Freedom of Religion
CECC Chairs’ Statement on President Xi’s Speech on Religion
April 26, 2016
| Press Release
Urging China’s President Xi To Stop State-Sponsored Human Rights Abuses
September 18, 2015
| Hearing
Religion With “Chinese Characteristics”: Persecution and Control in Xi Jinping’s China
July 23, 2015
| Hearing
Pastor Zhang Shaojie’s Harsh Sentence Highlights China’s Increasing Intolerance of Christianity
November 3, 2014
| Commission Analysis
Chairman Brown and Cochairman Smith Urge the Chinese Government to End Human Rights Abuses Against Falun Gong
July 21, 2014
| Press Release
Zhejiang Government Launches Demolition Campaign, Targets Christian Churches
June 6, 2014
| Commission Analysis
Falun Gong in China: Review and Update
December 19, 2012
| Hearing
CECC Releases Chinese Translation of 2011 Annual Report Executive Summary
May 15, 2012
| Press Release
Gansu and Shandong Provinces Issue New Regulations on Religion
January 18, 2012
| Commission Analysis
Local Officials in Xinjiang Continue Curbs Over Religious Practice
December 16, 2011
| Commission Analysis
Jiangsu Authorities Order Unregistered Pastor To Serve Two Years of Reeducation Through Labor
November 21, 2011
| Commission Analysis
Xinjiang Authorities Implement Ramadan Curbs Amid Renewed Pledges for Tight Controls Over Religion
October 11, 2011
| Commission Analysis
Statement of CECC Chairman Christopher Smith and Cochairman Sherrod Brown on Human Rights Lawyer Gao Zhisheng
August 22, 2011
| Press Release
Official Repression of Religion Continues in Xinjiang
July 12, 2011
| Commission Analysis
Beijing Authorities Harass and Detain Shouwang Church Members
July 1, 2011
| Commission Analysis
Government Interferes With Activities of House Church Networks in Late 2010 and 2011
July 1, 2011
| Commission Analysis
Ganzi Regulations on "Tibetan Buddhist Affairs" Moving Toward Approval
May 20, 2011
| Commission Analysis
State Administration for Religious Affairs Outlines Restrictive Religious Policies for 2011
April 12, 2011
| Commission Analysis
Xinjiang Authorities Target Religious and Political Publications in Censorship Campaigns
March 31, 2011
| Commission Analysis
Communist Party Calls for Increased Efforts To "Transform" Falun Gong Practitioners as Part of Three-Year Campaign
March 22, 2011
| Commission Analysis
Some Catholic Bishops Forced To Attend National Conference Against Their Will
February 7, 2011
| Commission Analysis
State-Sanctioned Church in Jiangsu Province Demolished
January 20, 2011
| Commission Analysis
Authorities in Xinjiang Use Pledge System To Exert Control Over Village Life
December 10, 2010
| Commission Analysis
Legal Scholar and Religious Freedom Advocate Fan Yafeng Harassed, Kept Under Surveillance
December 9, 2010
| Commission Analysis
Chinese Authorities Prevent Protestants From Attending International Evangelization Conference
December 8, 2010
| Commission Analysis
National Conferences Highlight Restrictions on Buddhist and Taoist Doctrine
October 27, 2010
| Commission Analysis
Members of Henan House Church Ordered To Serve Reeducation Through Labor
October 27, 2010
| Commission Analysis
Authorities Continue to Restrict Ramadan Observance in Xinjiang
October 20, 2010
| Commission Analysis
Xinjiang Authorities Target Beards, Veils in Campaigns To Tighten Control Over Religion
October 18, 2010
| Commission Analysis
Measures on the Management of Tibetan Buddhist Monasteries (Chinese Text)
September 29, 2010
| PRC Legal Provision
Bishop Jia Zhiguo Refuses To Join State-Controlled Church After 15 Months of Detention
August 6, 2010
| Commission Analysis
Restrictions on Religion Continue in Xinjiang
June 25, 2010
| Commission Analysis
China's Policies Toward Spiritual Movements
June 18, 2010
| Roundtable
New Measures Regulate Financial Affairs of Venues for Religious Activities
May 4, 2010
| Commission Analysis
Xinjiang Authorities Tighten Controls Over Muslim Women
April 27, 2010
| Commission Analysis
Top Leaders Praise the Work of China's "Patriotic Religious Organizations"
March 10, 2010
| Commission Analysis
Official Protestant Church Politicizes Pastoral Training, "Reconstructs" Theology
