In China, All Calls for Freedom Lead to Punishment
The death of Li Wenliang, the whistleblower Wuhan doctor, stirred an online rebellion in China. But the regime promptly quashed people’s demands for free speech.
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China Could Face Lawsuits Totaling Trillions Over Handling of Coronavirus
China could face trillions of dollars in international lawsuits for its handling of the coronavirus pandemic, which first emerged in Wuhan as early as November, according to a London-based think-tank.
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China’s Global Threat to Human Rights
China’s government sees human rights as an existential threat. Its reaction could pose an existential threat to the rights of people worldwide.
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Over 300 Protestant Churches Closed in Two Provinces
Jiangsu and Liaoning provinces continue reducing the number of places for believers to assemble, barring state-run and house churches alike.
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China Targets Thousands Who Spoke Out About The Coronavirus Epidemic
The ruling Chinese Communist Party has targeted thousands of people for speaking out about the coronavirus epidemic in the country since it began in late December in the central city of Wuhan, an overseas-based rights group has said.
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With Breadwinners Locked in Camps, Families Struggle to Survive
The mass confinement of Xinjiang’s Uyghurs in internment camps resulted in a myriad of children and parents of the detained left with no means of subsistence.
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Three Chinese Rights Lawyers ‘Vulnerable to Torture’ in Detention: UN Experts
Three United Nations human rights experts have expressed “grave concern” over the fate of three human rights lawyers forcibly disappeared by the Chinese authorities after attending an informal meeting of dissidents in the southeastern port city of Xiamen in December.
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Three-Self Churches Under Constant Government Surveillance
The CCP has installed cameras in places of worship to ensure complete control and punish those who don’t worship according to its regulations.
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Outcry as 13 U.S. Journalists Face ‘Imminent Banishment’ From China
China is getting ready to expel at least 13 U.S. news correspondents working in the country amid growing bilateral tensions with Washington over press freedom and visas for journalists.
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Approved by the State but Not Allowed to Function
While the CCP governs the Three-Self Church, many of its venues are not issued religious activity registration certificates and are subsequently stifled and shut.
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