Geneva: Advocate Groups Urge for the Investigation and Condemnation of China’s Forced Organ Harvesting During 45th Universal Periodic Review
According to the China Tribunal, an independent panel of lawyers and experts convened in 2019, evidence confirms that forced organ harvesting from prisoners of conscience in China has been going on for at least 20 years.
Hong Kong Puts Runaway Activist Tony Chung on Wanted List
Chung said he was ordered by Hong Kong authorities to give up his job and banned from talking to the media or publishing online posts, before being repeatedly pressured by police to inform other pro-democracy activists for money, according to his statement on Facebook.
Canadians Join Global Call for Beijing to Release Human Rights Lawyer Gao Zhisheng
Mr. Gao, a three-time Nobel Peace Prize nominee, has been subjected to persecution by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for representing members of the spiritual practice Falun Gong as well as farmers in land expropriation cases.
World’s Largest Real Estate Market on the Brink of Collapse: Experts
Under normal conditions, this would free up cash for banks to finance other loans. However, given the current situation in which consumers are being very cautious about spending, it’s actually bad news for banks. Not only are they losing money on existing mortgages, but there is also a dearth of new loans to finance.
With Rights Deprived, It Is the End of Hong Kong as We Knew It
The old Hong Kong core values are gradually and quickly being lost, twisted, and redefined: and that relates to free speech, free press, and freedom of demonstration in general. People who have lived in Hong Kong before and after the NSL imposition will clearly see the painful differences.
Tens of Thousands of Students Pledge Loyalty to Beijing Before Arriving Abroad
China had said it would send 27,000 students to study overseas on public money for all of 2021, and that their scholarships were entirely conditional on their party loyalty, including a pledge to “come back and serve their country” on completion of their studies, according to another publicly available document.
Scotland Purges China’s CCTV Surveillance System From its Infrastructure
Fraser Sampson, the UK Biometric and Surveillance Camera Commissioner obtained evidence that Hikvision’s involvement in five projects in Xinjiang “may go way beyond installation,” according to Biometric Update.
Canada Bans Huawei and ZTE From 5G Network on Security Grounds
The long-awaited decision will align Canada with its Five Eyes intelligence partners, which have banned Huawei or announced a phasing out of its equipment already used by domestic wireless carriers. The alliance includes Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
US Holocaust Museum Reaffirms China’s Crimes Against Humanity in Xinjiang
“The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is gravely concerned that the Chinese government may be committing genocide against the Uyghurs,” the report says. “The Chinese government is failing in its legal obligation to prevent this crime. The seriousness of the assault on the Uyghur population demands the immediate response of the international community to protect the victims.”
China Axes Hundreds of Joint Courses With Foreign Universities
Confucius Institutes are embedded in universities around the world, including dozens of U.S. universities, where they offer Mandarin language teaching, cultural activities, and other events to students. The State Department regards the programs as a foreign mission of the Chinese Communist Party.