Category: China Human Rights

Enes Kanter Freedom on Capitol Hill Details CCP Ties With the NBA

Recent Nobel Peace Prize-nominated NBA free agent Enes Kanter Freedom received a warm applause from Senators on Capitol Hill at an awards ceremony for his continued activism against the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) crimes against humanity, particularly the persecution of the Muslim Uyghur population, and forced organ harvesting in China. When it comes to the NBA,…


‘I Have No Regrets’: Enes Kanter Freedom, Ousted from NBA, Vows to Continue Speaking Out Against CCP’s Abuses

Enes Kanter Freedom, who was recently nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize and is newly without a team in the NBA, received a warm welcome from Senators on Capitol Hill at an awards ceremony last week for his continued activism against the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) human rights abuses. When it comes to the NBA, “you can…


Chained Woman in China Sustains Public’s Attention Despite Regime’s Focus on Olympics

The Chinese people’s focus on the condition of a chained woman in Feng county, who was raped and delivered eight children over the past 20 years, continues, exceeding attention to the Beijing Olympics that came to a close on Feb. 20. In a post that on Chinese social media Weibo, Maggie Ip, the granddaughter of Ye…


Beijing’s Religious Persecution Intensified Ahead of the Winter Olympics

News Analysis Over the past year, leading up to the Winter Olympics, the Chinese regime has been intensifying its campaign against religion, particularly Islam, Tibetan Buddhism, Christianity, and Falun Gong. “Don’t sportswash genocide,” read the signs held by Olympic protesters in London, who were enraged that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) had granted hosting rights…


Journalist Group Denounces CCP Clampdown on Media at Winter Olympics

The Foreign Correspondents’ Club of China (FCCC) said on Feb. 21 it was “dismayed” at the Chinese regime’s interference of journalists covering the Winter Olympics in Beijing. “The FCCC is disappointed that China has tightened conditions for the press, contrary to the Olympic spirit,” the organization said in a statement. The reporters’ group pointed to…


Child Trafficking Victim Who Spoke up for ‘Chained Woman’ in China Subpoenaed

Police subpoenaed a Chinese blogger because she voiced her concern for the chained woman in the rural area of Xuzhou, a child trafficking victim who was abused for 26 years by her husband and the local villagers. Ma Panyan, a rights defender from Chongqing City, southwest China, was also sold as a child bride at…


US Figure Skater Barred From Olympics Closing Ceremony Over COVID-19 Despite 14 Negative Results

U.S. figure skater Vincent Zhou couldn’t join his team at the Winter Olympics closing ceremony on Feb. 20 after being flagged as a COVID-19 close contact, despite testing negative for the disease more than a dozen times. “I won’t be marching in the Closing Ceremony tonight,” Zhou wrote on his Instagram story on Sunday. “Before…


Chinese Student Caught Tearing Down Pro-Hong Kong Democracy Posters From Australian University

An overseas Chinese student has been captured on video tearing down posters supporting democracy and freedom in Hong Kong and China at the University of Queensland (UQ) in Australia—an incident highlighting the ongoing influence of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) indoctrination has had on the Chinese people. The video was posted on the Twitter account…


Olympians Break Silence on China as Teams Take Medals Home

Had it been up to him, Latvia’s luge coach Martins Rubenis would have preferred to never make the trip to the Beijing Winter Olympic Games. Indeed, he didn’t know if he would even be allowed into China until the very last moment. A two-time Olympic bronze medalist, Rubenis was already known to the Latvian Chinese…


‘My Heart Aches Watching This’: Athletes Speak Out on Human Rights as Beijing Olympics Come to an End

Had it been up to him, Latvia’s luge coach Martins Rubenis would have preferred to never make the trip to the Beijing Winter Olympic Games. Indeed, he didn’t know if he would even be allowed into China until the very last moment. A two-time Olympic bronze medalist, Rubenis was already known to the Latvian Chinese…