The US 2016 Report on International Religious Freedom was released at a press conference in Washington on August 15, 2017. China is among the ten “Countries of Particular Concern” for its severe religious persecution. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson specifically mentioned the persecution of Falun Gong, noting that in 2016, “dozens of Falun Gong members have died in detention”.

In Tillerson's remarks he said that freedom of religion is “a core American value...

On July 20, 2017, members of the public gathered on the West Lawn of the Capitol building to commemorate the 18th anniversary of the persecution of Falun Gong. Falun Gong is an ancient meditation exercise centered on the principles of truthfulness, compassion, and tolerance. In 1999, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) mobilized to eradicate the practitioners of Falun Gong.

The continuing violent...

(satellite image released by CSIS Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS))

China has built new military facilities on islands in the South China Sea, a U.S. think tank reported Thursday, a move that could raise tensions with Washington, which has accused Beijing of militarizing the vital waterway.

Confucius is a representative figure of traditional Chinese culture. The moral values he advocated, and the belief in heaven above, have been passed down through the generations for more than 2,000 years.

However, the Chinese communist regime since 2004 has hijacked the Confucius name and invested large amounts of money to set up Confucius Institutes at colleges and universities, as well as Confucius Classrooms in high schools, middle schools and elementary schools in foreign...

The issue of China’s transplant practices first came to light through a whistleblower in March 2006. In response, David Kilgour and David Matas launched an independent investigation. Investigative journalist Ethan Gutmann later spent seven years doing his own research. He reached similar conclusions, that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) are killing prisoners of conscience, principally Falun Gong practitioners, to sell their organs.

Video 1- Investigations and...

The following is the text of a letter released by the White House from the President to the Chairmen of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations and the Judiciary, the House Committees on Foreign Affairs and Financial Services, and the Senate Committees on Foreign Relations and Banking, Housing and Foreign Affairs.


Dear Mr. Chairman:

In accordance with section 1264 of the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (Subtitle F, Public Law...

China’s horrifying use of the death penalty remains one of the country’s deadly secrets, as the authorities continue to execute thousands of people each year, Amnesty International said in its 2016 global review of the death penalty, published recently.

A new in-depth investigation by Amnesty International, shows that the Chinese authorities enforce an elaborate secrecy system to obscure the shocking scale of executions in the country, despite repeated claims it is...

The world’s biggest company, Apple Inc., has blocked the American comedy show, China Uncensored (Youtube), from its Apple TV app store in Hong Kong and Taiwan, as well as in mainland China.

“I totally understand why we’re blocked in mainland China. We’re clearly disrupting the Communist Party’s harmonious propaganda,” said Chris Chappell, creator and host of China Uncensored (Youtube). “But Hong Kong and Taiwan are not supposed to be under Chinese...

Chinese premier Li Keqiang visited Australia on March 23th 2017. During his 4 day visit, one of his most important aims was to encourage Australia to ratify the "China-Australia extradition treaty".

On 26th March, news media reported that Prof. Feng Chongyi was being "prevented from leaving China", and he was...

A presentation by David Matas to the International Academic Forum Conference on Identity, 24 March 2017, Kobe Japan

Introduction

I have been researching, writing and speaking on the killing of Falun Gong for their organs in China now for over ten years. In the effort to combat the killing of Falun Gong for their organs in China, I have been front and centre along with David Kilgour and Ethan Gutmann. None of us are Falun Gong practitioners. None of us have...

In defiance of the deeply held wishes of the Tibetan people, China's government plans to appoint its own candidate as the next Dalai Lama. The role has historically been filled by identifying the reincarnation of the previous Dalai Lama after his death. The current 14th Dalai Lama has made clear that no Chinese appointed Dalai Lama will be the legitimate leader of Tibetan Buddhism.

China already punishes Tibetans for practicing their religion as they choose. Its aim is to force a...

Freedom House have just released a report on religious persecution in China by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
The most persecuted target is Falun Gong also known as Falun Dafa.

Since July 1999, the Chinese communist regime have carried out a vicious persecution of followers of Falun Gong a spiritual practice whose key features are five meditative qigong exercises and teachings reminiscent of Buddhist and Taoist traditions, with particular emphasis placed on the...