On Sept. 10, the day of the traditional Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival, the Chinese communist regime reported new COVID-19 cases and plunged more cities and districts into lockdown. Many Chinese are now starving due to disruptions in food supply under the regime’s constant shutdown of cities and transportation. Authorities in Beijing announced nine new COVID-19 infections in…
Many Left Starving Under CCP’s COVID Lockdowns During Mid-Autumn Festival
Switzerland Presses Human Rights Concerns With China
ZURICH—Switzerland called a meeting with China’s ambassador to express its concern about the human rights situation in the western region of Xinjiang, the foreign ministry in Bern said on Thursday, correcting its earlier comment that it had “summoned” the envoy. “Switzerland is convinced that the best way to safeguard its interests and the respect of…
‘Terrorism Problem’: NZ Opposition Parrots CCP Line on Xinjiang Human Rights Abuses
In response to the new United Nations (U.N.) report that found credible evidence of serious human rights violations in Xinjiang, the New Zealand National Party’s foreign affairs spokesman Gerry Brownlee has instead echoed Chinese Communist Party (CCP) propaganda that it was dealing with a “terrorism problem.” “It’s good that it acknowledges that there has been…
‘Damning’: US Lawmakers Respond to UN Report on CCP Atrocities in Xinjiang
Lawmakers and the White House condemned atrocities committed against ethnic and religious minorities in China’s Xinjiang following the release of a U.N. report on human rights in the region. The report (pdf), published on Aug. 31 by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, detailed abuses committed by the Chinese Communist…
Foreign Affairs Minister Praises UN Report on China’s Human Rights Issues in Xinjiang
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly praised a United Nations report on the Chinese government’s abuses of ethnic minorities in its northwestern Xinjiang Province, saying that it adds to the mounting evidence of the communist regime’s crimes against humanity. Joly said the release of the assessment report on human rights concerns in Xinjiang, on Aug. 31 by the…
CCP Manipulates Cyberspace to Drown Out Critical Narratives on Xinjiang: US State Department
The State Department has released a warning about tactics the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is using to dominate global discourse on Xinjiang. According to the Aug. 24 report, the CCP’s messaging tactics seek to flood the internet with pro-CCP narratives to drown out messages it perceives as unfavorable to its interests, and to create an…
‘At Some Point You Will Forget Who You Are’: Xinjiang Concentration Camp Survivor
In this special episode, we sat down with Tursunay Ziyawudun, a Xinjiang concentration camp survivor. She recounts her experience inside the camp, how she got out, and what her decision to speak out is costing her family. Translating for her is Mr. Weli. Ziyawudun said: “At the beginning, … when I was detained, I thought…
UN Expert Concludes ‘Forced Labor’ Has Taken Place in Xinjiang
BEIJING—It is “reasonable to conclude” that forced labor of members of minority groups has taken place in China’s western Xinjiang region, the UN’s top expert on slavery said in a report released this week. The findings were “based on an independent assessment of available information”, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery,…
Tibet Shuts Down Potala Palace Over First COVID Outbreak in 2 Years
The Chinese regime announced on Aug. 8 the first COVID-19 outbreak in Tibet since 2020. Authorities closed off part of the Tibetan capital Lhasa and mass-tested residents in three cities on Aug. 9 to contain the spread of the virus. The virus was identified as the Omicron BA.2.76 variant. Chinese authorities claimed Mount Everest tourists brought…
CCP State Media and Diplomats Used Social Media to Spread False Information About Xinjiang: Report
China’s diplomats and state media outlets are using social media platforms to manipulate public opinion and spread false information to divert international condemnation of human rights abuses in Xinjiang, a new report found. A report released on July 20 by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) found that since early 2020, the Chinese Communist Party…
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