Publications, Press Releases
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Article from a UK University’s Student Union Magazine
2005-03-26
'Banned in China in 1999 after mass protests at the illegal detention and beating of practitioners, the spiritual movement Falun Dafa will soon be represented in Bristol as Friends of Falun Dafa joins the list of official Union societies...It is this spiritual aspect of Falun Dafa, along with its huge size and ability to mobilise widespread support, that alarmed the Communist authorities. With members of Falun Dafa exceeding Communist Party membership, the government began to denounce the practice and eventually banned it, persecuting all those who continue to be associated with it.' -
Western Media Pay Attention to the Contract Renewal between NTDTV and the French Satellite Communication Company
2005-03-23Dynasty TV and the French satellite communication Company Eutelsat is now a point of concern for the western media. The Wall Street Journal Europe featured an editorial article with the title “New Tang Dynasty TV Station causes a commotion” on 16th March, criticising the French company for stopping the broadcast of NTDTV to Asian areas and pointing out that the Eutelsat Satellite Company, which has always boasted itself as upholding freedom of speech, is displaying double-standards -
Eutelsat’s Termination of NTDTV's Transmission to China causes Public Outcry
2005-03-22
New York-based New Tang Dynasty TV (NTDTV) and Reporters Without Borders held a joint press conference in Brussels on the afternoon of the 15th of March, condemning the European satellite operator Eutelsat’s decision not to renew the contract under which independent, Chinese-language broadcaster NTDTV uses Eutelsat satellites to broadcast to Asia and China. -
NTDTV Launches Legal Action Against the Eutelsat Satellite Company for cancelling their China Broadcast Contract
2005-03-20The Epoch Times reported on March 16th that media lobbyists and European Union MEPs supported the independent station New Tang Dynasty TV in launching legal action against the Eutelsat satellite company, because Eutelsat was going to stop broadcasting NTDTV programmes to China. The International Journalists Union said Eutelsat has bowed to pressure from Beijing and was going to refuse the renewal of the contract to broadcast NTDTV’s programmes to China. -
Report from German Newspaper Badener Tagblatt entitled “Protesting Against Torture”
2005-03-16“Hundreds of thousands of Falun Gong practitioners have been taken to forced labour camps and many have been tortured to death”, reported one Falun Gong practitioner from Ettlingen. The practitioner further stated that it was not easy to explain why this is being done because the movement is not political and has about 100 million practitioners in sixty countries around the world. “We assume that the Chinese Communist Party became jealous and afraid of the great popularity of Falun Gong.” In Baden-Baden, signatures were collected to petition for an end to the brutal torture. -
UK Newspaper Reports on Liverpool City Centre Anti-torture Exhibition
2005-03-15Supporters of Chinese meditation practice Falun Gong acted out scenes of torture in Liverpool. The group collected 1,700 signatures from shoppers on Church Street after the display to highlight persecution suffered by Falun Gong practitioners in China. The display, attended by practitioners from across the UK, lasted for more than three hours. Simon Gross, 32, a practitioner from Formby, said: "The human rights abuses going on in China against people who practise Falun Gong are inexcusable. It is a peaceful practice which has more than 70 million practitioners in China. But it has been perceived as a threat by the communist government." -
Russian Mignews: Shocking Internet Surveillance in China
2005-03-14Mignews in Russia published an article entitled “Shocking Internet Surveillance in China” on March 4th. The article described the astounding extent to which the Chinese Communist regime is monitoring Internet access in China. According to the Russian media, seventy-two “Warriors” work in three eight-hour shifts so that they can implement a non-stop surveillance over “sohu.com”, “Beijing Telecom”, “Beijing Netcom” and eleven other Internet portals. In addition, the “Warriors” also took the same measures against four major Internet cafes. -
United Kingdom: Belfast Telegraph reports on the City’s “Persecution Meets Principle” Exhibition
