Authorities in Chengdu in China’s Sichuan Province resorted to various illegal measures to prevent leaders and members of Early Rain Covenant Church (ERCC) from taking part in an online prayer meeting on 9 December 2023.
Welcome to our latest edition of China Voices, a quarterly update on freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) in China. From July to September 2023, CSW recorded 83 incidents of violations affecting religious or belief groups throughout China. Highlights include world famous mosques ‘Sinicized’, yet another new religious regulation now in force, a credit scheme …
There are credible reports that over 500 North Korean refugees have been forcibly repatriated from China.
The disappearances of Fang Bin and other citizen journalists who reported the coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan drew the attention of world media. People who are familiar with him hesitated in mentioning his faith background when calling for his release. Why? Being a Falun Gong human rights defender means double vulnerability, as shown by the story of Fang Bin and his wife.
Being blocked from leaving China by the authorities has become common under Xi Jinping’s rule. Jiang Tianyong, Guo Feixiong and Tang Jitian’s stories show how China uses exit bans to inflict suffering on human rights defenders and their loved ones.
Lu Siwei is the latest name on a long list of Chinese nationals who have been disappeared in Southeast Asia, demonstrating the long reach of China’s authorities beyond its borders, often with the collusion of the authorities in these states, in a phenomenon known as transnational repression.
Chinese human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng has been disappeared for six years. CSW and other NGOs call for his immediate release and to end the practice of enforced disappearance.
Welcome to our latest edition of China Voices, a quarterly update on freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) in China. From April to June 2023, CSW recorded 101 incidents of violations affecting religious or belief groups throughout China. Cases included in this update highlight how religious leaders who refuse to ‘follow the Party’ have been …
CSW joined 60+ NGOs around the world calling for the immediate release of prominent Chinese human rights lawyer Lu Siwei by Lao authorities.
This submission seeks to draw attention to concerns regarding the right to FoRB in the People’s Republic of China ahead of the state’s fourth Universal Periodic Review (UPR).
