On Saturday, May 19th, the Institute of World Politics presented Laogai Research Foundation executive director Harry Wu with an Honorary Doctorate of Laws. Mr. Wu also had the honor of delivering the keynote address to the Institute’s 2012 graduating class. The Institute of World Politics is a graduate school of national security and international affairs [...]
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Harry Wu Discusses Laogai on Italian TV Program, “Quello che (non) ho”
Posted: May 18, 2012 in Laogai News
TAP America, the Made In the USA Foundation and the American Job Alliance today announced the ‘Buy American Coalition’ to stimulate the U.S. economy, protect the American values of tolerance and patriotism, and weaken authoritarian regimes that violate human rights, like the People’s Republic of China. The formation of the ‘Buy American Coalition’ comes on the heels [...]
In Attempt to Cover Up Laogai Camps, China Expels Al-Jazeera Reporter
Posted: May 8, 2012 in Laogai NewsClick here to watch the “Prison Slaves” exposé! At the end of 2011, the Chinese government refused to renew the journalist permit of English-language reporter Melissa Chan for Al Jazeera’s Beijing bureau, only allowing her to stay in China on a temporary visa. It has expired as of today but Beijing still refuses to extend her permit. [...]
Global Online Freedom Act passes House subcommittee, endorsed by LRF
Posted: March 30, 2012 in Laogai NewsTags: bill, censorship, china, chris smith, freedom, house, internet, legislation, online
H.R. 3605, called the Global Online Freedom Act, was approved by voice vote in the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights, chaired by Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-4), and is now pending decision in the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Rep. Smith, a champion for human rights in China and a personal friend of Harry Wu, first introduced the bill in 2008. [...]
Harry Wu & Yu Jie protest at the White House against Xi Jinping
Posted: March 14, 2012 in Events, Laogai NewsLaogai Research Foundation director Harry Wu and his friend, recently exiled Chinese dissident Yu Jie (余杰), spent Valentine’s Day participating in a multiparty protest against Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping’s Washington visit. Organized by Students for a Free Tibet, a coalition of Tibetan, Chinese, Uyghur, Taiwanese and human rights groups held a joint rally in [...]
Scholars and Survivors Discuss China’s Great Famine at Laogai Research Foundation Conference
Posted: February 28, 2012 in Events, Laogai NewsOn February 15th and 16th, Laogai Research Foundation hosted an international conference on China’s Great Famine in Washington, DC. From 1959 to 1961, the Chinese people suffered history’s largest famine, which killed an estimated 40 million people. LRF’s conference, “The World’s Greatest Famine: Witnessing, Surviving, Remembering”, brought together academics and authors from around the world [...]
On Wednesday, January 18th, the Laogai Research Foundation will host a press conference at The National Press Club for Chinese dissident writer Yu Jie. The press conference will give Yu a chance to address the media with his story of imprisonment and torture, his family’s life under year-long house arrest and 24-hour surveillance, and their [...]
Harry Wu congratulates human rights champion Rep. Frank Wolf on his book “Prisoner of Conscience”
Posted: January 13, 2012 in Laogai NewsLaogai Research Foundation executive director Harry Wu made a visit to the Heritage Foundation in Washington, DC, to congratulate his friend Congressman Frank Wolf on the release of his new book, Prisoner of Conscience. At the press release, Rep. Wolf condemned Chinese human rights abuse, especially regarding the Laogai system and organ harvesting, while Harry Wu contributed with [...]
Laogai Museum founder visits DC Czech Embassy to honor the late Vaclav Havel
Posted: December 20, 2011 in Laogai NewsLaogai Research Foundation founder and executive director Harry Wu paid a visit today to the Czech Embassy in Washington, DC, to offer condolences on the death of Vaclav Havel. The former president of the Czech Republic passed away on Saturday, 17 December 2012. Harry was saddened to hear of the death of such an advocate for truth, democracy and [...]
