China's Forced Organ Harvesting
     - News Stories from 2017

TOP STORIES
  • Secretly recorded Chinese doctors and nurses admit transplant organs sourced from live Falun Gong prisoners.  Epoch Times (updated October 2017)
     
  • Respected researcher rips apart Washington Post article sugar-coating forced organ harvesting in China -and its author – line by line.  End Organ Pillaging (December 2017)
 
  • Activists call out erroneous Washington Post article for sugar-coating forced organ harvesting in China; article relied on claims by complicit Chinese official with long history of lying and on questionable statistics from a dubious database. End Organ Pillaging (November 2017)
 
  • Research update: organ transplant volume exceeds China’s official numbers; slaughter of Falun Gong, Tibetans, Uighurs, House Christians for their organs greater than originally estimated.  End Organ Pillaging (September 2017)

ALSO  IN 2017
  • Canadian lawmaker hopes to fast-track bill criminalizing travel to China to receive organ transplants from nonconsensual sources.  Epoch Times  (December 2017)
 
  • Falun Gong adherent describes how everyone in her Chinese prison had their blood tested for no reason (such testing is associated with forced organ harvesting).  Daily Aztec (November 2017)

  • Former Chinese forced organ harvesting surgeon still feels guilty, prays for forgiveness. The News Lens (November 2017)
 
  • China human rights lawyer reports that the brain, heart and other organs of a political prisoner were removed; regime gives bogus explanation: “medical research”.  Hong Kong Free Press (November 2017)
 
  • Chinese official admits law requiring organ donation to be voluntary is being violated. Diplomatic Envoy (October 2017)
 
  • Chinese people reluctant to donate organs because they believe they will not be reincarnated unless their body is intact. Diplomatic Envoy (October 2017)
 
  • Organ harvesting in China – 6-year-old wakes up without eyes after being drugged and kidnapped.  Diplomatic Envoy (October 2017)
 
  • UN petition to end forced organ harvesting from prisoners of conscience in China has gathered over 2.7 million signatures from more than 50 countries. Epoch Times (October 2017)
 
  • Chinese government media reports airline express lane opened for cross-country organ transport; another indicia of forced organ harvesting.  Kanboston.com (October 2017)

  • Chinese Uyghurs wonder about forced organ harvesting as loved ones go missing.  Kanboston.com (October 2017)

  • ‘Harvested Alive’ documentary spurs college students to agitate against China’s state-controlled forced organ harvesting.  Epoch Times (October 2017)
 
  • Ailing Chinese rulers kill live patients on the spot for their organs, Chinese billionaire claims.  Epoch Times (September 2017)
 
  • Australian human rights lawyers call for criminalization of traveling overseas for exploitative organ transplants.  Lawyers Weekly (September 2017)
  • China’s transplant capacity far exceeds number of organs China says are voluntarily donated, but China won’t explain where it gets its organs from.  End Organ Pillaging (September 2017)

  •  Forced organ harvesting a modern-day Holocaust that nets China $8-9 billion a year.  End Organ Pillaging (September 2017)
 
  • DAFOH refutes false information in threatening letter China sent to California lawmakers.  DAFOH (September 2017)
 
  • Calls to end China’s transplant crimes have recently come from U.S., Ireland, England, and Australia.
    DAFOH  (September 2017)
 
  • DAFOH petition to UN to investigate China’s forced organ harvesting second largest ever; more than 2.5 million have signed.  DAFOH  (September 2017)
 
  • Evidence of forced organ harvesting in China “detailed, consistent, verifiable, corroborated and unrefuted,” mostly from official Chinese sources.  End Organ Pillaging (August 2017)
 
  • China organ harvesting P.R. playbook – ad hominem attacks, fake statistics, Potemkin displays, etc.  End Organ Pillaging (August 2017)
 
  • China’s P.R. push to convince world organ donations now all voluntary founders on half-baked statistics.  Epoch Times (August 2017)
 
  • China boasts it will pass U.S. in organ transplants; still refuses independent inspection to see if donations voluntary.  Epoch Times (August 2017)
 
  • ‘Medical Genocide’ documentary shows China’s organ harvesting is state-driven enterprise with massive investment.  DAFOH Newsletter (July 2017)

  • German university heart center breaks ties with Chinese transplant facilities.  DAFOH Newsletter (July 2017)
 
  • Chinese surgeon who extracted organs from live person gives testimony to Irish legislative committee.  EndOrganPillaging.org (July 2017)
 
  • Falun Gong killed for their organs prey to Chinese Communist Party cruelty, insecurity, religious bigotry.  EndOrganPillaging.org (July 2017)
 
  • Minnesota state representatives write letter to Xi Jinping condemning forced organ harvesting. DAFOH (June 2017)

  • Australians returning sick from overseas organ transplants (China, India, etc.); some die from infections, complications.  Post-Courier (June 2017)
 
  • Organ trafficking in China is institutionalized, state-run, and party-directed. Daily Beast (June 2017)
 
  • China comprehensively mapping Uighur DNA to facilitate organ harvesting.  Daily Beast (June 2017) 

  • Chinese Communist Party propaganda outlet admits organ transplantation being expanded to 300 more hospitals.  Global Times (May 2017)

  • “Human Rights Conference in India Highlights Chinese Organ Harvesting”. Epoch Times (May 2017)

  • “Films on China’s Organ Harvesting Screened by Canadian MPs”. Epoch Times (May 2017)

  •  “Chinese state-run media propaganda touting improvements in transplant practices escalates since 2016” DAFOH Newsletter (May 2017)

  •  “China's attempts to whitewash and obscure organ harvesting crimes” DAFOH Newsletter (May 2017)

  • “All governments should criminalize transplant tourism and forbid training of Chinese transplant professionals.” DAFOH Newsletter (May 2017)

