religious persecutions

Prime Minister Stephen Harper says the now launched Office of Religious Freedom will become Canada’s lead authority on dealing with religious persecution.

Last week, I was amazed to read the news about a plea for help hidden in a box of Halloween decorations exported from China to the United States. I was once in exactly the same situation as the person who wrote that message!

In China, stepping onto a spiritual path can be a life-changing experience in more than one way.

At a recent U.S. congressional hearing on China’s human rights record, a representative of Falun Gong—a spiritual practice currently persecuted by the Chinese regime—showed a petition signed by 700 Chinese villagers demanding the release of an arrested practitioner.

“I am hopeful that the governments of San Francisco, the state of California, and Washington all have a clear understanding of the choice they have to make.”

Falun Gong practitioners in Washington, D.C. gathered opposite the People’s Republic of China Embassy on the evening of July 20 in order to send a message.

Fourteen July 20th’s have come and gone since 1999, each one a reminder of another year of persecution of Falun Gong by the Chinese Communist Party in China.

“Why are we so outspoken about the CCP and its vile nature and history? Because we have no choice but to expose it for what it is.”

The 13 anniversary of the ban on Falun Gong at the nation’s Capitol was marked by a rally.

Dozens of political and human rights leaders who could not attend set down their thoughts in missives that filled Falun Gong email inboxes over the last few days.

Local authorities in Guangzhou have distributed leaflets to houses, forcing residents to sign a “family promise” to “reject” Falun Gong.

Though Chung’s family has received little assistance from the Taiwanese government for his return, they continue to appeal to the international community.

A Chinese woman living in Australia quits the Chinese Communist Party due to the persecution against Falun Gong.

Falun Gong practitioner Yang Xiaojing dead in Beijing as a result of the Chinese communist regime’s persecution.