Tag: China Human Rights

Beijing Human Rights Lawyers Experience Repeated Eviction

It’s been eight years since the Chinese Communist Party carried out a massive wave of arrests on July 9, 2015, incarcerating hundreds of human rights lawyers and activists in what became known as the 709 Crackdown. Today, victims of the Crackdown still face oppression by the regime—even after they have been released from jail. Recently,…


Canadian MPs Commemorate 31st Anniversary of Falun Dafa on Parliament Hill

More than a dozen members of Parliament joined hundreds of Falun Dafa adherents at a rally and parade in Ottawa to celebrate the 31st anniversary of the spiritual practice’s introduction to the public. Falun Dafa’s moral teachings, centred on “truthfulness, compassion, and forbearance,” are much needed in a time of turmoil in the world, they…


China Steps up Use of ‘Exit Bans’ Against Chinese and Foreigners: Report

China’s communist regime has been increasing its use of exit bans against its targets—including dissidents, officials, and foreign executives—as part of its efforts to tighten controls over the country, according to the latest report by Spain-based rights group Safeguard Defenders. While it’s impossible to know how many individuals were targeted by the exit ban at…


Chinese Entrepreneur Flees China, Sees No Hope for Chinese Economic Recovery

A Chinese businessman has told The Epoch Times that he lost $43-million-worth of business over the three years of lockdowns and Zero-COVID policies during the pandemic in China. Meng Jun also rejected claims made by the Chinese Communist Party that the country’s economy had recovered due to the Chinese regime’s focus on “reform and opening…


Chinese Citizen Journalist Who Reported on COVID-19 Released After 3 Years, Homeless

Chinese citizen journalist Fang Bin was released on Sunday after being secretly sentenced to three years in prison by the Chinese communist regime for exposing the true situation of the COVID-19 outbreak in the central Chinese city Wuhan. On Monday, Fang was reportedly homeless owing to the regime’s pressure on his family. A Wuhan resident…


Downing Street Commends Falun Gong for 24-Year Appeal Against CCP Persecution

Downing Street has praised adherents of Falun Gong for the group’s “commendable achievement” as practitioners in the UK commemorated the 24th anniversary of a peaceful appeal in Beijing. A number of politicians also expressed support for the group, which has been a target of suppression by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for over two decades….


Anti-War Post Goes Viral on Chinese Social Media Amid CCP’s Increased Aggression Toward Taiwan

The Chinese communist regime’s threats to annex Taiwan by force has escalated this year, accompanied by its more frequent military incursions into Taiwan’s water and air territories. Meanwhile, an anti-war post denouncing the regime’s war efforts has gone viral on Chinese social media platforms, resonating with countless Chinese citizens. The post reads: “If the war…


China Expands Anti-Espionage Law Targeting Foreign Companies and Dissidents

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) passed its newly revised anti-espionage law, which will come into effect on July 1 this year. The revision has expanded the definition of espionage, making it broader and vaguer. Human rights observers believe that it is an escalation in the repression of the Chinese people and will be used to…


Film Screening of ‘Medical Genocide’ Shocks Audience at University of Delaware

NEWARK, Del.—The public film screening of a documentary in this city has raised awareness about forced organ harvesting in China, with audience members saying they were shocked to learn about such abuses. The University of Delaware’s Rotaract Club hosted the screening of “Medical Genocide” at Trabant Theater on campus on April 26. The documentary exposes…


China Detains Taiwan-Based Publisher Over ‘National Security’

A Taiwan-based book publisher was detained while visiting Shanghai, Chinese officials confirmed Wednesday. Taiwanese officials said the move displays the communist regime’s intimidation against the self-ruled island. Li Yanhe, known by his pen name, Fu Cha, was born in China but has lived in Taiwan since 2009. He has served as the editor-in-chief of Gusa Publishing,…