Tag: political persecution
The Four People Who Told the Truth About Mao’s Cultural Revolution
Sixty years after Mao Zedong launched the Cultural Revolution, the Chinese Communist Party still discourages...
Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Activist Lam Wing-Kee, Who Fled to Taiwan After Defying Beijing, Dies
Lam Wing-kee, founder of Hong Kong's Causeway Bay Books, recently passed away in Taiwan. The sequence...
After Lam Wing-kee’s Death, Reporters Without Borders Urges Sweden to Free Gui Minhai from China
Eleven years have passed since the Causeway Bay Books incident. Lam Wing-kee, the bookstore's founder...
The Cultural Revolution Wounds That Haunted Hu Yaobang to His Grave
Hu Yaobang led the Chinese Communist Party as general secretary in the 1980s and became the face of its...
Chinese Teen Who Called Xi Jinping a Dictator Surfaces After a Year of Detention
A 15-year-old from Hebei province who publicly called China's leader Xi Jinping a dictator and demanded...
Vancouver Hong Kong Activist Keung Ka-wai Injured in Suspected Deliberate Vehicle Attack
On the eve of the 37th anniversary of the June 4 Tiananmen Square Massacre, Hong Kong Legislative Council...
June Fourth Survivor Li Shuangde Recounts Being Wounded and Rescued by Beijing Residents
June 4, 2026, marked the 37th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square Incident. Around this anniversary...
Nanjing Activist Shi Tingfu, ‘Never Forget June 4’ Street Speaker, Serving Three-Year Sentence in Xinjiang
Nanjing activist Shi Tingfu, known as the first person in China’s street protests to publicly give speeches...
Zhao Ziyang’s Mother Understood the CCP, He Took Sixteen Years to Catch Up
Zhao Ziyang, who served as China's prime minister and Communist Party general secretary during the 1980s...
Human Rights Activist Dong Guangping Completes Daring Sea Escape After Years of Imprisonment
On May 25, 2026, an 11-foot inflatable boat powered by a 99-horsepower engine drifted across the rough...
Wang Guangmei’s Tribute to Mao After He Killed Her Husband Liu Shaoqi
Liu Shaoqi served as China's head of state throughout the 1950s and early 1960s. Mao Zedong had him imprisoned...
Falun Gong Marks 27 Years Since April 25 Appeal With Toronto Rally Against Persecution
On April 25, 1999, over ten thousand Falun Gong practitioners in China went to the State Council Petition...