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Four British Falun Gong Practitioners Arrested in Beijing Return to UK today
2002-02-14 -
Falun Gong Practitioners Stage Large International Appeal on Tiananmen Square to End Persecution in China
2002-02-14"As Western practitioners we go to Tiananmen Square in the hopes that our peaceful appeal will bring an end to the torture and murder of innocent people and help to awaken a society that is being torn apart by lies and deceit" -
Reuters: China Detains 20 Western Falun Gong Protesters
2002-02-14 -
Responding to The Violent Arrests of 40 Western Practitioners in China
2002-02-14"Falun Gong is not a China issue. Falun Gong is an international issue, we won't stop until the killing stops." -
FALUN GONG INFORMATION CENTRE (UK) PRESS RELEASE: 4 British Practitioners Amongst 14 Westerners Arrested in Beijing
2002-02-13 -
THE WASHINGTON POST: China deepens assault on faith
2002-02-13 -
Reuters: U.S. Rights Groups Issues 'Secret' Chinese Documents
2002-02-13[Sun Jianxin] urged his forces to use secret agents to infiltrate Falun Gong, underground Catholic groups, businesses, people with "complicated political backgrounds" and universities. "Secret forces are the heart and soul in covert struggles and the crucial magic weapon in our battle against and victory over the enemy," he said. -
BBC: Westerners Held over Falun Gong Protest
2002-02-12 -
AFP: Lawsuit against Beijing mayor shows Falungong not forgotten
2002-02-11 -
AP: American, Canadian Detained in China
2002-02-11 -
Two Falun Gong Practitioners from North America Arrested on Tiananmen Square
2002-02-11The two were surrounded in Tiananmen Square by police and taken away in waiting vans after holding a brief peaceful demonstration. One witness reported that Loftus was forcibly dragged into a van by police after holding up a banner. -
ABC News : Beijing Mayor served lawsuit over Falun Gong torture claims
2002-02-10Beijing Mayor Liu Qi, has been slapped with a lawsuit by six Falungong members, including an Australian, claiming they were physically abused during a protest in the Chinese capital. -
Beijing Mayor, President Of Beijing Olympic Committee, Served U.S. Lawsuit For Persecution Of Falun Gong
2002-02-09 -
Newham Recorder [UK newspaper]: Putting Sister’s Plight in Frame
2002-02-09 -
State-Sanctioned Violence Results in Two More Falun Gong Deaths
2002-02-09Both cases demonstrate the Chinese government’s policy of implicating practitioners’ family members, whether they practice Falun Gong or not.