Human Rights, Editor's Pick

Fallout: Heroes of ‘Two Bombs — One Satellite’

According to the official information of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), China’s first atomic bomb was successfully exploded on October 16, 1964; China’s first surface-to-surface missile equipped with a nuclear warhead was successfully exploded on October 27, 1966; China’s first hydrogen bomb was successfully tested on June 17, 1967; and China’s first artificial satellite was ...

Michael Segarty

China hydrogen bomb test.

The Cruel Fate of Peking Opera Master Zhou Xinfang (Part 2)

Rescued by their mother, Qiu Lilian, the children fled China at a young age and achieved great success abroad. Tragically, both their mother and father, Zhou Xinfang, met a cruel fate at the hands of the Cultural Revolution. Fourth daughter: Cai Ci — her mother Qiu Lilian secretly arranged her escape She was unaware of ...

Michael Segarty

Zhou Xinfang and his wife Qiu Lilian.

The Cruel Fate of Peking Opera Master Zhou Xinfang  (Part 1)

Peking Opera master Zhou Xinfang and his wife Qiu Lilian endured tragic ordeals and death brought upon them by the sordid Cultural Revolution. Qiu Lilian was from a wealthy family in Shanghai and was the leading socialite in that social circle. She had a premonition that a catastrophe would befall mainland China sooner or later. ...

Michael Segarty

Zhou Xinfeng.

Uyghur Cultural Identity Amid Han Chinese Dominance

The Uyghur people who live in Xinjiang are at a critical point as they try to deal with the problems that Han Chinese rule has caused. This is still going on, and few people know about it. This article talks about how Uyghur cultural identity is being erased on a large scale. It does this ...

Viena Abdon

#Save Uyghur.

12-Year-Old Labelled a ‘Child Rightist’ and Jailed for 7 Years

In a chaotic era where everything good has been turned on its head, there are bound to be many absurd stories.  A 12-year-old child, still in primary school, was accused and sentenced as a “child rightist” by the Communist Party of China (CCP) during their notorious “anti-rightist” rampage. He was thrown in prison for several ...

Michael Segarty

The CCP's 'Anti-Rightist' movement