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Barefoot Lawyer Reports
Join Chinese human rights lawyer and activist Guangcheng Chen, as he tells his story about his escape from China, reports about the tyrannical activities of the Chinese Communist Party, and comments on the blessings of American freedom.
Episodes
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The CCP’s Newest Weapon: AI
In this episode, Chen Guangcheng exposes a new tactic in the Chinese Communist Party’s propaganda campaign: AI-generated videos impersonating him. He explains…
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Is the CCP Funding U.S. Protests?
The CCP’s efforts to influence American democracy may go deeper than many realize. This episode discusses new FBI findings alleging that over 20,000 fake IDs…
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The CCP Is Covering Up Human Trafficking
In this episode Chen Guangcheng discusses alarming reports from mainland China about human trafficking and forced organ harvesting. In June 2025, three…
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Faith Behind the Firewall - Interview with Dr. Eric Lai (Part 2)
As Hong Kong tightens its grip on religious expression, Cardinal Zen continues his ministry under police bail, refusing exile and remaining a symbol of…
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He Refused to Flee - Interview with Dr. Eric Lai (Part 1)
Why did Cardinal Joseph Zen return to Hong Kong, knowing he could be imprisoned again?In this episode, Dr. Eric Lai joins Dr. William Saunders to explore…
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Don’t Trust China’s Economy
In this episode of The Barefoot Lawyer Reports on China, Chen Guangcheng exposes the Chinese Communist Party’s manipulation of economic data in an effort to…
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Is Hong Kong Lost? - Interview with Mark Clifford (Part 4)
In this final part of the interview, Mark Clifford and Dr Saunders discuss the erosion of judicial independence in Hong Kong, highlighting the resignation of…
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Chinese People See Hope in Iran Strike
As tensions rise in the Middle East, a recent U.S. strike against Iran’s nuclear and propaganda infrastructure has sparked surprising reactions inside China…
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The CCP in Your University
What happens when a regime exports surveillance, censorship, and repression beyond its borders? In this episode of The Barefoot Lawyer Reports on China, Chen…
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Unyielding Spirit - Interview with Mark Clifford (Part 3)
In part three of an interview with Mark Clifford, president of the Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong, he delves deeper into the story of Jimmy Lai, a…
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Silencing Hong Kong - Interview with Mark Clifford (Part 2)
In this episode of The Barefoot Lawyer Reports on China, Dr. William Saunders interviews Mark Clifford, president of the Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong…
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36 Years Later: Could It Happen Again?
In this episode of The Barefoot Lawyer Reports on China, Chen Guangcheng reflects on the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre—what led to it, how the Chinese…
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The Trial of Jimmy Lai - Interview with Mark Clifford (Part 1)
In this episode of The Barefoot Lawyer Reports on China, Dr. William Saunders interviews Mark Clifford, president of the Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong…
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Who Really Chooses the Bishops In China?
The Chinese Communist Party has quietly replaced a detained bishop—and the Vatican seems powerless to stop them. Chen Guangcheng unpacks what we know about the…
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China's Deal with the Vatican - Interview with Chris Mee (Part 2)
In this episode, Chris Mee highlights how Bishop Guo, under intense pressure from the Chinese government to conform to state religious control, gave up his…
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China is Turning Against the CCP
In this episode of The Barefoot Lawyer Reports, Chen Guangcheng discusses the growing unrest and protests occurring across China—why they’re happening, what…
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Chinese Bishops Beaten and Detained - Interview with Chris Mee Part 1
In this powerful interview, Professor William Saunders (Director of the Center for Human Rights at Catholic University) sits down with Christopher Mee, a…
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China’s Population Crisis Accelerates
Chen Guangcheng discusses China’s deepening demographic crisis. From abandoned rural villages to empty city blocks, Guangcheng breaks down how the CCP's past…
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The CCP’s Genocide Against the Uyghurs: Why Americans Should Care (Part 2)
In part two of this Barefoot Lawyer Reports on China interview, Dr. William Saunders interviews Peter Tozzi, the first place winner of the Center for Human…
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The CCP’s Genocide Against the Uyghurs: Why Americans Should Care (Part 1)
In part one of this Barefoot Lawyer Reports on China interview, Dr. William Saunders interviews Peter Tozzi, the first place winner of the Center for Human…
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The Future of China: Religious Freedom and Ecological Civilization
In this Barefoot Lawyer Reports on China interview, Dr. William Saunders interviews Sarah Thomas, the second place winner of the Center for Human Rights’s…
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China's Death Camps (Part 2)
In part two of this Barefoot Lawyer Reports on China interview, Dr. William Saunders interviews Peter James, the second place winner of the Center for Human…
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China's Death Camps (Part 1)
In part one of this Barefoot Lawyer Reports on China interview, Dr. William Saunders interviews Peter James, the second place winner of the Center for Human…
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Forced Organ Harvesting in Communist China (Interview with Peiming Cheng Part 1)
In part one of this episode of the Barefoot Lawyer Reports on China, Dr. Sen Nieh, Fellow at Catholic University's Center for Human Rights, gives an overview…
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A Practical Plan for Chinese Human Rights Intervention by the United States (Part 2)
In part two of this Barefoot Lawyer Reports on China interview, Dr. William Saunders interviews Jonathan Froelich, the third place winner of the Center for…
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A Practical Plan for Chinese Human Rights Intervention by the United States (Part 1)
In part one of this Barefoot Lawyer Reports on China interview, Dr. William Saunders interviews Jonathan Froelich, the third place winner of the Center for…
