Category: China Human Rights

Chinese Regime Killed Falun Gong Adherent for His Liver, Says Former Japanese Gang Member

A former Japanese criminal gang member said he was witness to China’s live organ trade, having seen an anesthetized Falun Gong adherent—with tendons cut to prevent his flight—shortly before the man was placed on an operating table to have his liver carved out. That was 15 years ago in August 2008 when Ushio Sugawara, now…


Former Chinese Professor Secretly Arrested by Police for Demanding Democracy and Political Reform

A former Chinese professor disappeared on June 6 after being invited by local police for a talk in Handan city in China’s northern Hebei Province. Wang Gang has been an active critic of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). In 2012, he published an open letter to decision-making CCP officials, calling for action against corruption, demanding…


Aftermath of Shanghai Lockdown

Since Shanghai officially lifted the over two month long city wide lockdown on June 1, residents have summarized some of the consequences people are experiencing and are sharing on social media. Some say it will take a long time for the city to recover. Shanghai citizens are still not completely free from epidemic control measures….


LIVE June 30, 4:30 PM ET: IRF Summit 2022: Pandemic, Persecution, and Pushback–Trends and Analysis from the Suppression of Falun Gong

The Epoch Times will livestream the International Religious Freedom Summit 2022: Pandemic, Persecution, and Pushback–Trends and Analysis from the Suppression of Falun Gong on June 30, 2022, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. ET. Access the Livestream on this page, and also at EpochTV. More information: https://irfsummit.org/ * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it…


LIVE June 30, 4:30 PM ET: IRF Summit 2022: Trends and Analysis from the Suppression of Falun Gong

The Epoch Times will livestream the International Religious Freedom Summit 2022: Pandemic, Persecution, and Pushback–Trends and Analysis from the Suppression of Falun Gong on June 30, 2022, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. ET. Access the Livestream on this page, and also at EpochTV. More information: https://irfsummit.org/ * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it…


LIVE June 30, 4:30 PM ET: International Religious Freedom Summit 2022: The Persecution of Falun Gong in China

The Epoch Times will livestream the International Religious Freedom Summit 2022: Pandemic, Persecution, and Pushback–Trends and Analysis from the Suppression of Falun Gong on June 30, 2022, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. ET. Access the Livestream on this page, and also at EpochTV. More information: https://irfsummit.org/ * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it…


Experts’ Report Saying Omicron Didn’t Cause Severe Symptoms in Shanghai Quickly Deleted

China’s top medical experts recently published a research report showing that people in Shanghai who were infected with the Omicron variant of COVID-19 only had mild symptoms. The report was later deleted as it goes against the regime’s “zero-COVID” policy and harsh lockdown measures. Experts believe it also reflects intensified CCP infighting. A team, led…


Protests Continuously Interrupt Chinese Ambassador’s Speech at Australian University

In a rare event, protestors have managed to interrupt a speech by the Chinese Ambassador to Australia six times during a public event at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) calling for action on Tibet, Hong Kong, Xinjiang, Uyghurs and human rights abuses in China. The short event, which was hosted by James Laurenceson, the…


‘An Issue of National Importance’: 23 AGs Write to SCOTUS Supporting Falun Gong Practitioners

Twenty-three attorneys general across the United States filed an amicus brief (pdf) supporting a petition made by Falun Gong practitioners in a high-profile religious freedom case before the Supreme Court. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. The AGs called for the highest court to revert a lower court decision that was “wrong on an issue of…


‘An Issue of National Importance’: 23 AGs File Amicus Brief to SCOTUS Supporting Falun Gong Practitioners

Twenty-three attorneys general across the United States filed an amicus brief (pdf) supporting a petition made by Falun Gong practitioners in a high-profile religious freedom case before the Supreme Court. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. The AGs called for the highest court to revert a lower court decision that was “wrong on an issue of…