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BBC Monitoring Service: China expels Canadian Falun Gong protester
2002-01-24 -
Wired: A Human Rights Site? In China?
2002-01-24Amnesty International was not impressed. It has reported that 1,511 death sentences were passed in 2000 and at least 1,000 executions were carried out. Amnesty officials believe this represents only a fraction of the true figures, as death penalty statistics remain a state secret in China. -
THE FRIENDS OF ZHAO MING: Zhao Ming is not forgotten
2002-01-23“Today we are calling on Premier Zhu Rongji to honour that promise and release Zhao Ming without further delay and allow him to return to Trinity College to resume his studies. We are also asking the Irish government to seek the release of Zhao Ming on the basis that his human rights have been violated.” Dowling concluded. -
Canadian Mother Disappears in China
2002-01-23Connie Chipkar, a 61-year-old Mississauga mother has disappeared in China after appealing for Falun Gong in Beijing's Tiananmen Square earlier today. She has not been heard from since, but the Canadian Foreign Office told her son that a hearing is scheduled for Ms. Chipkar on Thursday at 12PM, Beijing time. -
AP: China Police Detain Female Caucasian Falun Gong Supporter
2002-01-23 -
Chinese Regime Continues to Capitalize on Tragic Self-Immolation Incident to Incite Hatred and Mistrust Towards Falun Gong
2002-01-23"We ask the world's media to be careful not to be used as a mouthpiece for Chinese Communist propaganda." -
Photoreport from city of Örebro, Sweden
2002-01-23 -
Human Rights Watch: Asia Suffered Following September 11 Attacks
2002-01-23The group says in its campaign to eradicate Falungong, Chinese officials imprisoned thousands of practitioners and used torture and psychological pressure to force recantations. -
Practitioners from Belgium and Germany Hold Candlelight Vigil outside Chinese Embassy in Brussels
2002-01-22 -
President Bush: Persecution of Falun Gong is "Unworthy of All That China Should Become"
2002-01-22 -
Belgian Practitioners Clarify the Truth in Front of the Stock Market
2002-01-22There were many Chinese tourists as well, and some enthusiastically took pictures of our practice and of the displayed banners. They also asked us many questions with great interest, and sadly shook their heads when they heard that the people on the pictures we showed them had all passed away. I felt very happy for these people when I observed their kind-hearted faces, and I was grateful in my heart for the opportunity to tell them the truth about Falun Gong. -
Sweden: Falun Gong Study Meeting Benefits All Attendees
2002-01-22 -
Italian News Agency Report on Falun Gong Demonstration in Florence
2002-01-22This spiritual system claims 100 million followers worldwide, including China. People participate neither in religious nor political activities, but rather live by the principles of “Truthfulness, Compassion and Forbearance.” -
French Senator Requests Political Circles to Pay Attention to the Persecution of Falun Gong
2002-01-22 -
Falun Gong Practitioner Yan Xiuzhong Dies in Suihua Forced Labour Camp
2002-01-22In March 2000, he was arrested and fined 2000 Yuan [Chinese currency, the average monthly income of urban areas is about 500 Yuan] for writing a letter to Li Guofu, the Deputy County Administrator, to clarify the truth of Falun Gong.