China bringt eines der wichtigsten Zentren des tibetischen Buddhismus unter ihre Kontrolle. Die Menschenrechtsorganisation Human Rights Watch (HRW) spricht von einer "Übernahme" der Verwaltung des Zentrums Larung Gar durch Funktionäre der kommunistischen Partei.
In an ongoing attempt to thaw previously icy relations between the Chinese government and the Catholic church, a Vatican delegation ordered two underground bishops to retire in favor of government-appointed church leaders.
A Chinese court in the southwestern province of Yunnan sent six Protestant Christians to prison last week for their membership of an “evil cult”.
A Vatican delegation reportedly asked two bishops to stand down as part of a deal with Chinese authorities
International community should seek information on condition of respected Quran translator
Religious, Education Authority Shifts to Party Cadres
Swedish foreign minister, dismissing insinuation of breach of law, accuses Beijing of ignoring ‘basic international rules’
Judicial authorities in China have stripped several human rights lawyers of their licenses to practice law in recent months, detaining one of them just days ago, in clear retaliation against the lawyers for defending their clients’ legal and human rights.
