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Letter from the Office of Václav Havel, the President of the Czech Republic
2003-02-24
"Please aware that the President is strongly concerned about the state of human rights in China. Therefore he keeps himself informed about the events in China on a regular basis. The human rights should be understood as universal and the violation of them condemned wherever it may occur." -
SOS Urgent Appeal: Rescue Lin Wenrong who is Illegally Detained in China
2003-02-24Lin Wenrong now lives in Germany. On 17 January 2003, she went to Wuhan to visit her family. She had originally arranged to come back to Germany in February, but she has not yet returned. According to inside information, Lin Wenrong has been detained and jailed by local police. Her place of detention is still unknown. -
Chronicle Washington Bureau: Democrats demand China free Li
2003-02-24'Eighty-two members of Congress, led by Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Atherton, have asked the Chinese government for the immediate release of Charles Li, a Menlo Park man China suspects of sabotage but who the American officials say is being persecuted because he is a Falun Gong follower.' -
Taiwan News: MAC protests Hong Kong's mistreatment of Falun Gong members
2003-02-24'All of the Taiwan Falun Gong followers were forcefully repatriated back to the island last evening, even though they had valid Hong Kong visas. According to the MAC, Hong Kong immigration officials even rudely treated some Taiwan followers, tying them up in anti-riot blankets and forcing then on Taiwan-bound aircraft. "We protest this kind of mistreatment of our citizens," the MAC said in the statement.' -
A Letter from the Spanish President's Office: “The main task of our foreign policy is to defend human rights”
2003-02-23"I have received your letter to the President dated 9th Dec. 2002 regarding the legislation of Article 23 in Hong Kong that has damaged basic human rights. We are very concerned about this and have studied it carefully." -
Amnesty International Statement Regarding Dr. Charles Li
2003-02-23"Amnesty International is investigating the recent detention of Dr. Charles Li, a U.S. citizen, by Chinese authorities...Amnesty International is also concerned about Dr. Li's health and is seeking assurances from the Chinese government that he is not being ill-treated." -
Ukraine: An Israeli Practitioner’s Experiences During a Stay in Ukraine
2003-02-23At the airport, when I was reading Zhuan Falun, someone approached me and asked, “What is this? Falun Dafa?” I replied that it was and showed him that it said Falun Dafa on my coat. He called his wife and told her with much excitement, “Look, look, Falun Dafa!” -
China Post: MAC protests 'brutal' treatment of Falun Gong members in HK
2003-02-23'The Mainland Affairs Council yesterday protested what it called the "brutal" treatment dozens of Falun Gong members from Taiwan received in Hong Kong as they were denied entry into the former British colony and sent back with six of them being tied up. "Some of the (ROC) nationals were even tied up and carried onto the plane. We strongly protest the brutal treatment by the Hong Kong government," the council said about the Friday incident at the Hong Kong airport.' -
Letter from Friends of Falun Gong Europe to Beijing Law Firms calling for the Release of Charles Li
2003-02-23"We appeal to you to allow Mr. Li the right to defend himself in a court of law, and to allow the correct judicial procedures to exonerate him from any wrongdoing, and to have him released immediately in the name of human rights." -
French Practitioners Introduce Falun Gong during Chinese New Year on the Island of Martinique
2003-02-23
Martinique people showed great interest in Falun Gong and felt shocked to learn that Falun Gong practitioners in China are not allowed to practise the exercises, and are suffering inhuman persecution. The largest newspaper in Martinique, France Antilles published two announcements about Falun Gong activities (left). -
Russia: Report on the Medical Effects of Falun Gong from Moscow City Business Committee
2003-02-23A medical investigation and study on some Russian Falun Gong practitioners was conducted by an Investigation and Study Team, composed of Professor Guluoji (MD), a well known legal medical expert in the Legal and Medical Office of the Russian Federal Internal Affairs Department, and Mr. Simingtani, the Chief Examination Doctor in the Investigation Office of the Justice Department. -
Apple Daily: Honesty and Credibility Go Bankrupt
2003-02-23'The government of Hong Kong's Special Administrative Region ignores the objection of most of its citizens and insists on implementing Article 23 into the National Security Bill...this will cost the government the loss of its honesty, the bankruptcy of its credibility, and the loss of the public's trust in them.' -
Switzerland: Practitioners Expose the Truth Behind the Persecution at the World Economic Forum in Davos
2003-02-22A Swiss participant at the Forum said, “I have read all of your materials. What you’re doing is really important...It is incredible that Jiang Zemin is oppressing such kind-hearted people. I’ll bring up the issue of Falun Gong practitioners’ human rights to the Chinese delegation at the press conference later on.” -
AFP (Agence France Presse): Free Press at Risk From Proposed Hong Kong Law, Journalists Warn
2003-02-22'The US-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Friday warned that a proposed anti-subversion law poses a grave threat to freedom of expression in Hong Kong...Human rights and pro-democracy groups fear that China could use the new law to suppress freedoms including those of media, speech and religion, as well as to ban groups it considers a threat.' -
UK: Falun Dafa at a University’s “Oneworld Week”
2003-02-22On Friday, Falun Gong took centre stage at the “Peace and Tranquillity” event, which was a huge success. Many students watched and learnt the beautiful exercises and were amazed that no money was involved. One person commented that when she entered the room the Dafa music was incredibly powerful. The event organisers said that the atmosphere was so peaceful that they didn’t want to leave.
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