Publications, Press Releases
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ABC (Australia): Australian woman detained in China & Embassy confirms Australian detained in China
2003-01-30
'Two Australian embassy officials in Beijing have been dispatched to southwest China to investigate the detention of an Australian woman...Ms Chen was supposed to be visiting relatives, but rang her mother last week to say she had been kidnapped, before the phone dropped out.' -
C-News (Canada): Hong Kong scales back planned subversion law following public outcry
2003-01-29Tens of thousands have protested against the law, which has drawn criticism from business leaders and foreign governments in addition to the usual human rights activists who grumble that Hong Kong's government acts like a puppet to Beijing. -
The Standard: Concerns remain as Article 23 law tamed
2003-01-29Falun Gong spokesman Kan Hung-cheung said retention of the proposal on proscribing local organisations made them all the more worried the government would persecute them..."It's becoming more obvious that the intention of the legislation is to suppress Falun Gong and other local organisations according to the wishes of the mainland government," -
Epoch Times: Chan Wing-Yuen Secretly Sentenced to Prison in Myanmar; Washington DC Dafa Practitioners Call for His Release (Photo)
2003-01-28'On January 31, 2002, he was secretly sentenced to a heavy term of seven years in prison without the presence of his attorney or family. He is currently imprisoned in a jail in Rangoon. The illegal imprisonment of Mr. Chan is actually the result of Jiang regime's pressure on Myanmar authorities.' -
AAP NEWSFEED: Australian officials searching for missing woman in China
2003-01-28'The AFP news agency said the woman, whom it named as Nancy Chen, had called her mother early on Wednesday to say she had been kidnapped.' -
The Weekend Australian: Sydney Falun Gong mother disappears in China
2003-01-28'Falun Gong practitioners from Australia and other countries have frequently been detained in mainland China in recent years before being deported. They have complained of brutal treatment and beatings by police.' -
The Economist: Caught in the net
2003-01-28'In addition to blocking sites, the Chinese government has deployed a range of other technical tools, from sophisticated monitoring of e-mail traffic and chatrooms to hacking attacks and viruses aimed at hostile websites. But even more effective has been its encouragement of self-censorship among internet service providers, content companies and users.' -
Swedish Newspaper Ludvika Nya Tidning Reports on Falun Gong
2003-01-27“I am very grateful for them being here to show us this practise, said one of the participants. I have tried some other systems before, but this one was "powerful". And I really hope that we can have a practice site here in Ludvika.” -
The Australian: Hunt for Aussie missing in China
2003-01-27A Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) spokeswoman said the women's family had contacted consular officials to report her disappearance..."We've been advised by the family that she's disappeared and we're investigating with the local authorities," she said. -
EFIC: Chinese Celebrate the New Year: Increasing Persecution, Torture and Killing
2003-01-26At the time of the Chinese New Year, Falun Gong practitioners in the UK are holding a number of activities throughout the UK to help rescue their family members who have been incarcerated in China. Three of these cases are listed herein. -
FDI: National Security Bureau Agents of Jiang’s Regime Kidnap Australian Woman
2003-01-26Nancy and her daughter travelled to China on January 17 to visit her parents. On January 20, after she went to visit some friends in Chengdu, her family didn’t hear from her again until 6:00am on January 22, when her mother received a call from Nancy, saying: “I have been kidnapped near the American Consulate, Chengdu..." -
Daily Telegraph (Australia): Australian 'snatched' in China
2003-01-26A Sydney woman has been snatched off the street by police while visiting relatives in China, with friends believing she has been arrested because of her spiritual beliefs..Nancy Chen, 34, last contacted her family on Wednesday, telling them she had been "kidnapped" in Chengdu city in central China...Ms Chen, of Canterbury, is a practitioner of Falun gong -
AFP: Australian embassy in Beijing seeks whereabouts of missing national
2003-01-26The Australian embassy in Beijing said Friday it was investigating claims that one of its nationals has been kidnapped in China's southwestern Chengdu province..."The embassy has been in contact with authorities in China to try to establish the whereabouts of Nancy Chen," a spokesman told AFP. -
EFIC: National Security Bureau Agents of Jiang’s Regime Kidnap Australian Woman
2003-01-25Nancy and her daughter travelled to China on January 17 to visit her parents. On January 20, after she went to visit some friends in Chengdu, her family didn’t hear from her again until 6:00am on January 22, when her mother received a call from Nancy, saying: “I have been kidnapped near the American Consulate, Chengdu..." -
Herald Sun (Australia): Kidnap fears plague family
2003-01-25On Wednesday, she phoned her mother with the message: "I have been kidnapped near the American Consulate, Chengdu..."They searched and took all my files including passport. Please ring my husband and ask the Australian Government to save me.".. Falun Gong was banned in China in 1999. Since then, 557 practitioners have died as a result of torture or brutality..
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