-save-uyghurs) - Repeating the message “Never Again,” broad coalition rallies to stop cultural genocide in China, call for specific US government action. - [Zealous Officials Destroy Four Temples in One Village](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/zealous-officials-destroy-four-temples-in-one-village) - Motivated by a visiting central government dignitary, local authorities in Henan are taking “religious work” to the new level. Anything to please the Party. - [Control Intensified on Travels Abroad](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/control-intensified-on-travels-abroad) - The Chinese authorities are expanding their long-term control over private outbound travel for citizens. Last year, the restrictions were applied not only for low-level civil servants and employees of state-run enterprises but also to teachers and health-care workers. To prevent people from traveling abroad, everyone is required to hand over their passports. - [More Blows to Three-Self Church in Henan](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/more-blows-to-three-self-church-in-henan) - As the province with the most significant number of religious people, Henan continues to suffer Cultural Revolution-style crackdown on its churches. - [Three-Self Churches Ripped Apart in Henan Province](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/three-self-churches-ripped-apart-in-henan-province) - Local authorities in Henan shut down churches by blocking off the entrances and destroying church facilities. Wang Yichi The cries of the Christians at East Street Church in Sunfuji township, under the jurisdiction of Liangyuan district of Shangqiu city, in Central China’s Henan Province, emanated out onto the streets as they looked over their destroyed - [Christian School Struggling for Survival](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/christian-school-struggling-for-survival) - Panshi Church, located in Zhengzhou city of central China’s Henan Province, founded “Vanilla Hill School” in August 2008, where 80 students on average attended its kindergarten and primary school. - [Religious Suppressions Intensify in Shandong](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/religious-suppressions-intensify-in-shandong) - As Bitter Winter reported last week, the religious persecution in the eastern province of Shandong is escalating. In preparation for a visit from the central religious inspection team, local governments across the province have dismantled crosses, demolished temples, and vigorously cracked down on house churches. The recently received information indicates that the investigation of and control over religious venues and religious believers throughout the province is becoming more severe, paving a way to even more intense suppressions. - [“They Killed My Mother, They Arrested My Father”: Sister Zou Demei’s Father’s Day Reflections](https://www.tasrhr.org/focus/they-killed-my-mother-they-arrested-my-father-sister-zou-demeis-fathers-day-reflections) - The former leader of The Church of Almighty God in four Chinese provinces is free in the United States, but her mother has been killed and she cannot contact her elderly father in China. - [Protection of Uyghurs, Church of Almighty God Refugees Requested at OSCE Meeting in Warsaw](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/protection-of-uyghurs-church-of-almighty-god-refugees-requested-at-osce-meeting-in-warsaw-2) - Three speakers at the yearly Human Rights Implementation Meeting of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe ask OSCE participating States to grant asylum to religion-based refugees fleeing China. - [Who Needs Religion? Buddhists Pressured to Be More Political](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/who-needs-religion-buddhists-pressured-to-be-more-political) - Communist propaganda echoes from inside temples, as places of worship are turning into Party indoctrination centers. CCP-supported abbots lead the way. - [They Are Coming! CCP Sends Again Relatives of Church of Almighty God Refugees to Korea to Stage False Demonstrations](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/https-bitterwinter-org-they-are-coming-ccp-sends-again-relatives-of-church-of-almighty-god-refugees-to-korea-to-stage-false-demonstrations) - The CCP harasses again the relatives of CAG refugees in Korea who live in China, luring them to travel abroad to South Korea on July 22-24 next to “search for relatives” and bring them back… to jail. - [“I Refused to Go to Seoul”: One Relative Exposes the CCP’s Plot](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/https-bitterwinter-org-i-refused-to-go-to-seoul) - On July 22, coerced or manipulated relatives of The Church of Almighty God refugees will stage false “spontaneous demonstrations” in Korea. But some relatives refused to go. - [Hoisted with Her Own Petard: In Seoul, Freedom Defeats Ms O’s Bigotry](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/hoisted-with-her-own-petard-in-seoul-freedom-defeats-ms-os-bigotry) - The pro-CCP and anti-cult activist organized a sideshow in front of the Blue House, the residence of the Korean President. She was in for a surprise, as refugees fought back with their own, more successful press conference. - [Worshiping in a Bathhouse to Evade Persecution](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/worshiping-in-a-bathhouse-to-evade-persecution) - To avoid raids and arrests, house church believers disguise their venues or opt to pray in the mountains, just to stay away from the watchful eyes of the regime. - [Reporting Boxes and Tip Lines to Stop Religion in Villages](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/reporting-boxes-and-tip-lines-to-stop-religion-in-villages) - Religious belief is common among China’s rural population, representing the most significant base of believers. In an effort to attack religion at its core, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been mobilizing the masses to monitor and report each other using a variety of means. The latest tool is the revival of Cultural Revolution-era tip-off measures. - [What is Successful Education According to CCP?](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/what-is-successful-education-according-to-ccp) - China’s leaders believe that the main cause of radicalism – including protests in Hong Kong – is deficient patriotism and insufficient exposure to communist ideology. - [Propaganda Against The Church of Almighty God Surges in Henan](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/propaganda-against-the-church-of-almighty-god-surges-in-henan) - By vigorously manipulating public opinion, Henan Province intensifies suppression campaigns that have resulted in the arrest of over 300 believers since January. - [Enthusiastic Participation in the coast cleaning activity “Ukibui Battle vol.159”](https://www.tasrhr.org/events/green-power/enthusiastic-participation-in-the-coast-cleaning-activity-ukibui-battle-vol-159) - On the morning of Feb. 10, 2019, Coast Cleaning Group SHONAN UKIBUI held the coast cleaning activity “Ukibui Battle” on Cape Coast of Chigasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture. The representative from the Association on Study of Religions and Human Rights and five relevant personnel participated in this activity with great enthusiasm. The coast cleaning activity began at - [CCP’s Use of Tech to Abuse Human Rights Condemned at 2nd Ministerial Side Event](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/videos/ccps-use-of-tech-to-abuse-human-rights-condemned-at-2nd-ministerial-side-event) - On July 15, 2019, during the US State Department’s second Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom, the Coalition to Advance Religious Freedom in China held a side event called “Silicon Valley and China: The Rise of Religious Oppression Through Technology.” A persecuted Christian from The Church of Almighty God (CAG), a Uyghur, and a petitioner spoke on the CCP’s use of advanced technology to trample human rights, and called on US tech companies to stop their supply to China. The host Greg Mitchell, Co-Chair of the International Religious Freedom Roundtable, spoke on the state of religious persecution in China. - [Documentary “The One Who Holds Sovereignty Over Everything” – Release date 12th May 2019 Tokyo](https://www.tasrhr.org/events/activity/the-one-who-holds-sovereignty-over-everything) - Synopsis Throughout the vast universe, the celestial bodies are moving precisely within their own orbits; under the heavens, all creatures are following the laws of life... From ancient times to modern days, great nations have risen up, dynasties have come and gone, and countries and peoples have flourished and perished in the tides of history….which - [Truth of False Demonstrations Exposed, Pro-CCP Activist Ms. O Tries to Attack CAG’s Press Conference](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/videos/truth-of-false-demonstrations-exposed-pro-ccp-activist-ms-o-tries-to-attack-cags-press-conference) - On the morning of July 22, 2019, more than 30 Christians of The Church of Almighty God (CAG) held a press conference at the Fountain Square in front of the Blue House, strongly protesting against the CCP for inducing and coercing CAG Christians’ family members in China into coming to South Korea and staging false - [Christians Hoping to Meet “Relatives-Searching” Family Members Pro-CCP Activist Stood in the Way](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/christians-hoping-to-meet-relatives-searching-family-members-pro-ccp-activist-stood-in-the-way) - ADHRRF—July 24th, 10 am, led by pro-CCP activist O Myung-ok, about a dozen family members of The Church of Almighty God (CAG) Christians, together with another dozen or so elderly female strangers, staged demonstrations and made a scene in front of Onsu CAG premises, whose volume at times peaked over 90db. - [The Church of Almighty God Member Zou Demei Speaks At The Side Event](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/videos/the-church-of-almighty-god-member-zou-demei-speaks-at-the-side-event) - At the Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom organized by the U.S. State Department in Washington DC, high-tech companies supplying components to Chinese surveillance systems are told that this is immoral—and should be illegal too. - [The Long Arm of the Dragon: Chinese