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20 Years of Human Rights Lawyers in China (Part 2)
On September 19, 2024, Chinese human rights activist Yaxue Cao showed her film, The Defenders: 20 Years of Human Rights Lawyers in China, at The Catholic…
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20 Years of Human Rights Lawyers in China (Part 1)
On September 19, 2024, Chinese human rights activist Yaxue Cao showed her film, The Defenders: 20 Years of Human Rights Lawyers in China, at The Catholic…
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Technology Censorship of Religious Groups in China (Part 1)
In part one of this Barefoot Lawyer Reports on China interview, Dr. William Saunders interviews Father Ambrose Ekeroku, the third place winner of the Center…
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The CCP's Infiltration of Hong Kong (Post Tiananmen Square China Part 4)
In part four of the Barefoot Lawyer Reports on the CCP's history of human rights abuses in modern China, Chen Guangcheng discusses Communist China's economic…
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The Origins of China's Persecution against Falon Gong (Part 3)
In part three of our series covering China's modern human rights atrocities, Chen Guangcheng discusses the origins of Falun Gong, as well as the beginning of…
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Liberty Sculpture Park in Flames
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…
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The Rise of Alternate Parties and Radio Free Asia (Post-Tiananmen Square China Part 2)
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…
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Gao Zhisheng was Abducted Seven Years Ago: Is He Alive or Dead?
Today marks the seventh anniversary of the disappearance of Chinese human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng, who helped defend Chen Guangcheng when he was imprisoned…
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How Jimmy Lai's Catholic Faith Helped him Fight Communism (Part 3)
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…
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The Aftermath of Tiananmen Square (Post-Tiananmen Square China Part 1)
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…
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Jimmy Lai's Trial: Father Robert Sirico's Eyewitness Account (Part 2)
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…
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Father Robert Sirico's Experience with Jimmy Lai (Part 1)
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…
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How the United States and the Church can Stand up for Hong Kong (Part 3)
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…
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July 4th and July 1st
In this episode of the Barefoot Lawyer Reports on China, Chen Guangcheng contrasts America's July 4 Independence day celebrations with those surrounding the…
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How The CCP Interferes with Religion in Hong Kong
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…
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Frances Hui Explains Hong Kong’s National Security Law (Part 1)
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…
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Universal Human Rights
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…
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Chen Guangcheng's Tiananmen Square 35th Anniversary Message
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…
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Anti-CCP Sculptures Vandalized
Chen Weiming, whose sculptures have been destroyed by Chinese Communist Party agents in the past, reports another has been vandalized.
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Chinese Citizens Outraged over Energy Company Lies
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…
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Reggie Littlejohn’s Meeting with Chen Guangcheng (Part 4)
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…
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Reggie Littlejohn Helps Chen Guangcheng Escape the CCP (Part 3)
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…
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A Conversation with Reggie Littlejohn (Part 1)
Reggie Littlejohn is the founder of Women's Rights without Frontiers. Her actions were instrumental in raising awareness of Chen Guangcheng's imprisonment. In…
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Eric Lai Discusses Religious Freedom in Hong Kong
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…
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Eric Lai Discusses Hong Kong's National Security Law
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…
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Civil Disobedience from China’s Economic Woes
Since the conclusion of the Chinese Communist Party’s annual convention, there have been several reports of civil disobedience throughout the country. In…
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Holy Week Message
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…
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Several Bombings during the Chinese Communist Party's Annual Convention
Articles Mentioned: - https://www.theepochtimes.com/china/explosion-fire-in-jiangsu-as-ccp-holds-two-sessions-meetings-5604246?welcomeuser=1 -…
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A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing - CCP on Campus
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…
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Sensitive Time in Communist China (Barefoot Lawyer Reports on China)
The Communist Party is holding its annual convention, which brings about its "sensitive time." Over the next ten days, at least, human rights activists…
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Guangcheng's Shawshank Redemption Story (The Barefoot Lawyer Reports on China)
Censors banned looking up "Shawshank Redemption" when Chen Guangcheng was imprisoned in Communist China. In this episode of The Barefoot Lawyer Reports…
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What is the 709 Crackdown? (The Barefoot Lawyer Reports on China)
In this episode of The Barefoot Lawyer Reports on China, Chen Guangcheng explains the infamous "709 Crackdown," which marked the beginning of the Chinese…
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Human Rights Couple: Xu Zhiyong and Li Qianchu
Xu Zhiyong and Li Qianchu are human rights activists whose relationship has been disrupted by their imprisonment by the Chinese Communist Party. Xu Zhiyong has…
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United Nations Periodic Review of China: Is it Effective? (Barefoot Lawyer Reports on China)
January 23, 2024 marks the United Nations' periodic review of China's human rights. But does this review mean anything substantive will happen to punish the…