Witty Folk Rant on the Dark Side of the News Goes Missing from China’s Internet
“Bands in China have always been somewhat underground, and many have been banned over the years,” Shangguan Luan said. “Basically, all the bands I like have been banned, so they can’t perform in mainstream venues.”
Dutch Government Blocks China From Access to Key Semiconductor Technology
There are strategic concerns that Beijing could use the advanced chips, to make weapons, enhance existing surveillance apparatus, further additional human rights abuses, and improve the speed and accuracy of its military logistics.
Chinese Rights Lawyer Yu Wensheng Bestowed Swedish Human Rights Award
“The servile thinking in the Chinese mind is too much, and some people need to walk in the front to lead the Chinese people to achieve freedom, democracy, human rights, and the rule of law,” Yu Wensheng said.
Residents in Locked-Down Xi’an Made to Say ‘Thank You, Communist Party’ When Receiving Food
One staff member grabs the bag and did not hand it to the resident until he hinted: “say the words.” The resident seemed to suddenly remember what to say, and replied, “Thank government.” Only after repeating the phrase were the residents allowed to receive the bags.
Stockholm, Sweden: a Student from China Learn the Truth and Quit the Chinese Communist Party Youth League
He Ping | Minghui Every Saturday afternoon, Falun Dafa practitioners held a rally at the public square, Mynttorget in Stockholm’s Old Town (Gamla Stan). When they learn how practitioners are mistreated in China by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for their spiritual belief, many passersby were deeply moved. Located next to Parliament House, Mynttorget is […]
120 Days in Secret Detention in China
It was all so confusing. I spent the New Year’s Day in handcuffs, and since I was released and even during the spring festival holidays, the Guobao (国保, Domestic Security Division of public security) had a special vehicle detail to follow me. They knew all my movements, so why did they need to ask me which people I’d met and what I was doing? All my activity was known to them already.
Sweden: MPs Condemn the Chinese Communist Party and Call to Boycott ‘An Unbelievably Evil Regime’ During Rally Held in Stockholm
MP Björn Söder and MP Sara Gille came to the rally to show their support for the rights of Falun Dafa practitioners. MP Björn Söder pointed to the banner, “Eliminate the Demon Chinese Communist Party” and said, “Yes, well said! The CCP is the demon.”
Sweden to Shutter Last Confucius Teaching Program Amid Souring Ties
<!–[CDATA[ Gao Feng | RADIO FREE ASIA Authorities in Sweden are to close down the last Confucius classroom run by a branch of the ruling Chinese Communist Party in Beijing, making the country the first in Europe to shut down a key area of China’s soft power, according to media reports. Sweden’s Radio Kaliber reported that the Confucius […]
Concerns Grow For Taiwan Activist Serving Jail Term in China
Ng Yik-tung, Sing Man and Han Jie | Radio Free Asia Two years after his initial ‘disappearance’ on March 19, 2017, Taiwan rights activist Lee Ming-cheh has endured ill-treatment and is suffering declining health in prison, a rights group says. “Since then, Lee has endured ill-treatment and deteriorating health; according to his wife … he has lost 30 […]
New Report Claims China’s Confucius Institutes Threaten Academic Freedoms and Calls for a Review of all Current Agreements in the UK
CONSERVATIVE PARTY HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION The Conservative Party Human Rights Commission has launched a new report on China’s Confucius Institutes, which calls for a review of all agreements between British institutions and the Confucius Institutes, concluding that these educational and cultural centres embedded in universities and schools around the world represent an extension of the […]