March 10, 2010
| Commission Analysis
Measures on the Supervision and Management of Financial Affairs of Venues for Religious Activities (Trial) (Chinese Text)
January 11, 2010
| PRC Legal Provision
New Regulation in Xinjiang Appears To Expand Controls Over Children's Religious Freedom (Includes Update)
December 11, 2009
| Commission Analysis
Three Provinces Issue New or Amended Regulations on Religion
December 8, 2009
| Commission Analysis
Authorities Raid Unregistered Church in Shanxi, Beat and Detain Leaders
December 7, 2009
| Commission Analysis
Xinjiang Authorities Train, Seek to Regulate Muslim Women Religious Figures
August 20, 2009
| Commission Analysis
Jiangsu Province Regulation on Religious Affairs (Chinese Text)
August 5, 2009
| Commission Analysis
CECC Chairman Byron Dorgan Calls on China to Reveal Whereabouts of Gao Zhisheng
July 28, 2009
| Press Release
Draft Regulation in Xinjiang Could Strengthen Legal Prohibitions Over Children's Freedom of Religion
June 30, 2009
| Commission Analysis
Xinjiang Authorities Strengthen Controls Over Religion
June 24, 2009
| Commission Analysis
Authorities Target Protestant House Churches for Harassment, Detentions in December
February 1, 2009
| Commission Analysis
Manipulation of the Criminal Law to Penalize "Cults" Continues in Case of Painter and Popular Musician
February 1, 2009
| Commission Analysis
State-Controlled Catholic Church Celebrates Independence from "Foreign Interference"
February 1, 2009
| Commission Analysis
State-Controlled Church Continues To Align Protestant Doctrine to Communist Party Policy
December 20, 2008
| Commission Analysis
Local Governments Target "Illegal" Worship Sites and "Illegal" Religious Activities Throughout Fall
December 20, 2008
| Commission Analysis
Authorities Target Religious Leaders During, After Olympic Games
November 25, 2008
| Commission Analysis
The Human Toll of the Olympics
August 4, 2008
| Commission Analysis
Authorities Take Measures To Prevent Pilgrimage to Catholic Shrine
June 25, 2008
| Commission Analysis
Government Official Reaffirms State Controls Over Religion
May 12, 2008
| Commission Analysis
Wang Zaiqing Presumed Released From Prison, Shi Weihan Detained in Separate Bible-Printing Cases
May 12, 2008
| Commission Analysis
House Church Leader Zhou Heng Released From Detention
May 5, 2008
| Commission Analysis
Time Line: Central Government Legislation on Religion
May 5, 2008
| Commission Analysis
Xinjiang Government Strengthens Campaign Against Political and Religious Publications
May 5, 2008
| Commission Analysis
Party Congress Promotes Officials Linked to Harsh Policies Toward Tibetans
May 5, 2008
| Commission Analysis
Politburo Study Session Calls for Uniting Religious Communities Around Party
May 5, 2008
| Commission Analysis
Bishop Ordinations in 2007 Return to Holy See Involvement
May 5, 2008
| Commission Analysis
Hunan Authorities Issue New Legal Measures To Regulate Folk Belief Venues
May 5, 2008
| Commission Analysis
Religious Repression in Xinjiang Continues During Ramadan
May 5, 2008
| Commission Analysis
Xinjiang Authorities Target Christian-Owned Businesses for Closure
May 5, 2008
| Commission Analysis
New Legal Measures Assert Unprecedented Control Over Tibetan Buddhist Reincarnation
May 5, 2008
| Commission Analysis
Tibetan Abbot Suspected of Link to Posters Sentenced to Three Years' Imprisonment
February 12, 2008
| Commission Analysis
CECC Statement for United Nations' Human Rights Day 2007
December 9, 2007
| Press Release
Measures on Establishing Religious Schools (Chinese Text)
August 1, 2007
| PRC Legal Provision
Measures on the Management of the Reincarnation of Living Buddhas in Tibetan Buddhism (ICT Translation)
July 18, 2007
| PRC Legal Provision
Campaign Targets IPR Infringement, Censors Political and Religious Publications
January 4, 2007
| Commission Analysis
Chongqing Municipality and Hunan Province Issue New Religious Regulations
January 4, 2007
| Commission Analysis
White Paper--Freedom of Religious Belief in China (Chinese and English Text)
January 3, 2007
| Commission Analysis
Measures for Putting Religious Personnel on File (Chinese Text)
December 29, 2006
