First Amendment, Freedom of Expression Under Threat at MIT
Community members at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have formed a Free Speech Alliance to counter the rising liberal intolerance at the institution. The group is advocating to strengthen protections for academic freedom. MIT...
Champion Snowboarder Calls for a Full-Boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics
Canadian Drew Neilson, a former snowboard champion, has called for a complete boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, citing human rights issues that he believes shouldn’t be ignored. “I’m really disgusted. I don’t even...
Intel Apologizes to ‘Respected Chinese Customers’ Over Its Decision to Avoid Products From Xinjiang
Intel recently asked some of its suppliers in China not to procure products or services from Xinjiang, the northwestern region where more than 1 million members of the Uyghur minority people have reportedly been sent...
Tibetan Teens Taken to ‘Special’ Camps for Chinese Military Training
In recent years, Tibetan children have been taken away by the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) to special camps to undergo military indoctrination and to be converted into soldiers. This move is very likely motivated...
Tales of Rape and Forced Sterilization, Uyghur Women Retell Horrors of Communist Camps
Over the years, Uyghur women have come forth to expose the horrors of Communist China's internment camps, where they had to endure the worst possible offenses committed, including rape and forced sterilizations. Such cries of...
Foreigners Barred From Spreading Religious Content as China Tightens Internet Controls
A few days before Christmas, Chinese authorities released new Internet regulations on Dec. 21, announcing that all foreign organizations and individuals will be banned from spreading religious content across the country’s tightly censored Internet. Beijing...
Renowned Chinese Lawyer Tang Jitian Disappears After Years of Standing Up for Falun Gong, Other Persecuted Groups
Tang Jitian, a Chinese human rights attorney, has not been heard from since Dec. 10, according to close friends and family. The 53-year-old’s whereabouts were last known when he texted friends to tell them he...
Engineering Professor Dies After Prolonged Quarantine in China Prevents Her From Seeking Cancer Treatment
China’s zero-COVID policies have placed significant strain on everyday life and economic activity, and their draconian implementation — such as quarantines and lockdowns without adequate accommodations for those affected — has sometimes led to tragedy....
Press Freedoms Under Attack in China, Dozens of Journalists Jailed in 2021
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), a nonprofit that promotes press freedoms across the world, recently published its annual prison census report for 2021. China was once again found to be the world’s worst jailer...
