INTERNATIONAL NEWS

• North Korea Sets Stern Punishments for ‘Anti-Socialist’ Acts

  Party officials forced to study an extra two hours a day to defend socialism from ideological cracks. North Korea is trying to reinforce its brand of socialism by punishing citizens for “anti-socialist acts,” including distorting… Continue…

• Tibetan Political Detainee Died in 2019, Exile Source Says

  Chinese authorities call Norsang's death a suicide, while local Tibetans believe he was tortured.     A Tibetan father of six died under unclear circumstances after his release from a course of political reeducation in… Continue…

• Senate committee approves China travel ban for organ tourism

  Those who break the ban face 14 years in prison, the Senate said, after hearing China targets political dissidents and detainees who are murdered for their organs. A bill to ban organ transplant tourism in… Continue…

• Tibetan Protester Dies From Prison Torture After Being Released to Hospital

  A Tibetan protester serving a 21-year prison term for sharing news of Tibetan protests with foreign news media died this month in a hospital in Lhasa after being transferred from his prison in critical condition,… Continue…