| PRC Legal Provision
Measures for Putting on File the Main Religious Personnel of Venues for Religious Activities (Chinese Text)
December 29, 2006
| PRC Legal Provision
Local Governments in Xinjiang Continue Religious Repression During Ramadan
December 12, 2006
| Commission Analysis
Zhejiang and Other Provincial Governments Issue New Religious Regulations
December 11, 2006
| Commission Analysis
Chinese Government Appoints Bishop without Holy See Approval
December 8, 2006
| Commission Analysis
Official Repression of House Church Members Continues in Xinjiang
December 8, 2006
| Commission Analysis
Official Information Confirms Sentence for Tibetan Nun Who Put Up Posters
December 8, 2006
| Commission Analysis
Nuns and Alleged Assailants Reach Out-of-Court Settlement in Xi'an Beating Case
December 8, 2006
| Commission Analysis
Government Increases Controls Over Muslim Pilgrimages
December 8, 2006
| Commission Analysis
Hebei Officials Release Bishop Jia Zhiguo; Catholic Priests Arrested in Guangdong
December 6, 2006
| Commission Analysis
CECC Chairman Senator Chuck Hagel’s Statement on China’s Religious Regulations Roundtable
November 21, 2006
| Press Release
China's National and Local Regulations on Religion: Recent Developments in Legislation and Implementation
November 20, 2006
| Roundtable
Anhui Court Imprisons House Church Pastor for Giving Away Bibles
November 7, 2006
| Commission Analysis
Shaanxi Provincial Officials Continue Harassment of Catholic Bishop Wu Qinjing
November 3, 2006
| Commission Analysis
Chinese Officials Agree To Discuss Cooperation With the Anglican Church
November 3, 2006
| Commission Analysis
Court Officials Refuse Falun Gong Practitioner's Appeal of RTL Sentence
November 3, 2006
| Commission Analysis
Beijing Municipality Amends Local Religious Regulation
November 3, 2006
| Commission Analysis
Officials Demolish Catholic Church, Beat Catholics in Pingtang, Fujian Province
October 3, 2006
| Commission Analysis
Officials Detain Protestants in Six Provinces
October 3, 2006
| Commission Analysis
Anhui Government Amends Provincial Religious Regulation
October 3, 2006
| Commission Analysis
Hebei Officials Release Catholic Bishop An Shuxin After 10 Years' Detention
October 3, 2006
| Commission Analysis
Officials Defend Appointments of Catholic Bishops Unapproved by the Holy See
September 27, 2006
| Commission Analysis
House Church Members in Henan, Inner Mongolia, Jilin, and Sichuan Accused of Cult Activities
September 25, 2006
| Commission Analysis
Chinese Security Officials Beat and Detain Unregistered Catholic Priest and Laity
September 15, 2006
| Commission Analysis
Zhejiang Officials Demolish House Churches, Beat and Detain House Church Members
September 7, 2006
| Commission Analysis
Chinese Authorities Release House Church Filmmaker After 140 Days in Custody
September 1, 2006
| Commission Analysis
Leaders of Banned House Church Convicted and Sentenced for Murder and Fraud
September 1, 2006
| Commission Analysis
Hebei Officials Detain Unregistered Catholic Clerics and Laypersons
September 1, 2006
| Commission Analysis
TAR Party Secretary Accuses the Dalai Lama of Being a "False Religious Leader"
August 31, 2006
| Commission Analysis
SARA Director Calls for Continued Controls on Religion
August 31, 2006
| Commission Analysis
Court Imprisons One Tibetan Writer, Party Officials Shut Down Another's Blogs
August 30, 2006
| Commission Analysis
SARA Director Pledges to Resolve Issues of Concern to Orthodox Christians
August 30, 2006
| Commission Analysis
Shandong Province Regulation on the Management of Religious Affairs (Chinese Text)
August 18, 2006
| Commission Analysis
Beijing Review Asks Whether China Needs Religious Education
July 26, 2006
| Commission Analysis
NPCSC Examines Implementation of Regional Ethnic Autonomy Law
July 25, 2006
| Commission Analysis
Confucian Group Campaigns for Government Recognition as a Religion
July 25, 2006
| Commission Analysis
New Party Campaign on Morals Reaches Religious Communities
July 25, 2006
| Commission Analysis
House Church Lawyers Promote Religious Freedom Through the Rule of Law
June 30, 2006
| Commission Analysis
