ShiningPhoenix／彼岸净心

A COMEBACK FOR THE AGES. 🥇🇺🇸 Alysa Liu wins Olympic gold, becoming the first U.S. women’s figure skating champion since 2002. #WinterOlympics

Congratulations to Alysa Liu for winning Olympic gold and becoming the first U.S. women’s figure skating champion since 2002!

Alysa Liu has won gold, delivering Team USA's first Olympic medal in women's figure skating in 20 years. cnn.it/4s4iwI4

🧧 国际特赦组织祝大家新年快乐，人权必胜。#马年 #中国

Galloping into the #YearOfTheHorse with hope & gratitude! Wishing you all a happy Lunar New Year and a healthy & prosperous year ahead—with a big thank you to everyone working over the holiday to keep #Taiwan running safely & smoothly.

Happy Lunar New Year to all those celebrating in #Taiwan & around the world. With this year's spring couplet 春聯, I'm wishing everyone extra good fortune for the Year of the Horse. 福氣加碼！

By the time the Walk for Peace arrived in D.C., 108 days and 2,300 miles after leaving Fort Worth, it had become a social media phenomenon and an unexpected inspirational tether for millions who followed the Buddhist monks’ trek online and the tens of thousands of people across eight states who greeted them along the way. “It's not about Buddhism,” said Bhikkhu Pannakara at a gathering in D.C. “Mindfulness is for all beings. It’s your duty to unlock it.”

A group of 19 Buddhist monks completed their 2,300-mile journey to the nation's capital earlier this week as they spread messages of mindfulness, compassion and peace during their months on the road. In October, the monks and their rescue dog, Aloka, left Fort Worth, Texas, en route to Washington, D.C., for what they called “The Walk for Peace.” Along their journey, the monks from the Huong Dao Vipassana Bhavana Center greeted well-wishers with blessings, smiles and thousands of peace bracelets as they marched toward the nation’s capital. “This world has been receiving so much anger and hatred and everything already — that is why it's coming back to us with all kinds of sufferings, all kinds of disasters,” the group’s soft-spoken leader, Venerable Bhikkhu Pannakara, said at one of their final stops in Alexandria, Virginia. “We walk not to bring any attention to us, but we just hope that we raise awareness of peace to all the people who we'll meet along the road.” As their message resonated with thousands across the country and world, the group’s social media channels exploded, racking up millions of followers. Never taking a day off, some of the monks walked on foot, even in an ice storm and below freezing temperatures. Extreme weather conditions weren't the only challenge. In November, one monk had a leg amputated after he was struck by a vehicle while walking alongside U.S. Highway 90 near Dayton, Texas. And in South Carolina, Aloka, the now-famous “peace dog” began limping and required surgery. As he recovered, he largely rode alongside the monks in an escort vehicle, joining the group as they rested each evening. The monks completed their journey on Tuesday in Washington, D.C., where they pressed members of Congress to recognize Buddha’s birthday as a federal holiday. They planned to lead a public meditation before departing home to Fort Worth.

今天遭重判的還有《蘋果》員工 行政總裁張劍虹：6年9個月 前《蘋果》副社長陳沛敏：7年 總編輯羅偉光：10年 執行總編輯林文宗：10年 主筆馮偉光（盧峰）：10年 主筆楊清奇（李平）：7年3個月 香港曾經是世界新聞中心，和金融中心、貿易中心一樣，消失在《香港國安法》之下。

The sentencing of Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong is an unjust and tragic conclusion to this case. We urge the authorities to grant Mr. Lai humanitarian parole.

China’s sentencing of Jimmy Lai to 20 years in prison is a grave injustice and a direct assault on freedom of the press and the rule of law. The world must speak with one voice: this outrageous political persecution must end and Jimmy Lai must be released immediately.

🍀 May no storm slow our steps, no hardship dim our purpose—for when we walk with mindfulness, each breath becomes strength, each footfall becomes light, and the message of peace we carry grows brighter with every soul who chooses to walk beside us, in person or in spirit.

Undaunted by the winter storm, Buddhist monks continue their Walk for Peace on a quiet, snow-covered Raleigh road Sunday morning. 📹 @vizjourno #WalkForPeace #PeaceWalk #BuddhistMonks #NorthCarolina

#Taiwan’s transition from authoritarianism to democracy taught us that freedom comes at a cost. On #HumanRightsDay, let's take time to reflect on history’s lessons, commemorate our hard-won progress, and together shine a light of hope for those striving for freedom.

For over a week, the People's Republic of China has been threatening everyone because Japan said they would veiw any invasion of Taiwan by China as a "survival-threatening situation." Yet it's not Japan who is threatening to invade China. It's not Taiwan who is threatening to invade China. It's the People's Republic of China that is threatening to invade Taiwan. Neither Japan nor Taiwan are going to start any war with China. Defending Taiwan is not starting a war. That's going to be all on the People's Republic of China.

据报道，中国政府上月集体抓捕约30名 #锡安教会 牧者和同工，其中18人被批准逮捕、至少5人被取保候审。 锡安教会是中国最大的 “地下”基督教会之一，信徒众多遍布中国超过40个城市。 不足一个月前， 中国当局开始进一步加强对宗教管理的措施，公布“宗教教职人员网络行为规范” 。包括禁止宗教教职人员通过网络与境外势力勾连、未经授权在线上讲经讲道等。亦要求宗教教职人员使用网络时，要热爱祖国、拥护共产党领导。 ✊🏻每个人都有宗教自由的权利。中国当局必须停止对锡安教会成员，信仰自由的打压。 📢立即释放锡安教会的所有成员，并且撤销对他们的控罪。

这个中秋节，许多人将享受与家人团聚的时光。 但对于许多被关押的人权捍卫者，这却是一个极其孤独的时刻。 当中包括中国#MeToo 行动者 #黄雪琴，她因敢于发声、参与网上培训、与关心社会议题的人交流而被判五年监禁。 现在就给她发送一条信息，你也可以分享对女权的看法、及全球女权行动的故事，让她感受到支持与力量：amn.st/6019AT57R @FreeXueBing

36 years ago, the world watched as thousands of ordinary Chinese citizens—unarmed and unafraid—gathered in Tiananmen Square to demand democracy.   While the regime responded with tanks and bullets, it could not crush their courage or silence their call for freedom.

Authoritarian regimes erase history; democracies have a duty to preserve it. Today, we remember those who marched for freedom in Tiananmen Square. Taiwan stands firm with like-minded partners on defending democracy and human rights to ensure a free society for future generations.

【成都天桥惊现三条民主横幅】 【匿名者呼吁民主改革】 4月15日凌晨，四川成都主城区一座天桥上惊现三条呼吁民主、反对一党专政的横幅标语，引发网络热议并迅速被审查封锁。事件被认为是继北京四通桥抗议之后，又一起匿名公民在公共空间表达政治诉求的举动，反映出中国社会中潜藏的政治不满与变革渴望。reurl.cc/j9vNNL #民主横幅 #民主改革 #反对一党专政 #成都