Tag: religious freedom

Religious Freedom in China Is a CCP Myth

Commentary Religious expression is tightly managed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in order to propagate socialist policies in support of state objectives. The agitprop in communist China’s state-run media never stops, but sometimes the lies are beyond the absurd. This is especially true as it relates to the discussion of religion—or, rather, its suppression….


International Groups Call for Release of Athens Protesters Opposing Beijing Olympics

International groups have called for the release of two human rights activists arrested after protesting at the Acropolis in Athens on Sunday against the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. The two student activists—18-year-old Tibetan student Tsela Zoksang and 22-year-old exiled Hong Kong activist Joey Siu—were being held in detention until Monday morning in Athens pending an…


Former Deputy Director of China’s Gestapo-Like 610 Office Charged for Corruption

Peng Bo, who once worked for a secretive agency that is an arm of the Chinese Communist Party in carrying out decades of atrocities, has been charged with corruption crimes. China’s top procuratorate, the state prosecutor for the communist regime, announced the charges against Peng on Oct. 11. However, the announcement did not mention what…


Beijing Jailed at Least 100 Falun Gong Practitioners in September: Report

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) sentenced at least 100 Falun Gong adherents to prison in September, according to Minghui.org, a U.S.-based website that documents the Chinese regime’s persecution of Falun Gong. An Oct. 5 article on the site enumerated 101 individuals who were given prison terms for their belief in Falun Gong in September, including…


China Fails to Address UN Questions on Forced Organ Harvesting, Rights Groups Say

The International Coalition to End Transplant Abuse in China (ETAC) and two other U.S. rights groups have criticized China for its “inadequate and misleading” responses over credible allegations of the state-sanctioned practice of forced organ harvesting. The questions were raised in June by nine Special Rapporteurs to the Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for…


Accusations of Religious ‘Fundamentalism’ Ring Hollow

Commentary Following the shock resignation of the former state Premier Gladys Berejiklian of New South Wales (NSW), Australia’s most populous state, the governing Liberal Party selected Dominic Perrottet as her replacement to become the 46th premier of the state. Perrottet is a Catholic who attended a Catholic high school and studied law at the University of…


Officials From China’s ‘Gestapo’ Facing Corruption Investigation; China’s Korean War Propaganda Film

The 610 Office—the “Gestapo” of China—was created by former Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Jiang Zemin. It’s used to persecute Falun Gong practitioners in China. The director of the 610 Office oversees this extra-legal organization and commands the vast resources of the public security, state security, propaganda, and education ministries in China. Yet, it is…


Former Chinese Justice Minister with History of Human Rights Violations Under Investigation

The Chinese communist regime has placed Fu Zhenghua, a longtime official in China’s public security sector, under investigation. While the regime has not disclosed details of the investigation, Fu is known to have committed human rights violations for years. The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, a party organ for policing corruption, issued a short statement…


Legal Protections for Religion Are Protections for Us All

Commentary Unless we are vigilant, Australians will soon find that any public declaration or practice of an explicitly religious viewpoint—particularly a Christian one—whether in relation to gender, sexuality, euthanasia, or even history, will be condemned as harmful hate speech. And that condemnation is likely to become ever more bitter. For as things stand, there is…


Colorado Web Site Designer Asks Supreme Court to Affirm Religious Freedom

A Colorado web site designer is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to accept her appeal of a lower court decision depriving her of the right to conduct her business according to her religious beliefs. Attorneys for Lorie Smith, the owner and sole employee of 303 Creative, submitted a writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court…