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The Process of Forced Organ Harvesting Revealed by a Witness

China News, World NewsJanuary 24, 20210Comments

In the persecution of Falun Gong in China, and among all kinds of human rights violations in the modern world, forced organ harvesting is the gravest known atrocity. First reported in 2006, it has been referred to as “an unprecedented evil on this planet” by human rights attorneys. In the past 14 years, over 2,000…

Bipartisan Bill Introduced in U.S. Congress to End Organ Harvesting in China

World NewsDecember 20, 20200Comments

Tom Cotton, Republican U.S. Senator from Arkansas, announced on December 16 that he and two Congress members, Congressmen Chris Smith (R-New Jersey) and Tom Suozzi (D-New York), had introduced a bipartisan bill to curb forced organ harvesting in China. Known as the Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act, this legislation “aims to prevent the Chinese Communist…

Republican National Committee Passes Resolution Against Forced Organ Harvesting in China

World NewsAugust 19, 20190Comments

The Republican National Committee (RNC) of the U.S. unanimously passed a resolution on August 2, 2019 to denounce forced organ harvesting in China. The RNC “strongly condemns the practice of China’s involuntary organ harvesting.” The full text of the resolution can be found at the end of this article. Shawn Steel, former…

Media Spotlight on China’s Organ Harvesting Crimes Upon Conclusion of Tribunal in London

World NewsJuly 7, 20190Comments

An independent people's tribunal in London, established to inquire into forced organ harvesting from prisoners of conscience in China, announced its findings on June 17, 2019. The panel concluded that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been harvesting organs from living Falun Gong practitioners in China for many years, and that this brutality still continues…

Missouri State Legislature Condemns Forced Organ Harvesting in China

World NewsMay 26, 20190Comments

Senate Concurrent Resolution (SCR) No. 6 was voted on by the Missouri House of Representatives on May 15, 2019, making the resolution officially passed by the Missouri State Legislature. SCR 6 calls on “the Chinese Government to end the practice of organ harvesting from prisoners as well as prisoners of conscience, specifically Falun Gong prisoners…

Germany: Forced Organ Harvesting in China Highlighted in Parliament Hearing

World NewsMay 19, 20190Comments

On May 8, 2019, the German Bundestag’s Committee on Human Rights and Humanitarian Aid held a public hearing on the persecution of religious minorities in China. More than 20 Members of the Bundestag (MdB) attended the hearing, which included experts from NGOs, representatives of minority groups, and scholars. David Li, a…

British News Media Call to End Forced Organ Harvesting in China

World NewsApril 14, 20190Comments

Several major news outlets in the United Kingdom recently published articles or produced programs calling for an end to the killing of prisoners of conscience for organs in China, including the BBC, The Guardian, Sunday Express, and Scotsman. A discussion titled “Forced Live Organ Extraction in China” took place at the British House…

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…

Czech Senate Passes Resolution Calling for End to Persecution of Falun Gong in China

World NewsMarch 31, 20190Comments

The Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic passed a resolution expressing support for persecuted groups in China, including Falun Gong (also called Falun Dafa) practitioners, Christians, Uighurs, and Tibetans. Resolution No. 131 passed on March 20, 2019. It called for the Czech president and government to demand that China adhere to the international…

Independent Tribunal Affirms Large-Scale State-Sanctioned Forced Organ Harvesting in China

China News, World NewsDecember 30, 20180Comments

An independent tribunal has unanimously concluded that forced organ harvesting from prisoners of conscience has taken place in China on a substantial scale. The interim judgement by the Independent Tribunal Into Forced Organ Harvesting from Prisoners Of Conscience in China (the China Tribunal) was delivered in London on December 10, 2018, following three days of…

Chinese Surgeon Disinvited from International Summit for Possible Involvement in Forced Organ Harvesting

China News, World NewsNovember 25, 20180Comments

Dong Jiahong, executive president of Beijing's Tsinghua Changgung Hospital and former head of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army General Hospital, has been dis-invited from the China-Israel Innovation and Investment Summit, following complaints about his suspected participation in forced organ harvesting of Chinese prisoners of conscience. The high-profile conference, organised by the Chinese and Israeli governments,…

Berlin, Germany: Exposing China’s Forced Organ Harvesting During Organ Transplantation Conference

World NewsNovember 18, 20180Comments

The 27th Annual Conference of the German Transplantation Society (DTG) was held at the Kosmos Convention Centre in Berlin from November 7-10, 2018. Falun Gong practitioners held activities for two days to raise awareness of the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) state-sanctioned forced organ harvesting. Falun Gong practitioners held large banners, demonstrated the exercises, and explained the…