Category: China Human Rights

Parliamentarians Express Support as Key Anti-Forced Organ Harvesting Bill Nears Final Step

Key legislation aimed at fighting forced organ harvesting is now awaiting the third and final reading in the House of Commons before it can become law, with parliamentarians expressing optimism that the bill will finally be passed after 15 years of legislative efforts. Bill S-223, introduced by Sen. Salma Ataullahjan, passed the House Foreign Affairs Committee…


Overseas Chinese Students Rally to Support COVID Protests in China, Chanting ‘Down With the CCP’

MANHATTAN, N.Y.–Mass protests have been triggered across China after the Xinjiang apartment fire deaths caused by the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) restrictive “zero-COVID” control measures. Protesters are chanting slogans of “Down with the Communist Party,” “Xi Jinping Step Down,” and “We want freedom and democracy.” It’s the largest protest movement since Tiananmen Square in 1989….


Former CCP Leader Jiang Zemin, Responsible for Persecution of Falun Gong, Dies at Age 96

Former Chinese communist party leader Jiang Zemin, who single-handedly launched one of the most brutal persecutions against a faith group in modern times, has passed away at the age of 96, according to China’s state-run media. Jiang, who was the communist regime’s top leader from 1993 to 2003, passed away owing to leukemia and multiple…


‘The China Nexus’: New Book Chronicles CCP’s ‘Human Rights Horrors’ of Three Decades

Benedict Rogers had an idea late one night—to write a book that chronicles all of the “human rights horrors” committed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) that he observed during his three decades of experience as a journalist and human rights campaigner in and around China. “I realised that although there are many books on China,…


‘The China Nexus’: New Book Chronicles CCP’s ‘Human Rights Horrors’

Benedict Rogers had an idea late one night—to write a book that chronicles all of the “human rights horrors” committed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) that he observed during his three decades of experience as a journalist and human rights campaigner in and around China. “I realised that although there are many books on China,…


‘CCP! Step Down!’ Outraged by COVID Lockdowns, Australian Chinese Students Rally to Protest

“Xi Jinping, step down! CCP, step down!” “Give me liberty or give me death!” This is the slogan of over 100 Chinese students who gathered in front of Town Hall, Sydney, to protest against the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)’s extreme “Zero-COVID” policy and dictatorial rule on the evening of Nov. 28. Triggered by the deaths…


Canada Stands With Protestors in China, Says Trudeau

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada stands with demonstrators in China protesting against Beijing’s “zero-COVID” policy and their right to self-expression. “Canadians are watching very closely,” Trudeau said in Ottawa on Nov. 29. “Obviously everyone in China should be allowed to express themselves, should be allowed to share their perspectives, and, indeed, protest.” “We’re going…


Students Sent Home, Police on Patrol as China Curbs Protests

BEIJING—Chinese universities sent students home and police fanned out in Beijing and Shanghai to prevent more protests Tuesday after crowds angered by severe anti-virus restrictions called for Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping to resign in the biggest show of public dissent in decades. Authorities have eased some controls after demonstrations in at least…


‘I’m Witnessing History in the Making,’ Says Protester in Shanghai

Protests demanding an end to COVID lockdowns broke out in the center of Shanghai on Sunday, following outrage over an apartment building fire in Urumqi, Xinjiang, that killed 10 people on Thursday. Those who perished in the fire were trapped in their apartments under strict zero-COVID lockdown measures. After the news of the fire spread via…


LIVE NOW: University Students in New York Mourn Deaths of Urumqi Fire Victims in China

Chinese university students in New York will mourn deaths of Urumqi fire victims in China at 7 p.m. ET on Nov. 28. The Epoch Times will livestream the event in Columbia University, New York, at 7 p.m. ET. Access the livestream on this page, and also at EpochTV. * Click the “Save” button below the video…