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[Dana Rohrabacher, U.S. Congressman]: “Thousands and thousands of human beings are being murdered.” ...More

On July 11, 2011, a hearing discussing China's current human rights situation was held before the European Parliament's Subcommittee on Human Rights. Because the “July 20” anniversary of the Chinese government's persecution of Falun Gong is just around the corner, attendees showed particular interest in this persecution, which has continued for 12 years. ...More

On June 21, the International Society for Human Rights (IGFM) and the Falun Dafa Association of Germany filed a lawsuit against visiting Chinese Communist Party official Su Deliang for his role in the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China. ...More

An espionage case involving Chinese Communist Party (CCP) 610 Office agents came to a conclusion in Germany on June 8, 2011. The accused party, John Zhou (周超英), was found guilty and given a two-year suspended sentence, along with a hefty fine of 15,000 euros (US$21,530). Zhou is the first German-Chinese to be convicted of spying on the Falun Gong group overseas for CCP intelligence agencies. The 610 Office, the core organization that the CCP regime set up to coordinate and carry out the persecution of Falun Gong, has thus been exposed in German society. ...More

Founded with a mission to restore traditional Chinese culture, Shen Yun Performing Arts has received high praise from European, American, and Asian audiences. Although the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) prohibits Shen Yun from performing in Mainland China, Shen Yun DVDs have been widely disseminated and become popular among Chinese Mainlanders. Authentic traditional Chinese culture and fantastic performances presented by Shen Yun let Mainlanders feel very proud and they are quick to offer their praise. ...More

On May 12, 2011, the Council of Hsinpei City, Taiwan passed a provisional bill calling on the central government to deny entry of human rights violators. The bill further stated that cities that respect human rights do not invite, welcome or accept human right violators. Hsinpei is the 16th local council to pass such a human rights bill. On May 25, the council members who proposed the bill held a press conference. ...More

On the morning of May 13, 2011, a hearing was held in a federal court in Sydney regarding Ms. Zhang Cuiying’s appeal of her lawsuit against Jiang Zemin, the former Chinese Communist Party (CCP) head and chief culprit in the persecution of Falun Gong in China. In 2004, Ms. Zhang filed a lawsuit against Jiang for torture and crimes against humanity. The supreme court of New South Wales recently ruled that Jiang qualified for diplomatic immunity. ...More

The Indiana General Assembly passed House Resolution No. 54 by voice vote on April 21, 2011, during the First Regular Session of the 117th General Assembly to recognize and call attention to the Falun Gong of China. It was resolved that the Indiana House of Representatives expresses sympathy to Falun Gong practitioners and their family members who have suffered persecution, intimidation, imprisonment, torture, and even death for the past decade solely because of adherence to their personal beliefs; and that the Indiana House of Representatives calls upon the Government of the People's Republic of China to immediately cease and desist from its campaign to persecute, intimidate, imprison, and torture Falun Gong practitioners, to immediately abolish the 6-10 office, an extrajudicial security apparatus given the mandate to `eradicate' Falun Gong, and to immediately release Falun Gong practitioners, detained solely for their beliefs, from prisons and re-education through labor (RTL) camps, including those practitioners who are the relatives of United States citizens and permanent residents. ...More

Wang Sanyun, the governor of Anhui Province in China, is a human rights violator active in the persecution of Falun Gong. He is being sued in Taiwan for persecuting Falun Gong practitioners in China. Wang was faced with protests by the Taiwanese people and left the country, having clearly gotten the message that human rights violators are not welcome in Taiwan. ...More