Authorities in China removed organs from the body of Christian prisoner of conscience Peng Ming against his family’s wishes, according to a statement by the family dated 10 December and translated by China Aid. On 2 December, CSW expressed concerns over the lack of information about the death of Peng Ming, a long term political […]
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Peng Ming, a long-term political prisoner, has died in prison in Hubei, China, but doubts have been cast over the lack of official information concerning his death. In other news, Jiang Tianyong, another human rights defender, remains missing and may be at risk of torture. Peng Ming died in prison on 29 November while serving
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Restrictions on the right to freedom of religion or belief are still a key concern in China. The Chinese constitution protects ‘normal’ religious activities (Article 36). In practice this refers to activities under the five officially recognised religious traditions (Buddhism, Taoism, Islam, Protestantism and Catholicism), which are overseen by seven state-sanctioned associations. The reality for
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Christian Solidarity Worldwide welcomes the United Kingdom’s calls for China to safeguard freedom of religion or belief, expressed on 19 September in a statement at the 33rd Regular Session of the UN Human Rights Council. The UK expressed concern about restrictions on freedom of religion or belief and expression in China, and stated that “new
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When leaders of the G20 nations arrive in Zhejiang Province, China, next week for the G20 summit, they will be greeted by a different skyline than they might have seen five years ago. The sky scrapers and shopping malls that have become the hallmark of China’s phenomenal economic growth will still be there, but the
Christian Solidarity Worldwide remains deeply concerned about the situation of freedom of religion or belief and other human rights violations in China ahead of the G20 summit in Hangzhou, China next week. The 11th G20 Summit will be held in Hangzhou, Zhejiang on 4 and 5 September. Hangzhou is the capital of Zhejiang Province. The
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The first sentences have being handed down to lawyers and activists arrested as part of the “709 crackdown” on China’s community of human rights lawyers and activists, their associates and family members. On 4 August, Zhou Shifeng, founder of high-profile firm Fengrui, was sentenced to seven years in prison for subversion, according to news reports. Two other activists were also convicted and
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It has been a year since over 300 human rights lawyers, activists, as well as those connected to them (including their friends and family), were detained by the Chinese government. That’s equivalent to one person harassed or disappeared every day since last July. Some of these lawyers have since vanished into China’s prison system. Others
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Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) welcomes a new report by the Conservative Party Human Rights Commission on the crackdown on human rights in China. The report, entitled “The Darkest Moment: The Crackdown on Human Rights in China 2013-2016”‘, focuses on the period since Xi Jinping became President. It includes information on the right to freedom of religion or
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Saturday 4 June will mark 27 years since the Tiananmen Square Massacre, also referred to as the Tiananmen Square Protests, or simply the June Fourth Incident. On 3 June 1989, Chinese army tanks rolled into Beijing’s famous square and began to fire at unarmed protesters who had been camping out there for weeks to call
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