Publications, Press Releases
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Media Report from Sweden: Exercise Demonstration and Providing Information about the Persecution of Falun Gong Practitioners
2003-08-27
'Falun Gong practitioners demonstrated the exercises and gave out material about the persecution. A quarter of China’s state funds have been used to persecute Falun Gong practitioners. Since Falun Gong was banned in 1999, many practitioners were imprisoned or detained in labour camps in China.' -
FDI: Ethnic Korean, Falun Gong Practitioner Dies from Extended Torture in Chinese Labour Camp
2003-08-27
According to reports from China, guards at the labour camp brutally tortured Ms. Cui because she refused to renounce Falun Gong and she persisted in her practise. On one occasion, these reports say, she was only allowed 22 hours of sleep during a 33-day period. Due to extended torture in the prison camp, Ms. Cui passed away on August 12, 2003. -
A Report on Falun Gong Practitioners Sueing Jiang in Belgium
2003-08-25
Between 1992 and 1999, Falun Gong flourished throughout China. The Chinese government’s own survey indicated there were between 70 and 100 million people who had taken up the practise by early 1999. Falun Gong practitioners were found in all walks of life, from farmers to bankers, from housewives to government and military officials. In July 1999, fearful and jealous that Falun Gong had touched the hearts and minds of such a broad range of Chinese people, Jiang Zemin used his power as the country’s top leader to ban the practise, an act that went against the decision of the Politburo Standing Committee members and the Premier, and was, in fact, illegal because it overstepped the power granted to Jiang by the Chinese Constitution. -
Report from Agence France Presse: Belgian Falun Gong Practitioners Sue Jiang Zemin for Crimes against Humanity
2003-08-25Based on Belgium’s new law, six Falun Gong practitioners formally sued China’s former leader, Jiang Zemin, for his crimes against humanity. According to the report, the lawsuit will be formally submitted to the federal prosecutors on Wednesday. Georges-Henri Beauthier, a Belgian lawyer representing the plaintiffs, stated the defendant in the lawsuit is China’s military head, Jiang Zemin, who committed torture, crimes against humanity, and genocide. -
EFGIC: Former Chinese Leader Faces Criminal Lawsuit in Belgium for Genocide, Torture, and Crimes Against Humanity
2003-08-24
A lawsuit charging former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin and two of his senior aides with genocide, torture and crimes against humanity was filed yesterday in Belgium by practitioners of Falun Gong and their lawyer, Mr. Georges-Henri Beauthier. -
Report from Reuters: A Renowned Belgian Lawyer will Represent the Plaintiffs in the Lawsuit against Jiang
2003-08-24According to a news report from Reuters, Brussels on August 19th, a renowned lawyer will represent the plaintiffs in suing the former Chinese president, Jiang Zemin. It is said in the case that Jiang’s crack down on Falun Gong violates the law of human rights in Belgium. According to the news report, one of the plaintiffs in the case, Matthias Slaats, told Reuters on Tuesday a number of Falun Gong members in countries including Belgium, the United States and Australia were filing similar lawsuits against Jiang Zemin for torture, crimes against humanity and genocide. -
EFGIC: Satellite Broadcasts Across Ten Provinces Expose Crimes of Former Chinese Leader
2003-08-23The programmes, which ran during the evening primetime on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday of last week, included material detailing the lawsuit filed in the US against former leader Jiang Zemin (in-depth) for his role in persecuting Falun Gong, Jiang Zemin’s order to cover up the true count of SARS victims (in-depth) and other crimes against China, and a third-party report debunking anti-Falun Gong “self-immolation” propaganda (in-depth) put forth by Xinhua. -
Asia Pacific Media Network: How Much Trouble Could China Get In?
2003-08-22'Behind the facade of the emerging giant, just how fragile is China? A provocative book, published here, raises serious questions about China's future. And, one wonders, the intentions of its authors.' -
The News International: Genocide Lawsuit against Jiang Zemin
2003-08-21'The 30-page suit accuses Jiang, who remains China’s military head, of "torture, crimes against humanity and genocide," said lawyer Georges-Henri Beauthier after handing it to federal prosecutors. The suit also targets Luo Gan, head of the political and legislative affairs committee, and Li Lanqing, former head of a Beijing office described as a kind of "gestapo" to pursue Falun Gong members.' -
Media Alert: Former Chinese Leader Jiang Zemin Sued in Belgium for Genocide, Crimes against Humanity and Torture
2003-08-20Former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin should be sued under Belgian New Law (Law of 5th August 2003) for the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners. A legal complaint alleging torture, crimes against humanity and genocide will be introduced before the Federal Prosecutor. -
AFP: Falun Gong files Lawsuit against Jiang Zemin in Belgium
2003-08-20'Six followers of the banned Chinese spiritual movement Falun Gong are to file a lawsuit against former president Jiang Zemin for crimes against humanity, under a new Belgian law, their attorney said Tuesday. The suit, which will be handed to federal prosecutors on Wednesday, accuses Jiang -- who remains China's military head -- of "torture, crimes against humanity and genocide," said lawyer Georges-Henri Beauthier in a statement.' -
Article from Finnish Newspaper “Hyvinkään Sanomat”
2003-08-18
'At the market place in the town of Hyvinkää, three Finnish and two Chinese people demonstrated the exercises of Falun Gong. Their flyers informed people about the murder, rape and torture that Chinese authorities are using on Falun Gong practitioners. They also let them know details of the practice itself...In the market place people could sign a petition calling for an end to the persecution of Falun Gong. The petition will be sent to the Foreign Minister of Finland.' -
EFGIC: Pinochet Prosecutors Take Aim at Former Minister of China for Crimes of Torture Against Falun Gong
2003-08-16'Last week, Mr. William Bourdon, one of the lawyers responsible for the trials against Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet, announced that a French criminal court has begun legal proceedings in a lawsuit charging the former Vice-Prime Minister of China, Mr. Lanqing Li, with crimes of torture.' -
Belgian Falun Gong Practitioners Prepare a Complaint Against the Former Leader of China Jiang Zemin
2003-08-15Jiang Zemin, the former leader of the Chinese communist party, is responsible for this persecution. An international action has been launched to bring him to justice and to hold him responsible for his crimes. Belgian Falun Gong practitioners are using the new Belgian law against genocide to prepare a complaint against Jiang on charges of genocide, crimes against humanity and torture and, in this way, to let the world know the truth, to save more lives and to help stop this brutal persecution. -
Article from Belgian Website Expatica: “Jiang Zemin Faces Genocide Lawsuit”
2003-08-15The article revealed that Jiang is to be cited for crimes against humanity under Belgium’s new genocide law, and outlined how according to the lawsuit, “the actions of the Chinese authorities have also deprived the rights of Falun Gong members in Belgium.” The article also mentions that since 1999, when the persecution against Falun Gong began, many people who support Falun Gong have been arrested or imprisoned.
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