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• Reuters: China Detains U.S. [Falun Gong Practitioner], Frees Australian

  2003-01-31
  'China has detained an American follower of the banned Falun Gong spiritual movement, accusing him of sabotaging television and radio broadcasting systems on the mainland, the U.S. embassy said Thursday...He denied the charges but could be jailed for up to 15 years if found guilty of hijacking the airwaves and cables to broadcast Falun Gong material.'
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• Question from MEP to European Commission on Effect of Article 23 on Dafa Practitioners

  2003-01-30
  "What is the opinion of the Commission on the introduction of the controversial Article 23 legislation of anti-subversion law, and is the Commission concerned about the threat to the ability of those who wish to peacefully practise Falun Gong activites either in Hong Kong or in the rest of China to practise their beliefs unimpeded or without threat of arbitrary arrest?"
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• Letter from an Austrian Practitioner to the Chinese People during the Chinese New Year

  2003-01-30
  "Perhaps you might have noted that all of the incarcerated Falun Gong practitioners in China are peaceful, upright citizens. They don’t hit back when they are beaten, they do not talk back when scolded; that in itself ought to be food for thought."
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• Letter from Irish Falun Dafa Association to the Burma Minister of Foreign Affairs

  2003-01-30
  "We believe that it was under the pressure from Jiang Zemin that Mr. Chan Wing-yuen was imprisoned by the Myanmar police, which really represents a case of injustice to human rights and does harm to the international image of Myanmar. You might not be aware that Jiang Zemin is creating human rights atrocities and has been charged in an American court with Genocide. This is not the first time the Jiang regime has tried to influence foreign states to persecute Falun Dafa practitioners."
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• DJ (Dow Jones International News): Hong Kong Activists Slam Planned Anti-Subversion Law

  2003-01-30
  'Critics fear the government's proposal will subject Hong Kong to mainland-style tactics. Some say the Falun Gong [group], outlawed in mainland China […] although it remains legal in Hong Kong, could be targeted.'
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• SCMP (South China Morning Post): Concessions granted on security laws - The government tries to ease the public's worries about freedoms but its critics seek more changes

  2003-01-30
  'The Bar Association and the Journalists Association said their previous concerns about the protection on human rights and media freedom had not been addressed. The Falun Gong said the proposal remained a threat to its operations in Hong Kong. Democratic Party leader Yeung Sum dismissed the amendments as superficial.'
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• FDI: U.S. Citizen Held in China for Practice of Falun Gong

  2003-01-30
  Charles Li, a U.S. Citizen was detained at Guangzhou Airport shortly after landing there on January 22, 2003. He was then transferred approximately 1,000 miles away to the Yangzhou Detention Centre in Jiangsu Province...Two days later, Chinese authorities officially notified the U.S. consulate that Charles will be charged with sabotaging T.V. and/or radio equipment -- a charge that, according to a U.S. official in Shanghai, could mean up to 15 years in prison.
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• ABC (Australia): Australian woman detained in China & Embassy confirms Australian detained in China

  2003-01-30
  'Two Australian embassy officials in Beijing have been dispatched to southwest China to investigate the detention of an Australian woman...Ms Chen was supposed to be visiting relatives, but rang her mother last week to say she had been kidnapped, before the phone dropped out.'
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• UK: Promoting Falun Dafa at a University Freshers Fair

  2003-01-29
  A large number of Chinese students were more than happy to accept the VCDs and leaflets that expose the horror of the persecution of Falun Gong in China. After the activities there were many remarks on how peaceful the exercises looked. Many students were astonished at how something so peaceful could be persecuted so viciously.
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• Letter from the European Falun Dafa Association to the Prime Minister of Myanmar

  2003-01-29
  "We urge you to pay immediate attention to the imprisonment in Burma of a 71-year-old Falun Gong practitioner from Hong Kong for peacefully displaying a small banner and do everything possible to secure his freedom as soon as possible."
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• Letter from the Nordic Association of Falun Gong to the Swedish Foreign Minister about HK Practitioner Imprisoned in Burma

  2003-01-29
  "We kindly appeal to You, to bring this case forward at the meeting with the Foreign Minister of Myanmar, and to call for an immediate release of Mr Chan. The case is also in the process of being submitted to the United Nations and Amnesty International as a prisoner of conscience."
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• C-News (Canada): Hong Kong scales back planned subversion law following public outcry

  2003-01-29
  Tens of thousands have protested against the law, which has drawn criticism from business leaders and foreign governments in addition to the usual human rights activists who grumble that Hong Kong's government acts like a puppet to Beijing.
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• The Standard: Concerns remain as Article 23 law tamed

  2003-01-29
  Falun Gong spokesman Kan Hung-cheung said retention of the proposal on proscribing local organisations made them all the more worried the government would persecute them..."It's becoming more obvious that the intention of the legislation is to suppress Falun Gong and other local organisations according to the wishes of the mainland government,"
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• Greece: A Successful Exhibition of Zhang Cuiying’s Paintings was held in Athens

  2003-01-28
  Over one hundred VIPs were invited by the mayor of Athens to attend the exhibition. President of the famous Andrea Lendtakis Foundation and former vice mayor of Athens, Mrs. Eifi Lendtakis, said in her speech: “I had come to know some time ago about the persecution against Falun Gong in China. Today, I have had the chance to talk to Zhang Cuiying directly and this makes me even more determined to continue my work for human rights.”
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• Sweden: Western Practitioners sing “We Come For You”

  2003-01-28
  
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