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The Washington Times: Proposed [anti-subversion] law sparks concern
2003-02-22
Many observers say they believe at the heart of this proposed legislation lies Beijing's continuing crackdown on the outlawed Falun Gong movement. [Falun Gong] is illegal on the mainland but under Hong Kong law members are free to practice. Falun Gong supporters and human rights activists fear the new laws will be used to shut down the movement in Hong Kong. -
Cambridge Evening News: ‘Thanks to a kind stranger’
2003-02-20"Though our practitioners have never accepted any donations from the public Dr Li told me she could not reject you at all, a beautiful girl with such a very kind heart. She and everyone who has heard this story are very touched by you and so am I. I have not been able to give Yongjie your teddy bear but as soon as she is released I would like to invite you to join me in giving it to her." -
San Gabriel Valley Tribune: Menlo resident imprisoned in China for belief
2003-02-19'The march concluded a weekend of public appeals for the release of Charles Li of Menlo, and 37 other prisoners in Chinese labor camps for practicing Falun Gong, a self-cultivation practice claiming to increase mental and physical well-being.' -
AP (Associated Press): Falun Gong followers demonstrate in Hong Kong
2003-02-16'Opponents worry that Hong Kong could be heading toward a Beijing-style crackdown on dissent, with some saying the Falun Gong could be targeted...The bill is expected to be passed soon by the Legislative Council, which is dominated by pro-Beijing and big business interests.' -
Wall Street Journal: Still a Bad Bill
2003-02-16'..as one senior member of the Tung administration told us recently, "Our enemies proved more numerous than we expected." By enemies he meant those who care about civil liberties and were able to penetrate the legalistic language to discover that liberalizing obsolete laws on treason and sedition -- which had never been used within living memory -- was as nothing compared with the serious threat to basic freedoms posed by other parts of the proposed legislation.' -
Dow Jones: Hong Kong's Opposition Denounces New Anti-Subversion Law
2003-02-14'"This is a giant step backward from the system as we know it in Hong Kong, which is open justice and open trial," said lawmaker Audrey Eu..."This is absurd," said Albert Ho, a lawmaker from the opposition Democratic Party.' -
Pioneer News (Chicago, USA): A Fight for Peaceful Practice
2003-02-14'In November 2002, the Chicago City Council issued a resolution in support of Falun Gong practitioners. The resolution states that the United States should use every appropriate and public and private forum to urge the government of the People’s Republic of China to release all Falun Gong practitioners from detention and put an end to the practices of torture and other cruel, inhumane and degrading treatment against them.' -
AFP (Agence France-Presse): Hong Kong activists stopped in protest against anti-subversion law
2003-02-12'A group of angry activists tried to storm into Hong Kong government office headquarters on Tuesday to protest against proposed anti-subversion laws..."We are petitioning the government to stop legislating the law without proper consultation," said Leung Kwok-hung, who led the protest.' -
The Emory Wheel (USA): SGA demands release of Falun Gong [practitioners]
2003-02-12"It is important for SGA to put pressure on the government when necessary," said SGA President Chris Richardson. "Helping a fellow Atlanta resident reunite with his wife after such atrocities is simply the right thing to do." -
AFP (Agence France Presse): HK democrat slams govt 'distortion' of public views on [anti-subversion] laws
2003-02-11'Democratic Party leader Yeung Sum on Sunday accused the Hong Kong government of engaging in "distortion" of public views submitted over controversial proposed national [anti-subversion] laws..."The government has gone from wrong to wrong, from proposing to introduce such draconian laws in the first place, to outright distortion of public opinion and manipulation of public consensus when public opinion is not on the government's side," Yeung said.' -
Dai Zhizhen Tells Her Story in the Finnish Newspaper Metro
2003-02-08Metro, one of the most widely read newspapers in Helsinki, featured a full-page article about Australian Falun Gong practitioner Dai Zhizhen and how the cruel persecution of Falun Gong affected the life of her family. -
The Associated Press: A group of U.S. congressmen is asking for the "immediate release" of 37 people being held in China for practicing Falun Gong
2003-02-08'"The Chinese government continues to imprison, torture, and murder" practitioners, the Falun Dafa Information Center said in an e-mail, quoting a Jan. 22 letter by 10 congressmen from New Jersey to U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell. "It is extremely disheartening to see that little progress has been made with respect to ending the persecution."' -
Asia Times: China's GDP figures: Are they bogus?
2003-02-07'"Local statistical offices are heavily influenced by local political leadership," the editors write, "and when career advancement depends on performance related to assigned targets, the targets tend to become self-fulfilling."' -
Flushing Times, NY: Falun Gong parade march in Flushing goes smoothly
2003-02-07'..threatened with an investigation by the city's Commission on Human Rights, parade organizers at last Thursday's meeting decided to allow the group to march...Falun Gong practitioners contend that as their movement has shifted to the United States, persecution has followed them, and they point to the parade controversy as an example of such discrimination.' -
AFP (Agence France-Presse): Hong Kong government "fixed subversion law consultation results"
2003-02-06Democracy Party Chairman 'Yeung accused the government of "political calculation" to show that those who agreed with the legislation outnumbered those against the laws, which rights groups fear could curtail basic freedoms. "I think this is unacceptable," he told local radio.'
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