Category: religious freedom

Parade in San Francisco Celebrates Over 400 Million Quitting CCP

SAN FRANCISCO—Hundreds of Falun Gong practitioners from around the San Francisco Bay Area held a parade in San Francisco on Aug. 20 to celebrate millions of people quitting the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). “I’m very happy. Now there’s 400 million people quitting the CCP,” Hong Zhang, a Falun Gong practitioner, told NTD, sister media outlet…


CCP Develops ‘Torture Toolbox’ to Persecute Female Prisoner of Conscience, Husbands Calls for Immediate Release

MELBOURNE, Australia—The husband of a female Falun Gong practitioner has called on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to immediately release his wife following an horrendous account of sexual torture used against her and other Falun Gong adherents by CCP “trained personnel.” Speaking at a press conference outside the Chinese Consulate in Melbourne on Aug. 15,…


CCP Develops ‘Torture Toolbox’ to Persecute Female Prisoner of Conscience, Husband Calls for Immediate Release

MELBOURNE, Australia—The husband of a female Falun Gong practitioner has called on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to immediately release his wife following an horrendous account of sexual torture used against her by CCP “trained personnel.” Speaking at a press conference outside the Chinese Consulate in Melbourne on Aug. 15, the women’s husband Qi Xiong…


Sydney’s City2Surf Fun Run Delivers Public Support for Falun Gong ‘End CCP’ Campaign

End CCP (Chinese Communist Party), a global petition started by Falun Gong practitioners, won the support of Australian runners in one of the world’s largest annual charity runs in Sydney. On Aug. 14, more than 60,000 people showed up for the 50th annual City2Surf,  a 14 km long-run fund-raising event from  Sydney’s CBD to Bondi. This is…


America ‘Must Never Conflate’ CCP With Chinese People Seeking a Future Free of Communism: Congressman

America “must never conflate” the authoritarian regime ruling China with the Chinese people aspiring for a future free from communist control, according to Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.). Fitzpatrick made the comment in support of the grassroots Tuidang (quit the Party) movement that calls for the global Chinese community to break ties with China’s communist regime. More…


US ‘Must Never Conflate’ CCP With Chinese People Seeking a Future Free of Communism: Congressman

The United States “must never conflate” the authoritarian regime ruling China with the Chinese people aspiring for a future free from communist control, according to Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.). Fitzpatrick made the comment in support of the grassroots Tuidang (Quit the Party) movement that calls for the global Chinese community to break ties with China’s…


‘Eternal Spring’ Documentary Takes out ‘Supreme Award’ at Melbourne Documentary Film Festival

MELBOURNE, Australia—After premiering alongside more than 120 feature-length and short documentaries, the award-winning human rights documentary “Eternal Spring” has taken out the “Supreme Award” at the acclaimed Melbourne Documentary Film Festival (MDFF). This adds to the growing list of international awards the film and its director, Jason Loftus, have won, including the Fischer Audience Award…


‘Eternal Spring’ Documentary Wins ‘Supreme Award’ at Melbourne Documentary Film Festival

MELBOURNE, Australia—After premiering alongside more than 120 feature-length and short documentaries, the award-winning human rights documentary “Eternal Spring” has won the “Supreme Award” at the internationally acclaimed Melbourne Documentary Film Festival (MDFF). The Canadian-made documentary, which uses a mixture of animation and interviews to tell the true story of a group of Falun Gong practitioners…


SCOTUS Justice Alito Criticizes World Leaders for Opposing Abortion Ruling, Cites ‘Hostility to Religion’

The Supreme Court Justice who drafted the decision that overturned Roe v. Wade is decrying a “growing hostility” toward religion in the West in his first public appearance after the June ruling. “The problem that looms is not just indifference to religion, it’s not just ignorance about religion,” Alito said, starting his keynote address at…


Rabbi Abraham Cooper: Communism Is Threatened by Individuality

I speak with Rabbi Abraham Cooper, who was elected as vice chair of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom. We discuss his experience seeing the fall of the Soviet Union, what the concerns are in China when it comes to human rights, and his last trip to Hong Kong. We also look into…