Egypt: “Muslim Convert to Christianity Prevented From Leaving Egypt”
— AINA reports: “Egyptian authorities have prevented Maher El-Gowhary, a Muslim-born Christian convert, from leaving the country. He was detained at Cairo Airport. His passport confiscated and he was advised that he is barred from traveling on orders from a ‘higher authority’.”
— “Maher and his 15-year-old daughter, Dina, who also embraced Christianity, were traveling to China on 17th September 2009, on a two-week holiday.”
Author: R.E.A.L.
U.S Senate Committee on Foreign Relations – “Violence: Global Costs and Consequences” – October 1 – 2:30 PM – 216 Hart Senate Office
Because I Am A Girl — Human Rights Report
“A Providential Coincidence in Modern Chinese History: The Falun Gong and CDP”
“A Providential Coincidence in Modern Chinese History: The Falun Gong and CDP”
By Timothy Cooper, Executive Director, Worldrights
“A providential coincidence of modern Chinese history may have aligned the strategic interests of two profoundly important but different groups of persecuted Chinese nationals who have suffered the same unhappy fate. Ten years of unrelenting state-sponsored repression against two sets of innocent nationals — one political, the other nonpolitical — may have, ironically, set the stage to potentially advance the well-being of both in the common cause of ending unchecked human rights oppression in China.”
“These two independent groups — linked only by national identity and vitality of purpose as well as their common faith in a more benign future for China — include courageous exiled leaders and mainland supporters of the China Democratic Party (CDP), together with the well-organized and intelligent members of the Falun Gong, which boasts more members worldwide than the entire Chinese Communist Party.”
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“Chinese Dissidents Should Heed the Good Advice Coming from Tim Cooper – More Ideas on Unity for Chinese Dissidents”
By John Kusumi, Director emeritus, the China Support Network
“In a recent article, friend of freedom Timothy Cooper (Executive Director of World Rights, also experienced with the Free China Movement and the China Democracy Party), advocates that Falun Gong and the China Democracy Party (CDP) should move closer together, with CDP to hold an election and Falun Gong practitioners to vote for its leadership.”
Communist China: Pastor Bike Forced to Vacate Home for National Celebration
Communist China: AP ignores human rights in report “Six decades of change in China”
Communist China: AP reports on “Six decades of change in China”
— AP report does not discuss human rights or human freedom
California: Neo Nazis clash against pro-diversity coalition in Riverside
Communist China / NYC: Epoch Times Reports on John Liu
Communist China / NYC: Epoch Times Reports on John Liu
Sep 29, 2009 – Propaganda Attacked a Spiritual Group, Then Praised John Liu
— Epoch Times: “The story of how a communist propaganda table relates to comptroller candidate John Liu is an unusual one.”
Sep 28, 2009 – John Liu’s Public Meetings With Triad-Related Organization
— Epoch Times: “List of comptroller candidate John Liu’s meetings with the Fukien American Association, which has connections to human trafficking, prostitution, and other organized crime.”
Sep 26, 2009 – U.S. Politicians Coerced to Follow Chinese Red Flag
— Epoch Times: “Red flag: influencing politicians in the West is an important part of the Chinese regime’s overseas activities.”
Sep 25, 2009 – John Liu Helped Organize Protests for Chinese Regime Against ‘Unfair Statements’ About China
— Epoch Times: “Councilman John Liu organized protests in New York’s Foley Square against CNN in 2008.”
Sep 25, 2009 – John Liu Supports Pro-Communist Criminals in His District
— Epoch Times: “Councilman Liu met in his office with people who attacked peaceful Falun Gong practitioners in Flushing.”
NYC: Repeal blasphemy law in Pakistan. Rev. Fr. Ilyas Gill
NYC: Repeal blasphemy law in Pakistan. Rev. Fr. Ilyas Gill
Pakistan Christian Post reports:
“A delegation of Pakistani Christian Diaspora in USA called on Federal Home Minister of Pakistan Mr. Rehman Malik and demanded repeal of blasphemy law here on September 25, 2009.
Mr. Malik was in New York in official delegation of Pakistan headed by Asif Ali Zardari President of Pakistan to participate in General Assembly Session of UNO in New York.
