China: Information on arrests, harassment and persecution for religious reason in Fujian and Guangdong provinces in 1992 and 1993
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 April 1993 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | CHN13830 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, China: Information on arrests, harassment and persecution for religious reason in Fujian and Guangdong provinces in 1992 and 1993, 1 April 1993, CHN13830, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ac7714.html [accessed 17 September 2023] |
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Please find attached media reports on the release of Catholic priests in the provinces of Fujian and Guangdong. The attached article from Agence France Presse (AFP) of 22 January 1992 reports that Chinese authorities have banned a Taoist church in Guangdong province.
For further information on religious harassment and persecution in China, please refer to the January 1992 Asia Watch report entitled Freedom of Religion in China, available at your Regional Documentation Centre.
Additional and/or corroborative information on the above topic could not be found among the sources currently available tot he DIRB.
References
Agence France Presse (AFP). 22 January 1992. "China Bans a Taoist Church in Guangdong." (NEXIS)
Asia Watch. January 1992. Freedom of Religion in China. New York: Human Rights Watch.
Attachments
Agence France Presse (AFP). 22 January 1992. "China Bans a Taoist Church in Guangdong." (NEXIS)
Chicago Tribune. 14 February 1992. Final Edition. "China Frees Bishop, Priests Who Stayed Loyal to Vatican." (NEXIS)
The Independent. 21 January 1992. Raymond Whitaker. "Peking Cracks Down on Religion." (NEXIS)
South China Morning Post. 12 August 1992. Daniel Kwan. "China Relaxes Curbs on Bishops." (NEXIS)