Publications
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UPI Feature: Falun Gong 'greets' Jiang at APEC (Excerpt)
2002-10-29
"But it would seem the only protesters in this unlikely spot for an international conference, the sun-baked peninsula of sea-surrounded desert that is Baja California, are the Falun Gong, practitioners of meditative exercises who have become victims of repression in China." -
The Associated Press: Falun Gong shows lighter side in first-ever Hong Kong variety show (Excerpt)
2002-10-29""The performance carries special significance in Hong Kong. It's not like in the West where people commonly sympathize with and accept Falun Gong," said Kan Hung-cheung, a spokesman for the group. "We need to show the public that Falun Dafa is beautiful and good for mankind," Kan said." -
Central News Agency (Taiwan): Reports That President Bush Clearly Indicated to Jiang Not to Use Counter terrorism to Justify Suppressing Freedom of Speech
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Battalion: Protests Go on Despite Weather
2002-10-28"Other than the weather, the day was completely idyllic," said Bob Wiatt, Director of the University Police Department. "The Falun Gong protesters were very well-behaved." -
Tribuna de Los Cabos: The First Demonstration from China at the APEC Meeting
2002-10-28They made clear that they do not support violent demonstrations, do not participate in actions against globalisation, do not favour any party, they only pursue the free practice of Falun Gong, especially in China, where the prohibition continues and where hundreds of [thousands of] practitioners are imprisoned or concentrated in isolated zones for forced labour. -
The News Mexico: Falun Gong Protests Against [Jiang Zemin] at APEC Summit
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Reuters: Japanese Demands China Free Wife Held as Falun Gong [Practitioner]
2002-10-28"I have travelled thousands of miles from Japan to be here," said Atsushi Kaneko. "The reason for my coming here is to ask more people to help rescue my wife from torture in a labour camp in China." -
National Review: The Truth About Falun Gong
2002-10-28If I lived in China, the chances are overwhelming that I would have been tortured, imprisoned, or executed by now, for one reason only: I practice Falun Gong. I am neither a fanatic nor a political activist, I practice law, but Jiang Zemin would want me dead nonetheless... -
San Francisco Chronicle: Court bars deporting Chinese woman
2002-10-28She was arrested in March 2000 when police found two Falun Gong books in a drawer behind the counter of her father's bookstore, where she was working. She was released 10 days later after paying a fine, but reportedly learned from a police source that she was on a list of Falun Gong practitioners. -
The Associated Press: Falun Gong lawsuit accuses Jiang of human rights abuses
2002-10-26"Falun Gong supporters hoped to keep the pressure on Chinese President Jiang Zemin one day after announcing the aging ruler had been sued in federal court in Chicago for alleged human rights abuses. Jiang left Chicago on Wednesday and was headed to Texas, where he was scheduled to meet with President Bush." -
Battalion: Jiang to visit A&M amidst controversy
2002-10-26"The thousands of demonstrators expected outside the auditorium to protest Jiang's visit underlie the highly controversial nature of China's communist regime, which many human rights activists allege to be among the world's most brutal and repressive. According to reports from Amnesty International, an independent human rights group, and the U.S. Department of State, the Chinese government employs widespread torture and execution." -
The Washington Times: Falun Gong says China spies on talks
2002-10-25"The Falun Gong spiritual movement in the United States say they are being spied upon and intimidated by Chinese officials in an attempt to foil plans to protest this week's visit by Chinese President Jiang Zemin. The spying includes high-tech listening devices used to record meetings of Falun Gong members in private homes." -
Associated Press: Falun Gong slaps Jiang with genocide lawsuit
2002-10-25"Falun Gong supporters have sued Chinese President Jiang Zemin in U.S. federal court, accusing him of committing torture and genocide in China's crackdown on the spiritual movement, a lawyer for the group said yesterday." -
Houston Chronicle: Another hotel tosses out Falun Gong reservations
2002-10-25"Two Galleria-area hotels have canceled reservations of Falun Gong practitioners in Houston to demonstrate against Chinese President Jiang Zemin when he visits here this week. "I don't understand what the problem is," said Lisa Nappi, a Falun Gong practitioner from Virginia. "This is America. This is a free land."" -
Reuters: Falun Gong protesters demand China free prisoners
2002-10-25
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