“You will no longer shout after I give you a shot,” said the director of the Hebei Provincial Brainwashing Center in China, while threatening a Falun Gong adherent who kept saying out loud, “Falun Gong is good!” Hua Fengxiang was arrested for his belief in the persecuted spiritual practice of Falun Gong. Yuan Shuqian, who has been serving as…
Unknown Drugs Given to Persecuted Citizens in China to Stop Them From Speaking Out
‘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…
Cinema Film Review: ‘Finding Courage’
Not Rated | 1h20m | Documentary | 2020 In 1999, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) regime ordered the eradication of the meditation practice known as Falun Gong. What is so insidious about the subsequent roundup, torture, and murder of thousands of the movement’s practitioners is that Falun Gong is an entirely peaceful practice with no…
End the Falun Gong Genocide
Commentary Beijing is conducting genocide against not only Uyghurs, but Falun Gong practitioners. Economic sanctions on Xinjiang should be broadened to all of China. The Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) genocide against the Uyghurs is now well-known. Former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made the designation in January 2021, just as the Trump administration departed….
Recalling Persecution of Falun Gong in China
Twenty-three years ago, the Chinese Communist Party officially started clamping down on Falun Gong. We hear from someone who practices the meditation discipline and how he refused to back down in the face of persecution. At the same time, events across the United States are raising awareness about the continued persecution, and lawmakers in Washington…
Capitol Report (July 22): Bannon Found Guilty of Contempt of Congress; Congressman’s Attacker Released
A verdict has been reached in the contempt of Congress trial of former Trump official Steve Bannon. Countering the China threat is the top priority of Republicans in the China Task Force. We caught up with Congressman Mike Waltz, who is a member of the task force, about competing with China in the semiconductor industry…
Candlelight Vigil in Washington Mourns Those Killed in Persecution of Falun Gong in China
WASHINGTON—The air was fresh after a sweltering July day in the nation’s boggy capital. An evening storm had cut up the sticky heat, paving the way for brilliantly colored clouds as the sun set over the Washington Monument. Serene Chinese instrumentals rippled through the air, as more than one thousand candle flames dotted the lawn…
Chinese Regime’s Brutal Persecution of Falun Gong ‘Must End’: State Department
The Chinese regime’s persecution of Falun Gong is “unacceptable and must end,” the State Department said in a statement as the brutal eradication campaign entered its 23rd year. “23 years ago, the People’s Republic of China began its brutal persecution of the spiritual discipline Falun Gong, its practitioners, advocates, and human rights defenders,” the department’s…
Award-Winning ‘Eternal Spring’ Documentary Premieres in Australia
MELBOURNE, Australia—The award-winning documentary “Eternal Spring” premiered in Australia on July 20 at the Cinema Nova in Melbourne. “Eternal Spring” was hosted by The Melbourne Documentary Film Festival to a nearly sold-out audience. Audience members watch the Australian premiere of “Eternal Springs” in Melbourne, Australia on July 20, 2022. (Grace Yu/Epoch Times) Meanwhile, adherents from…
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