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Perth: “People Should Come Together to End This Persecution”

Australia NewsMay 11, 20210Comments

By a Minghui correspondent in Perth To raise awareness of the persecution of Falun Gong by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) that has lasted for over two decades, practitioners in Perth held activities at the Murray Street Mall on April 3 and 17, 2021. From afar, people could see the banners that said: “Can You…

New York: Thousand-Strong Rally Commemorates Historic April 25 Appeal

World NewsApril 25, 20210Comments

Over a thousand Falun Dafa practitioners held a rally in Flushing, the largest Chinese community in New York, on April 18, 2021, to commemorate a historic appeal to the Chinese government by practitioners on April 25, 1999. Twenty-two years ago, ten thousand Falun Dafa practitioners gathered quietly in Beijing to demand the release of dozens of…

Experts Say China Is Among Worst Human Rights Violators in the World

World NewsFebruary 7, 20210Comments

Recently, Canadian think tank Macdonald-Laurier Institute (MLI) hosted an online conference on the broad range of human rights abuses perpetrated by the Chinese communist regime. The webinar panel “Defending Human Rights in China” featuring speakers from the United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, and Canada was held on January 14, 2021. During the…

Pew Research Centre: China Worst in the World in Terms of Religion Restrictions

World NewsDecember 4, 20200Comments

According to a report titled “In 2018, Government Restrictions on Religion Reach Highest Level Globally in More Than a Decade” and published on November 10, 2020 by the Pew Research Centre, China continued to have the highest score on the Government Restrictions Index (GRI) out of all 198 countries and territories studied in the report.…

The Challenge Trump and the World Now Face

World NewsNovember 22, 20200Comments

This year’s presidential election in the United States has been a hot topic not only in the U.S. but also the rest of the world, including China, where netizens have shown intense interest. While the election result is still pending, much attention has been focused on voter fraud. The U.S. mainstream news media, however, have…

47 Falun Gong Practitioners Sentenced for Their Faith in October 2020

China News, World NewsNovember 15, 20200Comments

According to information collected by the Minghui.org website, another 47 Falun Gong practitioners were confirmed to have been sentenced in October 2020 for their faith in Falun Gong, a mind-body discipline that has been persecuted by the Chinese communist regime since 1999. The 47 practitioners came from 17 provinces and municipalities. Shandong Province topped the…

Visa Denials: The U.S. Is Taking Substantive Actions against Human Rights Violators

World NewsJune 23, 20190Comments

The Minghui website issued a Notice on May 31, 2019 for human rights violators, especially those who have persecuted Falun Gong practitioners. The notice begins: “An official from the U.S. Department of State recently told various religious groups that the U.S. government is imposing stricter visa vetting and may deny visas to human rights…

Human Rights Violations Witnessed at Detention Centres in Yunnan Province

China News, World NewsJune 16, 20190Comments

Li Qiaoming, a detainee at Jinning Detention Centre in Yunnan Province, died on February 12, 2009, about two weeks after he was taken there. News media first reported that he accidentally hit his head against a wall while playing hide-and-seek. A later investigation indicated Li was beaten to death by other inmates. This “hide-and-seek…

Croatian Parliament Adopts Convention Against Organ Trafficking

World NewsMarch 31, 20190Comments

The Croatian Parliament voted unanimously on March 1, 2019, to adopt the Council of Europe Convention against Trafficking in Human Organs, becoming the eighth European nation to ratify the treaty. The Convention was drafted in 2015 after the European Parliament passed a resolution in 2013 condemning the Chinese regime’s “state-sanctioned organ harvesting from non-consenting prisoners…

931 Falun Gong Practitioners Sentenced for Their Faith in 2018

China News, World NewsJanuary 15, 20190Comments

According to information collected by Minghui, 931 Falun Gong practitioners were sentenced to prison for their faith in 2018. These sentenced practitioners come from 27 provinces and centrally-controlled municipalities. Liaoning Province led the list with 116 sentences, followed by 107 convictions in Shandong Province. Both provinces also topped the list of sentencing cases in 2017,…

Canada: List of Communist Human Rights Violators Submitted to the Minister of Foreign Affairs

World NewsDecember 30, 20180Comments

To commemorate the 70th anniversary of International Human Rights Day, a forum was organised by the “Human Rights, Freedom and Tolerance” office of the Canadian government on December 12, 2018. The forum was hosted by Foreign Affairs Minster Chrystia Freeland. The Canadian Falun Dafa Association was invited to the forum, and its chairman, Li Xun, submitted…

Canadian Lawmaker Urges Co-workers to Back His Organ Trafficking Bill

World NewsJune 2, 20170Comments

Conservative MP Garnett Genuis raised the issue of forced organ harvesting in China this week in the House of Commons in hopes of securing government support for his organ trafficking bill. “Canada needs to be vocal in standing up for international human rights, and in particular for the rights of persecuted minorities. Even above that, Canada…