Publications, Press Releases
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Australian Financial Review: Hong Kong Sees Red
2003-02-03
New laws are to be introduced that threaten to radically change the way of life in Hong Kong, the way business is done and the protection of personal liberties. The government is proposing to widen its powers to act in cases of treason, secession, subversion and sedition, including theft of state secrets. -
FDI: Dr. Charles Li’s Friends and Family Appeal for His Immediate Release
2003-02-02Dr. Li's fiancée, Ms. Yeong-ching Foo, appealed for his unconditional release. "Charles is a loving and caring person." Ms. Foo said. "He was going to spend the Chinese New Year with his parents." His so-called "crime" is that he happens to practise Falun Gong. -
Please Help Rescue My Fiancé, American Dr. Charles Li
2003-02-02I cannot believe that the Chinese government would want to arrest such a kind and honest person. Of course, I worry for Charles’ safety. I care for him very much. But I know he has done nothing wrong, and I believe he will come home soon. -
Dow Jones: Sydney Women Says Chinese Police Treated Her Like "A Spy"
2003-02-02"They treated me as if I was a high-level spy," Chen told The Associated Press over the phone. "I was not allowed to leave the hotel room or to make any phone calls. They confiscated all my stuff." -
ABC (Australia): Australian Accuses Chinese Police of Harassment
2003-02-02Ms Chen, a member of the Falun Gong spiritual group [...] says eight undercover police followed her everywhere she went in Chengdu...[later] she was then held at her hotel after she tried to book a flight back to Sydney via Hong Kong. -
Press Release (Ireland): Happy Chinese New Year!
2003-02-01"The Chinese spring festival is a traditional family celebration in the Chinese Year. Similarly to the Irish Christmas period it is when family and friends come together...celebrate the coming of the New Year...Yet due to Jiang Zemins persecution of Falun Dafa in China many happy families have ben broken up and many family reunions will be incomplete. In Ireland there are many tragic examples." -
EFIC: 15 Falun Gong Practitioners Dead in China from Police Brutality, Torture or Forced Labour
2003-02-01On January 12th, 2003, the Municipal Procuratorate forced Qunying’s family members to sign the autopsy report. The report did not list the time of death, the cause of death, or the time or steps taken to rescue her. Caidian District judiciary branches and the legislative committee of Caidian District demanded that Qunying's whole family admit that she committed suicide. -
DPA: China frees Australian Falun Gong member, detains American
2003-02-01China has allowed an Australian member of the banned Falun Gong spiritual movement to leave the country but has detained a U.S. citizen reportedly linked to the group, embassy officials said on Thursday. -
AFP: Australian [..] held for weeks in China, then expelled
2003-02-01"I was treated like a criminal by them," said Chen, adding she was repeatedly asked who sent for her, what she was doing in Chengdu and whom she was meeting..."They also questioned me about my trip to Chengdu two years ago," she said. She had then met local Falungong practitioners. -
VOA: China Detains American Falun Gong Member
2003-01-31'Falun Gong spokeswoman Sophie Xiao in Hong Kong expresses dismay over Mr. Lee's detention. Ms. Xiao said the charges against Mr. Lee could carry a penalty of 15 years in prison. "We really feel shocked because this persecution is not only being applied to Chinese citizens," she said. "Now the persecution against the Falun Gong has extended to foreign nationals."' -
ABC (Australia): Australian released in China after embassy move
2003-01-31'Ms Chen disappeared last week while visiting her parents in the city of Chengdu in south-west province of Sichuan. The embassy sent two consular officials to Chengdu yesterday after confirmation she had been detained by police. Chinese officials have made no public statement about her arrest.' -
Reuters: China Detains U.S. [Falun Gong Practitioner], Frees Australian
2003-01-31'China has detained an American follower of the banned Falun Gong spiritual movement, accusing him of sabotaging television and radio broadcasting systems on the mainland, the U.S. embassy said Thursday...He denied the charges but could be jailed for up to 15 years if found guilty of hijacking the airwaves and cables to broadcast Falun Gong material.' -
DJ (Dow Jones International News): Hong Kong Activists Slam Planned Anti-Subversion Law
2003-01-30'Critics fear the government's proposal will subject Hong Kong to mainland-style tactics. Some say the Falun Gong [group], outlawed in mainland China […] although it remains legal in Hong Kong, could be targeted.' -
SCMP (South China Morning Post): Concessions granted on security laws - The government tries to ease the public's worries about freedoms but its critics seek more changes
2003-01-30'The Bar Association and the Journalists Association said their previous concerns about the protection on human rights and media freedom had not been addressed. The Falun Gong said the proposal remained a threat to its operations in Hong Kong. Democratic Party leader Yeung Sum dismissed the amendments as superficial.' -
FDI: U.S. Citizen Held in China for Practice of Falun Gong
2003-01-30Charles Li, a U.S. Citizen was detained at Guangzhou Airport shortly after landing there on January 22, 2003. He was then transferred approximately 1,000 miles away to the Yangzhou Detention Centre in Jiangsu Province...Two days later, Chinese authorities officially notified the U.S. consulate that Charles will be charged with sabotaging T.V. and/or radio equipment -- a charge that, according to a U.S. official in Shanghai, could mean up to 15 years in prison.
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