Barefoot Lawyer Reports

Liberty Sculpture Park, which is famous for the anti-CCP and pro-democracy sculptures of Chinese artist Chen Weiming, recently suffered a fire that destroyed equipment and art pieces that were in progress. In this podcast, Chen Guangcheng talks about why it is suspected that the Communist Party is behind this - and prior - attacks. Also, Chen Weiming offers his own remarks. We encourage you to lis...

In part two of this series on post-Tiananmen Square China, Chen Guangcheng talks about resistance to the Communist Party's regime following Tiananmen Square, which came in the form of rival parties and media like Radio Free Asia.

Today marks the seventh anniversary of the disappearance of Chinese human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng, who helped defend Chen Guangcheng when he was imprisoned by the Communist Party. Gao is honored by a sculpture designed by Chen Weiming, a human rights activist and artist who has also been interviewed on our podcast, which you can find in this episode's description. The sculpture hangs in the...

In the third part of this Barefoot Lawyer Reports on China interview, Father Robert Sirico, interviewed by Dr. William Saunders, talks about how activist Jimmy Lai’s Catholic faith has helped him persevere persecution and imprisonment by the Chinese Communist Party.

In part one of this series on post-Tiananmen Square China, Chen Guangcheng details the effect the Tiananmen Square massacre had on human rights, especially human rights activists, in China.

In the second part of this Barefoot Lawyer Reports on China interview, Father Robert Sirico recounts his experience traveling to Hong Kong to witness activist Jimmy Lai’s trial in person.

In the first part of this Barefoot Lawyer Reports on China interview, Father Robert Sirico talks about the history of his friendship with imprisoned Hong Kong activist Jimmy Lai.

In part three of her interview with Dr. William Saunders, activist Frances Hui talks about how Christians and Americans can raise awareness of human rights abuses in Hong Kong and stand up to the Chinese Communist Party.

In this episode of the Barefoot Lawyer Reports on China, Chen Guangcheng contrasts America's July 4 Independence day celebrations with those surrounding the Communist Party’s birthday on July 1st.

In part two of her interview with Dr. William Saunders, activist Frances Hui talks about the Chinese Communist Party’s ever-increasing influence on religious freedom in Hong Kong, especially since the passage of the city’s infamous national security law.

In part one of this Barefoot Lawyer Reports on China interview, activist Frances Hui explains the impacts Hong Kong’s infamous national security law had on freedoms on the city.

As we continue to reflect on the human rights abuses committed in Tiananmen Square, we release our documentary on the universally recognized statement on human rights, the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This special documentary features human rights experts, from Dr. William Saunders, to Chen Guangcheng, to Fmr. Ambassador Sam Brownback.

On June 3, 2024, Chen Guangcheng attended and gave a speech at an annual vigil for victims of the Tiananmen Square massacre. The vigil was hosted by the Victims of Communism Museum and Memorial Foundation. Also in attendance was Dr. William Saunders, Director of Catholic University's Center for Human Rights.

Chen Weiming, whose sculptures have been destroyed by Chinese Communist Party agents in the past, reports another has been vandalized.

In January of 2024, gas and electric companies in China were asked by the Communist Party to change their meters. Since then, it has been discovered that energy companies have been inflating the gas and electric usage of their customers, a practice which they and the government are denying. Chen Guangcheng suspects that this is part of the government's strategy to get more money from its citiz...

In part four of this Barefoot Lawyer Reports on China episode, Reggie Littlejohn talks about what it was like when Chen Guangcheng first came to America. She also talks about opposition she faced from the Communist Party because of her work.

In part three of this Barefoot Lawyer Reports on China episode, Reggie Littlejohn talks about how she raised awareness of Chen Guangcheng's imprisonment in Communist China. She also details her reactions to Guangcheng's escape, which she considers miraculous.

Reggie Littlejohn is the founder of Women's Rights without Frontiers. Her actions were instrumental in raising awareness of Chen Guangcheng's imprisonment. In this episode of the Barefoot Lawyer Reports, Reggie explains the origins of her human rights activism of protecting women in China.

William Saunders, Director of the Center for Human Rights, continues his conversation with Hong Kong legal expert Eric Lai. In this episode of The Barefoot Lawyer Reports on China, they discuss the erosion of religious freedom in Hong Kong.

Description: William Saunders, Director of the Center for Human Rights, talks with Hong Kong legal expert Eric Lai on the country’s infamous national security law that tightened restrictions on free speech and press in 2020.

Since the conclusion of the Chinese Communist Party’s annual convention, there have been several reports of civil disobedience throughout the country. In response to an economic downturn, the Communist Party is attempting to rely on international business investment, particularly from the United States.

Chen Guangcheng, Bill Saunders, and all the Fellows of Catholic University's Center for Human Rights, wish you and your families a blessed Holy Week. This year, please keep all Christians who face oppression across the world in your prayers, and share our Barefoot Lawyer Reports on China series with your families and friends to raise awareness of human rights abuses committed against Christian...

Articles Mentioned: - https://www.theepochtimes.com/china/explosion-fire-in-jiangsu-as-ccp-holds-two-sessions-meetings-5604246?welcomeuser=1 - https://www.theepochtimes.com/china/huge-explosion-occurs-outside-beijing-5607762 - https://www.theepochtimes.com/china/obstruction-of-state-media-live-broadcast-indication-of-political-turmoil-within-ccp-analysis-5608632 Over the course of the last two wee...

The Barefoot Lawyer Reports on China is proud to announce the publication of a report on Confucius Institutes and the Chinese Communist Party's infiltration of American academic institutions. To read the report, which was published by the Catholic University of America's center for human rights, please visit: https://arts-sciences.catholic.edu/academics/interdisciplinary/human-rights-cente...

The Communist Party is holding its annual convention, which brings about its "sensitive time." Over the next ten days, at least, human rights activists, lawyers, and artists are displaced from their homes to be under 24/7 surveillance by the police to ensure they do not speak out against the Party. Chen Guangcheng details the nature of this sensitive time.