Publications, Press Releases
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AP: As Hong Kong court prepares arrest warrants, convicted Falun Gong followers say someone stepped in to pay their fines
2002-08-21 -
National Review: The China factor in an Iraq war
2002-08-21"When 18 women were stripped of their clothes and thrown into a male criminal cell to force them to give up Falun Gong, the guards responsible were asked to travel to other labor camps to share this idea. 300 deaths ranging from eight-month-olds to senior citizens have been reported. Sources in the Chinese government admit the true number is over 1000." -
AP: Senior Chinese official says tougher measures needed to keep Falun Gong off TV and the Internet
2002-08-21 -
Goettingen Daily News: Amnesty International Supports Falun Gong Protests in the Centre of Town
2002-08-20"Around sixty [practitioners] of Falun Gong demonstrated Saturday afternoon along the pedestrian zone. They denounced the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in the Peoples Republic of China by displaying banners and handing out flyers." -
Reuters: U.N. objects to Cambodia Falun Gong deportations
2002-08-20 -
AP: U.N. refugee head protests to Cambodia over reported deportation of Falun Gong followers to China
2002-08-20 -
AFP: Amnesty slams Cambodia ahead of Mary Robinson visit
2002-08-20 -
U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom Press Release [excerpt]
2002-08-20 -
South China Morning Post: If [group] followers obey the law, leave them alone
2002-08-20 -
AP: Falun Gong members refuse to pay fines for obstruction conviction, even if that means jail
2002-08-20 -
Edinburgh News: China delivers protest over Cavalcade group
2002-08-20 -
German Falun Information Centre Press Release: History Will Render the Final Judgment
2002-08-19Massive pressure from Jiang Zemin' s regime turned justice into injustice when a verdict was returned against 16 Falun Gong practitioners. These protesters unwaveringly stepped out against the persecution in China. They were accused and convicted of attacks on the police, while in fact it was the police officers themselves who forcibly arrested and attacked the practitioners using violent tactics. -
Southern German Press: Kowtow Before Beijing
2002-08-19 -
Frankfurt Common News: Report on Hong Kong
2002-08-19 -
AP: Falun Gong Followers Appeal Charges
2002-08-18Swiss Falun Gong member Eric Bachmann, right, speaks as he and other [practitioners] hold placards outside a court in Hong Kong Thursday, August 15, 2002 after sixteen Falun Gong followers were convicted of causing an obstruction during a protest outside the Chinese government's liaison office earlier this year.(AP Photo/Anat Givon)