Persecution of Refugees Fleeing Religious Persecution](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/videos/the-long-arm-of-the-dragon-chinese-persecution-of-refugees-fleeing-religious-persecution) - Since the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) took power, the growing and systematic religious persecution in China has generated tens of thousands of refugees, who flee to democratic countries. The mere fact that refugees are granted asylum declares to the world that China is guilty of religious persecution. As the CCP has always presented itself as “great, glorious, correct,” how can it admit the fact that it persecutes religious belief and tramples on human rights? For this reason, the CCP has launched a long-term, systematic and massive campaign to harass refugees who flee religious persecution in China. - [The Association on Study of Religion and Human Rights organized Christians to take part in the activity in Shinagawa](https://www.tasrhr.org/events/green-power/the-association-on-study-of-religion-and-human-rights-organized-christians-to-take-part-in-the-activity-in-shinagawa) - On June 25, 2019, The Association on Study of Religion and Human Rights organized multiple Christians to take part in the participatory regional beautification program “Shinagawa Konan Area Shiny Project” and took photos. - [Christians from The Church of Almighty God participated in the coast cleaning activity “Ukivi Great Battle vol.160” and won an award](https://www.tasrhr.org/events/green-power/christians-from-the-church-of-almighty-god-participated-in-the-coast-cleaning-activity-ukivi-great-battle-vol-160-and-won-an-award) - On Mar. 10, 2019, six members from the Association on Study of Religions and Human Rights and five Christians from The Church of Almighty God jointly participated in “Ukivi Great Battle vol.160” (Coast Cleaning Activity) held by Coast Cleaning Group SHONAN UKIBUI on Cape Coast of Chigasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture. The coast cleaning activity began at - [Tied together in God’s love, Christians embraced the Spring Festival together](https://www.tasrhr.org/events/activity/tied-together-in-gods-love-christians-embraced-the-spring-festival-together) - On Feb. 3, 2019, eve of Spring Festival, Christians from The Church of Almighty God in Japan held an activity to welcome the Spring Festival. Members from the Association on Study of Religions and Human Rights (general organization legal entity) were invited to take part in this activity. - [Italian Festival of Religions: All Must Defend Religious Freedom](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/videos/italian-festival-of-religions-all-must-defend-religious-freedom) - On April 5, 2019 Mondoreligioni, an Italian festival of religions now in its second edition, was held in Rome, drawing representatives of religious groups from a number of countries to have exchanges by displaying religious literature and artwork, creative performances, and so on. The festival’s organizers, Italy’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Vice-President of the European Parliament, attended the event to deliver speeches. Christians with The Church of Almighty God (CAG) were also invited to attend. - [Olivia Enos: Chinese Government Is "Targeting Religion," "Unbelievable Persecution of Christians"](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/videos/olivia-enos-chinese-government-is-targeting-religion-unbelievable-persecution-of-christians) - Olivia Enos joined Fox Business Monday, September 10, to talk about a new report of increasing persecution of Christians and people of other faiths in China, the scope of the persecution, and what the Trump administration should do about it. - [Iraqi Christians in Peril | Faith Matters](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/videos/iraqi-christians-in-peril-faith-matters) - Abbot Gabriel works with Christian refugees in northern Iraq. Joseph Yunis is one of them. He was kidnapped by Islamist terrorists and only released after a ransom of 20,000 dollars was paid. He and his family have now fled from Mosul. - [Thousands of Uyghurs Detained in a Gansu Prison](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/thousands-of-uyghurs-detained-in-a-gansu-prison) - As Bitter Winter has previously reported, to hide the mass detention of Uyghurs, the Chinese authorities are transferring large numbers of detainees from the overcrowded prisons and transformation through education camps in Xinjiang to other provinces in China, such as Shaanxi, Gansu, Heilongjiang, and others. - [Saudi Arabia Uncovered (Human Rights Documentary) - Real Stories](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/videos/saudi-arabia-uncovered-human-rights-documentary-real-stories) - This explosive film reveals the hidden reality inside the west’s close ally Saudi Arabia. With unprecedented access to an underground network of young activists and footage from previously unseen corners of life – from prisons and public punishments to defiance of the regime on the streets – this film uncovers a society that despite severe - [WORLD WATCH LIST for PERSECUTION OF CHRISTIANS](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/videos/world-watch-list-for-persecution-of-christians) - Greg Musselman and Maggie John talk about the latest statistics on Christian persecution from around the world and the top countries on that list. - [Persecution of Christians on the rise in Asia](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/videos/persecution-of-christians-on-the-rise-in-asia) - One in every three Christians in Asia are suffering from a “high level” of persecution according to a new report by the UK-based Christian advocacy group Open Doors. Its 2019 Watch List Report ranks North Korea, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India among the top 10 where persecution of Christians is “most extreme”. China is on the list at number 27. Some church leaders in China say persecution is at its worst level since the Cultural Revolution in the 1960s and 70s. The South China Morning Post speaks to Ron Boyd-Macmillian, director of resarch at Open Doors International. - [6月2日逗子市『中国における宗教迫害の実録』映画上映会](https://www.tasrhr.org/events/activity/6月2日『中国における宗教迫害の実録』上映会) - 『中国における宗教迫害の実録』映画上映会 中国共産党が1949年に中国大陸で政権を握って以来、中共による宗教迫害はやむことがありません。中国共産党は、狂ったようにクリスチャンを逮捕して殺害し、中国内で活動する宣教師たちを虐待し、追放しました。また、無数の聖書を没収して焼却し、教会を封鎖、あるいは打ち壊しました。そして、全ての家の教会を消し去ろうと虚しく試みました。 近年、中国共産党政府は、「キリスト教の中国化」を目的とした数々の政策を広範囲にわたって実行しています。数千もの教会の十字架が破壊され、多くの教会が強制撤去されました。また、非常に多くの家の教会のクリスチャンが不当に逮捕され、迫害を受けました。中国のキリスト教会は、現在も残虐な迫害を受けて苦しんでいます。 今回上映するドキュメンタリ―は、中国共産党政権下で 苦しむ中国のクリスチャンたちの実際の迫害体験を忠実かつ客観的に再現しています。 日時： 2018年6月2日 土曜日 午前10:00-12:00 (開場：9時半) 参加費：無料 会場： 逗子市民交流センターの生涯学習スペース 第2会議室 住所： 神奈川県逗子市逗子4-2-11 主催: 芸術文化振興協会 連絡先: 神奈川県逗子市小坪3-14-2 TEL: 090-3570-4500 (丸山治章) 共催: 宗教と人権について考える会 連絡先: 東京都文京区水道 2-17-3 新天ビル５０１ TEL: 03-6801-8437 申込： あり ≪申込方法≫ お申し込みフォーム http://pcse.pw/5Z9QPより、お名前、ご連絡先、ご所属をご登録ください。 ＊上記フォームでご登録できない場合は、お手数ですが、宗教と人権について考える会(tasrhr2018@gmail.com) まで、件名を「6/2『中国における宗教迫害の実録』上映会」として、お名前、ご連絡先、ご所属をご連絡ください。 ＊【お問い合わせ先】 宗教と人権について考える会 email：tasrhr2018@gmail.com TEL：03-6801-8437 - [7月29日 東京『隠ぺい』映画上映会](https://www.tasrhr.org/events/activity/film-screening-2) - 「隠ぺい」（日本語吹替版）はひとりの中国人クリスチャンの実体験に基づいて作られているドキュメンタリー映画である。「隠ぺい」は、一人の敬虔なクリスチャンが殺害され、その家族が冤罪を晴らすこともできなかったという悲劇を語る。主人公の宋暁蘭の突然で予期せぬ死—中国共産党警察が一貫性のない矛盾した説明を与えた死を描く。調査の後、宋一家は警察が初めからずっと嘘をつき続けていたことを発見した⋯⋯ - [The Persecution of The Church of Almighty God Continues in China](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/conferences/the-persecution-of-the-church-of-almighty-god-continues-in-china) - As a commentary to our coverage of the recent crackdown on The Church of Almighty God, we publish the text and the video of the speech by a representative of that Church at the rally in Geneva on November 6, 2018 during the Universal Periodic Review of China. Hello, everyone! I am a Christian from The Church of - [Khmer Rouge Leaders Found Guilty of Genocide | Radio Free Asia (RFA)](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/videos/khmer-rouge-leaders-found-guilty-of-genocide-radio-free-asia-rfa) - Khieu Samphan and Nuon Chea were sentenced to life in prison for their roles in the slaughter of ethnic Vietnamese and Muslim minorities during the Khmer Rouge regime’s reign of terror in Cambodia. - [“You Think Death is Better” | Radio Free Asia (RFA)](https://www.tasrhr.org/persecution/testimonies/you-think-death-is-better-radio-free-asia-rfa) - A Uyghur mother describes the trauma she endured during multiple detentions at the hands of Chinese authorities in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. - [Christian Movie | Chronicles of Religious Persecution in China "A Youth of Bloody Tears"](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/films-and-shows/christian-movie-chronicles-of-religious-persecution-in-china-a-youth-of-bloody-tears) - Since it came to power in mainland China in 1949, the Chinese Communist Party has been relentless in its persecution of religious faith. It has frantically arrested and murdered Christians, expelled and abused missionaries operating in China, confiscated and destroyed countless copies of the Bible, sealed up and demolished church buildings, and vainly attempted to - [A Jail by Any Other Name: Xinjiang Re-education Camp for Uyghurs](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/videos/a-jail-by-any-other-name-xinjiang-re-education-camp-for-uyghurs) - The northern hillside of Yingye’er township in Yining city, Xinjiang, was originally an open space and also served as a shooting range for militia training. Now a “transformation through education” camp was built here. The camp is massive in size, containing four building complexes with a floor space area of about 110,000 square meters.The camp - [Christian Video "Community 'Scouts'" (2018 Short Sketch)](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/films-and-shows/christian-video-community-scouts-2018-short-sketch) - The Chinese Communist Party, to eradicate religious faith, uses neighborhood and village committees and various random people to closely monitor Christians and institutes a "reward for reporting" system in an attempt to round up every Christian. The skit Community "Scouts" examines how the Christian Lin Min, because of a reputation for believing in God, is - [Camps for Uyghurs, “Schools” or