New research on China’s urban house churches amid the COVID-19 pandemic
CSW is pleased to highlight an exclusive piece of research into the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on unregistered Protestant ‘house’ churches in China. The research, undertaken by an experienced researcher in May and June 2020, looks at three key cases: a police raid on Xingguang Church in Xiamen; an…
General briefing: China 2018
There has been a marked deterioration in the overall protection of human rights in China from 2013 to the present. The realisation of the right to FoRB for religion and belief communities in China remains a mixed picture, and conditions vary according to religion, location, ethnicity, attitudes of local officials…
China: Stakeholder submission to the UPR April 2018
Introduction Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) is a human rights organisation specialising in freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) for all. This submission seeks to draw attention to particular concerns over the right to FoRB in the People’s Republic of China. In the reporting period, the overall level of FoRB in…