Showing posts with label China. Show all posts
Showing posts with label China. Show all posts
Wednesday, October 23, 2024

Vatican and China Extend Agreement on Appointment of Bishops

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 The Vatican Press Office announced yesterday that the Vatican and China have agreed to extend for another four years their Provisional Agr...
Monday, July 10, 2023

9th Circuit: Falun Gong Can Move Ahead With Human Rights Suit Against Cisco

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In Doe I v. Cisco Systems, Inc. , (9th Cir., July 7, 2023), the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in a 93-page opinion, held that Falun Gong...
Friday, September 02, 2022

UN Issues Report On Human Rights Concerns In China's Uyghur Region

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On Wednesday, the United Nations Human Rights Office issued a report on human rights concerns in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Reg...
Wednesday, March 23, 2022

U.S. Imposes New Sanctions On China For Repression Of Ethnic And Religious Minorities

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On Monday, Secretary of State Anthony Blinken announced ( full text of press statement ) that the U.S. is imposing new sanctions on Chinese ...
Wednesday, December 22, 2021

China Imposes Sanctions On USCIRF Commissioners

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Radio Free Asia reports that yesterday China imposed sanctions on the chair, vice-chair and two commissioners of the U.S. Commission on Inte...
Saturday, December 18, 2021

Congress Passes Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act

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On Thursday, the U.S. Senate gave final passage to H.R. 6256, The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act ( full text ). The bill now goes to Pre...
Friday, December 10, 2021

People's Tribunal In Britain Finds China Guilty Of Genocide Against Uyghurs

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The Uyghur Tribunal , an independent People's Tribunal set up last year in Britain to investigate China’s actions against Uyghur, Kazakh...
Wednesday, December 08, 2021

White House Announces Diplomatic Boycott Of Olympics To Protest Uyghur Genocide

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White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki announced on Monday a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Olympics to protest genocide being committed ...
Friday, April 23, 2021

Britain's House of Commons Says China Is Guilty of Genocide

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Britain's House of Commons yesterday adopted a resolution ( full text of debate and resolution ) declaring that China has committed geno...
Tuesday, March 23, 2021

Treasury Department Imposes Sanctions On Chinese Officials Over Uyghur Human Rights

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The Treasury Department announced yesterday that its Office of Foreign Assets Control has imposed sanctions on two Chinese government offic...
Thursday, March 11, 2021

Think Tank Issues New Report On Uyghur Genocide

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Newlines Institute for Policy and Strategy, a D.C. think tank, this week issued a 55-page report ( full text ) titled  The Uyghur Genocide: ...
Tuesday, February 23, 2021

Canada's House of Commons Declares China's Actions Against Uighurs To Be Genocide

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Yesterday Canada's House of Commons passed a non-binding resolution ( full text ) declaring that China's actions against its Uighur ...
Wednesday, January 20, 2021

Secretary of State Pompeo Declares Chinese Crimes Against Humanity and Genocide Against Uyghurs

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Yesterday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that the State Department has concluded that since March 2017 China has committed crime...
Tuesday, December 22, 2020

Massive Tax and Spending Bill Passed By Congress Includes Issues of Interest on Religion

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As reported by the Washington Post , the House and Senate yesterday evening both passed a wide-ranging 5,593-page government funding and pan...
Wednesday, November 25, 2020

China Proposes New Rules For Religious Activities By Foreigners

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China's State Administration of Religious Affairs, part of its Ministry of Justice, last week published for comment new draft rules for ...
Thursday, May 28, 2020

Congress Passes Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act

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Congress yesterday gave final passage to the  Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2020  ( full text ). The bill now goes to the President for ...
Tuesday, February 25, 2020

2nd Circuit: Chinese Christian Convert Does Not Have Reasonable Fear of Persecution Upon Deportation

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In Wang v. Barr ,  (2d Cir., Feb. 24, 2020), the U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the denial of asylum to a Chinese citizen who had ...
Sunday, February 23, 2020

New Chinese Regulations For Religious Groups Took Effect This Month

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A Fact Sheet issued last week by the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom summarizes China's 2019 Administrative Measures...
Friday, January 24, 2020

President Sends Greetings On Lunar New Year

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The White House today issued a message from President Trump ( full text ) sending greetings to those in the U.S. and around the world who ar...
Wednesday, January 22, 2020

2nd Circuit: No Amended Complaint In Falun Gong Torture Lawsuit

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In Chen Gang v. Zhao Zhizhen ,  (2d Cir., Jan. 13, 2020), the U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals agreed with the district court holding plain...