Henan Officials Detain 28 House Church Protestants, Who Obtain Legal Counsel
June 30, 2006
| Commission Analysis
TAR Party Secretary Calls for Tighter Control of Tibetan Monasteries, Nunneries
June 30, 2006
| Commission Analysis
Officials Arrest Third House Church Pastor for Giving Away Bibles
June 30, 2006
| Commission Analysis
Student Imprisoned for Falun Gong Activities Becomes Eligible for Parole
June 30, 2006
| Commission Analysis
Head of Religious Association: Religious Adherents Not Arrested Due to Their Faith
June 26, 2006
| Commission Analysis
Physician Arrested for Practicing "Mongol Version of Falun Gong"
June 22, 2006
| Commission Analysis
Chinese Government Continues to Coerce Registered Catholic Bishops
June 2, 2006
| Commission Analysis
Government Harassment and Detention of Protestants Resumes in Late April
June 1, 2006
| Commission Analysis
Islamic Congress Establishes Hajj Office, Issues New Rules
May 30, 2006
| Commission Analysis
Assailants Beat Catholic Nuns Over Xi'an Land Dispute
May 11, 2006
| Commission Analysis
Chinese Government Selects Catholic Bishops Over Holy See Objections
May 3, 2006
| Commission Analysis
Falun Gong Practitioners to be Punished Under New Administration Punishment Law
May 2, 2006
| Commission Analysis
Yunnan Provincial Security Officials Detain House Church Leaders
May 1, 2006
| Commission Analysis
Unregistered Catholic Bishop Jia Zhiguo Released Into Residential Surveillance
April 28, 2006
| Commission Analysis
Hebei Provincial Officials Detain Five Groups of Unregistered Catholics
April 4, 2006
| Commission Analysis
Officials Detain Two Unregistered Catholic Priests in Baoding, Hebei
March 31, 2006
| Commission Analysis
Officials Detain Eight Groups of Protestants in February and March
March 31, 2006
| Commission Analysis
Rights Organization Says New Regulation has Failed to Protect Religious Freedom
March 30, 2006
| Commission Analysis
Xinjiang Cracks Down on "Illegal" Religious Publications
March 30, 2006
| Commission Analysis
SPC Procuratorial on Applying Specific Laws to Handle Cases of Organizing and Utilizing Heretical Sects to Commit Crimes
March 28, 2006
| Commission Analysis
Imprisoned Protestant House Church Leader Up for Parole on March 11, 2006
March 2, 2006
| Commission Analysis
Registered Catholics Claim Property in Tianjin
March 1, 2006
| Commission Analysis
Xinjiang Government Continues Restrictions on Mosque Attendance
March 1, 2006
| Commission Analysis
Circular Promotes Access to Religious Sites, but Local Implementation Lags
March 1, 2006
| Commission Analysis
Officials Assault Nuns Over Land Dispute in Shaanxi Province
February 28, 2006
| Commission Analysis
Politburo Member Calls for Religion to Serve Party Goals
February 28, 2006
| Commission Analysis
Official Urges Participation in State-Managed Hajj After Deaths in Mecca
February 13, 2006
| Commission Analysis
Officials Harass Protestant House Churches, Leaders
February 3, 2006
| Commission Analysis
New Religious Exchange Association Disseminates Government Views of Religion
February 2, 2006
| Commission Analysis
Officials Break Up Protestant Christmas Services in Xinjiang; Detain 12 House Church Leaders
February 1, 2006
| Commission Analysis
Falun Gong Practitioner Charles Lee Released, Expelled to the United States
January 30, 2006
| Commission Analysis
Officials Detain Catholic Priest in Hebei Province, Move Bishop to Unknown Location
January 30, 2006
| Commission Analysis
RFA: Three Tibetans Jailed for Suspected Separatism
January 26, 2006
| Commission Analysis
China Releases Geshe Sonam Phuntsok Upon Completion of Prison Term
January 26, 2006
| Commission Analysis
RFA and TIN reports: Tibetan Monk Arrested After Blaze in Ganzi
January 26, 2006
| Commission Analysis
UN Committee on Rights of the Child Urges China To Allow Visit to Boy Named As Panchen Lama
January 26, 2006
| Commission Analysis
UN Committee Recommends Independent Expert to Visit Boy Named As Panchen Lama
January 26, 2006
| Commission Analysis
Monk Dies Following Dispute with Patriotic Education Instructors
January 26, 2006
| Commission Analysis
Release Date Approaches For Imprisoned Falun Gong Practitioner Charles Lee
