Publications, Press Releases
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EFIC: From Rags to Riches to Torture in a Chinese Labour Camp (Part 1)
2003-02-15
The following story is true and every name is real. It is a story about a successful businesswoman who was illegally imprisoned for nine months in one of China’s most brutal labour camps – Wanjia. It is a story of beatings and torture, of survival and perseverance, and it is a testament to the power of her beliefs. -
Dow Jones: Hong Kong's Opposition Denounces New Anti-Subversion Law
2003-02-14'"This is a giant step backward from the system as we know it in Hong Kong, which is open justice and open trial," said lawmaker Audrey Eu..."This is absurd," said Albert Ho, a lawmaker from the opposition Democratic Party.' -
Pioneer News (Chicago, USA): A Fight for Peaceful Practice
2003-02-14'In November 2002, the Chicago City Council issued a resolution in support of Falun Gong practitioners. The resolution states that the United States should use every appropriate and public and private forum to urge the government of the People’s Republic of China to release all Falun Gong practitioners from detention and put an end to the practices of torture and other cruel, inhumane and degrading treatment against them.' -
AFP (Agence France-Presse): Hong Kong activists stopped in protest against anti-subversion law
2003-02-12'A group of angry activists tried to storm into Hong Kong government office headquarters on Tuesday to protest against proposed anti-subversion laws..."We are petitioning the government to stop legislating the law without proper consultation," said Leung Kwok-hung, who led the protest.' -
The Emory Wheel (USA): SGA demands release of Falun Gong [practitioners]
2003-02-12"It is important for SGA to put pressure on the government when necessary," said SGA President Chris Richardson. "Helping a fellow Atlanta resident reunite with his wife after such atrocities is simply the right thing to do." -
AFP (Agence France Presse): HK democrat slams govt 'distortion' of public views on [anti-subversion] laws
2003-02-11'Democratic Party leader Yeung Sum on Sunday accused the Hong Kong government of engaging in "distortion" of public views submitted over controversial proposed national [anti-subversion] laws..."The government has gone from wrong to wrong, from proposing to introduce such draconian laws in the first place, to outright distortion of public opinion and manipulation of public consensus when public opinion is not on the government's side," Yeung said.' -
FDI: Senior Engineer in China's Space Program Gains Early Release from Forced Labor Camp
2003-02-11"I just thank the efforts of the Canadian government and those who have participated in this international campaign to rescue our family members from illegal imprisonment and torture. I owe my mother's release to these efforts." -
Dai Zhizhen Tells Her Story in the Finnish Newspaper Metro
2003-02-08Metro, one of the most widely read newspapers in Helsinki, featured a full-page article about Australian Falun Gong practitioner Dai Zhizhen and how the cruel persecution of Falun Gong affected the life of her family. -
The Associated Press: A group of U.S. congressmen is asking for the "immediate release" of 37 people being held in China for practicing Falun Gong
2003-02-08'"The Chinese government continues to imprison, torture, and murder" practitioners, the Falun Dafa Information Center said in an e-mail, quoting a Jan. 22 letter by 10 congressmen from New Jersey to U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell. "It is extremely disheartening to see that little progress has been made with respect to ending the persecution."' -
EFGIC: Beijing and Taipei: Two Cities, Worlds Apart
2003-02-08 -
EFGIC Press Release: For the First Time in Europe, A Chinese Leader Has Been Charged With Human Rights Abuses
2003-02-08 -
Asia Times: China's GDP figures: Are they bogus?
2003-02-07'"Local statistical offices are heavily influenced by local political leadership," the editors write, "and when career advancement depends on performance related to assigned targets, the targets tend to become self-fulfilling."' -
Flushing Times, NY: Falun Gong parade march in Flushing goes smoothly
2003-02-07'..threatened with an investigation by the city's Commission on Human Rights, parade organizers at last Thursday's meeting decided to allow the group to march...Falun Gong practitioners contend that as their movement has shifted to the United States, persecution has followed them, and they point to the parade controversy as an example of such discrimination.' -
AFP (Agence France-Presse): Hong Kong government "fixed subversion law consultation results"
2003-02-06Democracy Party Chairman 'Yeung accused the government of "political calculation" to show that those who agreed with the legislation outnumbered those against the laws, which rights groups fear could curtail basic freedoms. "I think this is unacceptable," he told local radio.' -
Digital Freedom Network: China blocks blog again
2003-02-03Chinese users who went to dweb.blogspot.com were automatically redirected to a nonworking I.P. address. The address formerly belonged to http://falundafa.ca, the site of a Canadian-registered organization that promotes Falun Gong, a spiritual movement that the Chinese government has labeled a threat to national security. Since the Canadian Falun Gong site is blocked in China, DynaWeb speculated that the redirecting was being done to discredit Falun Gong by making unsuspecting users think that Falun Gong had hijacked the sites being redirected.
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