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BEIJING (Reuters) - Parents and guardians in China's heavily Muslim region of Xinjiang who encourage or force their children into religious activities will be reported to the police, the government ...
News China » Xinjiang » Religion: China's tightening grip on Islam revealed
The "Sinization of religion" was first mentioned by President Xi Jinping in 2015, hot on the heels of the declaration of his "Strike Hard Campaign" against violent terrorism. That policy was announced ...
News China » Xinjiang » Religion: After Party Congress, no respite for religions in China
For China's religious minorities, to say that it has been a difficult year would be an understatement. The government is quickly transforming the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region into a police state ...
News China » Xinjiang » Religion: Xi Jinping says religions in China should 'further adapt' to socialist society
BEIJANG: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday said religions in the Communist nation should "further adapt" to the socialist society, expanding on his earlier assertion of sinicization of religions ...
News China » Xinjiang » Religion: China bans list of Islamic names in restive Xinjiang region
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News China » Xinjiang » Religion: China’s Urumqi takes aim at ‘extremist’ religious practices
SHANGHAI, Oct 10 : Urumqi, capital of the largely Muslim Chinese region of Xinjiang, will crack down on activities that blur the boundary between religion and secular life and encourage “extremism,” ...
News China » Xinjiang » Religion: Chinese Communist Party Erasing Religion with Village Renaming Effort
The 630 changes exhibit a greater campaign within China toward eliminating all religious belief, according to Reggie Littlejohn, founder and president of Women’s Rights Without Frontiers. The renaming ...
News China » Xinjiang » Religion: China changes names of 630 Uyghur villages in Xinjiang: report
China has changed the names of about 630 Uyghur villages to Mandarin words such as “Harmony” and “Unity” to promote ethnic harmony in Xinjiang, a report by a human rights group found, The move is ...