Archive for the ‘Human Rights’ Category

China Union Leader & Dissident Li Wangyang Found Dead in Hospital Room Foul Play Believed

Thursday, June 7th, 2012

Chinese Activists Question Dubious Suicide of Li Wangyang –UCA News

(Reuters) A Chinese union activist jailed for 21 years for his involvement in the 1989 Tiananmen Square Protests has been found dead under suspicious circumstances in his hospital room in Shaoyang City, Hunan Province, Security and hospital staff claim that Li committed suicide.

Related/Chinese: Authorities Urge Li Family to Authorize Cremation

Family Questions Suicide of Tiananmen Dissident Li Wangyang -NTDTV

How China Flouts Its Laws –Chen Guangcheng, NY Times

H/T: China Human Rights Defenders

More than 180,000 Attend “Tiananmen Square Memorial Vigil” in Hong Kong

Tuesday, June 5th, 2012

Candlelight Memorial Vigil on Monday in Hong Kong –Getty Image

(Apple Daily/Chinese) Organizers estimated 180,000 attended Tiananmen Memorial vigil in Hong Kong

On Monday I posted here never before seen photos of the 1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre, which the China Regime would rather you not see.

Picture of the Day: One Chinese Woman Protest

Thursday, May 17th, 2012

(Shanghaiist) One Woman Protest take at a demolition site in downtown Huangpy District, Guangzhou Province, holding a poster accusing fifty thugs from a demolition company of beating up 3 Journalists from Xinmin Evening Press.

Related: Firecrackers Cover-Up Chinese New Year Forced Demolition

Not One Less–Protecting Children From Abduction

Monday, April 30th, 2012

Rumors of Children Abduction by Mainland Chinese in Hong Kong

On the 13 June, 2011 I wrote here about tragic news reports of the China Regime, returning abducted children to their captors.


Related:
Caixin: Special Investigation–Chinese Babies Abducted

National Center for Missing & Exploited Children

China Blind Attorney/Human Rights Activist Chen Guangcheng Escapes from Home Detention

Monday, April 30th, 2012

China Human Rights Activist Chen Guangcheng holds a petition while he was still being held captive by the corrupt regime.

(Epoch Times) Blind China Human Rights Activist/Atty Chen Guangcheng escaped from house arrest to the U.S. Embassy in Beijing has been called a miracle by Netizens and may end the career of a high ranking Communist Party official.

Hong Kong Apple Daily has reported that Chen has been planning his escape from detention for two months–finally escaping on the 22 April at the surprise of his captors who didn’t realize that he was even missing for four days.

More here in Chinese/English subtitles –New Tang Dynasty

Nearly Four Years After 8.0 Sichuan Earthquake Disaster Relief Sits In Storage

Monday, March 19th, 2012

Nearly 4 years following the devastating Sichuan Earthquake which killed more than 70,000 people–more than 19,000 of them children, disaster relief supplies remain in storage.

Unopened Boxes of Sichuan Earthquake Disaster Relief

More here including photos from Ministry of Tofu

Video: Stacks of Donations Unopened 4 Yrs After Sichuan Quake

Apple Corp China Suppliers Accused of Hazardous Working Conditions & Paying Menial Wages

Saturday, March 17th, 2012

Foxconn Demonstrator holding a placard while taking part in a protest against the Taiwan company which manufacturers Apple products assembled in China

(China Post) While the radio program This American Life has retracted a January episode critical of working conditions at a Chinese factory which makes iPhones and iPads for Apple Corp saying that it contained “numerous fabrications” there are in-fact other news items worth noting, that have accused the Cupertino, CA company of not taking responsibility for the deplorable working conditions at their suppliers at a Foxconn Plant in China, Chengdu and at their Ri-Teng plant in Shanghai

On the 10 February, China Labor Watch published an “Open Letter to Apples New CEO Tim Cook” alleging among other things, Apple (suppliers) employees being required to “work as long as 11 hours a day 6 days a week” with only 1 hour long break for lunch during the day; other employees are reportedly exposed “to vast amounts of aluminum dust” and may be injured or killed, should the dust ignite and explode, among the issues addressed but not corrected—Apple Corp has never responded to these allegations made.

Likewise, at Apple Corp supplier Foxconn in Shenzhen Longhua, employees reportedly work 6 days a week–recently one worker calling himself Li Qi, said besides working six days weekly, he worked 80 hours of overtime each month for 3500 Yuan ($533.70) monthly after taxes–Li further stated that he, starts working at 7:00 am having to get up before 6:00 am everyday–not even 10 minutes of break during a days work…at the iPad production line, there are 2 to 3 ten minute breaks other than lunch time.

Even though Apple Corp & Foxconn dodged a bullet based upon what is now being reported as a fabricated story written by Mike Daisey and broadcast by This American Life very serious allegations persist about disturbing and quite hazardous working conditions by Apple Corp suppliers, that reportedly have been ignored and go uncorrected.

More here from China Hush

China Regime Murders of Falun Gong Practitioners for Kidney Harvesting

Friday, March 2nd, 2012

(New Tang Dynasty) Sixteen organ traffickers including surgeons were recently sued by Beijing Haidian District Procuratorate–the sixteen suspects had removed 51 kidneys for sale and had earned a profit of over RMB 10 Million ($1,587,704.00 USD) the Kidney ring reportedly provided a one station service.

The tidy organ transplants stem from the Chinese Communist Party continued persecution of Fulan Gong practitioners–further investigation revealed, organ traffickers have reportedly provided a one-station service–the entire process ranges from seeking kidney donors and contacting buyers, to hospitals leasing and actual removal surgery.

On the 31 March, 2011 I wrote here about Hu Jie and the China Regime Forced “Black Market” Organ Harvesting.

More here from NTDTV in Chinese & English

Former Dep Mayor Chongqing Suspected in Falun Gong Organ Harvesting

From China to the U.S. Human Rights Activist/Author Yu Jie Continues to Promote Democracy & Freedom

Sunday, February 26th, 2012

 (NY Times) Chinese Human Rights Activist & Christian Writer/Author Yu Jie now live in the United States with his wife Liu Min and their  son Yu Guangyi while continuing with his mission to promote democracy and freedom in China.

From their modest house in Fairfax, VA in January Yu Jie spoke about his years of abuse and torture by the China Regime that drove him to leave and his plans for the future.

More here from China Digital Times

China Aid Los Angeles Pastor Arrested Protesting Chinese Regime Human Rights Violations

Monday, February 20th, 2012

Chinese Students Protest Xi Jinping L.A. Visit –Whittier Daily News

(China Aid) Rev. Eddie Perez-Romero of Hacienda Christian Fellowship and Director of China Aid in La Puente, was arrested by LAPD Officers on Friday, protesting the treatment of the China 6 outside the hotel in Los Angeles where Xi Jinping China Regime Dictator-in-Waiting stayed during his visit last week–the Dinosaur Medias lack of coverage is deafening.

In other related news: Michael Horowitz Senior Fellow Hudson Institute was arrested outside the White House during Xi Jinping visit with President Obama last week–whatever happened to Dissent being the Highest Form of Patriotism at least that was what the Loony Liberal Lefties used to say when George W Bush was President.