Tag: human rights

NTD Evening News (March 20): Surprise Witness Testifies in Trump Case; China’s Xi Stresses Close Ties With ‘Dear Friend’ Putin

Attorney Robert Costello gave unexpected testimony on March 20 in the New York hush money investigation of former President Donald Trump. Costello is a former legal adviser to Michael Cohen, Trump’s former lawyer. His testimony before a Manhattan grand jury is expected to discredit testimony given by Cohen. This comes after Trump stated on social…


US ‘Will Continue to Focus’ on China’s Forced Organ Harvesting: State Department

WASHINGTON D.C.—Beijing’s state-sponsored forced organ harvesting has remained a concern for the United States, a State Department official told reporters on March 20. The communist regime’s systematic act of forcibly taking organs from prisoners of conscience for sale, which first came to light around 2006 after several whistleblowers came forward to The Epoch Times, has…


Tesco to Phase Out Chinese Surveillance Cameras Over Security and Human Rights Concerns

Britain’s biggest supermarket Tesco has said it will ditch Chinese-made surveillance cameras from its stores, heeding warnings from human rights groups that they pose serious security and ethical risks. Tesco revealed the decision in response to an appeal from campaign groups Big Brother Watch, Hong Kong Watch, Stop Uyghur Genocide, and Free Tibet urging the…


Tesco to Phase Out Chinese Surveillance Cameras Over Security, Human Rights Concerns

Tesco, the UK’s biggest supermarket, plans to ditch Chinese-made surveillance cameras from its stores, heeding warnings from human rights groups that they pose serious security and ethical risks. Tesco revealed the decision in response to an appeal from campaign groups Big Brother Watch, Hong Kong Watch, Stop Uyghur Genocide, and Free Tibet urging the retail chain…


Chinese Comedian Who Mocks Beijing’s Rhetoric Censored After North American Tour Wraps Up in Toronto

A Chinese comedian who crossed Beijing’s political red line has been censored across Chinese social media platforms following his tour of North America that wrapped up in Toronto last month. Wang Yeuchi, who is also known by his stage name Chi Zi, embarked on a tour starting Feb. 7 in Vancouver, visiting cities in Canada…


US Blacklists 37 Companies, Including China’s BGI, Inspur

The Biden administration on Thursday added 37 companies to a trade, including units of Chinese genetics company BGI and Chinese cloud computing firm Inspur, in a move that promises to further ratchet up tensions with Beijing. The Commerce Department, which oversees export controls, added BGI Research and BGI Tech Solutions (Hongkong), over allegations that the…


UK Anti-Strike Law Fails to Meet Human Rights Obligations, MPs Say

The UK government’s plans to impose minimum service levels on public services during strike action need to be amended as they are likely to be incompatible with human rights law, a parliamentary committee has said. The government announced the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill on Jan. 5, saying it will ensure “minimum safety levels” in…


US Urges All Governments to Respect Religious Freedom After European Court Rules in Favor of Falun Gong in Russia

The State Department is urging all governments to respect religious freedom after Europe’s international human rights court ruled Russia’s ban on Falun Gong materials is illegal. “More broadly, we strongly oppose laws that impede freedom of expression and freedom of religion—rights protected in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenant on Civil…


US Calls on Beijing to ‘End Its Abuse’ of Falun Gong Adherents After Death of Jailed Journalist

The U.S. State Department has condemned the Chinese Communist Party following the death of a jailed journalist for his belief in the spiritual discipline Falun Gong. The journalist, Pang Xun, 30, a radio host for state-owned Sichuan Radio and Television, died in December 2022 at a Chinese prison notorious for its brutality toward adherents of Falun Gong—the…


The EU Must Be Less Naïve as China Restarts Charm Offensive

Commentary Mid-February marked the resumption of what used to be the biannual European Union-China human rights dialogue. The Munich security conference also took place on Feb. 17–19, with China playing a key role. These are but two of several steps being taken by Beijing to convince the EU and wider Europe that it is changing…