Tag: Human Rights
China Arrests Human Rights Lawyer Xie Yang, Charges Him With Subversion
Chinese authorities in the south central province of Hunan have moved to formally arrest human rights...
Human Rights Watch’s 2022 Annual Report Explores Human Rights Challenges in Southeast Asia
On Jan. 13, the international organization, Human Rights Watch (HRW), released a 752-page report listing...
Athletes Warned Against Speaking About Politics at Beijing Olympics
China has issued a warning to foreign athletes about potential punishment they may face for speech that...
Lawyer Xie Yang Detained by Chinese Secret Agents After Multiple Bouts of Torture and Harassment
In 2017, Xie Yang was arrested by authorities in China, shackled to a metal chair and ordered to explain...
‘Unsilenced’ Tells a Story of Chinese Persecution–And International Compliance
In the latest work by award winning filmmaker Leon Lee, an enthralling story about Falun Gong — a spiritual...
Wife of Renowned Chinese Activist Dies in US After Beijing Denies Reunion
Family, friends of jailed human rights advocate Guo Feixiong urge communist authorities for his release...
Tesla Under Fire for Opening Showroom in Xinjiang
Elon Musk’s Tesla has come under fire by numerous human rights advocates for opening a new showroom in...
US Bans All Imports From China’s Xinjiang Region
The Uyghurs, a Muslim minority concentrated predominantly in China’s northwestern region of Xinjiang,...
US Officially Announces Diplomatic Boycott of 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics
On Dec. 6, Washington announced a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics scheduled to take place...
‘A Jail-like Environment’: Fully Vaccinated Mother Describes Calgary ‘Confidential Federal Quarantine
A Canadian woman returning home from Egypt chronicled the grueling experience she and her family have...
Woman Alleges Australian COVID Quarantine Camp Sentence Was Punishment for Lying to Contact Tracers
An Australian woman who spoke about her recent 14-day mandatory self isolation at the Howard Springs...
Miles Yu: To Defend Taiwan is to Defend American Democracy
On Oct. 29, at the forum on U.S.-Indo-Pacific strategies and cross-strait affairs hosted by the Washington...