Publications, Press Releases
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Reuters: U.S. Rights Groups Issues 'Secret' Chinese Documents
2002-02-13[Sun Jianxin] urged his forces to use secret agents to infiltrate Falun Gong, underground Catholic groups, businesses, people with "complicated political backgrounds" and universities. "Secret forces are the heart and soul in covert struggles and the crucial magic weapon in our battle against and victory over the enemy," he said. -
BBC: Westerners Held over Falun Gong Protest
2002-02-12 -
AFP: Lawsuit against Beijing mayor shows Falungong not forgotten
2002-02-11 -
AP: American, Canadian Detained in China
2002-02-11 -
Two Falun Gong Practitioners from North America Arrested on Tiananmen Square
2002-02-11The two were surrounded in Tiananmen Square by police and taken away in waiting vans after holding a brief peaceful demonstration. One witness reported that Loftus was forcibly dragged into a van by police after holding up a banner. -
Beijing Mayor, President Of Beijing Olympic Committee, Served U.S. Lawsuit For Persecution Of Falun Gong
2002-02-09 -
Newham Recorder [UK newspaper]: Putting Sister’s Plight in Frame
2002-02-09 -
State-Sanctioned Violence Results in Two More Falun Gong Deaths
2002-02-09Both cases demonstrate the Chinese government’s policy of implicating practitioners’ family members, whether they practice Falun Gong or not. -
"Falun Dafa Day" Celebrated in 20+ Provinces in China
2002-02-09 -
Sharing The Olympic Spirit: 500 Practitioners Appeal At Winter Olympics
2002-02-07"The Olympic Charter describes these Games as an opportunity to 'promote peace' and express respect for 'universal fundamental ethical principles.'We believe these principles must include the right for human beings to think, speak, and practice their spiritual beliefs without fear of persecution from their own government." -
AP Report: Jiang Denies Human Rights Violations
2002-02-02 -
USA Today: China trip offers Bush chance to address abuses
2002-01-31 -
Swedish Newspaper reports on Falun Dafa exhibition
2002-01-31 -
Metro [UK newspaper]: A case of Chinese whispers
2002-01-30Torture is widespread, committed in the full range of state institutions, from police stations to “re-education through labour” camps, as well as in people’s homes, workplaces and in public’. -
ANP: Falun Gong Aims at the Dutch Public
2002-01-29