Eliot Bostar and Nina Shea say threats targeting Falun Gong and Shen Yun should be investigated and prosecuted.
The new law applies to China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Cuba, Venezuela’s Maduro regime, and Syria.
President Lai said students should be trained through historical reasoning and debate to distinguish right from wrong and protect them from CCP narratives.
The attack came ahead of the 37th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre, as overseas memorials preserve a history censored in China.
The film follows Shen Yun performers as the company faces threats and smear campaigns linked to the Chinese Communist Party.
Threats and intimidation forced the cancellation of a Shen Yun performance in Toronto, a first for the CCP’s campaign to stop the group.
A U.S. citizen and Uyghur scholar said his case puts Beijing’s transnational repression on full display and sets a ‘dangerous precedent’ for Americans abroad.
‘I had some good police officers who knew straight away, and they saw what was going on, but they couldn’t ... say it out loud,’ Anne-Marie Brady said.
Rabbi and researcher Shimon Cowen shared his views on the recent bomb threat targeting Shen Yun and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
Prosecutor Duncan Atkinson said the two defendants carried out ’shadow policing operations’ on behalf of Hong Kong and ultimately China.
There has been a long-standing dispute between the platform and some of its riders over pay cuts and lack of transparency in the Hungry Panda app’s algorithm.
‘Impersonating individuals to provoke division and conflict is a well-known tactic used in the CCP’s disruption,’ said Ted Hui.
‘It is not wrong to suspect the [CCP] regime or its sympathisers may be involved in bomb threat,’ Lyle Shelton said.
The news comes barely a day after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was forced to evacuate after violent threats were made against him.
The bomb threat sent to local presenters said, ‘If you insist on proceeding with the performance, then the prime minister’s Lodge will be blown into ruins.’
‘I feel a deep sadness for people who have been misled by lies and deceit,’ said Falun Gong practitioner Maryann Leatham.
The CCP’s latest actions continue ongoing overseas repression against Falun Gong practitioners while Australia continues to struggle with social division.
‘At a future screening we will infiltrate as viewers begin the screening and suddenly open fire killing everyone and throwing bombs ...’ read the message.
‘A Bomb Has Been Placed In The Church If The Event Is Not Canceled By Tomorrow Night ...’ reads the message aimed at organisers.
Some Falun Gong members had their clothes torn, equipment destroyed, and were even struck by the pro-CCP group.