Human Rights

Human Rights 05/20/22, 03:13

Beijing authorities are tightening restrictions as COVID cases surge. Pang Xinghuo, deputy director of the Beijing Center for Disease Control and Prevention, held a press conference on May 17. There, she said that newly COVID-infected people in Beijing involved Fengtai District, Fangshan District, Chaoyang District, Haidian District, Xicheng District, Daxing District, ...

Human Rights 05/19/22, 10:18

According to Reuters, a fatal shooting happened at a Taiwan-American church in southern California on May 15. The shooting left one person dead and five others injured. The suspect appeared motivated by political hatred toward Taiwan. According to Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes, the suspect was identified as David Wenwei Chou, ...

Human Rights 05/19/22, 10:13

Reflecting public fear in China, Shanghai is witnessing a large escape tide from the Covid lock-down, and young people are shouting to the officials, “we are the last generation” on their way out. Shanghai authorities announced on May 16 that they have 15 city districts basically at the social Covid-cleared level. ...

Human Rights 05/19/22, 10:06

As part of strict zero-Covid measures, China now tries to carry out an old tactic that the Chinese regime used in the past to control its citizens to fight against the ongoing pandemic. According to Beijing Daily, the state-run newspaper, authorities are now applying grid-based social management in Beijing. Beijing's Dongcheng District ...

Human Rights 05/19/22, 10:00

According to Timednews, several residents have rushed to the Hongqiao Railway Station to leave Shanghai since Beijing officials announced gradually lifting the lockdown in three phases on May 16. Citing a staff at Hongqiao Railway Station, the paper reported that around 13,000 people had left Shanghai from the station on May ...

Tech 05/19/22, 09:54

Recently, citizens in Zhejiang province said that calls to other countries and Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan were terminated. Screenshots of the announcement from provincial mobile service provider China Mobile Zhejiang were also shared. According to state media CCTV, China Mobile Zhejiang confirmed the call block. The service provider justifies that ...

Human Rights 05/19/22, 09:42

China’s Commission for Discipline Inspection announced on May 17 that Liu Leguo, former Deputy Director of the Liaoning Provincial Public Security Department, is being investigated. He is suspected of serious violations of discipline and law. According to Minghui.org, Liu Leguo participated in the persecution of hundreds of Falun Gong practitioners. In August ...

Human Rights 05/19/22, 09:19

As Central News Agency reported on May 16, the international, Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan voice answering functions by Zhejiang Mobile will be deactivated by default. If users want to use it, they must apply by May 20. Since August last year, Jiangxi, Hebei, Henan, Liaoning, Guizhou, and Zhejiang have all ...

Insights 05/18/22, 10:12

Recently, a short video posted on Twitter shows a crowd of Chinese medical workers in protective suits holding banners and protesting for better treatment on the street. They are usually called "Dabai" or literally "Big Whites" for their common appearance. According to the video uploader, these "Big Whites" work at China ...

Football 05/18/22, 06:07

As Reuters reported, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) announced China’s withdrawal from its hosting rights for the 2023 Asian Cup. The rationale behind this decision is the exceptional conditions caused by the Covid-19 outbreak. After discussing it extensively, China and AFC reached that decision. AFC praises Chinese authorities for making a ...

Human Rights 05/17/22, 02:21

Shanghai's lockdown has been dragging on for over a month and has sent the lives of more than 25 million residents into complete chaos. Besides living under poor conditions, with a shortage of medical treatment, food supply, and staples, the Shanghainese have been undergoing severe mental health issues, including depression, due ...

Human Rights 05/17/22, 02:14

Beijing has launched severe control measures under the zero-epidemic policy, which has triggered public anger and caused business disruption. At the 2022 Global and Chinese Economy and Policy Outlook conference on May 14, a well-known speaker presented a different view. Li Daokui, a well-known Chinese economist from Tsinghua University, claimed that controlling ...

Human Rights 05/17/22, 01:07

China recently ordered a tightening of Chinese overseas investment emigration. Some American lawyers revealed that Chinese people have changed tactics. They are reverting to applying for L1 visas to emigrate to the U.S. In May, China released new laws tightening its control over investment emigration through notarization. The move was a ...

Human Rights 05/17/22, 00:43

Many people have expressed their disappointment after a city in China announced extreme measures to fight the COVID-19 epidemic.Officials in Dandong City, Liaoning Province, released a message in April. They said they needed to enter the residents' houses to conduct disinfection. SecretChina citing the mainland China media, reported that Dandong City ...

Human Rights 05/17/22, 00:30

Most of Shanghai’s 25 million citizens are still confined to their homes with no end in sight. In recent days, new videos of Shanghai people arguing and scuffling with white hazmat health workers have constantly surfaced. Under the hardline COVID policies, residents are being forced away to quarantine facilities. A video ...

Human Rights 05/16/22, 23:56

According to a video circulating on the Internet, students living in Peking University, Wanliu Park, gathered at midnight on May 15 to protest the school's fence-up of a wall to constrain the pandemic. Citing social media posts, Radio France International (RFI) reported that the reason behind the protest was that the ...