Tag: religious freedom

‘Abusive Intolerance’: Lawmakers Denounce Beijing’s Jailing of 11 Who Shared Pandemic Photos With The Epoch Times

Lawmakers and advocates have rebuked the sentencing of the 11 Chinese citizens imprisoned by Chinese authorities after they supplied materials to The Epoch Times shedding light on the toll of the pandemic in China. The 11, who are all adherents of the persecuted spiritual group Falun Gong, took photos to document life in the early…


State Department Condemns Beijing for Imprisoning 11 Falun Gong Practitioners Weeks Before Olympics

The U.S. State Department on Jan. 21 condemned the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for sentencing 11 Falun Gong practitioners to prison terms as long as eight years for exercising their religious beliefs. The Jan. 14 sentences were handed down just weeks ahead of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. The State Department is calling on…


Protecting America’s First Freedom

Commentary On Jan. 15, during a Sabbath service at the Congregation Beth Israel synagogue in Colleyville, Texas, four worshipers were taken hostage by Malik Faisal Akram. Thankfully, all four hostages were freed, but that does not erase the evil and hate surrounding this terrorist attack. Using Jewish worshippers as hostages to force the release of…


Beijing Sentences Falun Gong Practitioner to 8 Years in Prison Ahead of Olympic Games

A Beijing court has sentenced a Falun Gong practitioner to eight years in prison two weeks before the 2022 Winter Olympics. The heavy-handed sentence again spotlights the Chinese Communist Party’s human rights violations as the country seeks to glorify its political image during the upcoming Games, said Wu Shaoping, a Chinese human rights lawyer in…


US Commission Urges for UN Report on Uyghurs Before Beijing Olympics

The Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC), a bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers, is calling on the United Nations human rights office to release its assessment on the plight of the persecuted Uyghur ethnic group in China’s Xinjiang region before the start of the 2022 Winter Olympics. “Doing so would provide a global public service as…


US Commission Urges UN Report on Uyghurs Before Beijing Olympics

The Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC), a bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers, is calling on the United Nations human rights office to release its assessment on the plight of the persecuted Uyghur ethnic group in China’s Xinjiang region before the start of the 2022 Winter Olympics. “Doing so would provide a global public service as…


Supreme Court Hears Religious Freedom Case About Christian Flag at Boston City Hall

Allowing national flags and flags about historic events, causes, and organizations while refusing to raise a Christian flag outside a city hall is an unconstitutional example of government censorship, a seemingly sympathetic Supreme Court was told at a Jan. 18 sitting. The hearing came as the high court has been becoming increasingly protective of religious…


Boston Flew Communist Chinese Flag, But Refused Christian Flag—Case Now Before Supreme Court

Allowing national flags and flags about historic events, causes, and organizations while refusing to raise a Christian flag outside a city hall is an unconstitutional example of government censorship, a seemingly sympathetic Supreme Court was told on Jan. 18. The hearing came as the high court has been becoming increasingly protective of religious freedoms since…


Free Online Falun Dafa Tutorial Sessions Quickly Gain Popularity Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

During the COVID-19 pandemic, free Falun Dafa (also known as Falun Gong) online exercise classes based in North America have attracted thousands of people globally, helping to heal illnesses, keep fit, and improve morality. Since October 2020, nearly 5,000 people from more than 54 countries around the world have participated in the free online Falun Gong…


Free Online Falun Gong Tutorial Sessions Aim to Help People Relieve Stress During Pandemic: Organizer

During the COVID-19 pandemic, free Falun Dafa (also known as Falun Gong) online meditation exercise classes based in North America have attracted thousands of people globally, helping to heal illnesses, keep fit, and improve morality. Since October 2020, nearly 5,000 people from more than 54 countries around the world have participated in the free online Falun…