Essay: Elder Hu Shigen’s release is welcome, but more importantly it reminds us that we must stand up to the CCP
ELLIS HEASLEY, of UK-based religious freedom advocacy CSW, says celebrations around Elder Hu Shigen’s release are tempered by the knowledge of the CCP’s “continuing injustice and cruelty towards religious leaders”…
Essay: Remembering the missing
ELLIS HEASLEY, of UK-based religious freedom advocacy CSW, looks at the stories of some of the thousands of people who have gone missing around the world in connection with their faith…
“Disappeared” lawyer receives award for dedication to China’s religious freedom
World Watch Monitor A Chinese human rights lawyer persecuted by authorities for his support of oppressed communities, including Christians, was awarded the Shahbaz Bhatti Freedom Award on 29th August, the Epoch Times reports. The whereabouts of the lawyer, Gao Zhisheng, have not been publicly known since August, 2017, so the award was presented to his wife, […]
China’s Christians face worst persecution in decades claims lawyer in new report
Prominent Chinese lawyer Gao Zhisheng – believed to be held in custody in China – says the country now faces its “harshest and most brutal political oppression since the end of Mao Zedong’s rule”. In a commentary released earlier this month, the lawyer – best known for his work in defending Christians, Falun Gong followers and […]