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China Wants Citizens to Report ‘Illegal’ Religious Practice
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (369+ words) New Local Measures Deepen State Control Over Religion Chinese lawyer Ruth Wang fled to Taiwan on September 2 after authorities threatened to shut down her law firm. Her offense? Representing members of China’s Zion Church, a prominent underground Protestant congregation. While…...
China: Pressure on Catholics Escalates
4+ mon, 4+ week ago (820+ words) Vatican Agreement with Beijing on Bishops Facilitates Crackdown (New York) – Chinese authorities are increasing pressure on underground Catholic communities to join the state-controlled official church, Human Rights Watch said today. In recent years, the Chinese government has tightened ideological control,…...
Saudi Arabia: Grand Mufti Should Back Religious Tolerance
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (317+ words) New Official Has Incited Hatred Against Shia Minority Saudi authorities have previously permitted government-appointed religious scholars and clerics to use hate speech to refer to religious minorities, particularly the country’s Shia Muslim minority. Al-Fawzan has repeatedly referred to Shia Muslims…...