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Press Release: Chinese Officials’ Attack on U.S. Officials, Citizens
2002-10-18
"The Chinese government, not content with persecuting the Falun Gong in China, has [urged] local U.S. officials to shun or even persecute them right here in America. The approach... tends to combine gross disinformation with scare tactics and, in some cases, slyly implied diplomatic and commercial pressure." -- The Wall Street Journal, Feb. 21, 2002 -
UAW Strongly Urges China to End Its Repression of Trade Unionists, Close Its Prison Labor Camps and Respect the Fundamental Rights of Its Citizens
2002-10-18This is the text of a letter from United Auto Workers President Ron Gettelfinger to President Bush urging him to advocate for the freedom of imprisoned trade unionists in China. -
Central News Agency: "U.S Government Officials Predict Religious Freedom to be Important Topic During Jiang-Bush Meeting"
2002-10-18"On October 8, 2002, a U.S. government official said that the issue of religious freedom will "almost certainly" be the main topic of the meeting between Party leader Jiang Zemin and President Bush later this month, and the U.S government will mention religious freedom and the "very serious problem" of many Falun Gong practitioners' deaths while in custody in Mainland China, making those probably the main topic." -
Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Local Falun Gong followers have message for China leader
2002-10-18thousands of ...Falun Gong [practitioners will be] in Texas next week when Chinese President Jiang Zemin visits Bush...[they] plan to call attention to the Chinese government's three-year crackdown on the spiritual practice -
The Daily Texan: Artist hopes to raise awareness
2002-10-18In 1996, Cuiying suffered from severe rheumatoid arthritis that inhibited her from painting. A year later, she was introduced to Falun Gong and her arthritis disappeared completely. She attributes it to the exercise and meditation..."Soon after I started practicing Falun Gong, [the arthritis] went away. I could paint again." -
Austria: Practitioners Hold a Parade Entitled “Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance---Source of Peace”
2002-10-17
On October 12, 2002, Falun Dafa practitioners from Austria held a parade and an information day with the theme of “Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance --- Source of Peace” at the City of Graz. -
My Second Solemn Statement by Zhao Ming
2002-10-17"I hereby make a solemn statement again, that any documents I signed during the period of forced labour in the Tuanhe labour Camp, that are against the cultivation requirements of Falun Gong, were the product of continuous sleep deprivation and torture with high voltage electric batons, and they are against my will. I declare that all of them are void...From now on I will clarify the truth of Falun Gong with double the effort." -
BBC Monitoring: Hong Kong grants permission for Falun Gong show
2002-10-17The government has granted permission for Falun Gong [practitioners] to hold a variety show at the Tsuen Wan and Tuen Mun town halls despite repeated applications from the group being rejected since last year. They have also been allowed to hold a photo exhibition at one of the venues. -
SCMP: Regina Ip slugs it out with critics at rowdy forum
2002-10-17Secretary for Security Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee was drawn into a [heated discussion] yesterday at a forum on the proposed anti-subversion law, during which she endured a 90-minute barrage of criticism. -
The Standard: University Librarians In Subversion Law Plea
2002-10-17[If Article 23 were passed] police [would] be granted the power to enter and search libraries if they are suspected to have publications which are seen as seditious. Librarians fear this may infringe academic freedom and the freedom of information. -
Houston Chronicle: Falun Gong plans Texas protest
2002-10-17About 50 Falun Gong [practitioners] demonstrating outside the Chinese Embassy on Monday plan to carry their protest to Texas next week for President Bush's meeting with Chinese President Jiang Zemin. -
AFP (Agence France-Presse): China's Jiang to visit Chicago, Houston, San Francisco on US trip
2002-10-17Chinese President Jiang Zemin will visit the US cities of Chicago, Houston and San Francisco as well as President George W. Bush's Texas ranch on a trip from next week, the foreign ministry said Wednesday. -
Poland: Week Long Vigil Held in Front of the Chinese Embassy
2002-10-16
At the start of the vigil, the weather changed and became quite stormy. But despite this, practitioners remained resolute. It was this resilience and pure heart that touched the passers-by. -
France Digipresse: Zhu Rongji Faces Human Rights Issue in Paris
2002-10-16"..What Zhao Ming has gone through is quite different to what any other students of his age have gone through. Solely for his faith [in Falun Dafa], he was tormented by cruel torture in a labor camp in China." -
South China Morning Post: Draconian measures threaten HK freedoms
2002-10-16Margaret Ng, a legislator representing the legal profession in Hong Kong, wrote in the SCMP, "A careful reading of the consultation paper reveals numerous draconian measures and serious pitfalls. These proposals surrender to the central authorities a fundamentally important part of the autonomy provided under the Basic Law." She supports the call for a white bill for further consultation.
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