Jails?](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/camps-for-uyghurs-schools-or-jails) - While China tries to defend the indefensible claiming that the transformation through education camps are benign “schools,” one of our reporters secretly visited the new large camp in Yining, Xinjiang, and proved it is undoubtedly a jail. On November 6, the United Nations Human Rights Council conducted its Universal Periodic Review of China. Several countries denounced the transformation through education - [Christian Video "Electronic Eyes All Over the City" (2018 Crosstalk)](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/films-and-shows/christian-video-electronic-eyes-all-over-the-city-2018-crosstalk) - In the name of public safety, the Chinese Communist Party installs electronic eyes everywhere, the true purpose of which is to use high-tech methods to attack dissent and persecute religious believers. Christians face serious challenges trying to survive under such intense surveillance. The crosstalk Electronic Eyes All Over the City uses a humorous and vivid - [Mass Detention of Muslims Impacts Agriculture in Xinjiang](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/mass-detention-of-muslims-impacts-agriculture-in-xinjiang) - As the authorities put more and more Muslim men in detention, there is hardly anyone left to work on the fields. In a village in Xinjiang’s Wusu city, more than 40 Hui men were recently arrested and detained at a local school. The school was converted into a “transformation through education” camp and is currently guarded by SWAT police. The detainees, all - [Bangladesh: Poor Conditions for Rohingya Refugees with Disabilities](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/videos/bangladesh-poor-conditions-for-rohingya-refugees-with-disabilities) - Bangladesh’s overcrowded, hilly, and rain-soaked mega camp for ethnic Rohingya refugees is precarious for everyone, but especially for people with disabilities. More than 700,000 people reside in the camp after fleeing the Myanmar military’s campaign of ethnic cleansing more than a year ago. - [ICC: Victims of Atrocities Deserve Justice](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/videos/icc-victims-of-atrocities-deserve-justice) - Member countries of the International Criminal Court (ICC) should increase their support for the court in the face of increasing challenges to delivering justice. The court’s founding treaty, the Rome Statute, was adopted 20 years ago on July 17, 1998. - [China's hidden camps - BBC News](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/videos/chinas-hidden-camps-bbc-news) - The BBC has new evidence that China is building a vast network of internment camps for its Muslim population in the western region of Xinjiang. Experts say one facility we’ve identified could be one of the biggest detention centres in the world. It's thought as many as a million Muslims from the Uighur community are - [China’s Internment Camps Aim to ‘Brainwash’ Muslim Minorities | Radio Free Asia (RFA)](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/videos/chinas-internment-camps-aim-to-brainwash-muslim-minorities-radio-free-asia-rfa) - China has established political “re-education” facilities with the goal of getting Muslims in the Xinjiang region to follow Communist Party dictates. - [China Probes Outspoken Rights Lawyer Defending Ailing Sichuan Activist](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/china-probes-outspoken-rights-lawyer-defending-ailing-sichuan-activist) - Authorities in the southeastern Chinese province of Guangdong have announced a probe into the defense lawyer of detained rights activist Huang Qi, in a move that could remove his ability to represent his client, RFA has learned. - [The Most Persecuted Religious Movement in China: What is The Church of Almighty God?](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/the-most-persecuted-religious-movement-in-china-what-is-the-church-of-almighty-god) - The Church of Almighty God has replaced Falun Gong as the main target of Chinese religious persecution. Here is the essential information on what this Church is and why it is persecuted. Massimo Introvigne Readers of Bitter Winter frequently encounter references to The Church of Almighty God, a Chinese Christian new religious movement. There is a good - [Should We Use The G Word? Chinese Persecution and Genocide](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/should-we-use-the-g-word-chinese-persecution-and-genocide) - International scholars start asking the question whether what China is doing to the Uyghurs, members of Falun Gong, and other groups, should be properly qualified as genocide. Massimo Introvigne The international community is always reluctant to use the word “genocide.” It is a legal concept defined by international law, with clear consequences and implications. - [CHINA: Statues of Mao Placed in Temples (Video)](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/china-statues-of-mao-placed-in-temples-video) - While countless Buddhist temples are being destroyed across China, statues of deities are being replaced with those of Mao Zedong in the remaining places of worship. As part of Xi Jinping’s “sinicization of religion” policy, countless Buddhist temples in various provinces have been either destroyed or repurposed. To make the remaining temples “more Chinese,” authorities - [Christian Video 2018 | "Surveillance" (Crosstalk) | The CCP Uses High Tech to Violate Human Rights](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/films-and-shows/christian-video-2018-surveillance-crosstalk-the-ccp-uses-high-tech-to-violate-human-rights) - Since the CCP took power, it has always attacked dissidents and persecuted religious faith. To permanently control China's people, the CCP has spent massive sums to build many kinds of national surveillance networks, and monitoring of Christians is especially intense. The multiple layers of phone monitoring, internet monitoring, and surveillance cameras have allowed the CCP - [English Christian Video "Pretenders" (Crosstalk) | Ripping Off Mask of China's "Religious Freedom"](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/films-and-shows/english-christian-video-pretenders-crosstalk-ripping-off-mask-of-chinas-religious-freedom) - The CCP, an atheist ruling regime, in order to completely ban religious beliefs and make China a godless country, tries every scheme, trick, and trap and uses a variety of despicable methods to arrest and persecute Christians. The crosstalk Pretenders exposes yet another means the CCP uses to arrest Christians—hiding their identity to get inside - [RFA: Chinese Worker Rams Tibetan Protester with Truck](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/videos/rfa-chinese-worker-rams-tibetan-protester-with-truck) - The incident occurred during a dispute over construction of a solar panel installation. Other Tibetans were also attacked and beaten by Chinese workers at the scene. - [Saudi-led war could lead to historic famine, World Food Program warns](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/videos/saudi-led-war-could-lead-to-historic-famine-world-food-program-warns) - The World Food Program tells CNN's Nima Elbagir that 12 million people could be facing famine in Yemen as a result of a 3 year war in Yemen between a Saudi-led coalition and Houthi rebels. - [Hong Kong Fears for Its Freedoms as China’s President Plans to Rule Indefinitely](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/hong-kong-06032018) - Plans to amend China’s constitution to allow President Xi Jinping to remain in office indefinitely have prompted vocal opposition in the former British colony of Hong Kong, where many fear a more authoritarian leadership style in Beijing could spell the end of the city’s traditional freedoms. Dozens of protesters took to the streets at the - [Exiled Uyghur Leader Says ‘Red Notice’ Demonstrates China’s Harassment of Critics Abroad](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/uyghur-activist) - Prominent exiled Uyghur activist Dolkun Isa said Wednesday that a “Red Notice” alert for his arrest, which was recently removed by international policing organization INTERPOL, is “just one example” of how China’s government is using the alleged threat of terrorism to silence its critics around the world. The president of the Munich-based World Uyghur Congress - [Church of Almighty God Releases Report on Persecution in China](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/church-of-almighty-god-releases-report-on-persecution-in-china) - This year at the OSCE's Human Dimension Implementation Meeting 2017 in Warsaw, representatives of the Church of Almighty God (CAG), contacted the delegates of Soteria International and presented the challenges their organization was facing in China. It is important to raise concern with regards to their situation and to make their case more known, thus - [Human Rights Watch: World Report 2015 | Events of 2014](https://www.tasrhr.org/archives/reports/human-rights-watch-world-report-2015-ev-ents-of-2014) - World Report 2015 is Human Rights Watch’s 25th annual review of human rights practices around the globe. It summarizes key human rights issues in more than 90 countries and territories worldwide. In his keynote, Human Rights Watch Executive Director Kenneth Roth reflects on a year so tumultuous, “it can seem as if the world is - [Willy Fautré: South Korea Should Give Refugee Status to Asylum Seekers of The Church of Almighty God](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/conferences/willy-fautre-south-korea-should-give-refugee-status-to-asylum-seekers-of-the-church-of-almighty-god) - [【Lecture by Rosita Šorytė】Religious Persecution, Refugees, and Right of Asylum](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/conferences/【lecture-by-rosita-soryte】religious-persecution-refugees-and-right-of-asylum) - [Human Rights Watch: World Report 2017 | Events of 2016](https://www.tasrhr.org/archives/reports/human-rights-watch-world-report-2017-ev-ents-of-2016) - World Report 2017 summarizes key human rights issues in more than 90 countries and territories worldwide. It reflects investigative work that Human Rights Watch staff undertook in 2016, usually in close partnership with human rights activists in the country in focus. In his introductory essay, Executive Director Kenneth Roth writes that a new generation of - [Religious