china human rights, chinese communist party, falun gong, gao zhisheng

Enforced Disappearance of Gao Zhisheng and China’s Human Rights Crisis

Prominent Chinese human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng was once listed as being among China’s 10 best lawyers by the Ministry of Justice in 2001, but that would change as he began to take cases of people persecuted by the communist state, especially that of Falun Gong practitioners. What would follow was Gao himself being targeted ...

Rory Karsten

Lawyer Gao Zhisheng.

Remembering the Tragic Events of July 20, 1999, in China

On July 20, 1999, a day of terror for many in China that would change their lives forever. For many, their most basic human rights were taken away, and the right to practice peaceful meditation and gentle exercises and to believe in Heaven and gods was taken away. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) banned the ...

Trisha Haddock

The Tian Guo Marching Band outside the Victorian State Library in Melbourne.

Liang Shiqiu: The Chinese Philosopher and Linguist Who Saw Through the Agenda of the Chinese Communist Party

Liang Shiqiu, a brilliant Chinese academic and patriot, had early premonitions and deep insights into the true nature and machinations of the Chinese Communist Party. For voicing these insights and concerns, he was targeted and severely criticized by the Chinese Communist Party Chairman Mao Zedong. As soon as the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) seized power ...

Michael Segarty

Liang Shiqiu with his wife Cheng Jishu.

Spark in the Dark: Whistleblower Fang Bin

Fang Bin, a Chinese citizen journalist who exposed the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) ‘s lies during the Wuhan (COVID-19) virus lockdown, was finally released from prison after being detained by the CCP for three years. However, because of his brave act, he was not allowed to return home and was forced by the CCP to ...

Tatiana Denning

Whistleblower Fang Bin.

The End of Zunzi’s Cartoons: An Elegy for Press Freedom in Hong Kong

Zunzi, a renowned political cartoonist from Hong Kong, has been forced to cease publication in Ming Pao after a 40-year tenure, following six public criticisms from government officials. This event has sparked social concern, seen as a further crushing of the remnants of freedom in Hong Kong. Ngan Shun-kau, a commentator, believes that the Hong ...

Mikel Davis

Hong Kong cartoonist Zunzi with some of his cartoons.