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Political & Religious Freedoms

Bishops take China to task for treatment of Uyghurs

To understand China means to “see the country in its own terms and as it sees itself rather than simply through Western lenses”, the Bishop of Winchester, the Rt Revd Philip...

Washington slams China’s tit-for-tat visa curbs on US officials over Hong Kong interference

‘We condemn retaliatory actions by the People’s Republic of China against US officials,’ America’s Department of State says

Human rights lawyers group condemn CCP’s targeting of unregistered house churches with ‘fraud’ label

Lawyers, human rights activists and religious leaders in China have strongly condemned of the government’s labeling of unregistered house churches as fraudulent organizations, decrying...

In Secret Meeting, Xi Jinping Ordered New Strategy to Attack Falun Gong Globally

In October 2022, Chinese leader Xi Jinping held a secret meeting instructing top state officials—overseeing political, intelligence, and influence operations—on a new strategy to...

Middle East, Ukraine and China with its rights record dominated G7 foreign ministers’ meeting

While the meeting of the G7 foreign ministers held in Fiuggi, Italy, over Nov 24-27 focused heavily on the conflicts in the Middle East...

Concerns Grow for Health of Detained Chinese Lawyer

“Our ideals have become clearer, and our dream is political. The Citizens’ Movement calls on everyone to act like a citizen. When becomes...

Taiwan, democracy, development are China’s ‘red lines’, Xi tells Biden

China's President Xi Jinping told his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden that the issues of Taiwan, democracy, human rights and rights to development are "red...

The Continuing Scandal of the Vatican’s China Policy

‘The Vatican’s silence on human rights and religious freedom in China is profoundly disappointing and dangerously counterproductive.’

China copies Kremlin in disinformation campaign

China appears to be copying the Kremlin's methods and trying to highlight America's shortcomings, using them as offensive weapons to incite cultural clashes and...

Persecution of Falun Gong in China Persists, Thousands Detained and Tortured in 2024

Over 25 years after China’s ban on the Falun Gong spiritual movement, reports indicate the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) persecution against the group continues...

HRW urges pope to champion religious freedom in China

A global rights body has called on the pope to champion religious freedom in China while urging the Vatican to secure the release of forcibly disappeared Catholic...

Human Rights expert analyzes the ‘many problems’ with the Vatican-China Deal

Human rights watchdog Benedict Rogers has strongly criticized the Vatican’s secret agreement with China on appointing Catholic bishops, renewed this month for another four years.  This third...

Ten Persecuted Catholic Bishops in China

View Full PDF Summary This report shows that religious repression of the Catholic Church in China has intensified since the 2018 China-Vatican agreement on the appointment...

Chinese Government Expands Criminalization of Taiwanese Identity

Court Guidelines Aim to Further Intimidate Taiwan’s Population

Freedom House gives Tibet global freedom score of zero

After 65 years of Chinese occupation, Tibet’s global freedom score has now dropped all the way to zero, watchdog group Freedom House says in...