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Behind the success of Shen Yun show, former Falun Gong followers allege abuse

The stage show Shen Yun draws audiences across the world with its vision of 5,000 years of Chinese civilisation through classical dance and opera. But in an RFI investigation, former dancers and followers of the Falun Gong movement behind the production describe a very different reality – of psychological coercion,…

Radio France Internationale

Boss of theatre hosting Chinese dance group Shen Yun in Sydney won’t be intimidated by ‘outrageous’ threats

Graeme Kearns, chief executive of Foundation Theatres, says: ‘Our job in theatre is to absolutely defend the right to tell stories about culture’

The Guardian - AU

China hits back at dance troupe linked to PM bomb scare

The Chinese embassy says it opposes violent attacks after a dance troupe banned in China was referenced in a bomb threat that forced an evacuation of The Lodge.

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'Blood will flow like river': Chinese dance troupe’s tour triggers bomb threat at Australian PM's residence; Anthony Albanese evacuated

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was evacuated from his residence following a bomb threat linked to Shen Yun performances. Emails warned of explosives if shows proceeded, threatening the Prime Minister's Lodge. Shen Yun confirmed they would continue their Australian tour and called for an investigation. This incident follows similar threats…

The Times of India

What is Shen Yun, the Chinese dance troupe connected to the bomb threat at the Lodge?

Yesterday’s evacuation of the prime minister from the Lodge has been linked to the Chinese dance troupe Shen Yun. In a bomb threat emailed to the group, the sender said explosives would be detonated if Australian performances by Shen Yun proceeded.

The Conversation

China foes get worse results using DeepSeek, research suggests — CrowdStrike finds nearly twice as many flaws in AI-generated code for IS, Falun Gong, Tibet, and Taiwan

Research suggests that your DeepSeek AI results can be of drastically lower quality if you trigger China’s geopolitically sensitive tripwires.

Tom’s Hardware

12 Religions You Didn’t Know Existed

While many are familiar with the world’s major religions, numerous lesser-known spiritual paths offer fascinating insights into human belief and the diversity of ways we seek understanding and connection. Here are 12 lesser-known religions, each with its unique traditions and perspectives. 1. Zoroastrianism One of the world’s oldest monotheistic religions,…

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TV tonight: the wild story of how Falun Gong hacked Chinese news

A gripping film about how the persecuted spiritual movement took on their repressive state. Plus: London teens exchange places with high-schoolers from the US. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

As Foreign Interference Takes Hold, Ottawa Looks Away

According to a recent report, several authoritarian regimes are controlling Canadians from afar

The Walrus

"Two Men Plead Guilty to Acting as Illegal Agents of the PRC Government and Bribery"

From Thursday's press release by the Justice Department (see also the Indictment itself): JOHN CHEN and LIN FENG pled guilty to acting as unregistered agents of the government of the People's Republic of China ("PRC") and bribing an Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") agent in connection with a plot to target…

Reason

What will become of The Epoch Times with its chief financial officer accused of money laundering?

Federal prosecutors this week arrested the chief financial officer of The Epoch Times and said he directed millions of dollars gained through criminal schemes to the company and himself

The Independent UK

Chinese whispers: spy outs himself, gives little away

A defiant former Chinese spy has issued a rallying cry to protesters against the communist party's suppression of dissidents, saying their courage will prevail.

AAP

'Shen Yun' Slides Anti-Beijing Message Into Colourful Dance

An image of a dancer balancing on the words "China Before Communism" looms over Parisian commuters catching the morning metro, signalling the annual return of Shen Yun, a controversial spectacle of traditional Chinese dance mixed with vehement criticism of Beijing and conservative rhetoric.

International Business Times

Simon O'Connor causes upset among Chinese community

National MP Simon O’Connor has polarised some in the Chinese community following remarks on a protest in Mission Bay in which a Chinese businessman knifed a Falun Gong banner.

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Los Angeles Times

Lawsuit alleging California tech giant aided Chinese torture may proceed, 9th Circuit says

LOS ANGELES — A lawsuit alleging San Jose-based technology giant Cisco Systems Inc. and two former executives aided the Chinese government in tracking and torturing adherents of the Falun Gong religious movement may proceed to trial, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Friday.

WEKU

'Like milk': How one magazine became a mainstay of New Jersey's Chinese community

Sino Monthly, run by a local couple, stands out among New Jersey's Chinese-language news outlets, most of which are tied to institutions from the Chinese government to the Falun Gong.

The Independent UK

US: Chinese agents paid bribes in plot to disrupt anti-communist Falun Gong movement

U.S. authorities have arrested two suspected Chinese government agents in connection with an alleged plot by Beijing to disrupt and ultimately topple the exiled anti-communist Falun Gong spiritual movement

Reuters

US charges two in Beijing-directed targeting of Falun Gong

Two Los Angeles residents have been charged with acting in a Beijing-directed scheme targeting U.S.-based practitioners of the Falun Gong group that is outlawed in China, the U.S. Justice Department said on Friday.

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Chinese national sentenced for attacking Falun Gong member at Canberra's flower festival Floriade

A Chinese national who attacked a woman at an annual flower festival apologises to his victim in person after being sentenced in the ACT Magistrates Court.

The Independent UK

Beijing human rights activist immobilized by COVID-19 app

Wang Yu has already been arrested, imprisoned and harassed by the Chinese Communist Party for her work as a human rights lawyer representing activists, Uyghur scholars and Falun Gong practitioners

Newsroom.co.nz

Call for NZ to ban 'transplant tourism'

Looking overseas for an organ transplant may be faster for Kiwis in need - but it comes with ethical issues about how exactly a 'donation' was made, according to campaigners.

Radio France Internationale

China mourns former leader Jiang Zemin as funeral preparations begin

Mobile apps and state media websites turned black and white, flags on some government buildings in Beijing were at half-mast and flowers were laid late last week as China mourned the death of former leader Jiang Zemin.

The Guardian - UK

Eternal Spring review – animated inquisition into Falun Gong’s Chinese media hijack

The story of a TV protest by the Falun Gong movement, and its painful aftermath, is told through the eyes of exiled Chinese comic-book artist Daxiong

The Canberra Times

Police investigate alleged Chinese communist attack in Canberra

Falun Gong follower allegedly wrestled to the ground and injured.

ABC News

Tape on a plane? We look into viral photo that suggests Qantas is winging it with repairs

A photo of a plane purporting to be operated by Qantas went viral this week, after it was suggested duct tape had been used to fix major maintenance issues. So what's really going on?

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