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China Arrests over 1,000 Christians Prior to Communist Party Birthday

China watchdog organization Bitter Winter reported on Wednesday that Chinese security forces conducted a massive crackdown against the Church of Almighty God (CAG) in the northern province of Shanxi over the past two weeks. State security officials said over a thousand arrests were made in the interest of “maintaining social order” during the Chinese Communist Party’s centennial celebration.

BEIJING, CHINA - DECEMBER 24: Catholis pray during a Christmas Mass at a church on Decembe

China Plans Olympic Ski Events in Region Noted for Persecuting Catholics

Human rights watchdog group Bitter Winter noted on Wednesday that while China’s hosting of the 2022 Winter Olympics has been roundly criticized over Beijing’s abuse of Uyghur Muslims, a less well-known outrage is China’s decision to hold skiing competitions in the Chahar region, where Catholics were brutally oppressed after World War II.

Skiers hold a banner which reads "14th Chongli International Ski festival" at a ski resort

China Stages Fake Eid Celebrations to Hide Uyghur Genocide

The World Uyghur Congress, an advocacy group for the persecuted ethnic minority, accused the Communist Party of China on Thursday of staging fake celebrations for Eid, the Muslim holiday celebrating the end of the holy month of Ramadan, to disguise its brutal oppression of Muslims.

BEIJING, CHINA - MAY 13: Hui Muslim men gather during Eid al-Fitr prayers at the historic

CAIR Urges China Boycott at Rally Against Uyghur Genocide

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) held a rally outside the Chinese embassy in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday to support the oppressed Uyghur Muslims of Xinjiang province. The group promoted the rally under the social media hashtag #CallItGenocide.

Uyghurs of the East Turkistan National Awakening Movement (ETNAM) hold a rally outside the

Heritage: 11 Myths About the Transgender ‘Equality Act’

The Heritage Foundation exposed 11 of the most revolutionary demands in the Democrats’ so-called Equality Act, which would force Americans to accept the transgender ideology’s far-reaching claim that each person’s legal sex is determined by their inner feelings of “gender identity,” not by their measurable biology.

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 01: Sarah McBride, National Press secretary of Human Rights Collati