Tag: China Human Rights

China Using Agriculture Policing Teams, Back to Mao-Era Cut Off ‘Capitalist Tails’

Rural Management, a term for teams introduced in 2023 under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (Ministry), has quickly stirred public anger. The teams are managing the countryside like was done in the Mao era when grains were the main agriculture, produce was strictly forbidden, and peasants who grew their greens were seen as…


Memorializing an ‘Iconic’ Appeal: NY Parade Spotlights Communist China’s War Against Faith

NEW YORK—Any other Sunday for college freshman Elsie He would have been a day of reading, studying for class, or doing meditation. But something else was weighing on her mind that cloudy April 25. Donning her usual outfit of a light single-layer cotton jacket, long dark pants, and sneakers, with her long black hair tied…


New York Parade Spotlights Communist China’s War Against Faith

NEW YORK—Twenty-four years ago thousands of Chinese citizens gathered outside of Zhongnanhai, the Chinese Communist Party’s headquarters at the heart of Beijing. They were Falun Gong practitioners, and were there to peacefully call on the communist regime to end the harassment and suppression of their peers by local authorities. Less than three months later the…


Sentencing of US Residents’ Family Over Faith Reveals ‘True Nature of the CCP’: Congressman

The sentencing of a family member of two Florida residents because of their faith has revealed the “true nature” of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), according to Rep. Bill Posey (R-Fla.). “No one should be jailed for exercising their faith. This is the true nature of the CCP—and it’s why we must continue working hard…


Sentencing of US Residents’ Family Member Over Faith Reveals ‘True Nature of the CCP’: Congressman

The sentencing of a family member of two Florida residents because of his faith has revealed the “true nature” of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), according to Rep. Bill Posey (R-Fla.). “No one should be jailed for exercising their faith. This is the true nature of the CCP—and it’s why we must continue working hard…


Wife of China’s Missing Human Rights Lawyer Implores US Lawmakers for Assistance

It has been more than five years and Geng He still doesn’t know whether her husband in China is still alive. Her husband, Gao Zhisheng, a renowned human rights lawyer, went missing from his home in northern China’s Shaanxi Province in August 2017. At that time, Gao had already been subjected to torture by Chinese…


Wife of Missing Chinese Human Rights Lawyer Implores US Lawmakers for Assistance

It has been more than five years and Geng He still doesn’t know whether her husband in China is still alive. Her husband, Gao Zhisheng, a renowned human rights lawyer, went missing from his home in northern China’s Shaanxi Province in August 2017. At that time, Gao had already been subjected to torture by Chinese…


Pro-Democracy Activist Persecuted by Chinese Authorities for Criticizing the CCP

Chinese authorities are persecuting Chinese citizen Shao Mingliang for publicly criticizing the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). His health has continued deteriorating since he was released from prison, and he claims that authorities prevent him from receiving medical treatment. In an interview with the Chinese language edition of The Epoch Times on April 13, Shao recounted the…


Beijing Police Block Lawyers, Control Teenage Son of Recently Detained Lawyer Yu Wensheng, Source Says

Chinese human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng and his wife Xu Yan were detained by police on April 13 on their way to the embassy of the European Union (EU) in Beijing. Independent lawyers attempted to approach Yu’s family for power of attorney, only to find Yu’s 18-year-old son was under police control in the family’s home,…


Joshua Wong Sentenced in Another Hong Kong Activism Case

HONG KONG—Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong was sentenced Monday to three months in prison for breaching court bans on disclosing personal information about a police officer who injured a protester during 2019 pro-democracy protests. Wong rose to prominence in 2014 pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong and was in custody after he indicated his intention to…