Persecution? Interview with Follower of The Church of Almighty God](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/conferences/religious-persecution-interview-with-follower-of-the-church-of-almighty-god) - Topic: Jia Chunwang Ordered Siege on The Church of Almighty God. Project 807 Caused the Purported McDonald's Murder? Guest: Kunrui Li (@lichristina0823 ) Yongxiang Zhang (@vivianizyx3) Guangjun Gao (Lawyer) Host: Xiaoping Chen (@xpchen15) - [Human Rights Expert Do Heeyoon: If Christians Are Repatriated, Human Rights Groups Will Not Stand By](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/conferences/human-rights-expert-do-heeyoon-if-christians-are-repatriated-human-rights-groups-will-not-stand-by) - On November 28, 2017, in response to concurrent public attacks and smears against The Church of Almighty God in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and South Korea, South Korean human rights expert Do Heeyoun and eight other non-governmental organizations jointly condemned the Chinese Communist government... - [【Lecture by Rosita Šorytė】Religious Persecution, Refugees, and Right of Asylum](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/conferences/【lecture-by-rosita-soryte】religious-persecution-refugees-and-right-of-asylum-2) - Religious Persecution and the Human Rights of Refugees - [Western Scholars vs CCP Representatives at the UN in Geneva About The Church of Almighty God](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/conferences/western-scholars-vs-ccp-representatives-at-the-un-in-geneva-about-the-church-of-almighty-god) - [China Aid’s Top 10 Persecution Cases in China in 2014](https://www.tasrhr.org/persecution/typical-cases/china-aids-top-10-persecution-cases-in-china-in-2014) - China Aid’s Top 10 Persecution Cases in China of 2014 In 2014, Chinese authorities in charge of religious affairs persecuted the entire Christian population in China in order to “sinicize Christianity.” In addition to house churches, which typically face persecution, small government-sanctioned churches were also targeted, experiencing cross removals and building demolitions. The persecution against - [« 18 » PRIS POUR CIBLE (FR-ENG)](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/films-and-shows/18-pris-pour-cible-fr-eng) - [I’m prepared for jail: Zhen Jianghua](https://www.tasrhr.org/persecution/testimonies/im-prepared-for-jail-zhen-jianghua) - For years, Zhen Jianghua has been prepared to lose his freedom in pursuit of human rights. Now he needs us to stand with him as he faces 15 years in prison in China – take action now - [24 Cases of CAG Christians Persecuted to Death by the CCP Government](https://www.tasrhr.org/persecution/typical-cases/24-cases-of-cag-christians-persecuted-to-death-by-the-ccp-government) - 1. The Case of Xie Yongjiang, a Christian From The Church of Almighty God Persecuted to Death by the CCP Government 2. The Case of Deng Xiufen, a Christian From The Church of Almighty God Persecuted to Death by the CCP Government 3. The Case of Zhang Zhaoqi, a Christian of The Church - [China: Officials Impose Home Visits on Muslim Families](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/videos/china-officials-impose-home-visits-on-muslim-families) - Chinese officials, since early 2018, have imposed regular “home stays” on families in the predominantly Muslim region of Xinjiang. These visits are part of the government’s increasingly invasive “Strike Hard” campaign in the region, ... - [2017 Annual Report on the Chinese Communist Government’s Persecution of The Church of Almighty God](https://www.tasrhr.org/archives/reports/2017-annual-report-on-the-chinese-communist-governments-persecution-of-the-church-of-almighty-god) - In October 2017, after collecting data on the Chinese Communist Government’s persecution of The Church of Almighty God Christians from January to September 2017, we compiled and released the 2017 Annual Report on the Chinese Communist Government’s Persecution of The Church of Almighty God. Because of the mass arrests and close supervision by - [Spain Accepts Migrants Stranded at Sea After Italy Denies Them Entry](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/videos/spain-accepts-migrants-stranded-at-sea-after-italy-denies-them-entry) - Spain says it will allow a rescue ship carrying more than 600 migrants picked up in the Mediterranean to dock in the eastern port of Valencia, after Italy’s new prime minister, who also leads the right-wing League party, ordered Italy’s ports to refuse entry to the rescue ship. - [The Way of the Cross | Christian Documentary Movie "Chronicles of Religious Persecution in China"](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/films-and-shows/the-way-of-the-cross) -  The Way of the Cross | Christian Documentary Movie "Chronicles of Religious Persecution in China" Since it came to power in Mainland China in 1949, the Chinese Communist Party has been unceasing in its persecution of religious faith. It has frantically arrested and murdered Christians, expelled and abused missionaries operating in China, confiscated and - [#10 The CCP Claims the Conditions of Religion in China Are Favorable. Massimo Introvigne: NOT True](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/conferences/10-the-ccp-claims-the-conditions-of-religion-in-china-are-favorable-massimo-introvigne-not-true) - Prof. Massimo Introvigne, an Italian sociologist, the founder and managing director of the Center for Studies on New Religions (CESNUR), who was invited to both conferences, debunks the report as follows. - [【Lecture by Massimo Introvigne】Persecuting the Church of Almighty God as a Xie Jiao in China](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/conferences/【lecture-by-massimo-introvigne】persecuting-the-church-of-almighty-god-as-a-xie-jiao-in-china) - [Will France Hand Over Chinese Religious Refugees to Their Persecutors? Appeal to President Macron](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/will-france-hand-over-chinese-religious-refugees-to-their-persecutors-appeal-to-president-macron) - Editor’s Note: It is learned that The Church of Almighty God (CAG) has long been one of the house churches under most severe persecution from the Chinese Communist government. With the Chinese authorities’ persecution of religious belief escalating constantly, there are CAG Christians forced to flee overseas in recent years. However, European countries refuse to - [Rights of Religious Refugees Should Be Protected](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/conferences/rights-of-religious-refugees-should-be-protected) - In recent years, as the CCP government escalates its repression of religious beliefs, the public has developed an understanding of the facts of persecution against The Church of Almighty God. A growing number of international human rights organizations and Western scholars have concerned themselves with and conducted in-depth studies on the Church, including Professor - [The Mcdonald's Murder Remembered at The World Congress of Sociology](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/the-mcdonalds-murder-remembered-at-the-world-congress-of-sociology) - Bitter Winter - In 2014, China launched a massive international fake news campaign to attribute to The Church of Almighty God a homicide actually perpetrated by a different religious movement. - [Re-analyzing the McDonald’s Murder With Gatekeeping Theory](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/conferences/re-analyzing-the-mcdonalds-murder-with-gatekeeping-theory) - From July 15 to 21, 2018, the XIX ISA World Congress of Sociology hosted by the International Sociological Association, was held at the Metro Toronto Convention Center in Canada. This congress focused on how scholars, public intellectuals, policy makers, journalists and activists from diverse fields can and do contribute to our understanding of power, violence and justice. - [【Lecture by Kim Tae San】on persecution of religion and the human rights of refugees](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/conferences/【lecture-by-kim-tae-san】on-persecution-of-religion-and-the-human-rights-of-refugees) - Materials from the international conference of October 23, 2017, Seoul, Korea Most of the countries that still experience Communist regimes are struggling under the repression of human rights and religious freedom. This Website is devoted to preserve the texts and images of the successful conference Religious Persecution and the Human Rights of Refugees that was organized by - [Massimo Introvigne’s speech during the discussion section](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/conferences/massimo-introvignes-speech-during-the-discussion-section) - Materials from the international conference of October 23, 2017, Seoul, Korea Most of the countries that still experience Communist regimes are struggling under the repression of human rights and religious freedom. This Website is devoted to preserve the texts and images of the successful conference Religious Persecution and the Human Rights of Refugees that was organized - [An Open Letter to President Trump to Save Demei Zou](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/an-open-letter-to-president-trump-to-save-demei-zou) - Nine non-governmental organizations appeal to the President of the United States, Donald Trump, to intervene in the case of Demei Zou, an asylum seeker of a Chinese Christian new religious movement, The Church of Almighty God, who is detained in Detroit, Michigan and faces deportation to China. - [Human Rights in China - The Church of Almighty God](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/videos/human-rights-in-china-the-church-of-almighty-god) - Arrested and Tortured for their Belief in China:Also a concern for the EU A mass crack-down in Chinese religious law has led hundreds of people to imprisonment and torture. As their friends and families seek safety, EU Member States are tending to turn them away. On 28 March 2017, Zhang Ming met with three Church - [Human Rights in China - Church of Almighty God](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/videos/human-rights-in-china-church-of-almighty-god) - A mass crack-down in Chinese religious law has led hundreds of people to imprisonment and torture. As their friends and families seek safety, EU Member States are tending to turn them away - writes Lea Perekrests, Deputy-Director, Human