Publications, Press Releases

• EFIC: Elderly man jailed for 7 Years for “Truthfulness-Compassion-Tolerance” Banner

  2003-01-25
  While in detention, officials from the Chinese Embassy supervised as local Burmese police repeatedly demanded that Mr. Chan present a written promise to forsake practicing Falun Gong, a demand commonly imposed on practitioners in China. In exchange for acting against his conscience, they offered him personal freedom.
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• AFP: Falungong petitions HK chief to release old practitioner in Myammar

  2003-01-24
  '[Falun Gong practitioners] urged Tung to help secure the release of Hong Kong native Chan Wing-yuen, 71, arrested in Rangoon December 12, 2001, for unfurling a Falungong banner during President Jiang Zemin's visit.'
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• AFP (Agence France-Presse): Trade unions say Hong Kong's new security laws threaten rights

  2003-01-22
  'More than 1,000 trade unionists from around the world have sent e-mails to Hong Kong's chief warning that planned security laws threaten political and civil rights, labour groups said. Meanwhile, Bill Rammell, British parliamentary under-secretary at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, said he had told Chinese officials during a recent visit to Beijing that international confidence in Hong Kong would be undermined if the issue were mishandled.'
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• AFP reports on Public Relations Tactics by the Chinese Government aiding the Persecution of Falun Gong

  2003-01-21
  A Human Rights Watch World Report issued on Tuesday January 14th stated that in 2002 China is still moving to limit freedom of expression, censorship of news publications and is cracking down on dissidents.
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• BBC: Nearly One Thousand Labour Unions Oppose Legislation on Anti-subversion Law (Photo)

  2003-01-21
  'People worry that Hong Kong's judiciary would be damaged by legislation of the anti-subversion law'
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• Reuters Reports on China's Human Rights in 2002

  2003-01-20
  'China has implemented "highly repressive policies" in 2002, using the global war on terror and a pivotal Communist Party Congress as excuses to violate human rights, a U.S.-based rights watchdog said on Tuesday.'
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• Daily Times:Report about Article 23 in Hong Kong

  2003-01-20
  'Heated exchanges between the authorities and opponents of the laws led many to believe that the devil is, indeed, in the details. What has emerged is an almost unanimous demand that the Tung government publish a detailed draft of the laws for one more round of consultation. The government, under intense pressure from Beijing to enact the blessed version, calls this unnecessary.'
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• Human Rights Watch World Report 2002 --China (Excerpt)

  2003-01-19
  'Falungong spokespersons reported that, as in previous years, practitioners died in custody in 2002. (As of November 12, spokespersons claimed that since the start of the [persecution] in 1999, 513 practitioners had died in custody.) Followers from abroad detained in China, upon returning home, recounted tales of beatings and torture. Courts continued to sentence [practitioners] to long prison terms; public security officials sent others directly to reeducation camps. In December, a Beijing court sentenced six academics to terms of up to twelve years for distributing Falungong materials.'
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• RFI: A pre-trial conference held on January 13, 2003 in preparation of Falun Gong practitioners lawsuit against Jiang Zemin

  2003-01-17
  The Asian section of the French International Broadcasting Station broadcast a report about the filing of a lawsuit in the USA, which enables Falun Dafa practitioners to bring the charges of human rights abuses and genocide against Jiang Zemin.
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• Reuters: China Blocks Internet 'Blog' Sites, Users Say

  2003-01-16
  "Authorities openly control Internet and media content in China to protect the Communist Party's unchallenged position, firmly in place since 1949. Internet police, who number nearly 40,000 in Beijing alone, block several foreign news sites and often force Chinese Web pages to delete content judged objectionable."
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• SCMP (South China Morning Post): Taipei chief challenges Beijing on Falun Gong

  2003-01-16
  "Following rare criticism from Beijing, Taipei mayor Ma Ying-jeou has defended his support for the Falun Gong spiritual movement in its fight for legitimacy on the mainland. Mr Ma said there "can't be any hope" for cross-strait reunification unless Beijing changed its attitude on the outlawed [group]."
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• Washington Times: Jiang sued in U.S. for torture

  2003-01-16
  ""It is clear that Jiang Zemin is behind the torture, ordered the torture, and should be held responsible," said Terri Marsh, the Washington-based attorney for the victims. Using the Alien Tort Claim Act and the Torture Victims Protection Act, Ms. Marsh filed papers with the U.S. District Court of the Northern District of Illinois Oct. 18, four days before Mr. Jiang made a brief visit to the city."
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• Falun Gong Practitioners Initiated Worldwide 3-Day Appeal to Stop the Killing in China of Innocent Falun Gong Practitioners

  2003-01-15
  In response to escalating reports of death by persecution in China (news), practitioners and supporters of Falun Gong around the world will hold public activities during a three-day, worldwide appeal, calling for an end to the killing. The activities include peaceful appeals in front of Chinese embassies and consulates, candlelight vigils, and press conferences.
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• EFIC: Falun Gong Practitioners Initiate Worldwide 3-Day Appeal to Stop the Killing in China

  2003-01-13
  Since November 2002, the EFIC has received 43 individual reports of practitioners of Falun Gong being beaten, tortured, and killed by authorities in China. 22 of the deaths reported actually occurred after November 1, while the remaining cases occurred prior to November.
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• Finnish President Halonen Admits making a Mistake in Statement on China

  2003-01-13
  “My mistake was, and I say it here publicly, that I didn’t include in my statement that there is, of course, much to correct [in China]”
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