  •  Cooperation with Chinese transplant providers is unethical until they provide full accountability and transparency for their procedures.  DAFOH Newsletter (May 2017)

  • Vienna [Austria] condemns the Chinese regime for its state-sponsored organ harvesting crimes. Epoch Times (April 2017)

  • China apparently still sourcing organs from death row prisoners; without transparency, it’s impossible to tell.  Amnesty International (see p. 12 of the .pdf) (April 2017)

  • China registering, tissue-typing Falun Gong in their homes.  Ethan Gutmann (video update at 7min mark) (April 2017)
     
  •  ‘Nope, no organ harvesting here,’ Chinese Communist Party propaganda outlet proclaims.  Global Times (April 2017)

  • Vienna Provincial Parliament unanimously condemns China’s state-sanctioned organ harvesting.  Epoch Times (April 2017)

  •  “The Crown” documentary tells the story of beauty pageant winner and critic of Chinese forced organ harvesting, Anastasia Lin.  Epoch Times (April 2017)

  • Pennsylvania House passes another resolution against Chinese forced organ harvesting. DAFOH Newsletter (April 2017)

  • Bill revived to bar Canadians from traveling abroad to obtain organs acquired without consent.  iPolitics (April 2017)

  • China organ transplants boomed even as death row sources dried up.  The Diplomat (March 2017) 
  • NJ middle schooler upset by Chinese forced organ harvesting, presents research at school fair. DAFOH Newsletter (March 2017)

  • “The 2017 Freedom House Report finds evidence of large scale organ harvesting”. DAFOH Newsletter (March 2017)
     
  • Chinese gangs crossing into Vietnam to steal organs as China’s death industry expands. Epoch Times (March 2017)
     
  • “Spanish Congress presented with over 250,000 signatures against organ harvesting”.  DAFOH Newsletter (March 2017)
     
  • After business rival gets quick liver transplant, Chinese billionaire apologizes to Falun Gong for scoffing at claims of forced organ harvesting.  Epoch Times (March 2017)

  • It’s not just the Falun Gong; Christians now complaining about forced organ harvesting of their own in China.  Christian Times (March 2017)

  • Irish medical panel warns doctors not to travel to China to operate using immorally harvested organs, or to ship such organs for use in Ireland.  Irish Medical Times (March 2017)

  • Researcher who helped expose China’s forced organ harvesting nominated for Nobel Peace Prize; ‘China has lost the argument,’ Ethan Gutmann says.  Epoch Times (February 2017)

  • ‘Harvested Alive’ wins ‘best documentary’ award, caps ten years of investigation; film charges former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin ordered the organ harvesting of Falun Gong.  Epoch Times (February 2017) WATCH VIDEO BELOW

  • Feeling the heat, China official calls U.S. “the most rampant organ trade country in the world.”  DAFOH (February 2017)
 
  • Medical journal retracts 2016 study because Chinese authors failed to prove organs did not come from executed prisoners.  Science (February 2017)

  • China claims forced organ harvesting has stopped, but official admits it still occurs.  The Guardian (February 2017)
 
  • No, forced organ harvesting did not end in 2015 like the Chinese government said it would.  Epoch Times (February 2017)
 
  • Observers hope Trump administration will get tough on China for forced organ harvesting.  Epoch Times (February 2017)
 
  • Vatican shows naiveté in inviting Chinese health minister to organ trafficking conference; it’s a propaganda coup for the Red Chinese, plus rapprochement through meetings never changes Chinese system.  The Guardian (February 2017)
 
  • UCLA Medical Center partners with hospital directed by a Chinese physician suspected of forced organ harvesting; the physician heads a government-sponsored group to incite hatred of Falun Gong.  Epoch Times (February 2017) [First, you vilify them, then you monetize them, just like the Nazis did with the Jews. Sweet! Don’t forget the gold in their teeth.  Oh, and the hair – you deserve warm socks, don’t you? – ACAT] 
 
  • New York village board asked to pass a resolution condemning the issue of Chinese organ harvesting.  Nyack News & Views (February 2017)
 
  • 25 activists from 14 countries biked across U.S. to protest Chinese forced organ harvesting, persecution of Falun Gong.  NTD.TV  (February 2017)

  • China’s flagship 17-story transplant hospital fails to explain where thousands of organs are coming from.  Epoch Times  (February 2016; updated January 2017)
 
  • Free screening of “Hard to Believe” forced organ harvesting documentary takes place in northern California; “It is a human rights issue, it’s not just a Falun Gong issue.”  The Mercury News (January 2017)
 
  • English protesters call on officials to cut ties until Chinese sister city proves it is no longer engaged in forced organ harvesting.  Bristol Post (January 2017)  Mayor refuses because Chinese local officials not involved.  Bristol Post (January 2017) [What a cop-out. If it’s happening in Beijing-run military hospitals in their area, local officials are still culpable. – ACAT]
 
  • People in Poland sign petition calling for an end to forced organ harvesting from living Falun Gong practitioners by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP); older Poles who lived under communism completely understand how a communist government could do this; young Chinese couple leaves Red Chinese organizations after hearing about the practice.  NTD.TV  (January 2017)
 
  • Traditional Chinese taboos reduce numbers signing up for country’s relatively new organ transplant registry.  Global Times (Chinese Communist Party media) (January 2017)
 
  • Unauthorized Chinese kidney transplant ring gets up to 5 years in jail.  Indian Express (January 2017)
 
  • Traditional Chinese taboos reduce numbers signing up for country’s relatively new organ transplant registry.  Global Times (Chinese Communist Party media) (January 2017)
     
  • Unauthorized Chinese kidney transplant ring gets up to 5 years in jail.  Indian Express (January 2017)