Rights Without Frontiers - [Human Rights Watch：China Events of 2017](https://www.tasrhr.org/archives/reports/human-rights-watch：china-events-of-2017) - The broad and sustained offensive on human rights that started after President Xi Jinping took power five years ago showed no sign of abating in 2017. The death of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo in a hospital under heavy guard in July highlighted the Chinese government’s deepening contempt for rights. The near future for - [Religions Must be ‘Subordinate’ to Communist Party, Says China](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/religions-must-be-subordinate-to-communist-party-says-china) - The ruling Chinese Communist Party has asserted its control over all religious practices among its citizens, suggesting that the Vatican will only have limited control over the Chinese Catholic Church in the event of a bilateral deal on the appointment of bishops. “Religions in China must be Chinese in orientation and provide active guidance to - [The Red Market: The “Official” Religions In China](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/the-red-market-the-official-religions-in-china) - “Official” or “government-controlled” religions are often mentioned in China. Five religious bodies are indeed authorized by the regime, although even their liberty is limited. Bitter Winter readers often encounter news about “government-controlled” religions, which are allowed to operate in China by the regime. What are they, exactly? And are they really free? The Chinese Communist Party - [Catholics in France Show Concern About Religious Persecution by the CCP](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/videos/catholics-in-france-show-concern-about-religious-persecution-by-the-ccp) - On June 19, 2018, Christians from The Church of Almighty God (CAG) were invited to screen a film reflecting the religious status of China at the Centre Bergère of a Catholic church in Paris, France, in the hope that more people would learn about the difficult situation of persecuted Chinese Christians and the facts that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) persecutes beliefs and abuses human rights. - [Official Document Reveals the Campaign to Demolish Crosses](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/official-document-reveals-the-campaign-to-demolish-crosses) - Source: Direct Reports from China Date: June 30, 2018 Fifty-one crosses have been taken down from Christian sites of worship in the city of Gongyi, Henan Province from early June 2018, states the Special Operation Briefing, a copy of which Bitter Winter has received. The briefing orders to replace crosses with bronze plaques made by the government as - [Rights Activists Appeal to US President to Intervene on Behalf of Detained Believer](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/rights-activists-appeal-to-us-president-to-intervene-on-behalf-of-detained-believer) - Nine leading human rights and religious liberty organizations sent a letter to the President of the United States, Donald Trump, appealing to intervene in the case of Demei Zou, the leader of the Christian new religious movement The Church of Almighty God in four Chinese provinces, who is detained in Detroit, Michigan. - [Lantos Foundation Joins Appeal to President Trump for Zou Demei](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/lantos-foundation-joins-appeal-to-president-trump-for-zou-demei) - The Lantos Foundation for Human Rights & Justice, one of the most important American non-governmental organizations in the field of human rights and religious liberty, added its signature on July 5 to the open letter sent to President Donald Trump about the case of Sister Zou Demei. - [Italian Newspaper Joins the Campaign for Sister Zou](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/italian-newspaper-joins-the-campaign-for-sister-zou) - The Italian national conservative newspaper Libero has joined the international campaign in favor of Sister Zou Demei, a regional leader of The Church of Almighty God, a Chinese Christian new religious movement. - [United Nations, Human Rights Council- 37th Session-Written Statement of the NGO CAP-LC on The Church of Almighty God](https://www.tasrhr.org/archives/reports/united-nations-human-rights-council-37th-session-written-statement-of-the-ngo-cap-lc-on-the-church-of-almighty-god) - United Nations, Human Rights Council- 37th Session-Written Statement of the NGO CAP-LC on The Church of Almighty God Source: Bitter Winter - [Chinese Authorities Profit From Forced Labor by Detainees in Camps](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/chinese-authorities-profit-from-forced-labor-by-detainees-in-camps) - A “transformation through education” camp in Xinjiang’s Urumqi city houses a secret factory where 300 detained Uyghur women are forced to work. Bitter Winter has received reports that over 300 Uyghur women are held inside an ordinary-looking building that has been transformed into a ”transformation through education” camp on Hongmiaozi road in the Saybagh district - [The Church of Almighty God Featured at Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom Side Event](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/videos/the-church-of-almighty-god-featured-at-ministerial-to-advance-religious-freedom-side-event) - On July 23, at the Russell Senate Office Building, the opening event was co-organized by Mr. Greg Mitchell, the Co-Chair of the International Religious Freedom Roundtable (IRF) in Washington D.C. and Bitter Winter, an online daily magazine. Discussions in this side event focused on the religious persecution in China. - [The Case of the Refugees of The Church of Almighty God in France](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/france-chinese-refugees) - Side Event at the United Nations, Geneva, March 1, 2018 – Religious Freedom and Anti-Cult Persecution in China: The Case of The Church of Almighty God. The difficulties that the members of The Church of Almighty God face with respect to their asylum requests in France are not very different from those they encounter in - [Amnesty International Report 2014/15: the State of the World’s Human Rights](https://www.tasrhr.org/archives/reports/amnesty-international-report-2014-15-the-state-of-the-worlds-human-rights) - The Amnesty International Report 2014/15 documents the state of human rights in 160 countries and territories during 2014. Some key events from 2013 are also reported. While 2014 saw violent conflict and the failure of many governments to safeguard the rights and safety of civilians, significant progress was also witnessed in the safeguarding and securing - [Amnesty International Report 2015/16: the State of the World’s Human Rights](https://www.tasrhr.org/archives/reports/amnesty-international-report-2015-16-the-state-of-the-worlds-human-rights) - The Amnesty International Report 2015/16 documents the state of human rights in 160 countries and territories during 2015. In many regions, large numbers of refugees were on the move against a backdrop of conflict and repression. Torture and the failure to uphold sexual and reproductive rights were key concerns. Government surveillance and impunity continued to - [Amnesty International Report 2016/17 : the State of the World’s Human Rights](https://www.tasrhr.org/archives/reports/amnesty-international-report-2016-17-the-state-of-the-worlds-human-rights) - The Amnesty International Report 2016/17 documents the state of human rights in 159 countries and territories during 2016. For millions, 2016 was a year of unrelenting misery and fear, as governments and armed groups abused human rights in a multitude of ways. Large numbers of people continued to flee conflict and repression in many regions - [Christians of The Church of Almighty God Will Be Brutally Persecuted by the CCP Once Repatriated](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/conferences/christians-of-the-church-of-almighty-god-will-be-brutally-persecuted-by-the-ccp-once-repatriated) - At the same time, when the freedom of religious belief in China draws great attention of the U.S. government, the asylum applications of many Christians of The Church of Almighty God who had been persecuted by the CCP, and who had fled abroad to South Korea and European countries, are denied again and again. - [An Overview of The CCP’s Repression and Persecution of The Church of Almighty God](https://www.tasrhr.org/archives/reports/an-overview-of-the-ccps-repression-and-persecution-of-the-church-of-almighty-god) - General Introduction The Origin and Development of The Church of Almighty God The Church of Almighty God is a Christian church founded in China in 1991. The Church came into being due to the appearance of Almighty God—the second coming of the Lord Jesus—and the truths He expressed in “The Word Appears in the Flesh”, - [Christian Wang Dongdong’s Account of His Experience of the CCP’s Cruel Persecution](https://www.tasrhr.org/persecution/testimonies/christian-wang-dongdongs-account-of-his-experience-of-the-ccps-cruel-persecution) - Wang Dongdong started to believe in the Lord Jesus along with his parents since he was little. In 2001, his whole family accepted Almighty God’s kingdom gospel. In 2011, his elder brother was arrested because of believing in God. Wang Dongdong and his parents were forced to flee their home. In 2012 when he was - [2017 Annual Report on the Chinese Communist Government’s Persecution of The Church of Almighty God](https://www.tasrhr.org/archives/reports/2017-annual-report-on-the-chinese-communist-governments-persecution-of-the-church-of-almighty-god-2) - Government’s Persecution of The Church of Almighty God The Church of Almighty God (CAG) has long been one of the most severely persecuted Chinese house churches by the Chinese Communist government. Since its establishment in 1991, the CAG has continued to endure the brutal repression and persecution of the Chinese Communist government. In - [Greek Human Rights Organizations Pay Heed to Chinese Religious Persecution](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/greek-human-rights-organizations-pay-heed-to-chinese-religious-persecution) - ADHRRF – At 6:30 p.m. on April 20, 2018, an event was jointly organized by Association for Chinese Human Rights and Religious Freedom (ACHRRF) and Greek Forum of Refugees (GFR) under the theme of “Focus on the Truth of Religious Persecution in China” at Exile Room in Athens city center. - [Christian Video | Chronicles of Religious Persecution | "Who Forced Her to the End of the Road?"](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/films-and-shows/christian-video-chronicles-of-religious-persecution-who-forced-her-to-the-end-of-the-road) - Since it came to power in mainland China in 1949, the Chinese Communist Party has been relentless in its persecution of religious faith. It has frantically arrested and murdered Christians, expelled and abused missionaries operating in China, confiscated and destroyed countless copies of the Bible, sealed up and demolished church buildings, and vainly attempted - [The CCP Government’s Suppression and Persecution of Christians in House Churches: Ironclad Proof](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/films-and-shows/the-ccp-governments-suppression-and-persecution-of-christians-in-house-churches-ironclad-proof) - Since the atheist Chinese Communist Party has come to power, it has continued to madly resist God and be an enemy to Him. They have not only branded Christianity and Catholicism as “cults,” but they have defined the Bible as cult literature, confiscating and destroying countless copies. They also wantonly detain Christians, which has led to the arrests and imprisonment of over a million believers. - [Amnesty International Report 2017/18: China](https://www.tasrhr.org/archives/reports/amnesty-international-report-2017-18-china) - Overview The government continued to draft and enact new laws under the guise of “national security” that presented serious threats to human rights. Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo died in custody. Activists and human rights defenders were detained, prosecuted and sentenced on the basis of vague and overbroad charges such as “subverting state power” - [Amnesty International Report 2017/18: Myanmar](https://www.tasrhr.org/archives/reports/amnesty-international-report-2017-18-myanmar) - Overview The human rights situation deteriorated dramatically. Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya fled crimes against humanity in Rakhine State to neighbouring Bangladesh; those who remained continued to live under a system amounting to apartheid. The army committed extensive violations of international humanitarian law. Authorities continued to restrict humanitarian access across the country. Restrictions on freedom - [China Church of Almighty God Couple Arrested Drugged and Tortured](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/china-church-of-almighty-god-couple-arrested-drugged-and-tortured) - HRWF (14.12.2017) – On 24 October 2016, two members of the Church of Almighty God from the Pukou District in Jiangsu Province, 46-year-old Yang Jun and his wife, 47-year-old Li Mei (aliases), were arrested by the Chinese police. During their detention, police allegedly put drugs into their food and tortured them, leaving them unconscious at - [Amnesty International Report 2017/18: North Korea](https://www.tasrhr.org/archives/reports/amnesty-international-report-2017-18-north-korea) - Overview Although the government took some positive steps to engage with international human rights mechanisms, the situation on the ground failed to show real progress. Up to 120,000 people continued to be arbitrarily detained in political prison camps, where conditions fell far short of international standards. Restrictions on the rights to freedom of expression and - [China: Muslims Repressed, Monitored, Forced into Camps](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/videos/china-muslims-repressed-monitored-forced-into-camps) - The Chinese government is conducting a mass, systematic campaign of human rights violations against Turkic Muslims in Xinjiang in northwestern China, Human Rights Watch said in a new report released today. The report, “‘Eradicating Ideological Viruses’: China’s Campaign of Repression Against Xinjiang’s Muslims,” presents new evidence of the Chinese government’s mass arbitrary detention, torture and mistreatment, and - [Amnesty Accuses EU of Being Complicit in Torture of Migrants](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/videos/amnesty-accuses-eu-of-being-complicit-in-torture-of-migrants) - Meanwhile, Amnesty International is accusing European governments of being complicit in the torture and abuse of refugees and migrants in Libya. The NGO says Europe is not only aware of inhumane detention centers in Libya-but says the continent actively supports Libyan authorities ... - [Interview with Sr. Danchum, a Chinese Christian refugee, who fled because of persecution & torture](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/conferences/interview-with-sr-danchum-a-chinese-christian-refugee-who-fled-because-of-persecution-torture) - On August 31, 2018, agents assigned by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) organized some relatives of Christians from The Church of Almighty God (CAG) who had fled to South Korea from China, to hold a press conference at the Jeju Parliament under the pretext of “seeking for relatives.” They strongly requested the Korean authorities to - [Greek Human Rights Organizations Pay Heed to Chinese Religious Persecution](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/videos/greek-human-rights-organizations-pay-heed-to-chinese-religious-persecution-2) - At 6:30 p.m. on April 20, 2018, an event was jointly organized by Association for Chinese Human Rights and Religious Freedom (ACHRRF) and Greek Forum of Refugees (GFR) under the theme of “Focus on the Truth of Religious Persecution in China” at Exile Room in Athens city center. - [Human Rights Lawyer Carlos Iglesias: Repatriating Chinese Christians Is Putting Their Lives at Stake](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/conferences/human-rights-lawyer-carlos-iglesias-repatriating-chinese-christians-is-putting-their-lives-at-stake) - Since the Chinese Communist Party came into power, it has been oppressing religious beliefs and frantically arresting and persecuting Christians. In recent years, some Chinese Christians have been forced to flee overseas because of their faith. - [Do Heeyoun: Repatriating Christians of The Church of Almighty God Is Pushing Them to Their Deaths](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/conferences/do-heeyoun-repatriating-christians-of-the-church-of-almighty-god-is-pushing-them-to-their-deaths) - As of December 28, 2017, 172 Christians of The Church of Almighty God in South Korea had received deportation orders from the Ministry of Justice. This has drawn the attention of some international human rights organizations. - [Carlos Iglesias: See Through the CCP’s True Face and Listen to Persecuted Christians’ Experiences](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/conferences/carlos-iglesias-see-through-the-ccps-true-face-and-listen-to-persecuted-christians-experiences) - On the 11th of March, China approved the constitutional amendment abolishing presidential term limits. Some analysts believe that this means Xi Jinping will be governing China for a long time to come. So, what sort of situation will human rights and religious freedom be facing in China? - [INTERVIEW: A Christian Family's Escape from the Chinese Communist Party](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/videos/interview-a-christian-familys-escape-from-the-chinese-communist-party) - On August 31, 2018, agents assigned by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) organized some relatives of Christians from The Church of Almighty God (CAG) who had fled to South Korea from China, to hold a press conference at the Jeju Parliament under the pretext of “seeking for relatives.” They strongly requested the Korean authorities to - [INTERVIEW: Linda, a Chinese christian refugee shares her tragic testimony](https://www.tasrhr.org/persecution/testimonies/interview-linda-a-chinese-christian-refugee-shares-her-tragic-testimony) - On August 31, 2018, agents assigned by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) organized some relatives of Christians from The Church of Almighty God (CAG) who had fled to South Korea from China, to hold a press conference at the Jeju Parliament under the pretext of “seeking for relatives.” They strongly requested the Korean authorities to - [INTERVIEW: Beth, as a Chinese college girl, she found Christ and was arrested.](https://www.tasrhr.org/persecution/testimonies/interview-beth-as-a-chinese-college-girl-she-found-christ-and-was-arrested) - On August 31, 2018, agents assigned by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) organized some relatives of Christians from The Church of Almighty God (CAG) who had fled to South Korea from China, to hold a press conference at the Jeju Parliament under the pretext of “seeking for relatives.” They strongly requested the Korean authorities to - [Willy Fautré: EU Members Should Stop Repatriating Asylum Seekers From The Church of Almighty God](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/conferences/willy-fautre-eu-members-should-stop-repatriating-asylum-seekers-from-the-church-of-almighty-god) - Mr. Willy Fautré: And it was time to deconstruct the negative impact and effect of the fake news of China, to reveal the reality in order to be able to convince the authorities of the countries where they’re looking for a safe haven that they should be accepted as politically persecuted Christians - [ISHR Calls for Support for Failed Christian Asylum Seekers](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/videos/ishr-calls-for-support-for-failed-christian-asylum-seekers) - On July 12, 2018, in front of Kleine Kirche in the center of Karlsruhe, Germany, the International Society for Human Rights (ISHR) Karlsruhe Working Group launched a signature petition for the Christians from China, Iran, Iraq and other countries facing repatriation for their asylum applications having been rejected. The petition is a call on the - [Amnesty International Report 2017/18: the State of the World’s Human Rights](https://www.tasrhr.org/archives/reports/amnesty-international-report-2017-18-the-state-of-the-worlds-human-rights) - The Amnesty International Report 2017/18 documents the state of the world’s human rights in 159 countries and territories during 2017. Conflict, austerity measures and natural disasters pushed many into deeper