Category: China Human Rights

Cartoon Poking Fun at Hong Kong Police Leads to Political Reactions

When students at a Hong Kong secondary school were recently accused of disrespecting a flag-raising ceremony and  suspended for three days, public controversy arose. Political cartoonist Wong Kei-kwan (pen name Zunzi) has been serializing satirical political cartoons in Hong Kong Ming Pao Daily for more than 40 years. He depicted police officers wearing riot gear…


Parents Hold Xinjiang Hospital Responsible for Death of 6-Month-Old During Lockdown

The Chinese regime’s draconian zero-COVID policies have allegedly caused another baby’s death in China’s western Xinjiang region. The parents of a six-month-old boy accuse a hospital in Xinjiang of causing the death of the infant because its zero-COVID policies delayed access to medical treatment. Baby Zhang Lingrong and his mother Zhao Xiulian were locked in a…


CCP Arbitrarily Turns Health Codes Red

Local authorities in east China turned the health QR codes (for COVID-19) for 63,000 residents red, resulting in them being denied entry to public places. A Chinese lawyer says there is no legal basis for authorities to change people’s health codes but that it is done without obstacle. The Chinese communist regime adopted a health code—QR…


The Historical Origins of the CCP Establishing Secret Police Stations in the West

Commentary The well-researched report, “110 OVERSEAS: Chinese Transnational Policing Gone Wild” (hereafter, the Report), released in late September by Safeguard Defenders, a human rights NGO based in Madrid, rang alarm bells in democratic countries already on heightened alert because of the pervasive Chinese infiltration of their political, social, and economic spheres. The Report detailed how…


Federal Police Seeking Information on 2 Men and a Woman Who Allegedly Assaulted Chinese Human Rights Activist

Canberra police are seeking public assistance to identify two men and one woman who are alleged to have assaulted a woman and damaged her car that had signage criticising the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). “About 4.10 p.m., a woman returned to her vehicle parked in Acton near Corkhill Street to find three people spray painting the…


Ireland and Spain Initiate Investigations Into Covert Chinese Overseas Police Stations

Both Ireland and Spain have initiated investigations of Chinese police stationed in their countries after a human rights group report exposed that China has established at least 50 police outposts worldwide. China extended its prosecutor’s tentacles overseas through its police service stations, according to a report by the human rights nongovernmental organization (NGO) Safeguard Defenders….


Hong Kong Government Unexpectedly Puts on Hold All Local Article 23 Legislation Agendas

The National Security (Legislative Provisions) Bill of Hong Kong the Basic Law Article 23, which caused 500,000 Hongkongers to march on the street against legislation in 2003, was recently removed from the legislative agenda for the 2022 Legislative Council. This means the bill will not be submitted to the Legislative Council for registration in the…


Hong Kong Government Puts on Hold Article 23 Security Law Legislation

The National Security (Legislative Provisions) Bill of Hong Kong the Basic Law Article 23, which caused 500,000 Hongkongers to march on the street against legislation in 2003, was recently removed from the legislative agenda for the 2022 Legislative Council. This means the bill will not be submitted to the Legislative Council for registration in the…


‘Bigotry of Low Expectations’—Dr. Zuhdi Jasser Talks Iran Protests, Islamist Ideology, and Islamic Reform

On this episode of American Thought Leaders, I sat down with Dr. Zuhdi Jasser, a practicing physician, proud Muslim, and the founder of multiple organizations aimed at countering the threat of political Islam, more commonly referred to as “Islamism.” “The hypocrisy of the left, the feminists, and others in their claim to be about women’s…


PREMIERING 7:30PM ET: ‘Bigotry of Low Expectations’—Dr. Zuhdi Jasser Talks Iran Protests, Islamist Ideology, and Islamic Reform

This episode will premiere on Saturday, Oct. 11, at 7:30 p.m. ET.  On this episode of American Thought Leaders, I sat down with Dr. Zuhdi Jasser, a practicing physician, proud Muslim, and the founder of multiple organizations aimed at countering the threat of political Islam, more commonly referred to as “Islamism.” “The hypocrisy of the…