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• Amnesty: State control of the internet in China

  2002-11-28
  At least 14 Falun Gong practitioners have been detained and imprisoned for Internet-related offences, several have died in custody reportedly as a result of torture. Amnesty International has investigated the cases of 33 people believed to be prisoners of conscience. They have been detained or are serving long sentences in prison or labour camps for Internet-related offences. Three have died in custody, two of whom reportedly died as a result of torture, and there are reports that others have been tortured or ill-treated in detention.
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• EFIC: Women Tortured and Sexually Assaulted in Beijing’s Chaoyang Detention Centre

  2002-11-28
  “The cries of the women being tortured often echo in my ears, and the brutal scenes still appear before my eyes.”
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• AFP (Agence France-Presse): Amnesty appeals for Internet freedom in China

  2002-11-28
  Amnesty warned..."Anyone surfing the Internet could potentially be at risk of arbitrary detention and imprisonment"...adding that under the law, those who publish information on the Internet considered to be a state secret could even be sentenced to death.
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• Ireland: Report from the Second Irish Falun Dafa Conference

  2002-11-27
  On the 23 November, a parade was held through the centre of Dublin...One reporter commented positively on the parade, saying that it was the most imaginative event that we had organised.
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• Reply to the Guadeloupe Falun Dafa Association: France Hopes for China to Respect Fundamental Freedoms

  2002-11-27
  France and her European partners have attentively followed this campaign [against Falun Gong] since 1999...[and] will continue to remind the Chinese authorities of our country’s attention to the need for respect of fundamental freedoms..
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• AFP: Amnesty appeals for Internet freedom in China

  2002-11-27
  "The cases detailed in the report include political activists as well as those connected to organisations such as the outlawed Falungong spiritual group. Both the prisoners who died in custody were Falungong followers, Amnesty said."
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• Jiang Regime's Persecution Against European Citizens (part 14) - Jiang's Blacklist of Practitioners

  2002-11-26
  Mr. Aurnhammer commented “It is this blacklist the Chinese authorities are using to exert pressure on the Lithuanian government.”
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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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• AFP: Media groups warn Hong Kong anti-subversion law would muzzle free speech

  2002-11-26
  "It said the proposed law would damage "Hong Kong's reputation for free-flowing information and possibly spark an exodus of journalists and news organisations, among other dire effects on the territory."..The controversial legislation -- which opponents say is being rammed through at China's behest -- is due to be enacted after a three-month consultation exercise ends December 24."
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• AFP: US ambassador to China slams Beijing over human rights (Excerpt)

  2002-11-26
  ""If China wants to be accepted as both a respected and responsible member of the international community, then China must abide by certain internationally-accepted forms of behavior," Randt told members of the American Chamber of Commerce in Beijing."
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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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• Ukraine: Falun Gong Practitioners Participate in Social Groups Expo

  2002-11-25
  A young man asked us after viewing our posters, "Which Chinese foundations or organizations support you?" He was moved after he learned that Falun Gong is persecuted in China and we spent our own money to prepare various truth clarification materials to call on people to help our fellow practitioners in China.
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• Jiang Regime's Persecution Against European Citizens (part 13) - Belgian Citizen Arrested and Detained in China

  2002-11-25
  He was transferred to another police station and was interrogated for several hours and kept in custody for an entire night with at least 15 other Falun Dafa practitioners. The following day he was deported and told that he was forbidden to enter China again.
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