poverty and insecurity; millions were forced to flee their homes and seek refuge elsewhere in their own countries or across international borders. Discrimination remained rife - [DPR Korea and Human Rights & other topics - Daily Briefing (11 December 2017)](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/conferences/dpr-korea-and-human-rights-other-topics-daily-briefing-11-december-2017) - Daily Press Briefing: Security Council, DPRK, DPKO, Syria, Algeria, Libya, South Sudan, Somalia, Bangladesh, UNICEF, WESP, Mountains - [Rosita Šorytė: The Persecuted Christians Should Be Granted Refugee Status](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/conferences/rosita-soryte-the-persecuted-christians-should-be-granted-refugee-status) - On April 9, 2018, a seminar on the topic of “Religious Freedom in the People’s Republic of China” was held in the School of Law at the University of Notre Dame Australia (UNDA) in Sydney, where Mr. Michael Quinlan, Dean of Law at this School of Law hosted the seminar. - [The Politically Incorrect Guide to Communism](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/conferences/the-politically-incorrect-guide-to-communism) - Communism has wrecked national economies, enslaved whole peoples, and killed more than a hundred million men and women. What's not to like? In this lecture, renowned scholar and bestselling author Paul Kengor will highlight points from his recent book, The Politically Incorrect Guide to Communism, exposing the blood-drenched history—and dangerously pervasive influence—of the world's worst ideology. - [The Standing Rock resistance and our fight for indigenous rights | Tara Houska](https://www.tasrhr.org/persecution/testimonies/the-standing-rock-resistance-and-our-fight-for-indigenous-rights-tara-houska) - Still invisible and often an afterthought, indigenous peoples are uniting to protect the world's water, lands and history -- while trying to heal from genocide and ongoing inequality. Tribal attorney and Couchiching First Nation citizen Tara Houska chronicles the history of attempts by government and industry to eradicate the legitimacy of indigenous peoples' land and - [Rohingya Refugees in India Rattled After First-Ever Deportations](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/videos/rohingya-refugees-in-india-rattled-after-first-ever-deportations) - In India, the first-ever deportation of Rohingyas to Myanmar has raised the specter of more repatriations among the 40,000 Rohingyas living in the country as the Hindu nationalist government takes a tougher stand on illegal immigrants. Anjana Pasricha visited refugee camps in the northern Haryana state where Rohingyas, who fled persecution and violence in Myanmar, - [Myanmar Police Arrest Three Journalists | Radio Free Asia (RFA)](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/videos/myanmar-police-arrest-three-journalists-radio-free-asia-rfa) - Political observers and media watchdogs have decried the arrests as the latest attack on press freedom in the Southeast Asian nation. - [Protesting Veterans Face Off With Police in Shandong | Radio Free Asia (RFA)](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/videos/protesting-veterans-face-off-with-police-in-shandong-radio-free-asia-rfa) - Thousands of Chinese army veterans were protesting police beatings of their fellow veterans. - [SNHR: Most Notable Violations of Human Rights in Syria in 2017](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/films-and-shows/snhr-most-notable-violations-of-human-rights-in-syria-in-2017) - [Beyond Persecution - the witness of the Iranian Church](https://www.tasrhr.org/persecution/testimonies/beyond-persecution-the-witness-of-the-iranian-church) - Iranian Christians speak of their experiences of persecution as believers in Jesus, and why nothing will deter them from following Him. This is an edited clip from a series of stories broadcast on SAT-7's Farsi-language channel, SAT-7 PARS. - [【Testimony by Xu Zhigang】How I Have Been Persecuted by the Chinese Communist Authorities](https://www.tasrhr.org/persecution/testimonies/【testimony-by-xu-zhigang】how-i-have-been-persecuted-by-the-chinese-communist-authorities) - Religious Persecution and the Human Rights of Refugees https://www.rphrr.org - [Hong Kong Protests Loss of Freedoms on China’s National Day | Radio Free Asia (RFA)](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/videos/hong-kong-protests-loss-of-freedoms-on-chinas-national-day-radio-free-asia-rfa) - The protest comes after Hong Kong’s government banned a pro-independence political party, calling it a threat to national security. - [Reuters Report Details Work of Journalists Detained in Myanmar](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/news/reuters-report-details-work-of-journalists-detained-in-myanmar) - Reuters released a report Thursday on ethnic killings in Myanmar, detailing research done by two of its reporters currently jailed in the Southeast Asian country. The news agency details the slaughter of 10 Rohingya men in the village of Inn Din, where Reuters journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo spoke with Buddhist neighbors who - [UN Expresses Concerns as Syrian War Enters Eighth Year](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/videos/un-expresses-concerns-as-syrian-war-enters-eighth-year) - The United Nations expressed concern Friday about the plight of civilians in Syria, as thousands fled the northern city of Afrin and a major battle in Eastern Ghouta entered a decisive phase in the country’s south. As the Syrian conflict enters its eighth year, ... - [ISHR Annual Meeting Spotlights Persecution of Belief in China](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/videos/ishr-annual-meeting-spotlights-persecution-of-belief-in-china) - This annual meeting focused on the humanitarian situation and religious freedom in the Middle East. Some human rights activists, religious figures and representatives of persecuted Christians were invited to participate in this conference. - ["The Truth Exposed Behind the May 28 Zhaoyuan Case"](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/films-and-shows/the-truth-exposed-behind-the-may-28-zhaoyuan-case) - In 2014, the CCP arbitrarily fabricated the notorious 5/28 Zhaoyuan Incident in Shandong Province to create the basis of public opinion for total suppression of house churches, and propagated falsehood globally to condemn and defame the Church of Almighty God... - [Milan: CCP’s Persecution of Christians Is Criticized](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/videos/milan-ccps-persecution-of-christians-is-criticized) - On June 11, 2018, at the Town Hall of Rho in Milan, Italy, a film screening event was jointly held by The Church of Almighty God (CAG), Rho Migration Committee (Consiglio Cittadino Migranti di Rho) and Multicultural Oasis Association (Associazione Multiculturale Oasi, AMO), to expose the truth of Chinese Communist Party’s brutal suppression and persecution of Chinese Christians. - [Foreign workers abused in Lebanon](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/videos/foreign-workers-abused-in-lebanon) - A number of videos showing the endemic violent racism against migrant women and workers in Lebanon have shocked the country in recent weeks. - [Top 10 Countries Infamous for RELIGIOUS Persecution](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/films-and-shows/top-10-countries-infamous-for-religious-persecution) - The multiple, controversial attempts to ban immigrants and refugees from Syria has had millions questioning how much the United States of America lives up to its ideals of religious tolerance. While it’s important for a country to take a long, hard look at itself, it’s also important to give a real, thorough look at - [U.S. leaving UN human rights council](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/videos/u-s-leaving-un-human-rights-council) - The Trump administration is withdrawing from the UN Human Rights Council because of what U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley described as its 'hypocrisy' and bias against Israel. - [Koreans React To Yemeni Refugee Crisis In Jeju Island](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/videos/koreans-react-to-yemeni-refugee-crisis-in-jeju-island-asian-boss) - This is a very sensitive issue in Korea and we want to thank everyone for giving their honest opinions, regardless of their position. For full disclosure, we could not get any of the refugees to show their faces on camera due to their fear of backlash. - [China’s Christians Face ‘Massive Wave of Persecution’ | Radio Free Asia (RFA)](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/videos/chinas-christians-face-massive-wave-of-persecution-radio-free-asia-rfa) - It's the most systematic suppression of Christianity in China since religious freedom was written into the constitution in 1982. - [US to Impose More Sanctions on Turkey Over Detained Pastor](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/videos/us-to-impose-more-sanctions-on-turkey-over-detained-pastor) - The United States says Turkey faces more U.S. sanctions if it refuses to release an American pastor held on allegations of helping the organizers of the failed 2016 coup against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. - [Myanmar Reporters to Face Trial for 'Breaking' Secrecy Law | Radio Free Asia (RFA)](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/videos/myanmar-reporters-to-face-trial-for-breaking-secrecy-law-radio-free-asia-rfa) - Two Reuters reporters accused of breaking Myanmar's draconian secrecy law during their reporting of the Rohingya crisis must face trial on a charge that carries up to 14 years in jail. - [10 Nefarious Secret Police Forces Throughout History](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/videos/10-nefarious-secret-police-forces-throughout-history) - Secret police forces have existed since time immemorial, from the Frumentarii of Ancient Rome to the mass digital surveillance of today. And while they’re more commonly associated with some of the most nefarious dictatorships on the planet, these unaccountable, state-funded heavies with a license to snoop have become increasingly and unnervingly banal—perhaps even cynically expected—all - [10 Countries With a Serious FAKE NEWS Problem](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/videos/10-countries-with-a-serious-fake-news-problem) - Fake