Under the rule of Xi Jinping the situation for almost every religion or belief community in China has deteriorated amid a worsening picture for human rights across the country, but for groups labelled ‘xie jiao’, this has been a reality for decades.
Despite the Chinese government’s boasting of its progress in promoting the rule of law, confidence in China’s legal system remains low. Religion and belief groups have witnessed how the CCP regime has been effectively strengthening its ‘rule by law’ instead.
Briefing: ‘Socialist rule of law’ in China Read More »
The disappearances of Fang Bin and other citizen journalists who reported the coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan drew the attention of world media. People who are familiar with him hesitated in mentioning his faith background when calling for his release. Why? Being a Falun Gong human rights defender means double vulnerability, as shown by the story of Fang Bin and his wife.
A family shattered for 24 years – the story of Falun Gong activist Fang Bin Read More »
CSW submits this response to the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary, or arbitrary executions, for his report on deaths in custody to be presented at the 53rd session of the Human Rights Council. This submission focuses on deaths in custody affecting Falun Gong practitioners.
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A Chinese human rights lawyer was expelled from a law court in Huixian, Henan Province, while defending a Falun Gong practitioner on 17 February. He was then reported to local police who interrogated him at a police station.
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The pro-Beijing newspaper Tai Kung Pao, controlled by the Liaison Office of the Central Government in Hong Kong, has issued articles criticising “Western” religions and Falun Gong, and attacking religious leaders and teachers for inciting people to participate in demonstrations.
Pro-Beijing Hong Kong media criticises religious leaders and Falun Gong Read More »
An award-winning artist was sentenced to eight years in prison for reporting on the COVID-19 pandemic and practising Falun Gong by a court in Beijing, China, on 16 January 2022. Chinese human rights site Weiquanwang (Rights Defense Network) reports that Xu Na was also fined 20,000 yuan (approximately £2,300 GBP). Xu Na was arrested by Beijing police
In China, June is a sombre month for those who remember the mass pro-democracy protests across the country and the military’s bloody crackdown in 1989. Remembrance itself is an act of defiance against the suppression and manipulation of history by the Chinese authorities. Each year, events are held worldwide to pay tributes to the victims
From one crackdown to another: The life of Xu Na Read More »
