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Israeli Newspaper Highlights Letter from 16 Rabbis Against Medical Deal with China, Citing Transplant Abuse

World NewsJune 5, 20161View 0Likes 0Comments

June 03, 2016 | Haaretz, one of the three major newspapers in Israel, published an article in Hebrew on May 5, 2016 and in English on May 6, entitled, “Citing Human Rights Violations, Israeli Rabbis Protest Health Deal with China.” The article was published after 16 Rabbis signed a letter to Israeli Health Minister Yaakov…

Minghui Human Rights Report: Falun Gong Practitioners Systematically Murdered in China for Their Organs

China News, World NewsMay 19, 20164Views 0Likes 0Comments

Download easy-to-read PDF (98 pg) (Clearwisdom)

Swedish Parliament: Film and Forum on Organ Harvesting Prompts Talk of Related Legislation

World NewsMay 8, 20164Views 0Likes 0Comments

May 02, 2016 | The award-winning documentary, Human Harvest: China's Illegal Organ Trade, was screened at the Swedish Parliament at 1 p.m. on April 26, 2016. Swedish Member of Parliament (MP) Niclas Malmberg sponsored the screening and hosted a forum afterwards. Swedish MP Niclas Malmberg sponsored the screening and hosted the forum. Swedish MPs, Manyan Ng, a…

Phoenix: Forum on Organ Harvesting in China Held at University of Arizona College of Medicine

World NewsApril 21, 20163Views 0Likes 0Comments

The University of Arizona College of Medicine in Phoenix hosted a forum in the evening on April 15, 2016, with a theme of “What is organ harvesting and its impact in the United States.” Mr. David Matas, renowned international human rights lawyer attended the event, as did a representative from Doctors Against Forced Organ Harvesting (DAFOH). Dr. Gilcrease, an…

Head of Guangdong Medical School Indicted, Suspected of Involvement in Illicit Organ Trade

China NewsApril 17, 20165Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jiang Wenfu, former head of Guangdong Medical school was removed from office in January 2016 for alleged “serious violations of discipline”. According to Chinese state-run media, an investigation into his activities was initiated in February. Falun Gong practitioners revealed that Jiang Wenfu has closely followed the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) policy of persecuting them. Two medical…

Major French TV Network Exposes Organ Harvesting From Living Falun Gong Practitioners in China

World NewsApril 11, 20163Views 0Likes 0Comments

France 5, one of the major French public television networks focusing on factual programming, covered the forced organ harvesting from living Falun Gong practitioners in China in its programme The Health Magazine on March 10, 2016. France 5, one of the major French public television networks, interviewed Alexis Genin on March 10 and discussed the Chinese…

Taipei: Organ Harvesting in China Exposed at Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology Congress

World NewsApril 3, 20163Views 0Likes 0Comments

The 31st Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology Congress (APAO 2016) was held from March 24 to 27 in Taipei, Taiwan. Many eye doctors and medical professionals learned from this event about the organ harvesting from living Falun Gong practitioners in China. More than 4,000 ophthalmologists and healthcare professionals from Asia and other continents participated in the congress.…

Head of Guangdong Medical School Indicted, Suspected of Involvement in Illicit Organ Trade

China NewsMarch 31, 20166Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jiang Wenfu, former head of Guangdong Medical school was removed from office in January 2016 for alleged “serious violations of discipline”. According to Chinese state-run media, an investigation into his activities was initiated in February. Falun Gong practitioners revealed that Jiang Wenfu has closely followed the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) policy of persecuting them. Two medical…

Documentary on Chinese Organ Trade Shocks Melbourne Audience

Australia NewsMarch 27, 20165Views 0Likes 0Comments

“I cannot find words to express how shocked I am,” said Maxine, a local Melbourne resident, after watching the documentary Hard to Believe, on the state-sanctioned organ harvesting in China. She added, “I never heard about the persecution of Falun Gong before. I am outraged. How can those doctors harvest organs from living people?” The one-hour…

US House Foreign Affairs Committee Marks Up Resolution Condemning Organ Harvesting in China

World NewsMarch 27, 20164Views 0Likes 0Comments

The United States House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC) marked up H.Res. 343 on March 16. The resolution calls on the Chinese government to cease the practice of state-sanctioned organ harvesting from Falun Gong practitioners, and to cooperate with investigations into these crimes. Currently, the resolution has 166 bipartisan cosponsors. At the hearing on Wednesday, Congressman Chris…

Taiwan: Chiayi City Council Passes Resolution Urging Chinese Regime to Stop Forced Organ Harvesting

World NewsMarch 20, 20163Views 0Likes 0Comments

The Chiayi City Council in southern Taiwan recently passed a resolution to uphold human rights for practitioners of Falun Gong, a spiritual practice currently persecuted in China. The resolution passed on March 14, 2016, and demands that the Chinese regime “release all Falun Gong practitioners and other prisoners of conscience.” The bill specifically asks the regime…

German TV Network 3SAT Airs “Human Harvest” Documentary

World NewsMarch 6, 20163Views 0Likes 0Comments

“Human Harvest,” an award-winning documentary exposing organ harvesting from imprisoned Falun Gong practitioners in China, aired on 3SAT in Germany, Switzerland and Austria on Feb. 18, 2016 during prime time. Documentary “Human Harvest,” award winner at the 74th Annual Peabody Award ceremony in April 2015 and at AIB in November 2015 for best international investigative documentary. Documentary…