Jasmine Revolution Rescue

IFC Will Present Open Letter to UN Secretary General on June 4, 2011

On June 4, 2011 Initiatives for China will present an Open Letter to UN Secretary General Ban-ki Moon regarding the Chinese government’s serious and on-going human rights violations against its own people Open Letter to the Secretary-General of United Nations...

Yang Speech at Third Annual Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy

SPEECH by Dr. Yang Jianli Geneva, March 15, 2011 Good afternoon fellow delegates and distinguished guests. Thank you for the opportunity to address you here today. I am compelled to begin with a call for a moment of silence for the Japanese people, whose unimaginable...

Jasmine Revolution – Initiatives for China Appeals to State Department and Capitol Hill for Action

Dr. Yang Jianli, Chairwoman Ros-Lehtinen, Dr. Han Lianchao, March 14, 2011 The Jasmine Revolution began in China in February, after domino effects of Middle East protests. It started as a message posted on the world wide web by an anonymous person/group, listing the...

Liu Xianbin Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison

Liu Xianbin, a noted Chinese political activist from Sichuan Province, was sentenced to 10 years in prison on March 25, 2011. After a 2 ½ hour trial, the Suining Intermediate People’s Court convicted Liu of inciting subversion of state power. During the Court...