news has become something of a hot topic in recent months. So much so that Collins dictionary even announced “fake news” as their word of the year for 2017. Text version: http://www.toptenz.net/10-countries-s... Coming up: 10. Equatorial Guinea 9. Djibouti 8. Cuba 7. Sudan 6. Vietnam 5. China 4. Syria 3. Turkmenistan 2. Eritrea 1. - [The Plight of Rohingya Refugees One Year Later](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/videos/the-plight-of-rohingya-refugees-one-year-later) - It has been one year since the Burmese military began a violent campaign to force ethnic minorities to leave Myanmar's Rakhine state. Witnesses say the campaign included razing villages and separating families. More than 25,000 were killed and thousands of women and girls were sexually assaulted. Since then, more than 700,000 Rohingya have fled to - [Journalists speak out on Myanmar sentence - BBC News](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/videos/journalists-speak-out-on-myanmar-sentence-bbc-news) - A court in Myanmar has sentenced two Reuters journalists to seven years in prison. It says they violated a state secrets act while investigating violence against the Rohingya minority. But the journalists and Reuters deny the charges and say they were framed. - [Remarks on the Release of the 2017 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/conferences/remarks-on-the-release-of-the-2017-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices) - Acting Secretary John Sullivan remarks on the release of the 2017 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, at the Department of State on April 20, 2018. - [China’s Police State in Xinjiang](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/conferences/chinas-police-state-in-xinjiang) - The People’s Republic of China has built the world’s most advanced police state in Xinjiang, the “autonomous region” in northwestern PRC whose indigenous Uighur peoples have long bristled under repressive and discriminatory Communist rule. - [Christianity in China Today. The Rise of Underground House Churches](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/conferences/christianity-in-china-today-the-rise-of-underground-house-churches) - A closer look at Christianity in China today and recent news headlines on how Christians in China are embracing the Underground Church movement which is exploding giving rise to the name “House Churches” which is not that different to the church mentioned in the Book of Acts back in the day. - [Persecution is Rising in India, but Christianity Standing Strong](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/conferences/persecution-is-rising-in-india-but-christianity-standing-strong) - Persecution is Rising in India, but Christianity Standing Strong - [Feminism and diplomacy: Putting equality first when drafting foreign policy](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/conferences/feminism-and-diplomacy-putting-equality-first-when-drafting-foreign-policy) - With the shift of politics to the right being a global trend, we talk about feminism in the world of diplomacy with Isabelle Hudon, the Canadian ambassador to France. Also while Canada may be leading the charge on gender equality, the country's authorities are facing questions over the disappearance and killing of scores of indigenous - [Christian Variety Show | Testimony of the Faith of a Christian "Escaping the Cage" (2018 Crosstalk)](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/films-and-shows/christian-variety-show-testimony-of-the-faith-of-a-christian-escaping-the-cage-2018-crosstalk) - The crosstalk Escaping the Cage tells the story of how Christian Xiaolan was persecuted and locked in her home for a month by her Communist Party official father, where she was unable to take part in church life, and her experience of escaping her home and running away. A once-happy family was split apart, a - [hristian Variety Show "Eyes Everywhere" (2018 Crosstalk)](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/films-and-shows/hristian-variety-show-eyes-everywhere-2018-crosstalk) - The crosstalk Eyes Everywhere describes how the Chinese Communist Party attempts to banish religion through using large-scale searches across the country, as well as turning people from every class and walk of life into eyes to investigate, monitor, and surveil Christians. Through a humorous, vivid performance, this comedy duo shows us all the despicable methods - [Christian Variety Show | "Police Plots" | English Short Skit](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/films-and-shows/christian-variety-show-police-plots-english-short-skit) - The sketch Police Plots is about the collusion of evil CCP officers in disguise and an auxiliary officer, a donkey in a lion's skin, who carry out a stakeout to arrest Christians gathering at the home of Zhao Yuzhi. - [Christian Variety Show "A Plan to Go 'Fishing'" True Story Behind the Release of Christians](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/films-and-shows/christian-variety-show-a-plan-to-go-fishing-true-story-behind-the-release-of-christians) - Zhou Zhiyong is a Christian who was arrested by the CCP police for sharing the gospel. After half a month of brutal torture when their interrogation yielded no results, the CCP government suddenly releases him. Zhou Zhiyong quietly rejoices at leaving that evil place. But just as he is getting ready to meet with his brothers and sisters, there is one strange occurrence after another…. - [Short Sketch From the Christian Church | "The Police Pay a New Year Visit" (English Dubbed)](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/films-and-shows/short-sketch-from-the-christian-church-the-police-pay-a-new-year-visit-english-dubbed) - Zheng Xinming, an elderly man of nearly seventy, is a devout Christian. Because of his faith in the Lord, he was detained and imprisoned, and sentenced to eight years. On his release, he was still listed by the Chinese Communist police as a target of focused monitoring. - [Christian English Movie | Chronicles of Religious Persecution in China "The Long Road of Exile"](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/films-and-shows/christian-english-movie-chronicles-of-religious-persecution-in-china-the-long-road-of-exile) - Since it came to power in mainland China in 1949, the Chinese Communist Party has been relentless in its persecution of religious faith. It has frantically arrested and murdered Christians, expelled and abused missionaries operating in China, confiscated and destroyed countless copies of the Bible, sealed up and demolished church buildings, and vainly attempted to eradicate all house churches… - [Christian Documentary Movie | Chronicles of Religious Persecution in China | "To the Brink and Back"](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/films-and-shows/christian-documentary-movie-chronicles-of-religious-persecution-in-china-to-the-brink-and-back) - Since it came to power in mainland China in 1949, the Chinese Communist Party has been relentless in its persecution of religious faith. It has frantically arrested and murdered Christians, expelled and abused missionaries operating in China, confiscated and destroyed countless copies of the Bible, sealed up and demolished church buildings, and vainly attempted - [2018.6.10　お台場海浜公園　ボランティア](https://www.tasrhr.org/events/activity/2018-6-10　お台場海浜公園　ボランティア) - 2018年6月10日 お台場海浜公園 ボランティア - [Christian Crosstalk "Village Lockdown" | A Christian Adventure In Preaching Gospel (English Dubbed)](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/films-and-shows/christian-crosstalk-village-lockdown-a-christian-adventure-in-preaching-gospel-english-dubbed) - The crosstalk Village Lockdown tells the harrowing tale of Christian Yang Ming being tracked by the CCP government's eyes and nearly being arrested while sharing the gospel with her aunt. - [English Christian Crosstalk | Where Is the Religious Freedom for the Chinese? "Prison Without Walls"](https://www.tasrhr.org/news-and-videos/films-and-shows/english-christian-crosstalk-where-is-the-religious-freedom-for-the-chinese-prison-without-walls) - The crosstalk Prison Without Walls tells the story of Han Mei, who has fled abroad and looks back on her bitter times as a Christian living in atheist China. - [What North Korean Defectors Think Of North Korea | ASIAN BOSS](https://www.tasrhr.org/persecution/testimonies/what-north-korean-defectors-think-of-north-korea-asian-boss) - [PAIN WITH NO END: North Korea Stole Their Children](https://www.tasrhr.org/persecution/testimonies/pain-with-no-end-north-korea-stole-their-children) - Seventeen victims of abduction have been recognized by Japan, but abductions occurred across Asia. There are more than 800 missing people for whom abduction cannot be ruled out. - [宗教と人権について考える会が逃亡したクリスチャンを日本生活に溶け込めるように助ける](https://www.tasrhr.org/events/activity/宗教と人権について考える会が逃亡したクリスチ) - 3月３日、代々木funラン実行委員会主催の第99回皇居Cityマラソン大会が皇居で行われました。宗教と人権を考える会の代表理事は全能神教会のクリスチャンを連れて、ボランティアスタッフとして、今回の活動に参加しました。 - [都市と環境を守る為に全能神教会のクリスチャンと他のボランティアたちがゴミ拾いの活動に参加した](https://www.tasrhr.org/events/activity/都市と環境を守る為に全能神教会んのクリスチャ) - 5月6日に、まるごみ実行委員会はゴミ拾いの活動を開催しました。ゴミ拾いの範囲は館山駅周辺、学校、公園前及び海辺などにかかります。主催者はこのようなゴミ拾いの活動を通して、都市と環境を守り、市民たちが安心して暮らせる環境を築くことを目指しています。 - [2018.6.2 逗子市 映画上映会](https://www.tasrhr.org/events/activity/20180602-activity-album) - 2018年6月2日 逗子市『中国における宗教迫害の実録』映画上映会 Album - [My Escape from North Korea- Hyeonseo Lee](https://www.tasrhr.org/persecution/testimonies/hyeonseolee-my-escape-from-north-korea) - [Christian Feng Aixia’s Account of Her Experience of the CCP’s Cruel Persecution](https://www.tasrhr.org/persecution/testimonies/christian-feng-aixias-account-of-her-experience-of-the-ccps-cruel-persecution) - [Three Christians’ Personal Accounts of Their Persecution by the Chinese Communist Party](https://www.tasrhr.org/persecution/testimonies/three-christians-personal-accounts-of-their-persecution-by-the-chinese-communist-party) - Side Event At The United Nations, March 1, 2018 ## Pages - [Home](https://www.tasrhr.org/) - 宗教の自由と人権の擁護について市民の立場から考え、基本的人権が保障され宗教迫害がない、自由で平和な社会の実現を目的とする - [ABOUT](https://www.tasrhr.org/about-us) - 宗教の自由と人権の擁護について市民の立場から考え、基本的人権が保障され宗教迫害がない、自由で平和な社会の実現を目的とする。 - [Privacy Policy](https://www.tasrhr.org/privacy-policy) - Welcome to visit our website. 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