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Uyghur women work in a cloth factory in Hotan county, Xinjiang province, China.

China blacklisting companies that have stopped sourcing from Xinjiang

Mar 26, 2021

U.S. companies must stand strong and ensure their supply chains in China are not tainted with forced labor, one human... Read more

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China imposes sanctions on British Catholic human rights campaigner

Mar 26, 2021

The Chinese Communist Party has imposed sanctions on a British Catholic human rights campaigner who highlighted widespread abuses in Xinjiang. Read more

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Senator Rubio: China is depriving Uyghurs of their ‘humanity’

Mar 11, 2021

By Christine Rousselle

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) lambasted the Chinese authorities for restricting the religious practices of the largely-Muslim Uyghur population, at a... Read more

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Report: Vatican not mentioned in China’s new rules on bishop appointments

Feb 15, 2021

According to new rules which will reportedly take effect on May 1, China’s state-run Catholic Church and bishops’ conference will... Read more

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Report: Uyghur women subject to systemic rape in China’s detention camps

Feb 3, 2021

Uyghur women interned in China’s “re-education” camps are subjected to systemic rape by Chinese soldiers, a former camp detainee told... Read more

Street with market stalls with Chinese flags on every booth, Xinjiang, China. Credit: Chris Redan/Shutterstock

US recognizes China’s treatment of Uyghurs as ‘genocide’

Jan 19, 2021

The United States has declared that the Chinese government’s actions against the Uyghur population amount to genocide and crimes against... Read more

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Congressional report: Biden administration should push Vatican to ‘reevaluate’ China deal

Jan 14, 2021

By Matt Hadro

A new congressional report calls for U.S. diplomatic engagement with the Vatican to “reevaluate” its 2018 agreement with China on... Read more

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China deemed a top religious freedom concern in 2021

Jan 13, 2021

By Matt Hadro

China remains a primary human rights concern in 2021, a federal religious freedom commissioner told CNA this week.  Read more

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International court declines to investigate China for Uyghur persecution

Dec 15, 2020

The International Criminal Court has declined to investigate the Chinese government for their detention of ethnic and religious minorities, but... Read more

Uighur farmers in Xinjiang Provence, China.

US bill against Uyghur forced labor gets corporate lobbyist attention

Dec 14, 2020

After legislation aiming to counter forced labor in the Chinese province of Xinjiang saw success in the U.S. House of... Read more

Jimmy Lai Chee Ying arrving at the West Kowloon Magistrates' Court, Hong Kong, Oct. 15, 2020.

Cardinal Zen: Jimmy Lai arrest is part of campaign of ‘political intimidation’

Dec 10, 2020

By Ed Condon

Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun has warned that the recent arrest of Jimmy Lai shows a rise in “political intimidation” against... Read more

Hongkongers march on streets of Tsim Sha Tsui in Kowloon, July, 2019.

Hong Kong democracy protestors sentenced to months in prison

Dec 2, 2020

Three Hong Kong pro-democracy activists, including a Catholic university student, were sentenced to prison on Wednesday for participating in illegal protests.  Read more

The episcopal ordination of Thomas Chen Tianhao in Qingdao Cathedral, China, on Nov. 23, 2020.

Chinese Patriotic Association announces ordination of new bishop

Nov 24, 2020

The Chinese Patriotic Association announced Monday the ordination of a new bishop of Qingdao.  Read more

Hongkongers march in Victoria Park, Hong Kong, July 2019

Catholic student jailed in Hong Kong for pro-democracy protest

Nov 23, 2020

Three pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong, including Catholic university student Agnes Chow, pled guilty on Monday for their roles in... Read more

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China’s five-year plan proposal stresses eugenics in birth policy, says expert

Nov 13, 2020

By Courtney Mares

The Chinese government’s latest five-year plan proposal contains a birth policy with an emphasis on eugenics, a China scholar said... Read more

Report: Catholic nuns in China forced out of convent amid government harassment 

Nov 4, 2020

Due to pressure from the Chinese government, eight Catholic nuns have reportedly been forced to leave their convent in the... Read more

Uighur farmers in Xinjiang Provence, China.

Senators condemn Chinese 'genocide' against Uyghurs

Oct 28, 2020

A bipartisan group of senators introduced a resolution on Monday to declare China’s actions against the Uyghur population as genocide.   Read more

Cathedral of the Sacred Heart the main Catholic church of Dali, Yunnan, China.

China continued religious crackdown during renewal of Vatican deal

Oct 26, 2020

The Chinese government continued to enforce sweeping restrictions on religious freedom in the weeks prior to the renewal of an agreement with... Read more

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Taiwan foreign ministry: Catholics in China are facing serious challenges

Oct 23, 2020

By Courtney Mares

Taiwan’s foreign ministry responded by the renewal of the Sino-Vatican provisional agreement Thursday by highlighting the worsening religious freedom situation... Read more

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Where China's bishops stand as the Sino-Vatican deal is renewed

Oct 22, 2020

By Courtney Mares

Chinese bishops after the Vatican-China deal: Who was appointed? Whose excommunications were lifted? Who stepped aside?  Read more