2005-03-13British newspaper The Belfast Telegraph published an article entitled “Show to focus on torture in China” on March 4th 2005. Marie Foy reported that Falun Gong practitioners held anti-torture exhibitions in fifteen cities in the UK to expose the brutal torture that the regime in China has conducted against them because they refuse to abandon their belief. -
UKFGIC: MP helps Falun Gong Practitioners “Rescue our Family members” with London Press Conference and Petitions
2005-03-09John Robinson MP, the Labour representative of Glasgow, Anniesland will be speaking at a press conference at College Green outside the House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA at 5pm on Wednesday 9th March 2005. Following the press conference he will be handing in “Rescue our Families” petition forms with signatures totalling about 15,000 to an evening parliamentary session in the House of Commons. John Robinson’s constituent Mrs YuYu Williamson, a Falun Gong practitioner and local Anniesland resident, collected the petition forms from across the UK so that the MP could hand them in to the House of Commons on her behalf. -
German Newspaper reports on a Musician who Sings about the Persecution Against Falun Gong
2005-03-08Hackmayer and his friends, fellow Falun Gong practitioners who meet for group practice in the Baden area, thought it was only natural to take steps to raise awareness about the human rights violations in China. He thought it would make sense for him to use his talents: ballads, songs and communally produced CDs...“I am taking a stand for human rights. If there is anything I can do, I am happy to do it.” Currently, he is celebrating his next CD with some of his fellow musicians. It is scheduled to appear in the summer. -
German Newspaper Reports on Falun Gong Information Stall in Gifthorn
2005-03-06"Despite the evening rain, wind and cold weather, Falun Gong practitioners were at their stall on Sunday in Gifthorn’s pedestrian zone. They were there to expose the brutal persecution happening in China, the land that this “cultivation practice” originated from, and to tell people about the suffering of their fellow practitioners in China." -
German Media reports on a Seminar exposing Human Rights Violations in China
2005-02-27
Practitioners from Cham city in Germany and a local representative from the International Society for Human Rights held a seminar entitled “The Current Situation of Human Rights Violations in China”. Local newspapers reported on this event, including an article entitled “Lies cannot withstand exposure” in Chamer Zeitung and another entitled “Experiencing Injustice” in Bayerwald-Echo. -
Severodonetsk-online Reports on “The Journey of Compassion" Art Exhibition in Ukraine
2005-02-25China is the only country that has banned the Falun Gong practice. A large number of human rights organisations in various countries all came forward to support Falun Gong. It is widely recognised that the Chinese leader, Jiang Zemin, violated human rights...At the exhibition, other than the artwork of the famous painter, there were various paintings and sculptures by Falun Gong practitioners in Ukraine on display. The atmosphere at the exhibition was very harmonious, showing the peaceful inner world of people living by the beliefs of “Truthfulness, Compassion and Forbearance”. -
Finnish Newspaper Kaleva: Hundreds of Harassing Phone Calls Target Finnish Falun Gong Practitioners
2005-02-20Starting from February 6, Falun Gong practitioners from countries all over the world became the target of a Chinese Government phone harassment campaign. In Finland and other countries of Europe, as well as in the United States and Canada, practitioners’ home, work and mobile phones received continuous pre-recorded phone calls. The content of the recordings was identical to the propaganda that Jiang Zemin and his cohorts have used as a part of their persecution campaign against Falun Gong. -
UKFGIC: Chinese Communist Regime Harasses British Citizens on U.K. Soil with Intimidating Telephone Calls
2005-02-11LONDON (FGIC-UK) – Since last Sunday, British citizens such as retirees, Joan and Daryl Sherry from Stockport, Cheshire have been bombarded with messages recorded in both Chinese and English containing Chinese Communist propaganda. This is the latest tactic in the campaign of the Chinese authorities to extend its persecution of the peaceful and popular Chinese practice of Falun Gong abroad and is aimed at intimidating overseas practitioners and their families. Homes across Europe, the U.S., Canada, Australia and even Sri Lanka have been targeted.
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