China’s two government appointed Catholic bodies have released their revised constitu-tions with “Sinicization” as a central concept, seen as part of a broader strategy by Beijing to make all religion in the country more “Chinese.” Other changes in the appointment of senior officials finds the government -run bodies at even greater odds with standard Vatican practice, under-scoring the difficult road ahead as the Holy See continues its talks with Beijing over — in the first instance — the appointment of bishops. Specifically, “Sinicization” is now included in both constitutions.
Justice Bhuyan Calls for Protection of Dissent and Personal Liberty
Supreme Court Justice Ujjal Bhuyan has expressed concern over the growing trend of treating peaceful dissent and ordinary actions as criminal offences. Speaking at a
