Human Rights

Human Rights 05/17/22, 00:30

Most of Shanghai’s 25 million citizens are still confined to their homes with no end in sight. In recent days, new videos of Shanghai people arguing and scuffling with white hazmat health workers have constantly surfaced. Under the hardline COVID policies, residents are being forced away to quarantine facilities. A video ...

Human Rights 05/16/22, 23:56

According to a video circulating on the Internet, students living in Peking University, Wanliu Park, gathered at midnight on May 15 to protest the school's fence-up of a wall to constrain the pandemic. Citing social media posts, Radio France International (RFI) reported that the reason behind the protest was that the ...

Human Rights 05/16/22, 10:46

CNN reported that David Culver, Correspondent in China, recently left Shanghai to share the one-way trip. He said it was a relief to get on the plane, but he felt "a bit of survivor's guilt.” The CNN website published an article and photos of David Culver yesterday. He was sharing his ...

Human Rights 05/16/22, 10:26

Since the Covid-19 outbreak in April, new infections per day in Beijing only stay within 40 to over 60 cases. Although the outbreak has waned slightly in recent days, harsh control measures have instead escalated. This move has triggered anger among citizens, leading to mass protests. A video leaked online from ...

Human Rights 05/16/22, 10:06

Local officials immediately denied rumors of Beijing being under lockdown to combat the Covid-19 outburst on May 12. However, recent data shows that the rumors were well-founded. At a press conference that day, the Beijing Municipal Government's spokesman Xu Hejian, dismissed the information. He told residents not to believe in unverified ...

Human Rights 05/15/22, 10:41

The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom released a report on May 12, pointing out that the rise of religious persecution in China has led to many people fleeing to other countries. The report mentions that the Freedom House described the Chinese Communist Party’s transnational repression of religious minorities as the ...

Human Rights 05/15/22, 10:36

The Beijing government is showing signs of Covid lockdown despite their denial. A number of communities in the China capital express their dissatisfaction. A video from U.S.-based media shows that China’s zero-Covid policy is forcing many people in Beijing to fear being trapped indoors. The footage features many cars lining up in ...

Human Rights 05/15/22, 10:26

On May 12, the Congress's Lantos Human Rights Commission held a hearing on the issue of live organ harvesting by the Chinese government. A document provided by the commission stated that, for a hundred years, the Chinese government has always put people last, standing the principle of universality of human rights ...

Human Rights 05/15/22, 10:15

On May 10, China’s National Immigration Administration stated that the authorities would impose a more tightened immigration policy. Approvals and issues of exit and entry documents process will be stricter. Chinese people’s non-essential travel abroad would also be severely restricted for epidemic prevention. On the same day, Radio Free Asia obtained ...

Human Rights 05/15/22, 09:34

On May 12, a video circulated on the Internet showing that Panjiayuan, the top community in Chaoyang District, Beijing, was closed. However, Chinese language media Xin Tang Ren reported that residents were not allowed to leave the community. The residents told epidemic prevention officials that they didn’t want to be prohibited ...

Human Rights 05/15/22, 09:02

French news agency AFP reported on May 13 that it obtained two leaked lists that document thousands of Uyghurs who have been imprisoned in Xinjiang. After watching the list, several families said they finally found clues about their missing relatives. The first list contains more than 10,000 names, including their birth ...

Human Rights 05/15/22, 06:56

As reported by TVBS News, China's draconian covid-19 measures have left many foreigners trapped in a dilemma. A few days ago, an American teacher Hudson living in Changchun, Jilin, finally returned to the U.S. after 65 days of strict lockdown. Hudson has been teaching at the city's high school for six ...

Tech 05/14/22, 10:34

In Shanghai, people's anger and resistance are rising; nevertheless, prevention and control measures are escalating to the point that citizens feel they have no future. Zhao Chu, a military expert and deputy director of the Shanghai Institute of National Defense Strategy, posted on his WeChat, protesting the brutal invasion of people's ...

Human Rights 05/14/22, 06:05

China insists on maintaining its zero-Covid policy. As a result, most of Shanghai’s 25 million citizens are still confined after several weeks under extreme epidemic prevention measures. In Shanghai, the policy has sparked public concern. Mrs. Ren, a citizen of Shanghai, had a phone call with the Chinese media news outlet ...

Human Rights 05/14/22, 05:52

Hong Kong cardinal Joseph Zen, arrested by police under China’s security law, is an ardent opponent of Beijing’s influence on the church in the city. According to the Associated Press, Zen was born into a Catholic family in Shanghai in 1932. He moved to Hong Kong in 1948, a year before ...

Human Rights 05/13/22, 12:19

May 13, 2022, is the 23rd "World Falun Dafa Day" and the 30th anniversary of the spread of Falun Dafa. In addition, there are related celebrations all over the world. According to Chinese language media Da Ji Yuan, Falun Gong practitioners in the UK held activities to celebrate the occasion in ...