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MEP: Article 23 widens Jiang persecution of Falun Gong to Hong Kong
2002-12-04Mr Helmer MEP asked: How will the Commission oppose China's introduction of Article 23 which will tend to limit the right to free speech and freedom of the press in Hong Kong? -
Jiang Regime's Persecution Against European Citizens (part 16) - British Citizen's Maltreated in Beijing
2002-12-03They started to pull Rosemary out of the room after she sat on the bed saying that she was not going anywhere as she had done nothing wrong. Two policemen dragged her out of the room and pushed her down the stairs of the hostel...At the police minivan Earl and Robert were roughly pushed into the bus Rosemary was dragged into the van by her hair. -
Best of Vienna Report (Austria): Free of Charge Outdoor Practise
2002-12-03The latest issue of the Austrian magazine Best of Vienna, which is published twice a year, contained a report on Falun Gong and some of the benfits of practising. -
Reuters: Bankers and HK security head to discuss treason law
2002-12-03The new law is aimed at preventing acts of subversion, sedition, treason against, or secession from China, but the government has not revealed the full content of the planned legislation, which it wants in place by July. -
IDG.com (Singapore): Amnesty details 33 Chinese Internet arrests
2002-12-03The longest sentence detailed in the report is a 12-year jail term handed down to Yao Yue, a Beijing graduate student who was tried in December last year for downloading and disseminating material from Falun Gong web sites, according to Amnesty. -
Finland: Letter from 15 Finnish Parliament Member to Jiang Zemin
2002-12-02We have been informed about ongoing repressions and violence against Falun Gong supporters...Arbitrary detentions, imprisonment without fair trial, abuse, torture and death in police custody should come to an end. We urge China to respect freedom of worship, freedom of opinion and the individual rights of Chinese citizens. -
Tribune de Geneve: Falun Gong: Threat or Opportunity for China?
2002-12-02Whatever the line taken by the new leadership of the Party, the desire to eradicate Falun Gong is totally absurd and doomed to failure. Inner freedom cannot be destroyed, even by the most powerful tools of suppression. -
Video: 2002 Ireland Falun Dafa Conference Held in Dublin
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Ukraine: Community Expo Certificate of Merit Issued to Falun Dafa
2002-12-01On November 7, 2002, a representative of the Ukraine government issued a certificate of merit to Falun Dafa practitioners who participated in the community expo. He said he understood Falun Dafa and that Dafa deserves the attention of the world's people. -
Spain: Introducing Falun Dafa on Information Day on Teneriffa Island
2002-12-01On November 23, 2002, fifteen Dafa practitioners went to Teneriffa Island to hold the second Falun Dafa Information Day on the island. -
Amnesty International: China Orders Death Penalty for Internet Use
2002-12-01"Two of those detained for Internet-related offenses have died in custody, apparently as a result of torture or ill-treatment at the hands of the police. Both are members of the Falun Gong spiritual movement. -
Appeal for the Release of our Friend and Colleague Liu Shan
2002-12-01On the 9 July 2001, a group of police officers burst into Liu Shans dormitory and kidnapped him without explanation. Since this time, his whereabouts are unknown and knowledge about his wellbeing is also unknown. -
Helsingin Sanomat (Finland): Prime Minister Lipponen defends President Halonen's remarks on human rights in China
2002-12-01[Finland's Minister for Foreign Affairs Erkki] Tuomioja also brought up the violations of the human rights of members of the Falun Gong [..] movement, which he said was a cause for concern in Finland and the rest of Europe. -
National Post: Bracing for Beijing's new crackdown: 'The honeymoon is over': Anti-subversion measures will severely limit freedom of speech
2002-12-01Today, as a Hong Kong resident, I can...speak on behalf of the Falun Gong, protest the incarceration of dissidents in Chinese psychiatric hospitals...It is unlikely anyone would try to stop me. But under the terms of Article 23, I would be in serious trouble. -
Amnesty International Urgent Action to Rescue Yoko Kaneko
2002-11-30Amnesty International is seriously concerned for the safety of sisters Luo Rong (also known as Yoko Kaneko), and Luo Zhen, who are at serious risk of torture or ill treatment...