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China War on Christianity: Li Wenxi Disappears from Shanxi, Hasn’t Been Heard From in 3 Months

Friday, April 5th, 2013

Pray For China –Image: MB aka Mechel/Myspace

(SCMP) When Li Wenxi a Beijing bookstore worker traveled to Shanxi Province in December to help local Christians open a new book store in Taiyuan, he was threatened by local and state authorities.

“Don’t you dare bring Christian culture here,” subsequently raiding the new store and confiscating hundreds of books that Li brought with him from Beijing–a few days later Chinese authorities phoned Li and claimed that they would like to return his books–without realizing it was a trap, Li went to the local Police station, that was the last time Li’s wife has heard from him in 3 months.

Full article here from South China Morning Post

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Chinese Activist Guo Feixiong Disappears After Being Summoned by Police

Sunday, March 24th, 2013

Guo Feixiong After Beaten by China Police 2006 –Epoch Times

(VOA Chinese) China human rights activist Guo Feixiong disappeared after being summoned by Police.

On the 27 September, 2012 China Aid published a phone interview with Guo, updating his present day situation.

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Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood: Warns Giving Women Rights Could Destroy Society

Thursday, March 14th, 2013

Stop the Oppression of Women in the Islamic World –ISHR

(Reuters) Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood warns that a U.N. Declaration on Women’s Rights could destroy society by allowing Women to travel, work, use contraceptives without her husband’s approval and permitting her to control the families spending.

Please explain to me how it is that the Muslim Brotherhood is just a moderate, peaceful, benevolent, misunderstood organization?

Posted in Human Rights, Islam, Muslim Brotherhood, Obama Administration, Women's Health | No Comments »

China Regime Imprisons for 6 Years, Popular Tibetan Singer Lo Lo for Album Seeking Freedom

Thursday, March 14th, 2013

Tibetan Artist/Musician Lo Lo –Image: Phayul

(Bic2011.org) China Regime authorities in a Tibetan-populated area in Western China’s Qinghai Province have arrested and sentenced to 6 years in prison Tibetan LoLo for performing politically charged songs calling for Tibet’s independence. LoLo, a well known artist/musician on charges of singing songs that call for Tibet’s independence.

Lo Lo a well known artist.musician was arrested on the 19 April, in Yushul region of eastern Tibet according to Lobsang Sangyal, an exiled Monk in south India–LoLo’s arrest came only months after the release of his album entitled: “Raise the Flag of Tibet, Sons of the Snow,” which calls for Tibet’s independence.

China has a long history of imprisoning scores of Tibetan Writers, Artists, Songwriters, Musician and Educators for assisting Tibetan national identity, civil and human rights since widespread protests swept the region in 2008

More here from Radio Free Asia

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Photo Gallery: China Regime Police Abuse and Terrorize Mother & Child in Guangdong

Monday, March 11th, 2013

The Wolves of Urban Order –Images: China Media Project

Photo Gallery: China Police Abuse & Terrorize Mother & Child

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Chinese Activist & Blogger Lu Haitao & his Wife, Granted Political Asylum in United States

Sunday, March 10th, 2013

China Activist, Journalist & Blogger Lu Haitao –BBC Image

Lu Haitao Severely Beaten in May 2012 –Whats On Ningbo

(Taipei Times) Chinese Writer & Internet Journalist Lu Haitao asked the United States for political asylum while in Taiwan and was granted his request–the U.S. State Dept has however refused to confirm or deny the asylum request except to say that Lu Haitao and his wife have arrived into the United States and are residing in Washington, DC

Lu Haitao, formally a journalist with the Oriental Morning Post, was the fifth reporter in one month to have been beaten-up in Shanghai, suffering serious injuries.

Chinese dissident Hu Jia credits the United States offering a great deal of help in assisting Lu Haitao and his wife–asked if KMT President Ma Ying-jeou government in Taiwan was helpful, Hu would only say, “It went beyond not helping.”

More here by Voice of America in Chinese

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Rev Jesse Jackson Laments Venezuela Dictator Hugo Chavez: “Deeply Saddened by his Passing”

Friday, March 8th, 2013

Rev Jesse Jackson & Venezuela Dictator Hugo Chavez –Bully Pulpit

(Twitchy) Rev Jesse Jackson Tweets: “I extend my deepest condolences to his family and along with people around the globe, am deeply saddened by his (pal Hugo Chavez) passing. During this sad and difficult moment in the lives of all those affected by this unfortunate news…”

Where did I put that air sick bag, I’m getting sick–Good Grief!

Yesterday, I wrote here that Islamic Fascist President Ahmadinejad tribute to Chavez included a claim that ‘he’ll be resurrected with Jesus Christ.’

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Iranian Fascist President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: Hugo Chavez Will Be Resurrected With Jesus

Thursday, March 7th, 2013

Iranian Fascist President Ahmadinejad

(The Guardian) Iranian Fascist President Ahmadinejad tribute to the late Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, claims that he’ll be resurrected with Jesus Christ.

ROFLOL

U.S. Group Sued Hugo Chavez for Terrorism & Human Rights Violations

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Senator Rand Paul Continues Anti-Drone Filibuster of John Brennan Nomination for CIA Director

Wednesday, March 6th, 2013

Sen Paul Anti-Drone Filibuster of CIA Nominee Brennan –FOX News

(Washington Times) After years in the shadows, the Obama Administrations secret drone program burst into public view today with lawmakers grilling U.S. Atty General Eric Holder’s legal justification for the targeted killings of Americans on U.S. soil.

Sen Rand Paul (R-KY) launched an old style filibuster, to demand answers from President Obama and would only relent if the Obama Administration publicly disavows not to target Americans domestically.

Top 10 Quotes From Sen Paul’s Amazing Filibuster on Civil Liberties

Obama Refuses to Take ‘Due Process’ Seriously, Not Returning Calls

GOP Senators that Participated in Rand Paul’s Filibuster –The Blaze

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NY Times: The Holocaust Just Got More Shocking

Saturday, March 2nd, 2013

The Holocaust Just Got More Shocking --NY Times Jewish Women at the entrance of the Brody Ghetto in Eastern Galicia in 1942 –Photo: NY Times

(NY Times) Thirteen years ago, researchers at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, began the grim task of documenting all the ghettos , slave labor sites, concentration camps and killing factories that the Nazi’s set up throughout Europe.

What they have found so far has shocked even scholars steeped in the history of the Holocaust.

The researchers have cataloged some 42,500 Nazi ghettos and camps throughout Europe spanning German controlled areas from France to Russia and Germany itself during Hitler’s reign of brutality from 1933 to 1945–the figure is so staggering that even fellow Holocaust scholars had to make sure they had heard it correctly when the lead researchers previewed their findings at an academic forum in late January…

Rest here The Holocaust Just Got More Shocking –NY Times

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