Category: Falun Gong

Video: 83 Global Brands Tied to Forced Labor in China—Benedict Rogers

In China, we are seeing forced televised confessions, a mass surveillance state, the killing of Falun Gong practitioners for their organs, and what many are calling a genocide of the Uyghur people. 83 global brands, including major U.S. companies, are tied to Uyghur forced labor in China. Over in Hong Kong, 53 pro-democracy activists, lawmakers,…


Finding Truth, Finding Compassion, Finding Courage

Imagine being jailed, persecuted, and tortured for more than a decade. Imagine having your tortured sister’s lifeless body being withheld from you for almost 20 years, by the very people who tortured you. Imagine your school-age nephew being kidnapped to force you to sign over your sister’s body to authorities. Now imagine having the grace…


Chinese Epoch Times Among Websites Blocked When Using Vodafone Devices in UK

When connected to the internet using Vodafone wi-fi routers and sim cards, the Chinese version of The Epoch Times, among other websites, can’t be accessed unless the customer confirms he/she is over 18, several Vodafone customers said. According to Vodafone’s website, age-restricted content includes “pornography, violence, discrimination, drugs, or crime.” Stefanos Matrakoukas, one of the…


Chinese Attorney Had License Revoked for Defending Falun Gong Practitioner

Chinese human rights lawyer Ren Quanniu revealed more details about local authorities’ decision to revoke his license. Via a Twitter post on Jan. 5, he explained that the justice department of Henan Province served him a notice, in which it claimed that he violated a courtroom regulation during the trial of Falun Gong practitioner Zhang…


Farage: ‘Stopping China Is the Next Big Battle to Fight’

Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage has said that his next campaign, now that Brexit is done, is to make sure that the United Kingdom doesn’t depend on China anymore. Farage sent his new year greetings in a video posted on his YouTube channel on Jan. 1, the first day after the Brexit transition period ended,…


People With Suspected Ties to Beijing Vandalize Falun Gong Adherents’ Booths in Hong Kong

In Hong Kong, the safety of local adherents of the spiritual practice Falun Gong is again under close scrutiny after several of their roadside information booths were vandalized by people with suspected ties to the Chinese regime. Whether they could continue to freely practice their beliefs became a concern ever since Beijing imposed a draconian…


Car Rally to Protect Australia From CCP Influence Tours Melbourne

MELBOURNE—A group of mostly Chinese-Australians has held a rally of around 40 cars across Melbourne’s northwest to raise awareness about the influence of the Chinese Communist Party in Australia. The second rally of its type held in Melbourne this year saw citizens fit their cars with banners displaying slogans stating “Protect Australia From CCP Influence,”…


Premiering: Documentary Film ‘Up We Soar’ Brings to Life a True Story of Courage

The Epoch Times and its sister media NTD will premiere the documentary film “Up We Soar” this weekend. The film follows the true story of seven-year-old Fuyao and her parents in China. Fuyao’s parents are victims of Communist China’s persecution against Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa. A spiritual practice rooted in Buddhist tradition, Falun…


Full Documentary: ‘Up We Soar’ Brings to Life a True Story of Courage

The Epoch Times and its sister media NTD will premiere the documentary film “Up We Soar” this weekend. The film follows the true story of seven-year-old Fuyao and her parents in China. Fuyao’s parents are victims of Communist China’s persecution against Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa. A spiritual practice rooted in Buddhist tradition, Falun…


International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation Bans Research Papers From China

The International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) issued a statement introducing a policy to ban acceptance of any research papers on organ transplantation from China due to the regime’s forced organ harvesting practices. The policy is the first in recent years to come from a medical institution. The statement titled “International Society for Heart…