Tag: China Human Rights

[PREMIERING 7/20, 7:30PM ET] Defecting From the ‘Ultimate Propaganda Country’: Hyun-Seung Lee on North Korea’s Oppressive Regime, Its Relationship With China, and Its Nuclear Bluster

“I’ve communicated with some people inside of North Korea, and I heard from them that the recent famine is very similar to [the] 1990s famine. And, as we all know, almost 3 million people died of starvation during that time.” Hyun-Seung Lee, otherwise known as “Arthur” Lee, is a former member of the North Korean…


Human Rights Lawyer Highlights What Makes CCP’s Persecution of Falun Gong Particularly Heinous

There are several elements that should be kept in mind about the atrocious nature of the persecution of Falun Gong in China by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), says human rights lawyer David Matas. “First we should remember that the repression was based on the popularity of Falun Gong,” Mr. Matas said at an event…


Worrying About CCP Interference, Australian Councillor Calls for Severing Sister-City Relations With Chinese City

A Western Australian city is considering severing its sister-city relationship with its Chinese counterpart amid concerns that Beijing is using the ties for foreign interference. On July 12, Albany city councillor Thomas Brough sent a notice of motion, calling on Albany to terminate its sister city relationship with Linyi City, Shandong Province in China, which…


Victim of CCP Persecution told to ‘Contribute’ Herself to Beijing’s Live Organ Harvesting Program

A practitioner of the spiritual practice of Falun Gong has recounted the frightening experience of being targeted for live organ harvesting perpetrated by communist officials in China, which she said was reasoned by the jailers to be contributing to the nation. “One night not long after I arrived at the Mishan Brainwashing Center, Li Lijun,…


8 Years Since Nationwide Suppression, Persecution Continues for China’s Rights Lawyers

July 9 marks the eighth year of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) suppression of human rights lawyers in China. To this day, they continue to be persecuted, according to Chinese lawyers who recently spoke with The Epoch Times. In 2015, the CCP launched a nationwide campaign to persecute human rights lawyers, activists, and their families….


MP John McKay Urges Canada to Revamp China Policy, Impose Costs on CCP

Liberal MP John McKay is urging Canada to revamp its engagement policies toward Beijing due to the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) persistent human rights abuses despite Western democracies’ previous overtures. “China is on the way to becoming an existential threat to Canada and other like-minded nations that conduct their affairs by the rule of law…


Tuidang Center Gets Proclamations From Local Officials to Mark ‘Quitting the Chinese Communist Party Day’

The Global Service Center for Quitting the Chinese Communist Party, also known as the “Tuidang movement,” recently received several proclamations from local VIPs on the occasion of “Quitting the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Day” on July 1. “Chinese people have lived through decades of mind control, brainwashing. and terror under the CCP,” the proclamation states….


MPs Voice Support for London Rally as CCP Persecution of Falun Gong Reaches 24 Years

A cross-party group of MPs have voiced their support for Falun Gong practitioners in London marking the spiritual group’s 24-year effort to persevere under the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) suppression. Conservative MP Paul Bristow and Labour’s shadow minister Ian Murray said all people should enjoy “the freedom to practice, change, or share one’s faith or…


IN-DEPTH: Surging Child Sex Abuse Cases in China

Child sexual assault numbers are increasing dramatically in China, according to recent Chinese Communist Party (CCP) statistics and data from Girls Protection Fund, a Chinese non-profit. There are some obvious factors for the rising numbers, including China’s one-child policy and the country’s registration system, which forces many rural parents to leave their families to work…


CCP Is Committing Genocide Against Falun Gong, Human Rights Lawyer Says

The Chinese regime’s treatment of Falun Gong practitioners is another genocide, a human rights lawyer said of Beijing’s ongoing war against the spiritual discipline that has lasted for 24 years. David Matas, a human rights lawyer and Nobel Prize nominee, said Falun Gong adherents have been the target of a protracted “cold genocide” that’s harder…