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Chinese Regime Continues to Capitalize on Tragic Self-Immolation Incident to Incite Hatred and Mistrust Towards Falun Gong
2002-01-23"We ask the world's media to be careful not to be used as a mouthpiece for Chinese Communist propaganda." -
President Bush: Persecution of Falun Gong is "Unworthy of All That China Should Become"
2002-01-22 -
Italian News Agency Report on Falun Gong Demonstration in Florence
2002-01-22This spiritual system claims 100 million followers worldwide, including China. People participate neither in religious nor political activities, but rather live by the principles of “Truthfulness, Compassion and Forbearance.” -
Ottawa Sun [Canadian newspaper]: Defiant councillor tees off China
2002-01-19 -
The Ottawa Citizen [Canadian newspaper]: Yes, protest can be embarrassing
2002-01-19Sensibly, city politicians agreed that Falun Gong could continue exercising its right to peaceful protest and freedom of speech. Peaceful protest? Free speech? Novel concepts in China. It's a pity they were even challenged here. -
Amidst Worldwide Peaceful Vigil, Reports of Four More Falun Gong Practitioners Tortured to Death
2002-01-16 -
Press Release: UK Falun Gong Practitioners Urge Visiting Chinese Foreign Minister to End Escalating Torture and Killings
2002-01-16 -
Press Release from the Irish Falun Dafa Information Centre
2002-01-16“The case of Trinity College student Zhao Ming is widely known across Ireland and Europe. Ming is due to be released this coming March,” said Mr. Gerald O’Connor, spokesperson for the Falun Dafa Association of Ireland. “The situation in China is deteriorating daily. We must ensure Zhao is released in March and given a free passage to return to his studies while paying close attention to the situation in China.” -
The Ottawa Citizen [Canadian newspaper]: Falun Gong banners spark bylaw debate: Chinese Embassy trying to stifle speech with strict reading of rules, councilor claims
2002-01-16"The Chinese Embassy or supporters of the Chinese government don't want the signs up because it makes them uncomfortable," he said. "That's too bad. That's the point of the signs. "We are an embassy town," he added. "We are host to a number of unsavoury or oppressive regimes. It would be a dangerous precedent to allow them to use our bylaws to suppress freedom." -
Gothenburg Post [Swedish newspaper]: Candlelight Vigil in Slottsskogen
2002-01-13 -
FDI: Reports of Four Falun Gong Practitioners Dead from Police Abuse Surface in a Single Day
2002-01-11When a reporter called the police to check on the details, the police replied, "I don' have time to answer your questions," and "Wrong number!" and then hung up upon hearing that the reporter was asking about Zhan' case. Zhan is survived by her two-year-old child. -
FDI: Thousands Rally in Over 30 Cities Around the World As Falun Gong Holds Worldwide 3-Day Vigil
2002-01-11Twenty Reports of Killings in the Past Twenty-Two Days Falun Gong Practitioners Expose Criminals' Names and Phone Numbers to the Public; Call for Support -
FDI: Police Assault and Kill Falun Gong Man on Roadside As He Posts Flyers Exposing Human Rights Abuses
2002-01-11 -
Swabian Danube [German] Newspaper: Rescue March to City Hall
2002-01-10 -
Chinese Officials Become Entangled in their Own Web of Deceit
2002-01-05The first reports, released on December 12, claimed Qiu had gone to the Laocheng Police Substation the night before the murder, of his own initiative, to turn in his Falun Gong books and materials to police and "confess" that he had practised Falun Gong since 1994. Yet multiple reports claimed the "evidence" of Qiu practising Falun Gong was his Falun Gong books, found in his home after the murder.