On July 7, Yuan Xiaoliang, the wife of Chinese-Australian writer Yang Hengjun, was taken by agents of the Chinese Communist Party(CCP) and questioned for two hours. Two days earlier, she had tried to leave China and return to Australia, but was refused leave.

Earlier this year, Yang Hengjun was 'disappeared' by the CCP after his return to China.

Yuan Xiaoliang is currently in hiding to avoid being pursued by the CCP.

The fourth Tenzin Delek Rinpoche Medal of Courage will be awarded in an evening ceremony this Friday 12 July in London.

The award was created by International Tibet Network in 2016 to recognise those who have shown a deep commitment to enhancing the freedom and rights of the Tibetan people at great personal risk, due to the persecution by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

It is awarded after a vote by members of International Tibet Network’s Steering...

The United States Department of State released its 2018 Annual Report on International Religious Freedom on the afternoon of June 21, 2019. As in previous years, the report lists China as a “Country of Particular Concern” (CPC) under the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 for having engaged in or tolerated particularly severe violations of religious freedom.

Secretary of State Mike R. Pompeo said at the press release, “I’m proud to be here today to speak...

After nearly 10 months of campaigning, Tibetans and Tibet campaigners are

buoyed by the news that Google has publicly confirmed, at its

shareholders’ meeting, that there are “no plans to offer a search engine in

China.”

This confirmation came after Sundar Pichai, Google’s CEO, stated at

the weekend that a ‘censorship free internet’ would be an important

condition for them to operate in China.

Tibetans...

Badiucao, a dissident Chinese-Australian cartoonist was born in Shanghai and studied law in China before moving to Australia, where he has lived in exile for the last 10 years.

Wearing masks and cross-dressing during public appearances, he has gone to extreme lengths to conceal his identity, fearing reprisals from...

On April 25, 2019 the Committee on the Present Danger: China (CPDC) held a conference on “The CCP’s Unrestricted Economic Warfare Against America” in New York City .

Stephen Bannon, former White House strategist and a founding member of the CPDC said: “The Committee on the Present Danger, everything we’re talking about today is not about the Chinese people,” said Bannon. “It is to help free the Chinese people. The enemy is very clear, it’s the enemy of the Chinese...

The Chinese government is forcing Tibetan’s living in poverty to memorise and recite the names of Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leaders and the Chinese national anthem in return for financial aid from the state, Tibet Watch has reported.

The test that citizens must pass for the aid requires knowledge of Xi Jinping, Mao Zedong and other influential CCP leaders. It also asks those being examined to recite a set of Chinese values called ‘the four emphasis and the four loves’

Influential figures in Washington are calling for the establishment of a bilateral free-trade agreement with Taiwan, even as U.S. and Chinese officials move toward a resolution of their long-running trade dispute.

"We have a lot of issues with Beijing, and a lot of opportunities with Taiwan," said Edwin J. Feulner in an interview with VOA. Feulner is the founder and former president of the Heritage Foundation, an influential think tank in Washington known for its...

An independent peoples’ tribunal examining evidence that the Chinese state is forcibly removing the organs of innocent prisoners of conscience, thereby killing them for profit, began on Dec. 8 in London.

The Tribunal of seven independent members is chaired by Sir Geoffrey Nice, QC. who previously led the prosecution of Slobodan Milošević at the International Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.

Evidence from 30 witnesses and experts was heard over three days...

When  the  Congressional-Executive  Commission  on  China  (CECC)  was  established  in  2000,  the  prevailing  wisdom  underpinning U.S.-China relations maintained that increased trade and economic  interconnectivity,  as  well  as  diplomacy  and  robust  cultural exchange,  would  lead  to  greater  openness  and  political  liberalization within China.

In  the  years  that  followed,  the  Chinese  economy  grew  dramatically, while the...

(Sun Yi, whose story is told in the documentary "Letter From Masanjia." (Flying Cloud Productions)

The award-winning documentary film “Letter from Masanjia” tells the true story of the extraordinary courage and hope of a man named Sun Yi, despite the unimaginable horrors he endured as a prisoner of conscience in a...

(Plastinated corpse of woman and 8th month foetus)

The 'Real Bodies' exhibition at the Entertainment Quarter is to close on Sunday 16th September.

This is one month earlier than the organisers, Imagine Exhibitions, had planned.

There has been a public outcry and protests since the display opened on April 14th, demanding the NSW and Australian...