May 2020 – The China Corner by CSW

Church members injured, property damaged during police raid on church in Xiamen

2020-05-04

Authorities in China’s Xiamen shut down a Sunday service at Xingguang Church on 3 May, injuring several church members and damaging property during the process. Witnesses report that police violently dispersed church members, removing those who resisted by force. One church member sustained several significant injuries, including two fractured ribs. Police also confiscated members’ mobile […]

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Language matters: What is terrorism?

2020-05-04

Academic and terrorism researcher David Tucker once wrote: “Above the gates of hell is the warning that all that enter should abandon hope. Less dire but to the same effect is the warning given to those who try to define terrorism.”[1] Today, his words still aptly describe the continuing search by states and international bodies

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May 2020, General Briefing: China

2020-05-01

Introduction There has been a critical deterioration in the overall protection of human rights in China from 2013 to the present. The realisation of the right to freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) in China remains a mixed picture, and conditions vary according to religion, location, ethnicity, attitudes of local officials, and other factors. However,

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