Tag: China
Central China’s Henan province swamped after heaviest rain in 1,000 years
The amount of rainfall in Zhengzhou witnessed over the three days was one seen only "once in a thousand years"
US Senate passes legislation restricting imports from Uyghur forced labor
Reports said that since 2017, the Chinese Communist Party has operated a system of detention camps for Uyghurs
US officials hit China’s ‘repression’ of Uyghurs at international religious freedom...
The three-day summit addresses religious persecution around the world, but has focused heavily on China’s targeting of Uyghurs
US calls for ASEAN action on Myanmar, rejects China maritime claims
The United States has "deep concerns" about the situation in Myanmar and urged the group to take action to end violence
Chinese activists remember Nobel peace laureate Liu Xiaobo, four years after...
Dissidents vowed to keep the spirit of Liu's activism alive in spite of ever-widening controls on public speech in China
‘Official’ Catholic bishop of Hangzhou in China dies at 93
The Chinese Communist Party lauded the bishop for serving the Church with fidelity and zeal, in a humble and modest way
Four Tibetan monks handed harsh prison terms after police raid
Police carrying out the raid beat resident monks and seized religious texts and photographs of exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama
China’s WeChat deletes dozens of LGBTQ+ student, NGO accounts
Screenshots of notices sent to the holders of the deleted accounts said they had broken laws and regulations governing online content
COVID-19 drives new surge in trafficking of women from Laos to...
Economic hardship in Lao villages caused by the COVID-19 pandemic is driving a new surge in the trafficking to China of Lao women and girls
Catholic writer detained for ‘inciting secession’ in China’s Hebei province
Writer and activist Pang Jian had written about Hebei's extensive Catholic church community and unique culture
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