Freedom Will Come to Communist China, Says Religious Freedom Commissioner
The “Quit CCP” movement started in 2004 when Chinese people started to quit the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) by publishing statements on overseas websites with the help of volunteers. The purpose is not to overthrow the party, but to sever ties with it and reject its acts of violence.
US Supports Coalition Formed to Advance Religious Freedom in China
JENNIFER ZANG | EPOCH TIMES WASHINGTON—For the first time, persecuted faith groups in China and human rights organizations are forming a coalition to advance religious freedom in China, with the backing of the Trump administration and members of Congress. Sam Brownback, the U.S. ambassador at large for International Religious Freedom, and Rep. James P. McGovern […]
Rights Groups Urge Trump to Address China’s Human Rights Violations
Joyce Huang | Voice of America Rights advocates at home and abroad are calling on U.S. President Donald Trump to use his first presidential visit to China to address the country’s deteriorating human rights situation. Advocates are calling for the release of Liu Xia, the widow of the late Nobel Laureate Liu Xiaobo, and many […]
Canadian MP Proposes Bill on International Organ Trafficking
Minghui Member of Canadian Parliament Garnett Genuis, Official Opposition Deputy Critic for International Human Rights and Religious Freedom, announced on April 4 his intention to sponsor a Private Member’s Bill on international organ trafficking. This legislation was first introduced by former MP Irwin Cotler in 2013 as Bill C-561, an Act to amend the Criminal […]
U.S. Report on International Religious Freedom for 2015
Minghui.org The “International Religious Freedom Report for 2015,” published by the U.S. Department of State on August 10, 2016, said China still exercised state control over religion and restricted freedom of religious belief. In particular, Falun Gong, Catholics, human rights lawyers, and some other groups are among the main targets. The report also mentioned Wang […]
U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom’s 2016 Annual Report: “China, a Country of Particular Concern”
USCIRF WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today publicly released its 2016 Annual Report. This year’s report documents religious freedom violations in more than 30 countries, one of them is China. USCIRF also recommends that the State Department re-designates as country of particular concern (CPC) nine countries including China and […]
Beijing’s Hand Seen in Visa Issue Keeping Rights Activists Out of Religious Freedom Conference
RFA’s Cantonese and Uyghur services Some notable civil rights activists, known to be a thorn in side of the People’s Republic of China. blamed Beijing’s influence for visa troubles that kept them out of Taiwan for an international conference on religious freedom this week. Blind legal activist Chen Guangcheng, who has worked on human rights […]