Tag: persecution

China’s Persecution of Falun Gong Shows CCP Perceives Freedoms as Threat: Rep. Smith

The Chinese regime’s expansive attack on the faith group Falun Gong shows that Beijing perceives freedom to be a threat to its totalitarian control, according to Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.). The lawmaker also called on Congress to punish the communist regime for its forced organ harvesting of prisoners of conscience, including Falun Gong practitioners, a…


Prisoner of Conscience Recounts Being Subjected to Sexual Torture in China

Editor’s note: This article contains graphic details of torture and sexual assault.  A prisoner of conscience, recently released from a 7-year term at a notorious prison in the northern Chinese city of Tianjin, has described being subjected to a range of brutal torture methods, including sexual assault. Zhou Xiangyang, a 49-year-old Falun Gong practitioner and…


Former City Councilor: Powerful Film ‘Unsilenced’ Should be Shown in China

After watching the premiere of the award-winning film “Unsilenced” in Auckland, New Zealand on Mar. 31, Tony Brunt, former city councilor of New Zealand’s capital, Wellington, said it is a “powerful” film that should be shown in China. “I wish that one day this powerful film can be shown in China,” Brunt told Director Leon Lee at…


‘Disgusting and Inhumane’: Sen. Scott Condemns CCP Over Death of Falun Gong Practitioner While in Custody

Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla) has condemned the Chinese communist regime for its persecution of a 66-year-old Falun Gong practitioner and mother, who died in custody after being arrested simply for practicing her religious belief. Ji Yunzhi died on March 21 after being tortured while in custody. The 66-year-old died 48 days after she was put…


Understanding China’s Transnational Repression; State Department Bans Visas for Chinese Officials

The State Department has placed new visa restrictions on Chinese officials for their role in repressing human rights fighters around the world. I’m joined by Laura Harth to discuss China’s overseas long arm policing. She explains what’s at stake, and what to do next. We then discuss how China established and continues to protect its…


A Painter’s Moral Courage: Eminent Artist’s Journey From Persecution to Freedom

Each subtle brushstroke by traditional Chinese artist Zhang Cuiying brings canvases alive with the guiding force of truth, compassion, and tolerance, revealing the unspoken wonders of her tranquil inner world. Behind the renowned Chinese-Australian painter’s delicate art lies lifelong hard work and an unwavering resolve to uphold her faith. It’s hard to believe that an…


Dr. Robert Jeffress: Ignore the Leftist Threats of Persecution and Speak Your Values

Cancel culture has attempted to silence people on topics of morality, family, gender, and politics. Religion has been pushed out of schools, entertainment, and politics; but it has been replaced by a new set of morals that are attempting to fill the vacated seats of religion. According to Dr. Robert Jeffress, a preacher, bestselling author,…


Communist China Seeks to Create ‘Pure Citizens,’ Will Use ‘Any Tool Whatsoever’ to Stamp Out Dissent: Historian

The West needs to pressure the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and support those who are challenging it, in order to stop the regime’s totalitarian rule, according to Lee Edwards, co-founder of the Victims of Communism Foundation, a Washington-based advocacy group.   “[The CCP] is willing to use any tool whatsoever to stamp out diversity, or the…


‘Most Debased Demonstrations of Evil’: Lawmaker’s Bill Aims to End CCP’s Persecution of Falun Gong

Communist China’s decades-long persecution of faith group Falun Gong is among the “most debased demonstrations of evil,” and it must end, according to Rep. Scott Perry (R-Pa.). “Within the unsurpassed cruelty of China’s Communist regime, the treatment of Falun Gong practitioners must rank among the worst, most debased demonstrations of evil to ever be coordinated…


‘Most Debased Demonstrations of Evil’: Bill Aims to End CCP’s Persecution of Falun Gong

Communist China’s decades-long persecution of faith group Falun Gong is among the “most debased demonstrations of evil,” and it must end, according to Rep. Scott Perry (R-Pa.). “Within the unsurpassed cruelty of China’s Communist regime, the treatment of Falun Gong practitioners must rank among the worst, most debased demonstrations of evil to ever be coordinated…