Harry Wu was a political prisoner in China for nineteen years after being labeled as a counter-revolutionary by the government. Originally from Shanghai, he was part of the so-called bourgeoisie class and was a university student in Wuhan before he was unjustly imprisoned, without even a trial. He spent much of his time working in…

The Dalai Lama visits Washington D.C. this week. His Holiness spoke at length in both English and Tibetan on Monday at American University’s Bender Arena on a Peaceful Mind in a Modern World. Democratic House Leader Nancy Pelosi gave the opening speech praising His Holiness for his environmental awareness back in 1989 when he accepted…

We, the artist Michael Rogatchi and the author Inna Rogatchi were close friends with Harry for about 20 years, and his sudden death is felt both surreal and very painful to us. He was a true Hero of our time, and his absence will be indispensable forever. He was a unique man, and there will…

Campaigner and gulag survivor who exposed ‘re-education’ system Harry Wu, a prominent Chinese human rights activist who has died in exile aged 79, spent years campaigning to expose and abolish China’s Soviet-style work camps. He survived 19 years in a Chinese gulag after being labeled a counter-revolutionary during the Mao Zedong-era purges of outspoken intellectuals…

Harry Wu, who was brutally treated in Chinese prison labor camps for 19 years and managed to come to live in Milpitas in 1985, died at 79 last week. He battled all the years until his death to call attention to the human rights violations perpetrated in his homeland. Born to a well-off Roman Catholic…

Transcript of Pelosi Press Conference Washington, D.C.-Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi held her weekly press conference on May 25, 2016. Below is a transcript of the press conference. I’m just running a little bit late. I just came from a memorial service for Harry Wu. His passing in April took us all by surprise. We were…

There was a time… On May 25, 2016, outside the sun was shining, summer was peeking from behind the rainy clouds of weeks’ past. The initial mourning had ended. For many, the loss has been difficult to bear. For others, anger, as there always is in times of death, “Why him? Why now?” When men…

The Congress-Executive Commission on China (CECC) sent out a statement on June 6, 2016 exhorting Secretary Kerry to open up dialogue on Chinese issues. Statements by CECC Chairs on the Eve of U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue Urge Secretary Kerry to Raise Priority Prisoner Cases, Hong Kong’s Autonomy, Internet Freedom, and Overseas NGO Management Law (Washington…

June Fourth: Support the Call for Truth, Accountability, and Compensation June 3, 2016 This statement is available online As the June Fourth government crackdown on the 1989 Democracy Movement continues to recede into the past, and as victims’ families age and pass away, broad and more effective international actions are increasingly critical to support the families’…

For nearly three decades the Chinese government authorities have continued to attempt to suppress the historical truth of June Fourth. They have ignored the appeals for truth, accountability, and compensation for the killings of unarmed citizens and jailed those who wish to commemorate the victims and press for a just resolution of June Fourth. In…