January 25, 2006
| Commission Analysis
Xinjiang Authorities Detain More Than 40 for Possessing "Illegal Religious Materials"
January 18, 2006
| Commission Analysis
Government Acts Against House Church Protestants During November
January 4, 2006
| Commission Analysis
New Civil Society Regulations To Apply Same Restrictions to Domestic, Foreign Groups
January 3, 2006
| Commission Analysis
Chinese-Installed Panchen Lama Pledges to Meet Communist Party Expectations
January 1, 2006
| Commission Analysis
Officials Detain and Eventually Release 29 House Church Leaders in Henan Province
January 1, 2006
| Commission Analysis
Beijing Court Jails House Church Minister for Giving Away Bibles
December 6, 2005
| Commission Analysis
Unregistered Catholic Bishop and Two Priests Detained in Hebei Province
December 1, 2005
| Commission Analysis
Public Security Officers Detain Two Priests in Zhejiang Province
December 1, 2005
| Commission Analysis
Religious Affairs Establishes Office to Administer "Folk Religions"
November 30, 2005
| Commission Analysis
Public Security Officers Detain House Church Protestants in Henan Province
November 29, 2005
| Commission Analysis
U.S. Department of State Releases 2005 International Religious Freedom Report
November 29, 2005
| Commission Analysis
State Ethnic Affairs Commission Involved in Regulation of Halal Foods
November 29, 2005
| Commission Analysis
Norwegian NGO Reports on the Case of House Church Leader Cai Zhuohua
November 20, 2005
| Commission Analysis
Guangzhou Officials Formally Arrest Rural Activist Guo Feixiong
November 20, 2005
| Commission Analysis
Officials Beat Protestant Businessman in Xinjiang
October 27, 2005
| Commission Analysis
Lhasa Area Monks and Nuns Face a New Round of "Patriotic Education"
October 27, 2005
| Commission Analysis
Reporters Without Borders Ranks China as 1 of 10 Worst Countries for Press Freedom
October 27, 2005
| Commission Analysis
Public Security Officials Detain Two House Church Protestants in Henan
October 27, 2005
| Commission Analysis
Public Security Officials Detain Nearly 50 Protestant Leaders in Hebei
October 27, 2005
| Commission Analysis
Xinjiang Police Reportedly Bar Uighur Haj Pilgrimage By Confiscating Passports
October 26, 2005
| Commission Analysis
Congressional-Executive Commission on China Releases 2005 Annual Report
October 11, 2005
| Press Release
Ningxia Government Agencies Launch Campaign To "Discipline" Local Printing Enterprises
October 3, 2005
| Commission Analysis
Government Releases House Church Historian From Labor Camp
September 29, 2005
| Commission Analysis
Catholic Patriotic Association Leaders Deny Bishops Permission to Attend Synod in Rome
September 29, 2005
| Commission Analysis
Security Officers Detain Unregistered Catholic Priest, Seminarian in Hebei Province
September 27, 2005
| Commission Analysis
Xian's "Sweep Away Pornography" and "Strike Down Illegal Publications" Work Attained Notable Results in 2004
September 13, 2005
| Commission Analysis
ETIC Reports Xinjiang Authorities Have Increased Harrassment of Uighurs
September 7, 2005
| Commission Analysis
Uighur Separatists Arrested in Xinjiang's Hetian Prefecture
September 7, 2005
| Commission Analysis
Beijing Olympic Committee Refusing All Telephone Interviews To Avoid Falun Gong Journalists
September 1, 2005
| Commission Analysis
Centuries-Old Buddhist Texts at Sakya Monastery to be Relocated During Renovation
August 31, 2005
| Commission Analysis
Cai Zhuohua Trial Account
August 31, 2005
| Commission Analysis
Xinjiang Prefecture Bans Sala Branch of Islam and Reportedly Arrests 179
August 31, 2005
| Commission Analysis
Government Campaign Intensifies Against Protestant House Churches
August 30, 2005
| Commission Analysis
U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Visits China
August 30, 2005
| Commission Analysis
Prominent House Church Leader Arrested
August 26, 2005
| Commission Analysis
Urumqi Court Sentences Six Guanyin Famen "Cult" Members
August 22, 2005
| Commission Analysis
Security Officers Detain and Release House Church Protestants
August 1, 2005
| Commission Analysis
