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China’s Persecution of Religious Leaders

中国对宗教领袖的迫害：事实简报

Issuing institutionUSCIRF

Date / versionSeptember 2025

Document typeCommission factsheet

CRM statusSource verified

CRM EDITORIAL SUMMARY

Summary

This factsheet identifies patterns of detention, disappearance, sentencing and surveillance affecting leaders of different religious communities.

Document framework

The material is organised by religious community and illustrative cases, linked to the broader legal and policy environment.

Potential use

Useful as a case index, pattern evidence and a starting point for thematic research.

Religious leadersDetentionPersecution

Suggested citation

USCIRF, China’s Persecution of Religious Leaders, Factsheet (September 2025).

Source note

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