Today marks 25 years since over 10,000 Falun Gong practitioners held a historic appeal in Beijing for the right to freely practice their belief. The appeal was prompted by a period of growing repression and the arrest of 45 Falun Gong practitioners in the city of Tianjin, raising nationwide concerns […]
Freedom House’s Director for China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, Sarah Cook, summarizes key findings about persecution in China, and Falun Gong’s remarkable resistance after over 20 years of suppression.
Moderated by Freedom House’s Sarah Cook (Research Director of China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan) and featuring experts and a torture survivor, this insightful panel discussion explores the current state of this human rights crisis, its global implications, and what further action can be taken by the U.S. government and others to curb ongoing horrific abuses and support victims.
How is the Chinese Communist Party spreading conspiracy theories and propaganda about the CCP virus, or coronavirus, pandemic? How is it using internet bots and Russian-style disinformation to manipulate public opinion globally? And why is it important to distrust official data and talking points coming from China, especially when it […]
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