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EFGIC: Falun Gong Practitioners Broadcast Programmes in Southern China
2003-08-09
'Instead of the regularly scheduled programme, according to reports, hundreds of thousands of residents saw two programmes reporting on the human rights abuses against Falun Gong practitioners in China – something Jiang Zemin has gone to great lengths to conceal. The programmes also debunked much of the anti-Falun Gong propaganda put forth by the Chinese regime.' -
EFGIC: Falun Gong Woman Dies from Force Feeding Torture
2003-08-08'More often used as a torture technique than a method for supplying the victim with nutrients, more than 10% of all deaths of Falun Gong practitioners in Chinese custody have resulted from force feeding. On one occasion while force-feeding Ms. Cui, an eyewitness reports that Detention Centre Chief Cheng Haitao observed blood on the force-feeding tube, but told Ms. Cui, “Don’t even think about getting out, even if you bleed.”' -
FDI: Architect of Terror - An Analysis of Jiang Zemin’s Role in the Persecution of Falun Gong
2003-08-06Over the last four years, however, much information has been brought to light that demonstrates how then-Communist Party head, Jiang Zemin, not only formulated the policy of “eradicating” Falun Gong himself, but actually went against the decision of the entire Politburo Standing Committee – who were advocating for Falun Gong at the time – to enact the persecutory campaign against Falun Gong. The following discusses some of these details that have come to light. -
EFGIC: Falun Gong Woman Exhibits Torture Injuries, Dies in Masanjia Forced Labour Camp
2003-08-05On April 12th, 2003 Ms. Zhang’s family received a notice issued jointly by the Masanjia Labour Camp, the local police station and Liujiawopu Village Committee stating that Ms. Zhang “is receiving emergency treatment because she’s critically ill.” By the time Ms. Zhang’s family arrived at Masanjia, she was already dead. -
EFGIC: Woman Injected with Unknown Drugs Suffers Paralysis and Death
2003-07-28According to sources familiar with her case, while detained in Zhongba Labour Camp Ms. Han endured torture and abuse at the hands of prison guards. In particular, Ms. Han was severely beaten by a female guard named Gu Xingying, 29 years old, who then enlisted 8 male guards to tie up Ms. Han and inject her with four doses of unknown drugs. From that point on, Ms. Han’s muscles began to atrophy, her lower limbs became virtually paralysed, she had difficulty breathing and her mental state was unclear. -
EFGIC: 33 Year-old Falun Gong Woman Tortured to Death
2003-07-21'On October 7th, 2002, Ms. Tang was arrested again while distributing flyers with information about the persecution of Falun Gong in Zhongjiang County and returned to Mengyang Town government where sources say she was brutally tortured. Covered in cuts and bruises, she was transferred to Pengzhou City Brainwashing Centre. On March 3rd, 2003, Ms. Tang was sentenced to two years of forced labour and sent to Nanmusi Female Labour Camp in Zizhong County, where she was tortured until on the verge of death. ' -
EFGIC: Falun Gong Endures Four Years of Persecution
2003-07-19'What is it about Falun Gong that gives these people such heart to continue through the darkest time in history?What is it about Falun Gong that gives practitioners such faith, determination and perseverance to face such a vicious, defamatory and murderous regime without ever renouncing their faith?' -
EFGIC: Rat Poison at China’s Xinhua “News” Agency
2003-07-17LONDON (EFGIC) – On July 2, Xinhua News Agency reported in Wenzhou City in Zhenjiang province “16 Beggars Poisoned: the Suspect is a Falun Gong Member.” However, the Xinhua account is contradicted by the first report on this story in a local newspaper. A follow-up investigation uncovered more discrepancies and demonstrated there was no connection between the alleged murder cases and Falun Gong. -
FDI: Woman Kidnapped and Beaten to Death as Chinese Police Attempt to Force Her to Renounce Falun Gong
2003-07-13Sources say Ms. Li was kidnapped by police officers from the No. 1 Division of Fushun City Police Department because she practices Falun Gong. She was immediately taken to the local police station where she was beaten to death on the same day by four police officers in an attempt to extract a “confession” – a Chinese police term for renouncing Falun Gong. -
FDI: Reports of 5 Deaths of Falun Gong Practitioners Emerge from Jilin Province, China
2003-07-10'To date, 92 confirmed death cases have been reported from Jilin Provinced, the second highest reported of any other province, following Heilongjiang Province. The current total of confirmed deaths now stands at 750, although according to Chinese government sources, the true death toll is in the thousands.' -
FDI: Falun Gong Practitioners Win Court Appeal
2003-07-07Last Friday, a Quebec Court of Appeal overturned a decision of the lower court and reinstated the Falun Gong practitioner's prosecution for Contempt of Court Charges. The Montreal Chinese Newspaper "Les Presses Chinoises" and the author Bing He now face two lawsuits for ignoring a safeguard order of the Quebec Superior Court and for their hate propaganda against Falun Gong. -
Newsletter from the International Human Rights Organisation in Germany on the Rights of Falun Gong Practitioners
2003-07-02We felt that our freedom of expression enshrined in the German constitution was illegally curtailed. We believed that the words ‘Please Support the Lawsuit against Jiang Zemin for Committing Genocide in China’ displayed on the banners could cause no insult. If the information we tried to convey annoyed the Chinese consulate, then let them look at the suffering of the persecuted people in China. -
U.S. White House: Press Statement Regarding Hong Kong's Article 23
2003-06-27'The United States has concerns that Article 23 legislation, as currently drafted, could harm local freedoms and autonomy over time. Especially worrisome are provisions mandating the proscription of certain kinds of popular organizations and the absence of a "public interest" defense to protect freedom of expression and the press. The United States urges Hong Kong's Legislative Council to adopt amendments to correct these shortcomings.' -
FDI: Local Pro-Communist Associations Hosting Chinese UN Ambassador Assault Falun Gong in New York City
2003-06-26“I was surrounded by men who started punching me in my face and abdomen,” says New York resident Mr. Jun Li. Mr. Li bears a swollen black eye and abrasions on his torso and arms. “One man was screaming, ‘I’m going to beat you to death,’” Mr. Li recalls. -
EFGIC: High-Level Chinese Officials Found Guilty of Crimes against Humanity
2003-06-25
In the last 18 months, three high-level Chinese officials have been found guilty of crimes against humanity in U.S. District Courts for their roles in the persecution of Falun Gong. A fourth lawsuit against former Chinese Communist leader, Jiang Zemin, is being reviewed by a U.S. District Court judge in Chicago.
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