Press Releases
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Amnesty International: Urgent Action
2002-04-12 -
Association for Endangered Peoples Files Criminal Law Suit Against Chinas President
2002-04-10"This international human rights organization accuses this politician of committing four cases of bodily harm with intent to kill, as well as accuses him of grave bodily injuries, abridging personal freedom and rape in three other cases. The seven-page indictment describes shocking cases of torture against members of the Falun Gong movement, Tibetans and Uigurs." -
Amnesty International (UK section) Unanimously Passes Motion Supporting the Rights of Falun Gong Practitioners
2002-04-09 -
Notice of Press Conference in Berlin
2002-04-07 -
Two More Dead as Chinese Police Continue Crackdown
2002-04-07 -
Groundbreaking Civil Lawsuit Accuses P.R.C. Ministries of Criminal Conduct Across United States
2002-04-05In a warning shot to the government of the People's Republic of China, 51 United States citizens, residents, and one non-profit organization filed a civil lawsuit today against three PRC [People's Republic of China] state instrumentalities, charging them with a criminal campaign on American soil to intimidate, injure, and suppress practitioners and supporters of Falun Gong. -
Press Release: Urgent Rescue Efforts to Stop the Atrocities in Changchun
2002-04-04 -
Friends of Zhao Ming Press Release
2002-04-02I am very grateful to the people of Ireland, the government and the media for helping me to return to Ireland said Zhao Ming on his return from China from detention in Tuan-He Labour Camp in the Chinese capital Beijing. It is a great feeling to have regained my freedom continued Ming, and I am very happy to see my friends and colleagues again". -
Trinity College Student Union Welcomes Zhao Ming
2002-04-02"Mings release and joyful return to Ireland should be beacon to all those who campaign against oppression and injustice. The tireless and ultimately successful work done by all of Mings supporters shows that no matter what the odds, if the cause is worth fighting for then you should never give up." -
U.S. Man and Canadian Woman Seized Outside Marketplace in Beijing
2002-03-30 -
Press Statement from Amnesty International Dublin Central Group: Zhao Ming returns to Dublin
2002-03-26All we can say is how truly wonderful it is to have Zhao Ming back with us again, hopefully he will recover soon from his dreadful experience and return to normal life again. -
PRESS RELEASE: 5,000 Detained, Dozens Dead As Chinese Police Go On Rampage against Falun Gong in Changchun
2002-03-26"Local sources say killings have occurred every day since the broadcast, and police in the Changchun detention and re-education centres have been given orders to cremate all dead bodies immediately. Other reports state that police have been given quotas to round up five Falun Gong practitioners per day and are conducting on-the-spot searches of citizens." -
Friends of Falun Gong Europe Appeals to the United Nations on Behalf of Falun Gong
2002-03-24 -
Press Statement: Amnesty International Calls for Urgent Action in Changchun, China as Murder Count Rises
2002-03-22 -
UK Falun Gong practitioners go on hunger strike in London and Edinburgh
2002-03-20