Publications, Press Releases
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DJ (Dow Jones International News): EU Parliament Concerned About HK Anti-Subversion Bill
2003-04-09
'The E.U. assembly said it had "serious concern with regard to several aspects of the proposed...legislation," particularly the banning of organizations like the Falun Gong spiritual movement which is already outlawed in mainland China. It added that the bill "must not undermine existing human rights and civil and religious liberties."' -
Poisk (Ukraine Newspaper): Ukraine Falun Gong Practitioner Opposes Jiang Zemin in Geneva
2003-04-08
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EFGIC: U.S. State Department Reports Continued Severe Human Rights Abuses against Falun Gong in China
2003-04-07The U.S. report highlighted the widespread practice of torturing Falun Gong practitioners in police custody, which often leads to severe injuries or death. “Several hundred Falun Gong adherents reportedly have died in detention due to torture, abuse,” the report said. The report later added, “…many of their bodies reportedly bore signs of severe beatings or torture or were cremated before relatives could examine them.” -
EFGIC: Reports of 10 More Deaths of Falun Gong Practitioners Emerge from China
2003-04-06As the Falun Gong death count continues its rapid ascent, ten more innocent practitioners have been confirmed dead in provinces all over China, largely due to physical and psychological torture inflicted in detention centres and labour camps. The current total of confirmed deaths now stands at 644. -
Establishing Justice and Standing Up for Human Dignity
2003-04-05Dafa practitioners of various nationalities are planning to file lawsuits during the coming days against the German states of Lower Saxonia, Brandenburg and Saxonia Proper. Their goal is to establish the facts of human rights violations against their persons during Jiang's visit in April 2002 in the hope that these lawsuits will prevent such acts in the future. -
Dresden News (Germany): Lawsuit for Infractions during Jiang Zemin’s State Visit to Dresden in 2002
2003-04-05'Many people protested against China’s human rights abuses during Jiang’s visit last year. Saxonian police earned criticism for their handling of the protesters. Among other complaints, police manhandled a 40-year-old woman outside the Taschenberg Palais/Hotel Kempinski because she had shouted the name of Falun Gong, a meditation system outlawed in China.' -
AFP (Agence-France Presse): No Let-up in Harsh Chinese Line on Falun Gong: US rights Report
2003-04-03"Police often used excessive force when detaining peaceful (Falun Gong) protesters, including some who were elderly or who were accompanied by small children," the report said. "During the year, there were numerous credible reports of abuse and even killings of ... practitioners by the police and other security personnel." -
Article from London Student Newspaper: Falun Gong Petition
2003-04-03Over 15,000 students and professors have signed a petition in support of Chinese students who are Falun Gong followers persecuted by the Chinese authorities for their spiritual beliefs. -
SCMP (South China Morning Post): US says HK Press Falun Gong
2003-04-03'The US State Department has voiced concern over what it perceives as pressure on Hong Kong from the mainland to restrict Falun Gong criticism of Beijing's policies on the banned spiritual group. The report, issued on Monday, said a series of developments in 2001 sparked worries about pressures on the special administrative region (SAR) to suppress the group's freedom of expression, despite its legal existence in Hong Kong.' -
EFGIC: Chinese Agents Use Violence Against Guests at a Picture Exhibition
2003-04-02'On March 31, 2003 a famous Chinese painter, Ms. Zhang CuiYing of Australia was holding an exhibition of her paintings at the Art Galleries of “Teatrul Foarte Mic” Theatre in Bucharest, Romania when Chinese agents entered the exhibition; attacked the organisers; and forced the closure of the exhibition. Ms Zhang CuiYing had held similar picture exhibitions in over 20 countries all over the world. The theme of the exhibition was “Interior beauty and peace in the art of Zhang Cuiying”.' -
South China Morning Post: EU Tipped to Air Article 23 Concerns
2003-04-02'The European Union is considering using its next summit meeting with mainland officials to raise concerns over Hong Kong's enactment of new national security laws, according to the special administrative region's (SAR) Democratic Party...The move to legislate against subversion and other state security crimes under Basic Law Article 23 prompted the European Parliament to pass a resolution in December expressing concerns over the possible threat to civil liberties within the proposed legislation...' -
Reuters: U.S. Accuses China of Broad Human Rights Abuses
2003-04-01'The United States accused China of a broad array of human rights violations on Monday including summary executions, torture, forced confessions, suppressing political dissent and denying religious freedom..."Abuses included instances of extrajudicial killings, torture and mistreatment of prisoners, forced confessions, arbitrary arrest and detention, lengthy incommunicado detention and denial of due process," the report said.' -
FDI: Rescuing Dr. Charles Li is a Matter of Morality and Justice
2003-03-30Jiang Zemin's regime is severely persecuting Falun Gong in China with the intent of "Destroying the reputation of Falun Gong completely, exhausting Falun Gong practitioners financially, and eradicating Falun Gong..." Yet, during the past nearly four years, Falun Gong practitioners around the world have always used non-violent means to oppose the persecution. -
URGENT APPEAL: Women on the Brink of Death in Harbin City’s Chamber of Horrors
2003-03-2940 female Falun Gong practitioners are now facing extreme horrors – what many are calling a “slow execution” – in the Harbin “Drug Rehabilitation” Centre...Physical humiliation, brainwashing, extreme sleep deprivation, electric shock, and rape have all been utilised in attempts to break the will of those incarcerated there... -
South China Morning Post: Europe urges HK to protect freedoms
2003-03-29'He stressed that the details of the Article 23 legislation were "something about which we wanted to express particular concern". The report said the anti-subversion legislation could undermine existing human rights and civil liberties in Hong Kong and could be used against anyone the central or Hong Kong government objected to, including political dissidents and religious or spiritual groups such as Falun Gong.'
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