The Christian delegation comprised of religious leaders Fr. Ilyas Gill, Rev. Samie Samson while Manny Alam, President – Pakistani-American Christian Association , Thomas Bhatti, President- Christian League of Pakistan in America, Victor Gill, President – Christian Voice of Pakistan, Inc. and William Shahzad, Chairman – Pakistani Christian Association of USA represented political groups.
The delegates urged on “Election, Not Selection” and repeal of blasphemy law in Pakistan.
Mr. Babar Khokhar, James Gill, Javeed Khokhar, Tariq Masih, James Cyprian and other leaders of PCA were also present in meeting.”
Nepal: “Under UN pressure, Nepal to probe ‘disappearances'”
“Under UN pressure, Nepal to probe ‘disappearances'”
AP reports:
— “Nepal’s Maoist-dominated government promised Saturday to establish a “disappearance commission” to investigate political killings that the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights says were perpetrated by communist insurgents fighting to overthrow the monarchy.”
“Nepal’s Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal spoke to the U.N. General Assembly on Saturday, telling other nations: ‘We have come a long way in terms of our transition from conflict.'”
“‘Like in every post-conflict situation, there are ups and downs and obstacles in the way. Managing the legacy of the violent past with justice and reconciliation and mainstreaming all the forces into a democratic order are major challenges before us,’ he said.”
“The prime minister promised that his government ‘is determined to establish a truth and reconciliation commission and a disappearance commission as a part of ensuring transitional justice and restoring social harmony and peace.'”
“The pledge came a day after the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights in Nepal, Richard Bennett, released a letter demanding that the Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) allow police to get to the bottom of several assassinations and a bus bombing.”
“The U.N. envoy’s letter wanted answers to the killings of businessman Ram Hari Shrestha, journalist Birendra Shah and another victim, Arjun Lama, as well as a deadly bus bombing in June 2005 in Madi at killed some 50 people.”
“Bennett’s letter said the three killings ‘are among those for which there is substantial evidence of Maoists’ responsibility,’ naming Maoist Third Division Commander Kali Bahadur Kham as being allegedly involved in Shrestha’s killing.”
“In the case of the bus bombing, Bennett said, the Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) has claimed responsibility and identified the perpetrators, but no one has been punished and the Nepalese police seem unable to act without cooperation from the Maoist party.”
“‘The practice of protecting and promoting alleged human rights violators, whether they are Nepal Army officers or members of UCPN-M, must end,’ Bennett wrote.”
“Nepal’s government is preparing a report that says 16,274 people were killed in the country during the 10-year conflict between Maoist rebels and government troops that climaxed in 2006, officials recently said.”
“The Maoist rebels began their armed revolt in 1996 seeking an end to the monarchy and to establish a communist state. The rebels gave up their insurgency in 2006 and joined a peace process under U.N. supervision and ultimately became part of the political mainstream.”
“A communist-dominated Constituent Assembly voted in May 2008 to abolish the centuries-old monarchy and declared Nepal a republic and a secular state.”
“The UCPN-M contested elections last year and emerged as the largest political party in Nepal. They led a coalition government between September 2008 and May 2009.”
“Maoist leader Pushpa Kamal Dahal resigned as prime minister over the president’s refusal to dismiss the army chief, and a new coalition government took over in May.”
See Also:
May 7, 2009 – Washington Times: “Nepal’s Maoist double-cross”
SATA Report on “Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist”
2007 – Deteriorating Rights Situation in Nepal — By Navaraj Pudasaini, Human Rights Attorney
Asian Human Rights Commission – Nepal
May 2007 – “Everyone should receive social justice but without breaking other people’s legs” — by Dr. Sanjeev Upreti
— “Maoists continue to maintain that it is all right to use violence as a temporary tool to obtain social justice. Madhesi aandolan also repeated the same lesson learnt during the Maoist war. As a consequence, the idea that it is all right to break other ‘people’s legs-or to vandalize shops and burn buildings- in order to achieve justice has become a part of the national culture of Nepal.”
— “Maoists continue to maintain that it is all right to use violence as a temporary tool to obtain social justice. Madhesi aandolan also repeated the same lesson learnt during the Maoist war. As a consequence, the idea that it is all right to break other ‘people’s legs-or to vandalize shops and burn buildings- in order to achieve justice has become a part of the national culture of Nepal.”