Publications
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Epoch Times: Chan Wing-Yuen Secretly Sentenced to Prison in Myanmar; Washington DC Dafa Practitioners Call for His Release (Photo)
2003-01-28
'On January 31, 2002, he was secretly sentenced to a heavy term of seven years in prison without the presence of his attorney or family. He is currently imprisoned in a jail in Rangoon. The illegal imprisonment of Mr. Chan is actually the result of Jiang regime's pressure on Myanmar authorities.' -
AAP NEWSFEED: Australian officials searching for missing woman in China
2003-01-28'The AFP news agency said the woman, whom it named as Nancy Chen, had called her mother early on Wednesday to say she had been kidnapped.' -
The Weekend Australian: Sydney Falun Gong mother disappears in China
2003-01-28'Falun Gong practitioners from Australia and other countries have frequently been detained in mainland China in recent years before being deported. They have complained of brutal treatment and beatings by police.' -
The Economist: Caught in the net
2003-01-28'In addition to blocking sites, the Chinese government has deployed a range of other technical tools, from sophisticated monitoring of e-mail traffic and chatrooms to hacking attacks and viruses aimed at hostile websites. But even more effective has been its encouragement of self-censorship among internet service providers, content companies and users.' -
Swedish Newspaper Ludvika Nya Tidning Reports on Falun Gong
2003-01-27“I am very grateful for them being here to show us this practise, said one of the participants. I have tried some other systems before, but this one was "powerful". And I really hope that we can have a practice site here in Ludvika.” -
The Australian: Hunt for Aussie missing in China
2003-01-27A Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) spokeswoman said the women's family had contacted consular officials to report her disappearance..."We've been advised by the family that she's disappeared and we're investigating with the local authorities," she said. -
Daily Telegraph (Australia): Australian 'snatched' in China
2003-01-26A Sydney woman has been snatched off the street by police while visiting relatives in China, with friends believing she has been arrested because of her spiritual beliefs..Nancy Chen, 34, last contacted her family on Wednesday, telling them she had been "kidnapped" in Chengdu city in central China...Ms Chen, of Canterbury, is a practitioner of Falun gong -
AFP: Australian embassy in Beijing seeks whereabouts of missing national
2003-01-26The Australian embassy in Beijing said Friday it was investigating claims that one of its nationals has been kidnapped in China's southwestern Chengdu province..."The embassy has been in contact with authorities in China to try to establish the whereabouts of Nancy Chen," a spokesman told AFP. -
Herald Sun (Australia): Kidnap fears plague family
2003-01-25On Wednesday, she phoned her mother with the message: "I have been kidnapped near the American Consulate, Chengdu..."They searched and took all my files including passport. Please ring my husband and ask the Australian Government to save me.".. Falun Gong was banned in China in 1999. Since then, 557 practitioners have died as a result of torture or brutality.. -
AFP: Falungong petitions HK chief to release old practitioner in Myammar
2003-01-24'[Falun Gong practitioners] urged Tung to help secure the release of Hong Kong native Chan Wing-yuen, 71, arrested in Rangoon December 12, 2001, for unfurling a Falungong banner during President Jiang Zemin's visit.' -
AFP (Agence France-Presse): Trade unions say Hong Kong's new security laws threaten rights
2003-01-22'More than 1,000 trade unionists from around the world have sent e-mails to Hong Kong's chief warning that planned security laws threaten political and civil rights, labour groups said. Meanwhile, Bill Rammell, British parliamentary under-secretary at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, said he had told Chinese officials during a recent visit to Beijing that international confidence in Hong Kong would be undermined if the issue were mishandled.' -
AFP reports on Public Relations Tactics by the Chinese Government aiding the Persecution of Falun Gong
2003-01-21A Human Rights Watch World Report issued on Tuesday January 14th stated that in 2002 China is still moving to limit freedom of expression, censorship of news publications and is cracking down on dissidents. -
BBC: Nearly One Thousand Labour Unions Oppose Legislation on Anti-subversion Law (Photo)
2003-01-21'People worry that Hong Kong's judiciary would be damaged by legislation of the anti-subversion law' -
Reuters Reports on China's Human Rights in 2002
2003-01-20'China has implemented "highly repressive policies" in 2002, using the global war on terror and a pivotal Communist Party Congress as excuses to violate human rights, a U.S.-based rights watchdog said on Tuesday.' -
Daily Times:Report about Article 23 in Hong Kong
2003-01-20'Heated exchanges between the authorities and opponents of the laws led many to believe that the devil is, indeed, in the details. What has emerged is an almost unanimous demand that the Tung government publish a detailed draft of the laws for one more round of consultation. The government, under intense pressure from Beijing to enact the blessed version, calls this unnecessary.'
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