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• Falun Gong Issue Raised Repeatedly at Ministers’ Question Period in UK Parliament

  2002-11-29
  “When the Minister is next able to raise the question of Falun Gong with the Chinese authorities, will he make particular mention of their refusal to renew the passports of Chinese citizens temporarily resident in this country?"
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• UK Parliament Concerned about Persecution in China Against Falun Gong Practitioners

  2002-11-28
  "..Religious beliefs, freedom of association and of expression and the media are routinely restricted. The crackdown on activists in the China Democracy party and the Falun Gong continues, and Falun Gong [practitioners] have been handed harsh sentences..."
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• BBC: US warns HK over anti-subversion law

  2002-11-26
  "Britain has also expressed its concerns regarding the law, saying in a statement on Monday that any laws which undermined basic freedoms would be "seriously damaging" to the territory. And the Paris-based World Association of Newspapers warned on Wednesday that the legislation would "give excessive weight to national security at the expense of civil liberties, especially press freedom and freedom of speech"."
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• MEPs Support European Friends of Falun Gong's Appeal Against Loss of Freedom in Hong Kong

  2002-11-25
  "In reply to your letter I have sponsored a motion in the European Parliament condemning the Hong Kong government’s proposals. I wish you all the best in your campaign against the introduction of Article 23."
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• France: Government Officials are Concerned about Dafa Practitioners Suffering in China

  2002-11-25
  It was said in the letters that France and the European Union have made efforts to improve human rights in China. Every six months they bring up with the Chinese Government issues such as violations of human rights, the freedom of speech for individuals and for groups, and the freedom to express ones’ opinion.
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• Chairman of a Prominent UK Law Society Expresses Concern Over Article 23

  2002-11-25
  The widely opposed Article-23 legislation has caused deep concerns within the UK. Several MPs and Lords have raised the issue with UK and HK authorities and the UK government has urged the HK authority at various occasions to protect human rights and freedoms which must not be jeopardised by any legislation.
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• France: Foreign Minister Expresses His Concern over the Persecution of Falun Gong Practitioners in China

  2002-11-19
  France is paying attention to the human rights violations in which Falun Gong [practitioners] are victims...[and] has anxiously taken note of the numerous allegations of torture surrounding this 3-year campaign.
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• Amnesty International Raises Concern about Ms. Yoko Kaneko and Calls for her Immediate and Unconditional Release

  2002-11-19
  She was detained while handing out Falun Gong leaflets to passers-by in Beijing...Amnesty International considers her to be a prisoner of conscience and is calling for her immediate and unconditional release.
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• International Society for Human Rights (ISHR)-Australia Appeals for Rescue of Australian Resident's Relative Detained in China

  2002-11-18
  Ms Zeng fled China after being incarcerated in a labour camp for twelve months because she is an adherent of Falun Gong. She is currently in Australia seeking asylum. Her attempts to ascertain why her husband was arrested and his present whereabouts have been unsuccessful. As she notes, her husband is not a follower of Falun Gong, he is non-political and is a businessman by profession.
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• Letter to European Friends of Falun Gong from Member of European Parliament

  2002-11-14
  "I have raised the issue of persecution of the Falun Gong in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing when a European Parliament delegation met Chinese ministers and I objected to the serious oppression they endure. Recently I have had a meeting with members of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong and raised my deep concerns about the increasing pressure being exerted by Beijing on Hong Kong’s liberal legislative traditions."
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• Two UK Parliamentarians Question the UK government Regarding Article 23 in Hong Kong

  2002-11-13
  Two members of the UK House of Lords, Lord Hylton and Lord Avebury, have tabled written questions to question the UK government regarding Article 23 in Hong Kong, which poses an enormous threat to the fundamental freedoms as well as the autonomy of the territory.
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• The Times: The great firewall of China

  2002-11-12
  "As the chinese regime changes, censorship of the internet is intensifying."
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• UK: Judge Exposes the Jiang regime’s Persecution of Falun Gong Practitioners

  2002-11-11
  "..Trials are rare. Torture occurs in accounts of interrogation and police detention, including accounts of the treatment of foreign nationals. There are numerous reports of deaths in custody of Falun Gong adherents."
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• Spanish Ambassor to UN critical of Jiang regime human rights atrocities

  2002-11-11
  Speaking on behalf of the European Union at the 58th session of the Commission on Human Rights in Geneva, the Ambassador stated; "The persecution of...Falun Gong practitioners is particularly harsh and has led to a great number of cases of torture and deaths in custody."
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• UK MP Raises Concern to UK Foreign Ministry and HK Govt over Article 23

  2002-11-10
  UK Foreign Ministry: “These important principles [rule of law, human rights and fundamental freedoms] must not be compromised.”
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