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• Amnesty International: China Orders Death Penalty for Internet Use

  2002-12-01
  "Two of those detained for Internet-related offenses have died in custody, apparently as a result of torture or ill-treatment at the hands of the police. Both are members of the Falun Gong spiritual movement.
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• Appeal for the Release of our Friend and Colleague Liu Shan

  2002-12-01
  On the 9 July 2001, a group of police officers burst into Liu Shan’s dormitory and kidnapped him without explanation. Since this time, his whereabouts are unknown and knowledge about his wellbeing is also unknown.
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• Helsingin Sanomat (Finland): Prime Minister Lipponen defends President Halonen's remarks on human rights in China

  2002-12-01
  [Finland's Minister for Foreign Affairs Erkki] Tuomioja also brought up the violations of the human rights of members of the Falun Gong [..] movement, which he said was a cause for concern in Finland and the rest of Europe.
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• National Post: Bracing for Beijing's new crackdown: 'The honeymoon is over': Anti-subversion measures will severely limit freedom of speech

  2002-12-01
  Today, as a Hong Kong resident, I can...speak on behalf of the Falun Gong, protest the incarceration of dissidents in Chinese psychiatric hospitals...It is unlikely anyone would try to stop me. But under the terms of Article 23, I would be in serious trouble.
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• Amnesty International Urgent Action to Rescue Yoko Kaneko

  2002-11-30
  Amnesty International is seriously concerned for the safety of sisters Luo Rong (also known as Yoko Kaneko), and Luo Zhen, who are at serious risk of torture or ill treatment...
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• Jiang Regime's Persecution Against European Citizens (part 15) - Jiang's Blacklist of Practitioners

  2002-11-30
  After contacting its Embassy, the Consulate said that Mr. Xie’s name was on a list concerning Falun Gong...
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• Persecution in China

  2002-11-30
  
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• Associated Press: Release of Chinese Net Activists Sought

  2002-11-30
  ""Internet users are the latest group to be ensnared in China's deadly web of arrest, detention and torture, and U.S. corporations increasingly facilitate this repression," T. Kumar, Amnesty's Asia advocacy director said in a news release accompanying the report."
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• Latvia: Falun Dafa Picture Exhibition Held in Daugavpils

  2002-11-29
  Some people started learning the exercises in the exhibition hall. Some people even participated in the group study and practise on the same evening. Afterwards, some practitioners talked to them about their experiences in practising cultivation. Everybody felt peace and energy from the practise.
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• Czech Republic: Photo Report- Activities During the 2002 NATO Summit

  2002-11-29
  Left: Practitioners hold a peaceful appeal in front of the Chinese Embassy in Prague during the NATO summit
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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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• Deutsche Presse-Agentur: Amnesty says Internet users at risk of arbitrary arrest in China

  2002-11-29
  "Internet users in China are at risk of arbitrary detention, torture and even execution, Amnesty International said Wednesday. The London-based human rights organization detailed the cases of at least 33 people who have been detained or imprisoned for offences related to their use of the Internet."
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• Business Week: Rights group looks at China and techs

  2002-11-29
  The government has also introduced strongly worded laws prohibiting the transmission of what it calls "state secrets" to overseas organizations via the Internet. Violators can be sentenced to long imprisonment and death for more serious violations, according to Amnesty's citation of a Chinese law introduced in January 2001.
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• Austria: Falun Dafa is Warmly Received during the Vienna Health Expo

  2002-11-28
  The Falun Gong booth...was surrounded by flowers and display boards, and practitioners demonstrated the Falun Gong exercises in the middle. People who passed by the booth all felt the peaceful atmosphere. They accepted the Falun Dafa introductory leaflets and smiled at practitioners to express their gratitude.
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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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