The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum says it has compiled evidence of increasing government repression against Uyghur Muslims in China’s western Xinjiang region. In a new report released on Nov. 9, the museum’s Center for the Prevention of Genocide says there is now “a reasonable basis” to believe that previously alleged crimes against humanity versus the…
Religious Freedom Groups Oppose Biden Proposal to Rescind Trump-Era Exemption
Civil liberties advocates oppose President Joe Biden’s proposed rescission of a Trump-era broadening of a regulatory exemption protecting religious employers against being forced to hire individuals who don’t share the organization’s faith views or practices. In a proposed rule posted Nov. 9 on the Federal Register for official public comment, the Department of Labor’s (DOL)…
2 Days Before Release, Prisoner of Conscience in China Beaten to Death
November 9, 2021
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Su Yunxia, 67, was beaten to death at Heilongjiang Women’s Prison on Sept. 4, two days before her five-year-sentence was to end. Jailed for her beliefs, Su was beaten because she refused to give up the previously government-endorsed qigong practise called Falun Gong, according to Minghui.org, a U.S.-based website that documents the Chinese regime’s persecution…
Chinese Former High-Ranking Public Security Minister Arrested
November 7, 2021
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The communist regime in China has placed a former high-ranking public security official under arrest, just days before the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) holds a major political meeting. Sun Lijun, 52, was arrested on suspicion of accepting bribes during the time when he was a party committee member and vice minister at China’s Ministry of…
Former High-Ranking Public Security Minister Arrested in China Ahead of Major Party Meeting
November 7, 2021
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The communist regime in China has placed a former high-ranking public security official under arrest, just days before the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) holds a major political meeting. Sun Lijun, 52, was arrested on suspicion of accepting bribes during the time when he was a party committee member and vice minister at China’s Ministry of…
Texans Pass 8 Amendments to State Constitution, Including One That Strengthens Religious Freedom
Texans hit the polls earlier in the week to pass all eight proposed amendments to the state constitution, including one that curtails the ability of government to restrict religious services, also during emergencies like pandemics, according to state authorities. The Texas Secretary of State has announced unofficial results of the vote, which took place on…
‘They Will Monetize Everything’: Experts Highlight How Beijing Has Turned Rights Abuses Into an Industry
October 23, 2021
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The Chinese Communist Party has become an expert in profiting off its human rights abuses, according to a former State Department official, who pointed to the regime commercializing slave labor—and even body parts from slain prisoners of conscience. Robert Destro, a former Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, said that the…
‘They Will Monetize Everything’: Beijing Has Turned Rights Abuses Into an Industry, Experts Say
October 23, 2021
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The Chinese Communist Party has become an expert in profiting off its human rights abuses, according to a former State Department official, who pointed to the regime’s commercializing of slave labor—and even body parts from slain prisoners of conscience. Robert Destro, a former assistant secretary of state for democracy, human rights, and labor, said that…
43 Nations Criticize China’s Human Rights Abuses in Xinjiang
October 23, 2021
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More nations joined the rebuke of the communist Chinese regime at the United Nations on Oct. 21 over its human rights abuses against Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in the far western Xinjiang region. “We have seen an increasing number of reports of widespread and systematic human rights violations, including reports documenting torture or cruel,…
Senators Seek Details From US Electronics Firm on Uyghur Labor
October 20, 2021
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WASHINGTON—A group of Democratic and Republican U.S. senators wrote to remote-control maker Universal Electronics Inc on Wednesday about concerns the Arizona-based company could be implicated in the mistreatment of Uyghur Muslims in China’s Xinjiang region. The letter cited a Reuters report earlier this month that Universal struck a deal with authorities in Xinjiang to transport…
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