TAR Governor: It's Not Time for the Dalai Lama to Come Home; Next Dalai Lama To Be Chosen by Lot According to Qing Dynasty Rules
July 29, 2005
| Commission Analysis
Academic Group Issues Results of Major Study on Chinese Government Internet Censorship
July 15, 2005
| Commission Analysis
Rights Groups: Chinese Authorities Have Suspended the License of Defense Lawyer for Journalists, Activists
July 15, 2005
| Commission Analysis
Chinese Government-Appointed Panchen Makes First Visit to Tibetan Areas of Sichuan Province
July 7, 2005
| Commission Analysis
Xing Wenzhi Ordained Auxiliary Bishop of Shanghai After Nomination by the Holy See
July 7, 2005
| Commission Analysis
Dalai Lama's Envoys Meet Chinese Officials in Switzerland for Fourth Round of Talks
July 1, 2005
| Commission Analysis
Report: Dalai Lama Says a Democratic Tibet Would Not Need Another Dalai Lama
July 1, 2005
| Commission Analysis
Unregistered Catholics in Hebei Protest Abuses by Government Officials
July 1, 2005
| Commission Analysis
Local Implementation of the New Religious Regulation
July 1, 2005
| Commission Analysis
Security Officials Raid House Churches and Arrest Christians in Jilin Province
July 1, 2005
| Commission Analysis
Security Police Release Unregistered Catholic Priest
July 1, 2005
| Commission Analysis
Chinese Official: Government Has Confiscated 1.4 Billion "Illegal Publications" Since 1994
July 1, 2005
| Commission Analysis
County Officials in Anhui Report on Repressive Use of New Regulations of Religious Affairs
June 29, 2005
| Commission Analysis
Yunnan Officials Discuss New Regulation on Religious Affairs
June 29, 2005
| Commission Analysis
Hu Chunhua Advances in TAR Party Hierarchy; Served During Period of Intensified Repression
June 17, 2005
| Commission Analysis
Delegation of Chinese Protestants Attends International Mission Conference
May 31, 2005
| Commission Analysis
Asia News: Unregistered Catholic Priests Released in Hebei Province, but Bishop Detained
May 24, 2005
| Commission Analysis
Hong Kong Appeals Court Overturns Convictions Stemming From 2002 Falun Gong Demonstration
May 24, 2005
| Commission Analysis
Chinese Orthodox Celebrate First Easter Service Since 1957
May 24, 2005
| Commission Analysis
Unofficial Religions in China: Beyond the Party's Rules
May 23, 2005
| Roundtable
New Edition of "The Jews in China" Announced
May 3, 2005
| Commission Analysis
NGO Reports Detention of Seven Unregistered Catholic Priests
April 28, 2005
| Commission Analysis
County Survey Reveals Widespread Acceptance of Religion Among Hui Party Members
April 27, 2005
| Commission Analysis
Measures on the Examination, Approval, and Registration of Venues for Religious Activity (CECC Full Translation)
April 21, 2005
| PRC Legal Provision
Joint U.S. NGO Report Documents Increase in Religious Repression in Xinjiang
April 18, 2005
| Commission Analysis
Arrests of Unregistered Catholics Coincide with Death of Pope John Paul II
April 12, 2005
| Commission Analysis
NGO Reports Detention of Unregistered Catholic Priest
March 31, 2005
| Commission Analysis
NGO: Minors Forbidden to Attend Church Services in Xinjiang
March 31, 2005
| Commission Analysis
MFA Spokesman Says No Laws Restrict Ability of Minors to Hold Religious Beliefs
March 29, 2005
| Commission Analysis
Cardinal Kung Foundation Petitions China to Release and Exonerate Imprisoned Catholic Clergy
March 25, 2005
| Commission Analysis
Catholic World News: PRC Government to Force New Bishops on Registered Catholic Church in Sichuan
March 21, 2005
| Commission Analysis
Plans Underway for China's First Private Christian University
March 21, 2005
| Commission Analysis
Part of Sichuan Mosque to be Leased for Disco and Bar
March 21, 2005
| Commission Analysis
Nankai University Students Promote Patriotism in Privately Sponsored Islamic School
March 21, 2005
| Commission Analysis
Senior U.S. Diplomat Announces that the United States Will Not Offer a "China Resolution" in Geneva
March 18, 2005
| Commission Analysis
Social Role of Religions Stressed in Hebei "Conference on Religion and Ethics"
March 16, 2005
| Commission Analysis
China's New Regulation on Religious Affairs: A Paradigm Shift?
