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Articles for Falun Gong

Far-right publication runs 17K articles 'fawning over' Chinese dance group — here's why
1 week, 3 days ago

Far-right publication runs 17K articles 'fawning over' Chinese dance group — here's why

Raw Story  

The far-right Epoch Times has published more than 17,000 articles promoting Shen Yun — a touring Chinese dance group — since 2009, according to the New York Times. "Rather, it was part of a deliberate strategy to promote Shen Yun — a huge moneymaker for the Falun Gong religious movement — while relentlessly attacking its critics, records and interviews show." …

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Chinese government planted agent in SoCal with mission to influence local government, feds allege
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Chinese government planted agent in SoCal with mission to influence local government, feds allege

LA Times  

Martin Estrada, pictured in April, called the case “another example of a very disturbing trend” of the Chinese government seeking to influence policy in the United States. The Chinese government allegedly used a Chino Hills man in an effort to advance policies favorable to the People’s Republic of China in Southern California local government, according to a criminal complaint released …

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Chinese man sentenced to 20 months for Falun Gong harassment in U.S.
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Chinese man sentenced to 20 months for Falun Gong harassment in U.S.

Raw Story  

A 71-year-old Chinese man was sentenced to 20 months in prison on Tuesday for taking part in a plot targeting the Falun Gong spiritual movement in the United States. John Chen, of Los Angeles, was convicted of acting as an unregistered agent of the Chinese government and bribing a tax authority agent. Chen and another Chinese national, Lin Feng, 44, …

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US probes Falun Gong's dance group Shen Yun over possible child labour abuse
1 month, 3 weeks ago

US probes Falun Gong's dance group Shen Yun over possible child labour abuse

Firstpost  

Shen Yun Performing Arts, a renowned dance company, has been accused of exploiting children and teenagers for its global performances, earning millions while offering minimal compensation. The New York State Department of Labor has now launched an inquiry into the company’s labor practices Shen Yun Performing Arts, a prominent dance company, has for years used children and teenagers to stage …

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25 Years On, Falun Gong Still Firmly in Beijing’s Repressive Sights
5 months, 2 weeks ago

25 Years On, Falun Gong Still Firmly in Beijing’s Repressive Sights

The Diplomat  

With its continued efforts to persecute the group, the CCP is implicitly admitting that its effort to wipe out Falun Gong has categorically failed. Dozens of leaked internal speeches, publicly available local government websites, and other Chinese language sources identified by the Falun Dafa Information Center indicate that Falun Gong remains a top priority for the security apparatus as it …

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Western countries use UN-backed review to press China on its treatment of activists and minorities
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Western countries use UN-backed review to press China on its treatment of activists and minorities

Associated Press  

GENEVA — Western countries used a regular U.N.-backed review of China’s human rights record Tuesday to press Beijing to do more to allow freedom of expression, protect the rights of ethnic minorities and to repeal a national security law in Hong Kong that troubles independent activists. China’s ambassador in Geneva, Chen Xu, led a delegation from some 20 Chinese ministries …

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'Like milk': How one magazine became a mainstay of New Jersey's Chinese community
1 year, 7 months ago

'Like milk': How one magazine became a mainstay of New Jersey's Chinese community

NPR  

'Like milk': How one magazine became a mainstay of New Jersey's Chinese community Enlarge this image toggle caption Tsering Bista/NPR Tsering Bista/NPR EDISON, N.J. – Bundles of free newspapers are stacked by the doors of Chinese supermarkets in New Jersey. Enlarge this image toggle caption Tsering Bista/NPR Tsering Bista/NPR "My magazine is like milk," founder and editor Ivy Lee says …

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Two Chinese govt agents arrested in the US for a plot by Beijing against exiled anti-Communist Falun Gong spiritual movement: Full details
1 year, 7 months ago

Two Chinese govt agents arrested in the US for a plot by Beijing against exiled anti-Communist Falun Gong spiritual movement: Full details

Op India  

US authorities have arrested two suspected Chinese government agents in connection with an alleged plot by Beijing against the exiled anti-communist Falun Gong spiritual movement, Al Jazeera reported. According to CNN, John Chen and Lin Feng were charged in an indictment unsealed on Friday with scheming to revoke a New York-based Falun Gong organisation’s tax-exempt status and paying bribes to …

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Jiang Zemin: In the Final Analysis
1 year, 11 months ago

