North Korea ‘Tests Weapons on Children’
— “But among the accounts they carried with them is one of the most shocking yet to emerge — namely the use of humans, specifically mentally or physically handicapped children, to test North Korea’s biological and chemical weapons.”
Category: Totalitarianism
North Korea Executes Christian For Distributing Bible: Rights Group
North Korea Executes Christian For Distributing Bible: Rights Group
— “A Christian woman accused of distributing the Bible, a book banned in communist North Korea, was publicly executed last month for the crime, South Korean activists said Friday.”
— “The 33-year-old mother of three, Ri Hyon Ok, also was accused of spying for South Korea and the United States, and of organizing dissidents, a rights group said in Seoul, citing documents obtained from the North.”
— “The Investigative Commission on Crime Against Humanity report included a copy of Ri’s government-issued photo ID and said her husband, children and parents were sent to a political prison the day after her June 16 execution.”
Vietnam: 20 Vietnamese Christians Detain After Clash at Bombed Church — Tam Toa church
(Vietnam) 20 Vietnamese Christians Detain After Clash at Bombed Church — Tam Toa church
— “‘The police beat the Catholics, and some of them were bleeding,’ Phung said, adding that officers dismantled the makeshift church and took away the cross.”
DC: Falun Gong and the Freedom of China — Challenging Communist China
DC: Falun Gong and the Freedom of China — Challenging Communist China
— Falun Gong Suffers a Decade of Terror in China
— Falun Gong: Candles of Hope
— DC report of protest – PDF file – page 1
— DC report of protest – PDF file – page 2
— DC report of protest – PDF file – page 3
U.S. Congressman Wolf: Human Rights Must Be Part of Discussions With North Korea
U.S. Congressman Wolf: Human Rights Must Be Part of Discussions With North Korea
— Wolf “raised the need for addressing human rights when dealing with the government of North Korea and urged the appointment of a special envoy on human rights as mandated by Congress”
Communist China: Legal Center Closed; More Than 50 Lawyers Lose Licenses
— China Aid reports: “On July 17, Chinese authorities shut down a legal research center a week after revoking the licenses of more than 50 lawyers in Beijing. Several of the center’s founders and lawyers are part of ChinaAid’s Legal Defense Team, which helps persecuted house church Christians. Some of the Legal Defense Team members include Dr. Teng Biao, Attorney Zhang Xingshui and Attorney Li Heping.”
— “According to Radio Free Asia, 20 officials from Beijing’s Civil Affairs Bureau arrived at the Open Constitution Initiative (Gongmeng) legal center, questioned employees and confiscated computers. The authorities claimed that the center had not paid taxes, which the center denies. The center was fined 1.4 million yuan ($200,000 USD), and shut down two days later.”
— “Open Constitution Initiative researches public welfare and offers legal aid, and has represented many human rights victims in cases against the Chinese government. Attorneys from Open Constitution Initiative claim that the closure of the legal center is ‘purely a crackdown and retaliation with political motives.'”
Communist China Releases Christian Students, Teachers Remain Detained
DC: Full text of July 19 speech by CSN’s John Kusumi — on Communist Chinese Government
— John Kusumi decries “blind eye” turned toward Communist China totalitarians
— John Kusumi: “To my audience, I call upon everyone to move onwards to victory for freedom, democracy, and human rights!”
— “Speech at 10th anniversary of Falun Gong crackdown, a rally at the National Mall in Washington DC, July 19 2009”
Communist China Forces Raid Bible School
BosNewsLife: “China Forces Raid Bible School”
— “Security forces raided a Bible school in eastern China run by the vice-president of the Chinese House Church Alliance (CHCA) and briefly detained a dozen people, a Christian advocacy group said Monday July 20.”
— “The U.S.-based China Aid Association (CAA) told BosNewslife that Pastor Shi Enhao and 11 students were detained during the July 16 raid on the school in in Suqian city of China’s Jiangsu province.”
DC: 100,000 Protest Detention Chinese Christian Lawyer
100,000 Protest Detention Chinese Christian Lawyer
— “A petition calling for the release of a prominent Christian human rights lawyer, which was signed by some 100,000 people around the world, has been delivered to the Chinese embassy in Washington and the U.S. State Department, organizers said Friday, July 17.”
— “‘The signatures represent concerned citizens in the U.S. and around the world who are asking for the immediate release of Gao Zhisheng, a Christian human rights attorney who was kidnapped by Chinese officials on February 4,’ said advocacy group China Aid Association (CAA).”
— China Aid Association: Gao Zhisheng Petition Delivered to Chinese Embassy, U.S. State Department and CECC
— “Gao Zhisheng Petition Delivered; Chinese Embassy Says ‘Take it away!'”