Pastor Wang Yi, who leads the Early Rain Church in Chengdu, Sichuan province, China, has been sentenced to nine years in prison following his conviction on charges of ‘inciting to subvert state power’ and ‘illegal business operations’. The Early Rain Church Facebook page links to a court statement and states that Pastor Wang Yi has …
The UK Foreign Office has called on China to allow United Nations (UN) observers “immediate and unfettered” access to the country’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR). The call comes after two leaks which provided further evidence of mass arbitrary detentions in Xinjiang, where it is estimated that between one and three million predominantly Muslim Uyghurs …
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CSW welcomes a joint statement by 23 countries calling on the Chinese government to uphold its national laws and international obligations, and commitments to respect human rights, including freedom of religion or belief, in Xinjiang and across China. The statement was delivered on 29 October on behalf of the group of countries by Ambassador Karen …
CSW (Christian Solidarity Worldwide) is a human rights organisation specialising in the right to freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) for all. This submission seeks to draw the Council’s attention to the situation of FoRB and other human rights issues in the People’s Republic of China. CSW receives reports of violations against every major religious …
Submission to 42nd Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council READ MORE
Authorities in China have accused Christians in Guizhou of carrying out ‘illegal religious activities’ and forced them to stop meeting together with immediate effect. Authorities also confiscated furniture, a projector and other property. The Christians are all former members of Living Stone Church. A notice issued by the authorities and dated 31 July 2019 states …
In recent weeks Hong Kong has seen unprecedented protests in which over one million demonstrators have taken to the streets to protest a controversial extradition bill that would allow the extradition of suspected criminals to Mainland China. On 9 July the city’s leader, Carrie Lam, declared that the bill was ‘dead,’ however some protesters remain …
Quick read: Hong Kong protests – an interview with a Chinese pastor READ MORE
22 United Nations (UN) Member States have co-signed a letter calling on China to end the arbitrary detention of Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in Northwest China. The letter, dated 8 July and addressed to the President of the UN Human Rights Council and High Commissioner for Human Rights, expresses …
22 states call on China to end arbitrary detention of ethnic minorities in Xinjiang READ MORE
Religious groups in China are currently experiencing what has been referred to as the most severe crackdown on freedom of religion or belief since the Cultural Revolution. This is a composite account constructed from real stories of Christians in China. Similar things have happened, but we have changed the details. “Today it finally happened. As soon …
CSW has released a statement to mark the 30th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre in China on 4 June 2019. In June 1989, Chinese army troops brutally supressed peaceful protests for freedom and democracy, killing and wounding thousands of people in Tiananmen Square in Beijing. To mark the 30th anniversary of the tragedy this …
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Authorities in Jiangsu, China demolished 5,911 temples within one month, according to a report released by the Christian human rights organisation ChinaAid on 23 April. The report comes days after a new European Parliament resolution on China which expresses concern about the increasingly repressive treatment faced by religious and ethnic minorities. In 26 days across February and …
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