Jiang Zemin: In the Final Analysis

The Diplomat  

Jiang Zemin, former president of China and general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party during the 1990s and on into the early years of the 21st century, died on November 30, 2022. A great deal of that changed during Jiang’s tenure as general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and president of China. As Yao Yang pointed out in an …

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China's former president Jiang Zemin, who trampled the Falun Gong movement, is no more
2 years, 1 month ago

China's former president Jiang Zemin, who trampled the Falun Gong movement, is no more

Firstpost  

Jiang replaced Deng Xiaoping as the president after the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre. Analysts say Jiang and his ‘Shanghai Gang’ faction continued to exert influence over communist politics long after he left the top job Former Chinese president Jiang Zemin, who led his country out of isolation after the crushing of pro-democracy protests in Tiananmen Square and supported economic reforms …

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Rise of the People: As COVID protests spread, a brief history of rare acts of dissent in China
2 years, 1 month ago

Rise of the People: As COVID protests spread, a brief history of rare acts of dissent in China

Firstpost  

In one of the most widespread dissent in decades, people in China have launched an agitation against strict COVID curbs. We have to find a way out.” After the deadly fire, hundreds of protesters also gathered outside Urumqi’s government offices calling for authorities to “lift lockdowns!”, reported NDTV. According to CNN, some agitators also rallied behind cries of “Don’t want …

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Tape on a plane? We look into viral photo that suggests Qantas is winging it with repairs
2 years, 3 months ago

Tape on a plane? We look into viral photo that suggests Qantas is winging it with repairs

ABC  

CheckMate is a weekly newsletter from RMIT FactLab which recaps the latest in the world of fact checking and misinformation, drawing on the work of FactLab and its sister organisation, RMIT ABC Fact Check. In a statement, a spokesperson for Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority told CheckMate it too was "aware of paint peeling or being removed on some aircraft …

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Things to Know about All the Lies on Xinjiang: How Have They Come About?
3 years, 8 months ago

Things to Know about All the Lies on Xinjiang: How Have They Come About?

China Daily  

A colorful performance is presented for tourists in Korla City's Awat Township in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region on April 10. ・ Zenz is a so-called "senior fellow for China studies" with the far-right Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation, an organization established by the US government in 1983 and is known for preaching regime change. ・ In September 2018, Zenz …

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Things to Know about All the Lies on Xinjiang: How Have They Come About?
3 years, 8 months ago

Things to Know about All the Lies on Xinjiang: How Have They Come About?

China Daily  

A colorful performance is presented for tourists in Korla City's Awat Township in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region on April 10. ・ Zenz is a so-called "senior fellow for China studies" with the far-right Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation, an organization established by the US government in 1983 and is known for preaching regime change. ・ In September 2018, Zenz …

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Falun Gong, Steve Bannon And The Trump-Era Battle Over Internet Freedom
3 years, 8 months ago

Falun Gong, Steve Bannon And The Trump-Era Battle Over Internet Freedom

NPR  

Falun Gong, Steve Bannon And The Trump-Era Battle Over Internet Freedom Enlarge this image toggle caption Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images Of all the disruptions unleashed by the Trump White House on how the federal government typically works, the saga of one small project, called the Open Technology Fund, stands out. In early June, as …

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Maddow reveals how Chinese group Falun Gong went from disrupting events to running a shadow campaign for Trump
5 years, 4 months ago

Maddow reveals how Chinese group Falun Gong went from disrupting events to running a shadow campaign for Trump

Raw Story  

MSNBC anchor Rachel Maddow on Tuesday detailed the remarkable journey of the group Falun Gong shifting from disrupting White House events to dominating the conversation on Facebook. "Over the last six months, the single largest organization that has spent money on Facebook ads promoting Donald Trump and Donald Trump’s re-election is as you might expect the Donald Trump re-election campaign. …

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China is harvesting organs from Falun Gong prisoners in potential genocide, tribunal says
5 years, 6 months ago

China is harvesting organs from Falun Gong prisoners in potential genocide, tribunal says

ABC  

China is murdering members of the Falun Gong spiritual group and harvesting their organs for transplant, a panel of lawyers and experts said as they invited further investigations into a potential genocide. Key points: The China Tribunal found crimes against humanity were committed against Falun Gong and Uyghurs Falun Gong is a spiritual group based on meditation that China banned …

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China harvesting organs from Falun Gong detainees, tribunal claims
5 years, 6 months ago

China harvesting organs from Falun Gong detainees, tribunal claims

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The China Tribunal, an independent panel set up by …

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