Category: religious freedom

Global Transplantation Communities Urged to Ban Research From China

Medical professionals and advocates are calling on their global transplantation societies to stop collaboration and ban transplant-related research papers from China, citing concerns over the human rights atrocity of forced organ harvesting. The appeal followed a first-of-its-kind restriction issued by the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT), a nonprofit transplantation association. The group announced…


‘Bigotry of Low Expectations’—Dr. Zuhdi Jasser Talks Iran Protests, Islamist Ideology, and Islamic Reform

On this episode of American Thought Leaders, I sat down with Dr. Zuhdi Jasser, a practicing physician, proud Muslim, and the founder of multiple organizations aimed at countering the threat of political Islam, more commonly referred to as “Islamism.” “The hypocrisy of the left, the feminists, and others in their claim to be about women’s…


PREMIERING 7:30PM ET: ‘Bigotry of Low Expectations’—Dr. Zuhdi Jasser Talks Iran Protests, Islamist Ideology, and Islamic Reform

This episode will premiere on Saturday, Oct. 11, at 7:30 p.m. ET.  On this episode of American Thought Leaders, I sat down with Dr. Zuhdi Jasser, a practicing physician, proud Muslim, and the founder of multiple organizations aimed at countering the threat of political Islam, more commonly referred to as “Islamism.” “The hypocrisy of the…


PREMIERING 10/11 at 7:30PM ET: ‘Bigotry of Low Expectations’—Dr. Zuhdi Jasser Talks Iran Protests, Islamist Ideology, and Islamic Reform

This episode will premiere on Saturday, Oct. 11, at 7:30 p.m. ET.  On this episode of American Thought Leaders, I sat down with Dr. Zuhdi Jasser, a practicing physician, proud Muslim, and the founder of multiple organizations aimed at countering the threat of political Islam, more commonly referred to as “Islamism.” “The hypocrisy of the…


New York State Assemblyman Proclaims Global Movement to Quit the Chinese Communist Party

A member of the New York State Assembly has joined the ranks of public officials who acknowledge the Tuidang Movement as “one of the most peaceful and important initiatives in human civilization.” Tuidang means quit the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), and is arguably the largest grassroots movement in human history with 400 million participants and…


New York State Assemblyman Commends Global Movement to Quit the Chinese Communist Party

A member of the New York State Assembly has joined the ranks of public officials who acknowledge the Tuidang Movement as “one of the most peaceful and important initiatives in human civilization.” Tuidang means quit the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), and is arguably the largest grassroots movement in human history with 400 million participants and…


Nearly 100 Residents in Chinese City Abducted for Their Beliefs in One-Day Operation, Including 98-Year-Old Woman: Report

Police in China’s northeastern Daqing City of Heilongjiang Province abducted almost 100 Falun Gong practitioners on July 12 for their faith, raided their homes, and took away their money and personal belongings, according to a report published on Minghui.org. Minghui.org is a U.S.-based nonprofit organization that reports on the ongoing persecution of the Buddhist-school spiritual belief Falun…


Nearly 100 Residents in Chinese City Detained for Their Beliefs in One-Day Operation, Including 98-Year-Old Woman: Report

Police in China’s northeastern Daqing City of Heilongjiang Province detained almost 100 Falun Gong practitioners on July 12 for their faith, raided their homes, and took away their money and personal belongings, according to a report published on Minghui.org. Minghui.org is a U.S.-based nonprofit organization that reports on the ongoing persecution of the Buddhist-school spiritual belief Falun…


Falun Gong Adherents in Canada See Spike in Harassment as Key CCP Meeting Nears

Beijing is reportedly ramping up harassment and persecution campaigns against dissidents at home and abroad ahead of the communist regime’s national meeting, with members of a Chinese spiritual practice and other dissidents in Canada saying they are experiencing increased assault, harassment, and intimidation. Toronto-area resident Jeff Lee, a spokesperson for Falun Gong, a persecuted group in…


UN Votes Down Debate on Uyghurs After CCP Lobbying

The United Nations rejected a move to debate China’s ongoing human rights abuses—a rare move that could signal U.S. influence abroad is waning. Leaders from the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada called for a debate on the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) suppression of the Uyghurs and other minorities in Xinjiang after a U.N. report…