Human Rights

Public Hearings on China Organ Harvesting to be Held in London

An independent tribunal to inquire into forced organ harvesting from prisoners of conscience in China will hold public hearings in London next month. “The tribunal will investigate if any criminal offences have been committed by state or state-approved organisations in China concerning forced organ harvesting,” said a statement from the International Coalition to End Transplant ...

Nspirement Staff

Doctors harvesting organs.

Eric Zhi Will Not Be Deported to China, at Least for Now

Nine-year-old Eric Zhi Ying Xue, who lives in Ireland, was supposed to be deported to China for having been born to an illegal immigrant. However, a government minister has intervened and temporarily blocked the deportation attempts. Eric Zhi not going back Eric’s mom entered Ireland illegally about 12 years ago. In 2009, she gave birth ...

Nspirement Staff

China Arrests Interpol Chief, Wife Fears Persecution

China has confirmed that it has arrested Interpol chief Meng Hongwei on suspicions of illegal activities, after he landed in the country. Last seen in France on September 29, Meng’s wife has admitted that she not only fears for his life but also hers. Arresting Interpol chief Meng Hongwei When Interpol came to know that ...

Nspirement Staff

South Korean Journalists Expose Transplant Center in China

There are some 32,000 people on waiting lists for an organ transplant in South Korea, but the vast majority of them will die before an organ becomes available. On average, a sick person needing a kidney transplant in South Korea has to typically wait five years. But if they go to an organ transplant center ...

James Burke

Google Keeps Secrets From Public and Snubs Senators

Google admitted recently to keeping a major data breach from the public fearing backlash similar to the Facebook Cambridge Analytica scandal. This is a new headache for the company, which is already battling accusations of sacrificing Internet freedom and building AI (artificial intelligence) for military applications.  Google privacy scandal Earlier this year, Google had identified ...

Nspirement Staff

Australian University Trained Doctor Who Oversaw Organ Harvesting in China

There’s a good reason why an Australian academic described a high profile Chinese surgeon as a serial killer. That surgeon is Huang Jiefu, the architect of China’s industrial-scale organ harvesting industry that researchers say sources most of its organs through killing prisoners of conscience. Maria A. Fiatarone Singh, a professor of medicine at the University of ...

James Burke

China Secretly Sending Uyghur Detainees to Prisons Across the Country

China has been under scrutiny over the past year because of its deplorable treatment of the Uyghur Muslim community. After sending hundreds of thousands of Uyghur detainees to re-education camps to make them parrot communist ideology, authorities are now transferring them to prisons across China. Prison transfers for Uyghur detainees Uyghur detainees are being transferred ...

Nspirement Staff

The EU and U.S. Take Down China’s Surveillance System

The United States is considering export controls to tighten sales to Chinese companies whose technology is helping the Chinese government to monitor its own people in China. The massive purchase orders for China’s surveillance system and software used for such purposes represent a huge business opportunity for domestic and foreign manufacturers and developers. State-owned Hangzhou ...

Hermann Rohr

China's Skynet surveillance system.

US Lawmakers Want Next Winter Olympics Shifted From China

Two high-profile U.S. lawmakers have called for the next Winter Olympics, scheduled to be held in China, to be reassigned due to ongoing human rights abuses being committed by the Chinese communist government, especially the large-scale ongoing crackdown on the Uyghur ethnic minority. Senator Marco Rubio and Representative Chris Smith — who lead the bipartisan ...

James Burke