Category: China Human Rights

Lawyer Defending Falun Gong Practitioner Thrown Out of Court in China

During a defense hearing for his client, a Falun Gong adherent, lawyer Xie Yang was repeatedly interrupted by the judge and finally expelled from the court. Immediately after he was driven from the Hui County courtroom in China’s Henan Province, he was arrested by local police. He was released later that night. The incident, which…


European Human Rights Court Rules Russia’s Ban on Falun Gong Materials Is Illegal

The European Court of Human Rights has found it unlawful for Russia to ban on publications of the spiritual practice Falun Gong and materials shedding light on the ongoing persecution targeting the faith in China. In a Jan. 31 ruling, the Strasbourg Court held that Russia’s ban—imposed on four Falun Gong informational materials, including its…


US Official Calls for Sanctions Over Death of Chinese Journalist

A U.S. official is calling for the Biden administration to sanction perpetrators after a Chinese journalist died in jail for adhering to his faith. The man, Pang Xun, died from torture at 30 years old in December, a little more than a year after his arrest for his belief in the spiritual discipline Falun Gong. His…


US Official Calls for Sanctions on China Over Death of Jailed Journalist

A U.S. official is calling for the Biden administration to sanction perpetrators after a Chinese journalist died in jail for adhering to his faith. The man, Pang Xun, died from torture at 30 years old in December, a little more than a year after his arrest for his belief in the spiritual discipline Falun Gong. His…


Human Rights Activist Cleared Over Chinese Embassy ‘Bomb Threat’

British police have dropped an investigation into a human rights activist accused of emailing a bomb threat to the Chinese embassy in London. Campaigner Drew Pavlou was arrested last July as he protested outside the gates of the central-London facility. The 23-year-old Australian—a vocal critic of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)—was also detained on suspicion…


Rights Advocates Calling for US Not to Trade Off Human Rights in China for Green Revolutions

Human rights advocates attending the International Religious Freedom Summit in Washington in early February have called on the United States not to trade off human rights in China for its own green revolutions. Between 2010 and 2020, China’s share of global polysilicon production increased from 26 percent to 82 percent, according to a 2021 report…


China Should Be Barred From Coronation, Sanctioned UK Lawmakers Say

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) regime should be barred from the coronation of King Charles III, British parliamentarians who have been sanctioned by Beijing have argued. Charles, who became king after the death of Queen Elizabeth II in September 2022, will be formally crowned alongside his wife at a ceremony to be held at Westminster…


China’s Elderly Protest Against Health Insurance Cuts, Suppressed by Police

The elderly in the megacity of Wuhan in central China launched another large-scale protest in a week against the Chinese communist regime’s cuts to health benefits in its recent medical insurance reform. Meanwhile, in the northeastern megacity of Dalian, a similar protest broke out. Elderly protesters call for international attention and support. The protest in…


China’s Elderly Protest Against Health Insurance Cuts, Risking Police Suppression

Older adults in the central Chinese megacity of Wuhan gathered last week for their second large-scale protest in a week against the Chinese communist regime’s cuts to health benefits in its recent medical insurance reform, while, at the same time, a similar protest was staged in the northeastern megacity of Dalian. While the protesters are seeking…


[SUNDAY WATCH PARTY] Enes Kanter Freedom: Why I Sacrificed My Future in the NBA to Stand Up to the Chinese Regime

Join us for our ATL Sunday Watch Party! During the Watch Party, everyone can watch this episode with Enes Kanter Freedom for FREE—even without a subscription. Feel free to share this link to your friends and family! This episode was originally published in December 2022.  “How can the biggest dictatorship in the world control a…