Category: China Human Rights

Religious Groups Call for Amnesty for Hongkongers Charged Under National Security Law

HONG KONG—A coalition of Christians and Catholics on Monday called on Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam to drop charges against media tycoon Jimmy Lai and other political activists jailed or in custody under a Chinese-regime-imposed national security law. The petition by more than a dozen Christian and Catholic groups and leaders was handed to a…


International Lawmakers Urge UN Report on Xinjiang Before Beijing Olympics

Lawmakers from 20 countries are calling on the United Nations’ human rights office to release a long-awaited report on Beijing’s human rights violations in Xinjiang before Feb. 4, when the 2022 Winter Games is scheduled to start. “As the world’s attention turns towards Beijing for the start of the Winter Olympics, it is of paramount…


Beijing Pushes Heavy-Handed Speech Censorship Ahead of Winter Olympic Games

Chinese authorities are intensifying restrictions on social media posts by dissidents and human rights defenders days ahead of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics that begin Feb. 4. Insiders say the authorities have warned of grave consequences if people post sensitive remarks during the event. Rights activist Li Renke, a resident of southwestern China’s Guizhou Province,…


US Athletes ‘Scared’ to Speak Up on Beijing’s Abuses Over Money: NBA Player

American athletes and the sports community at large have shied away from taking a public stance on communist China’s human rights atrocities because of the dollars at stake, according to Boston Celtics center Enes Kanter Freedom. “Whenever we sit down to have a conversation, they always … acknowledge obviously the genocide and they know whats…


US Lawmaker Introduces Bill to Strip Olympic Committee of Tax-Exempt Status

Rep. Mike Waltz (R-Fla.) is seeking to strip the International Olympic Committee (IOC) of its tax-exempt status in the United States for turning a blind eye to genocide and other atrocities committed by the Chinese regime. “Beijing is the last place we should be hosting an Olympics,” Waltz told NTD’s “Capitol Report” in a recent…


US Lawmaker Seeks to Strip IOC of Tax-Exempt Status for Awarding Games to Beijing

Rep. Mike Waltz (R-Fla.) is seeking to strip the International Olympic Committee (IOC) of its tax-exempt status in the United States for turning a blind eye to genocide and other atrocities committed by the Chinese regime. “Beijing is the last place we should be hosting an Olympics,” Waltz told NTD’s “Capitol Report” in a recent…


US Lawmakers Seek to Strip IOC of Tax-Exempt Status for Awarding Games to Beijing

Rep. Mike Waltz (R-Fla.) is seeking to strip the International Olympic Committee (IOC) of its tax-exempt status in the United States for turning a blind eye to genocide and other atrocities committed by the Chinese regime. “Beijing is the last place we should be hosting an Olympics,” Waltz told NTD’s “Capitol Report,” pointing to how…


Activists Urge Athletes to Speak Out at Beijing Olympics

BEIJING—Human rights activists issued a call to action against the Beijing Olympics on Friday, imploring athletes and sponsors to speak out against what they call the “genocide games.” Speaking at an online press conference organized by the rights group Human Rights Watch, activists representing Chinese dissidents and the minority Uyghur and Tibetan populations urged international…


Irishman Richard O’Halloran Allowed to Return Home From China After Three Years

Irish businessman Richard O’Halloran, who has been prevented from leaving China for almost three years, will be allowed to return home, the Irish government has confirmed. Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney said on Friday that he was “pleased” to confirm that the restrictions placed on O’Halloran have been lifted, enabling him to return home…


Australian Defence Minister Firm on CCP Despite New Ambassador’s Tone

Australian Defence Minister Peter Dutton has vowed to continue calling out the Chinese regime’s human rights violations and belligerence, after Beijing’s new ambassador struck a conciliatory tone. Xiao Qian, the former Chinese envoy to Indonesia, arrived in Australia on Jan. 26, the country’s national day, saying he was on a “noble mission.” In a statement,…