Publications
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The Guardian: Hong Kong's Flawed Law
2003-07-01
'The most worrying clause requires the government to proscribe any group found to be linked to an already proscribed mainland organisation. The obvious example is the Falun Gong [group], already banned on the mainland where it is claimed, ludicrously, to be a threat to national security.' -
AFP (Agence France-Presse): Massive Protest to Mark Anniversary of Hong Kong's Handover from Britain
2003-07-01'Hong Kong will mark its sixth anniversary under Chinese rule on July 1 with a huge protest march over proposed national security legislation which many fear will restrict fundamental freedoms...United States and Britain have joined international human rights and press groups to condemn the planned laws.' -
Agence France Presse (AFP): 100,000 people expected to rally against Hong Kong's anti-subversion laws
2003-06-29'Some 100,000 people are expected to participate in a protest march against the Hong Kong government's plan to pass controversial anti-subversion laws next week.."We have revised our application to the police and told them of our latest estimate that some 100,000 people are expected to attend the protest march," to the government headquarters on July 1, said Tsoi Yiu-cheong, spokesman for the Civil Human Rights Front.' -
Radio France Internationale (RFI): Hong Kong Residents will launch a Large Parade to Protest Against Article 23 Legislation
2003-06-28'Hong Kong residents generally believe that the enactment of Article 23 of Hong Kong’s Basic Law will not only impair Hong Kong’s long-existing freedom of the press and freedom of speech, but is also harmful to Hong Kong’s economy. Once the legislation of Article 23 is passed, the Hong Kong authorities, like Mainland China, may arbitrarily arrest Hong Kong residents without warrants and deprive them of human rights. As a result, they plan to launch a large scale parade and demonstration to oppose Article 23 legislation.' -
AFP: Amnesty International and US urge Hong Kong to drop anti-subversion law
2003-06-26"There is still a window of opportunity for the Hong Kong government to pull back from the brink of this potential human rights disaster and to listen to the hundreds of voices raised in opposition to the serious problems raised by the proposed legislation," [Amnesty] said in a statement. -
Dagblad (Dutch newspaper): Meditating in Stadswandelpark
2003-06-25'The sweet sounds from the portable cd-player are only just audible above the loud singing of the birds. Slow and inconspicuous, but intensely concentrated, a dozen people practice meditation exercises. These are the Eindhoven practitioners of the Chinese forbidden spiritual movement, Falun Gong. Tomorrow morning this mixed bunch of people will, like every other Sunday, do their exercises in Stadswandelpark.' -
AFP: Beijingers say SARS impact not over even after WHO declares it safe
2003-06-25'BEIJING, June 24 (AFP) - Beijing residents said the World Health Organization's decision Tuesday to declare the city SARS-safe and lift its travel advisory does not mean a complete return to normalcy, as the disease has put a permanent dent in the lives of many.' -
Time Magazine: Hostages Of The State - A Murder That Shocked The Nation Exposes The Brutality Of China's System Of Extrajudicial Detentions
2003-06-25'On his way to an Internet café, he was stopped by police and asked for his ID. When Sun said he had left it at home, the police took him to a nearby station. By the next day when his boss and friends showed up with the necessary papers, Sun had been transferred to a detention center for vagrants. Two days later, on March 20, he was dead, the victim of a brutal beating in the center's infirmary.' -
Nouvelles des Trois Chênes (Swiss Media): Things Chinese
2003-06-23'You may not know that this combination of physical exercise and meditation originated in China; its aim is to rejuvenate the body and soul that has been mistreated by modern lifestyles. The session consists of five slow exercises, which allow you to become filled with the spiraling energy of the Universe. By concentrating on yourself for more than an hour, you endeavour to escape from the worries of a stressful existence...' -
Report from Finnish Newspaper Turkulainen: “From Hurrying to Patience”
2003-06-18'Falun Gong is a Chinese practice, which reminded me of Tai Chi. Practitioners of Falun Gong are guided in their practice by the principles of Zhen-Shan-Ren - Truthfulness, Compassion, Tolerance. The practice was founded by Chinese citizen Master Li Hongzhi.' -
Bayerwald-Echo (Germany newspaper): Falun Gong demonstrate against torture
2003-06-18
'CHAM – Last Saturday, a group of Falun Gong practitioners came to Market Place at the centre of Cham to raise awareness of the persecution [of Falun Gong]...In China, approximately 700 people have been tortured to death with thousands haven been thrown into jail. -
SCMP: Sars cover-up emboldens mainland journalists to seek out the truth
2003-06-18'In Guangdong, where the virus originated, initial reports that leaked out in December about a "mystery virus" were quickly stifled by a zealous propaganda machine...At the same time, authorities have cracked down on unofficial sources of information, making more than 100 arrests' -
Iceland Review: Shame on the Icelandic Government
2003-06-14'A state-run organisation responsible for monitoring human rights has issued a statement calling on the Icelandic government to publicly apologise and pay damages to Falun Gong practitioners who were mistreated last June in connection with the visit of former Chinese President Jiang Zemin to Iceland.' -
Germany Newspaper Kronach Reports on Falun Gong’s Appeal to the Bavarian Governor
2003-06-14'“We wanted to tell people that millions Falun Gong practitioners are being persecuted in China.” They also mentioned that Bavaria’s twinned province, Shandong Province, is where the most Falun Gong practitioners have been persecuted to death. The Bavarian State should speak out and do something about this disgraceful situation.' -
AFP: Hong Kong journalists slam "chilling" proposed security laws
2003-06-12'"The changes fail to tackle the fundamental threats to freedom of expression," she said. "They merely tinker with the legislation and thus the amendments will make little difference to how the law is implemented or the chilling effect it will have on the media."'
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