Chinese Police Harass Family of Washington DC Student Activist
“I think, one interesting tactic that universities should consider is, you know, holding events and training sessions for students, especially international students, to teach them what their rights are in the United States …and also consider teaching students the benefits of protecting their privacy and data and anonymity while speaking online,”
Lithuania Deepens Relations With Taiwan Amid China Tensions
Lithuania, a nation of around 2.7 million, has emerged as one of Taiwan’s most unlikely yet outspoken allies in Europe as it pursues a “values-first” foreign policy. The two sides, which both transitioned to democracy in the 1990s, have been pulled closed together by shared commonalities like an authoritarian past and ongoing threats from powerful neighbors Russia and China.
Zhang Chunhe: Veteran Falun Gong Practitioner Sentenced to Four Years
After her release, she reported that she had been tortured, systematically deprived of sleep for 150 days, and kept handcuffed and shackled in a dark room during the days. Her husband was also persuaded by the CCP to divorce her.
Chinese Lawyers’ ‘Original Sin’ — Speech by Lawyer Li Fangping on the 6th China Human Rights Lawyers Day
Despite the variety of measures taken to guide public opinion and control legal practitioners, including disappearance and torture, human rights lawyers continued their activities, and more lawyers joined their ranks to defend clients in human rights cases.
Why Will the ‘Tank Man’ Never Ever Die?
There are all kinds of speculation about the Tank Man’s disappearance. Some say he quietly slipped back into a life of anonymity or migrated to Taiwan, whereas others believe that he was executed by a firing squad or is still serving a prison term. Whatever it may be, the Tank Man is immortal with an iconic status in the pages of world history.
The Chinese Communist Party Has Turned the Chinese People to the Dark Side
This makes people to give up moral guard when taking actions. They will consider only the interests of their own but not that of others. Damaging other people does not seem wrong if it can bring themselves benefit. For example, buying a woman to rape is justified as “carrying on the family line” and beating the “disobedient” women is legitimatized since they bought her.
Go Sherab Gyatso: Prominent Tibetan Monk Tortured in Jail
He was first arrested in 1998, as he refused to participate in forced political indoctrination imposed on Buddhist monks in Sichuan, and sentenced to three and a half years in jail. He was abused in prison and contracted chronic lung disease.
Chinese Historians Break Ranks with Party Line in Condemning Russia’s Ukraine War
“As a country that was once also ravaged by war … we sympathize with the suffering of the Ukrainian people,” the letter, signed by history professors at five top Chinese universities, said. “The ruins of buildings, the sound of artillery fire, and the wounds of refugees in Ukraine have injured us deeply.”
Whitewashing Human Rights Abuses in Xinjiang with Winter Tourism
Human rights activists are worried that the CCP has been depicting Xinjiang as an attractive tourist destination to cover up their crackdown on human rights in the region. They strip local residents of their identity and voice by changing Xinjiang to a “Disney Land” and make visitors leave with the experience the country has planned elaborately.
“Canaries in a Cold War”: A Film on Torture, Rape, Organ Harvesting, and More
White’s journey started with the story of three Falun Gong practitioner sisters in Washington DC, introduced to him by a friend. They all made it out of China alive, but not without undergoing unspeakable torture and years of campaigning by the first sister who escaped, to retrieve her sisters who had only made it as far as Thailand before being imprisoned.