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Press statement from the Austrian Falun Dafa Association on the Occasion of International Human Rights Day
2001-12-10 -
Special report on Falun Dafa from German TV
2001-12-06 -
CAMPUS CHRONICLE: U.C.C Student Detained By Chinese Police
2001-12-05"Let me state up front, that the purpose of holding this peaceful appeal was not politically motivated. We have no objection to political power, nor did we disturb political or social order. What you see is exactly what happened – we sat on Tiananmen Square with one hand raised in front of the chest. Within 30 seconds, police vans had surrounded us and began to drag everyone away." -
AFTONBLADET (Swedish Newspaper): Falun Gong adherents claimed to be killed in China
2001-12-02Seven adherents of the Falun Gong movement have died in a Chinese prison, reports the Falun Gong Information Center in the USA. They came from different provinces in China. They died due to being confined to excessive hard labour, torture, and abuse, according to the report that was released on Tuesday. One man died after police pushed him down four flights of stairs. -
BBC Monitoring: Canadian Falun Gong protesters say Chinese authorities broke law
2001-12-01Along with Member of Parliament Scott Reid, the two Canadians condemned the mainland Chinese regime' violence against the 35 Westerners who made an appeal on the part of their fellow mainland Chinese practitioners. -
HOW CHINA'S GOVERNMENT IS ATTEMPTING TO CONTROL CHINESE MEDIA IN AMERICA [summarized excerpts]
2001-11-30The 2000 Census also revealed that 80 percent of all Chinese-Americans live in twelve major U.S. cities; all these cities are targeted by the Chinese government with propaganda. They have effectively infiltrated all major U.S. cities home to Chinese-Americans with half-truths and gross misinformation. But for many of the United States' 2.4 million Chinese-Americans, such reporting might be all that they read, hear or see. The "outside world" and current events are filtered and presented through a limited number of media, the majority of which are run by the Chinese Government. The long-term negative effects of such reporting are seen in the fierce, even violent antagonism towards Falun Gong on U.S. soil -
AFTONBLADET (Swedish Newspaper): Falun Gong adherents claimed to be killed in China
2001-11-30 -
DPA: Falun Gong Claims Eight More Deaths in Chinese Police Custody
2001-11-30 -
Swedish News Agency Interview with Westerners Who Went to Tiananmen Square
2001-11-28 -
Norrköpings Tidningar (a Swedish newspaper): Not welcome in China for five years
2001-11-28 -
Observateur du Cambresis (French newspaper): SOS walk to Condemn the Persecution
2001-11-28 -
Falun Gong Woman Murdered in Police Car Within One Hour of Arrest: Hundreds from Her Village Appeal for Justice
2001-11-27Falun Dafa Information Center spokesperson, Mr. Adam Montanaro, noted that the appeal carried out by Ms. Liao's village is no surprise: "Falun Gong is deeply rooted in traditional Chinese culture and really exhibits the best of China's ancient and rich history. So, President Jiang's persecution campaign against Falun Gong is really an act of waging war on the people and culture of China, and those who can see through the PRC's propaganda know this. I think that is why the people from Ms. Liao's village won't look the other way when a Falun Gong practitioner is murdered by the police." -
Seven More Falun Gong Practitioners Die Tragically at the Hands of Chinese Police
2001-11-27 -
AFTONBLADET [Sweden]: “They kicked us in the face”
2001-11-26I had a concussion of the brain. In the police bus the policemen started to kick us in the face. I managed to raise an arm to shield my head.His right arm was bleeding and he was dizzy due to the beatings. The Swedes hooked each others’ arms to firmly stick together.“We know that Chinese women can be raped and severely assaulted by the police, so we tried to stick together, says Anne Hakosalo, 33. -
FRANKFURTER RUNDSCHAU [German newspaper]: Chinese Truths - Beijing Attempts Censure of Falun Gong Reports
2001-11-26When Ms. Lietsch pointed out that she neither took photographs nor conducted any interviews, one of the policemen replied: "If you only LOOK in that direction you are breaking the law."