March 14, 2005
| Roundtable
AsiaNews Launches Campaign Petitioning Chinese Parliament to Free Bishops and Priests
March 10, 2005
| Commission Analysis
Security Officials Detain and Release 8 American Pastors and 140 Chinese House Church Leaders Near Harbin
March 7, 2005
| Commission Analysis
New National Regulation on Religious Affairs to Take Effect on March 1, 2005
February 15, 2005
| Commission Analysis
Tortured House Church Leader Speaks at National Press Club
February 15, 2005
| Commission Analysis
President Bush Will Continue to Raise Human Rights Issues with Chinese Leaders
January 28, 2005
| Commission Analysis
Chinese Officials Pressure Tibetan Buddhist Leaders to Support PRC-installed Panchen Lama
January 26, 2005
| Commission Analysis
Unregistered Catholic Bishop Jia Zhiguo Released
January 10, 2005
| Commission Analysis
Christmas Midnight Mass for a Fee in Beijing
December 13, 2004
| Commission Analysis
Regulations on Religious Affairs (Chinese and English Text)
November 30, 2004
| PRC Legal Provision
Statistics Bureau Explains Regulation of Surveys Involving Foreigners (story in Chinese)
November 29, 2004
| Commission Analysis
Secret Communist Party Document Orders New Initiative Promoting Atheism
November 22, 2004
| Commission Analysis
Religious Freedom in China
November 18, 2004
| Hearing
Chinese Protestant Chief Reveals Past in Unregistered Church, but Criticizes Present Day Underground Protestants
November 15, 2004
| Commission Analysis
Chinese Official Lowers Expectations of Reform of Laws Regulating Religion
October 25, 2004
| Commission Analysis
Chinese Official Announces Plans to Loosen Government Control Over Religion
October 20, 2004
| Commission Analysis
Forum 18 Reports Chinese Restrictions on Muslim Religious Practice in Xinjiang
September 28, 2004
| Commission Analysis
Catholics and Civil Society in China
September 17, 2004
| Roundtable
U.S. State Department Releases 2004 International Religious Freedom Report
September 16, 2004
| Commission Analysis
Practicing Islam in Today's China: Differing Realities for the Uighurs and the Hui
May 17, 2004
| Roundtable
CECC Releases 2003 Annual Report on Human Rights and the Rule of Law in China
October 2, 2003
| Press Release
Open Forum on Human Rights and the Rule of Law in China
September 8, 2003
| Roundtable
Will Religion Flourish Under China's New Leadership?
July 24, 2003
| Hearing
Open Forum: Public Perspectives on Human Rights Practices in China
December 9, 2002
| Roundtable
Roundtable on Religious Freedom in China
March 25, 2002
| Roundtable
CECC's Congressional Members Urge President Bush to Support a China Resolution at the U.N. Human Rights Commission Meeting
March 13, 2002
| Press Release
Open Forum on Human Rights and the Rule of Law in China
March 4, 2002
| Roundtable
Baucus And Bereuter Write Letter To President Bush Urging Human Rights Dialogue With Beijing
February 13, 2002
| Press Release
Human Rights in the Context of the Rule of Law
February 7, 2002
| Hearing
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