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Japan: Foreign Ministers from 38 Asian and European Countries Gather in Kyoto, Practitioners Call on Chinese Communist Regime to Stop the Persecution
2005-05-09
From May 6 to 7, 2005, during the Seventh ASEM (Asia-Europe) Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Kyoto, Japan, practitioners called for an end of the persecution of Falun Gong in China. On the paths where foreign ministers passed by, practitioners held banners and posters exposing the persecution. -
BBC Monitoring/BBC: Hong Kong Daily Says Falun Gong Verdict Boost for Right to Protest
2005-05-09
Before police arrest demonstrators for obstruction they should remember the right to demonstrate is a fundamental freedom under the Basic Law, according to the Court of Final Appeal judgment in the Falun Gong case. The judgment quashed the Falun Gong members' convictions for obstructing and assaulting police officers exercising their duty and prompted calls from legal experts for better police training and education in protecting constitutionally safeguarded rights. -
Two Detained Falun Dafa Practitioners in Singapore Have Been Released, Press Conference Calls for Fair Treatment of Falun Dafa Practitioners
2005-05-08On the afternoon of May 3, 2005, two Falun Dafa practitioners, Ms. Cheng Lujin and Ms. Ng Chye Huay were released after seven days in detention. They were on a hunger strike seven days and four days respectively while in detention, to protest their unfair sentencing by the Singapore Court. On the afternoon of May 4, 2005, the two practitioners held a press conference together with the Singapore Falun Dafa Association and explained how they were released and their future plans. -
Texas: Falun Gong at Houston Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
2005-05-08
May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month in America. This year, the Asian/Pacific American Heritage Association (APAHA) organised the 10th celebration starting on May 1. The Falun Gong group again received a warm welcome at the event. -
BBC: HK Quashes Falun Gong Convictions
2005-05-08They were arrested after demonstrating outside a Chinese government building in the territory three years ago. The case was seen as a key test of judicial independence in the former British colony, now a part of China. Falun Gong is banned in China and its practitioners complain they are subject to sometimes violent persecution, but they are free to practice in Hong Kong. Beijing has labeled Falun Gong [and persecutes it brutally]. In Hong Kong, there are no such restrictions. -
Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal's Statement in Overturning the Conviction of Falun Gong Practitioners
2005-05-07"The freedom to demonstrate peacefully is a constitutional right protected by Article 27 of the Basic Law. It is closely associated with freedom of speech. Such freedoms of course include the freedom to express views which others may find disagreeable or offensive or which may be critical of persons in authority. Those freedoms are at the heart of Hong Kong's system and the courts should give them a generous interpretation." -
Japan: Falun Gong Practitioners Petition at Singapore Embassy
2005-05-07
On the morning of May 1, 2005, Falun Gong practitioners in Japan petitioned in front of the Singapore Embassy to Japan. They requested that Singapore stop assisting the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) with the persecution of Falun Gong, and took this opportunity to tell people about the withdrawal of a million people from the CCP. -
FDI: Falun Gong News Bulletin
2005-05-07223 torture and persecution-related deaths of people who practise Falun Gong in China were verified and reported over the past three weeks, marking the single largest number of reported deaths over a three week timeframe since the violent suppression of Falun Gong began in 1999. While some of the deaths reported occurred recently, many are from months or even years ago, but are only now being uncovered and reported due to Chinese authorities' tight control over information about Falun Gong practitioners in custody. -
AP: Hong Kong's top court overturns criminal convictions against Falun Gong
2005-05-06Hong Kong's top court on Thursday overturned convictions against eight followers of the Falun Gong spiritual group accused of assaulting and obstructing police during a 2002 protest in a case seen as a key test of judicial independence under Chinese rule. A summary of the decision said, "The freedom to demonstrate peacefully is a constitutional right." ... The ruling came amid complaints from pro-democracy lawmakers and legal experts that Hong Kong's law has been compromised by Beijing's interference during the past month. -
Indonesia: Practitioners Appeal Unreasonable Verdict in Case Connected to Pressure from CCP
2005-05-06
On April 28, 2005, Falun Gong practitioners in Indonesia lodged a complaint with the country's independent human rights organisation over an incident in which practitioners were removed by the police and unreasonably convicted for appealing outside the Chinese Embassy. -
Singapore: Falun Gong Practitioners Deliver a Petition Letter to the Singaporean President's Official Residence
2005-05-06
The unjust verdict issued by the Singapore court against two Falun Gong practitioners aroused great attention from practitioners throughout the world. In the meantime, Singapore practitioners have also been trying hard to appeal for the two fellow practitioners, and delivered a petition to Singapore's president on May 2, 2005. -
FDI: Communist China, Singapore: Two Countries, One System?
2005-05-05NEW YORK (FDI) -- On April 27 in Singapore, two women were found "guilty" on seven counts, including "assembly without a permit" and "possession and distribution of illegal VCDs." Their crime? Handing out materials to passers-by in a public park that document the human rights atrocities inflicted upon those who practice Falun Gong in China. These same materials are handed out to the public on a daily basis in nearly every major city across North America, Europe, and Australia as well as parts of the Middle East, South America, and Africa. -
United States: The Magnificence of Falun Dafa Practitioners' Artwork Captivates State Officials and Tourists at the Texas State Capitol
2005-05-05
Sponsored by Texas State Representative Elliot Naishtat, the "Uncompromising Courage" art exhibition was held inside the Texas State Capitol for five consecutive days from April 7. Many of those who viewed the exhibition wrote messages praising the artwork and expressing concern about the brutal persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China. -
Well-Being of Hunger Striking Practitioners in Singapore Is a Concern of Falun Gong Practitioners Around the World
2005-05-04Two Falun Gong practitioners in Singapore, Ms. Ng Chye Huay and Ms. Cheng Lujin, are presently on hunger strike in Changyi Woman's Prison to protest the unjust court sentences by the Singapore authorities against them. According to the Strait Times' report, a prison spokesman said that refusing to eat was an offence under the Prisons Act. If found guilty, they could be placed in a punishment cell or given a written warning. They will be placed on a glucose drip should their health be in danger. Falun Gong practitioners from across the world are extremely concerned about the situation and have successively gone to Singapore Embassies in different countries to appeal on behalf of the two practitioners. -
The Epoch Times: Jailed in Singapore For Handing Out Flyers
2005-05-04
In New York, Falun Gong practitioners join others at Singapore diplomatic missions worldwide, appealing the conviction of two fellow practitioners in Singapore. Two women were jailed after passing out fliers and video CD's. Singapore became the first country outside of China to take such legal action against Falun Gong.
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