Tag: freedom of religion
China’s head of religious affairs office removed, investigated
Cui is reportedly under investigation for committing “serious disciplinary infractions and breaking state laws”
China’s new ‘Smart Religion’ app requires faithful to register to attend...
All believers must make online reservations before they can attend services in churches, mosques, or Buddhist temples
US focus on Vietnam’s religious record may not be enough, spiritual...
The country has been included on a State Department watch list for violating religious freedom
Inclusion of articles curtailing freedoms in Indonesia’s new Criminal Code hit
APHR said the new Code includes “problematic articles that could unduly restrict the right to freedom of religion or belief"
Southeast Asian countries need to ‘truly guarantee freedom of religion’
Many laws that inhibit, restrict, and repress religious freedoms remain on the books and are implemented throughout Southeast Asia
China pushes the ‘Sinicization of religion’ in Xinjiang, targeting Uyghurs
Officials want to eliminate Islam and Uyghur culture in the western region, say analysts quoted by RFA
Rights group hits forced conversion of Christian girl in Pakistan
Forced conversion of girls is “the most egregious example of modern slavery and religious abuse,” said a human rights group
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