Publications, Press Releases

• Falun Gong Woman Murdered in Police Car Within One Hour of Arrest: Hundreds from Her Village Appeal for Justice

  2001-11-27
  Falun Dafa Information Center spokesperson, Mr. Adam Montanaro, noted that the appeal carried out by Ms. Liao's village is no surprise: "Falun Gong is deeply rooted in traditional Chinese culture and really exhibits the best of China's ancient and rich history. So, President Jiang's persecution campaign against Falun Gong is really an act of waging war on the people and culture of China, and those who can see through the PRC's propaganda know this. I think that is why the people from Ms. Liao's village won't look the other way when a Falun Gong practitioner is murdered by the police."
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• Seven More Falun Gong Practitioners Die Tragically at the Hands of Chinese Police

  2001-11-27
  
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• AFTONBLADET [Sweden]: “They kicked us in the face”

  2001-11-26
  I had a concussion of the brain. In the police bus the policemen started to kick us in the face. I managed to raise an arm to shield my head.His right arm was bleeding and he was dizzy due to the beatings. The Swedes hooked each others’ arms to firmly stick together.“We know that Chinese women can be raped and severely assaulted by the police, so we tried to stick together, says Anne Hakosalo, 33.
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• FRANKFURTER RUNDSCHAU [German newspaper]: Chinese Truths - Beijing Attempts Censure of Falun Gong Reports

  2001-11-26
  When Ms. Lietsch pointed out that she neither took photographs nor conducted any interviews, one of the policemen replied: "If you only LOOK in that direction you are breaking the law."
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• THE EVENING ECHO [Ireland]: Cork man arrested in China

  2001-11-26
  
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• Frankfurter Rundschau: “Beijing Prisoners for 23 Hours”

  2001-11-25
  Nobody did anything to her. With a shaky voice she related her cell stay in the cellar of Beijing's police headquarters'. "It looked like an animal cage." There it became clear to her that "those who are being tortured don't even have a slim chance at all."
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• Expressen (a Swedish newspaper): “The Police Trampled on My Head - Report from Swedish Falun Gong follower detained in China” [Excerpts]

  2001-11-25
  "In the square a large number of policemen quickly surrounded us. They dragged me into a car and punched me several times in the face with their fists. They then trampled on my head and kicked me all over my body. Several of the other practitioners were also assaulted. The women were dragged by the hair," he told TT.
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• Boston Globe Online: Sweden protests detentions by China

  2001-11-24
  Sweden has protested China' handling of several Swedes who were among 35 foreigners, including six Americans, expelled for demonstrating against the government' crushing of the Falun Gong spiritual movement.
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• Jersusalem Post: “Israeli arrested in Tiananmen Square [due to] Falun Gong protest”

  2001-11-24
  JERUSALEM (November 21) - Leeshai Lemish, an Israeli Falun Gong practitioner, was arrested yesterday in Beijing's Tiananmen Square as part of a group of 36 protesting Chinese persecution of the group. It was the first Falun Gong protest to involve Westerners exclusively
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• IC Wales Network (UK): China expels British protestors

  2001-11-24
  
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• Detained Practitioner Recounts Police Brutality on Tiananmen Square: Excerpts from Two Swedish Newspapers

  2001-11-24
  
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• IGFM: “China intensifies Persecution of Falun Gong

  2001-11-23
  “Eight German citizens were arrested today at around 6:20 A.M. (4:20 P.M. Beijing time) on Tinanamen Square and taken away in a bus. They had participated in a peaceful demonstration for freedom of religious practices in the people’s republic of China,” relates the IGFM (Internationale Gesellschaft fuer Menschenrechte: International Association for Human Rights; translator). in Frankfurt.
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• Franconia Post: “A CITY HALL WELCOME FOR FALUN GONG MARCHERS”

  2001-11-23
  Since September 22, groups of Falun Gong practitioners from China are on the road, to raise awareness among the European populace to their precarious situation in their native country.
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• Taunus Newspaper [German Newspaper]: “SOS Foot-march from city hall to city hall”

  2001-11-23
  Practitioners of the Falun Gong system who live outside of China began a walk on September 22, which will lead through countries as diverse as the USA, Australia, Ireland and many European countries. They are on foot carrying heavy back packs to seek out the mayors in the many small towns and cities to raise awareness about the oppression of innocent Falun Gong practitioners at the hands of a few Chinese individuals in high levels of the government’s power structure.
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• Viernheim Daily News, November 20, 2001: “March against Dictatorship and Duress”

  2001-11-23
  VIERNHEIM – This past weekend five Chinese female Falun Gong practitioners raised awareness about their concerns as they participated in the worldwide march to rescue the Falun Gong practitioners in China.
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