Others
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The Scotsman: Falun Gong in city centre protest march
2002-08-27 -
Dagbladet (Norwegian daily newspaper): The opposition in mental hospitals
2002-08-27 -
UK: Words From a Non-Practitioner: Stop the Persecution of Falun Gong and Falun Gong Practitioners.
2002-08-25Jiang Zemin's Regime is in blatant breach of human rights. The Chinese government has ordered the arrest and torture of its own citizens; people whos only crime is the wish to meditate and read a book that helps them to become more tolerant and kind. -
Positive Health : FALUN GONG: A SPIRITUAL FORM OF QIGONG
2002-08-23 -
Sweden: Newspapers Report on Hong Kong Trial Result
2002-08-20We felt surprised at the verdict of the judge, said Sharon Xu, we would definitely urge him to change his wrong sentence and we are going to appeal until our innocence is affirmed. To Hong Kong, this was a black day. -
BBC: UN's Robinson "concerned" over China
2002-08-20 -
BBC: Falun Gong to appeal HK convictions
2002-08-20 -
Scotsman: Meditating on peaceful resolution
2002-08-20 -
Germany: Bonn's Leading Newspaper Reports on a Journey of Appeal on Bicycle from the Neckar to the Rhine
2002-08-20It was reported that four Falun Gong practitioners cycled from Heidelberg to Bonn. Along the way, they collected signatures protesting the Jiang regime's persecution of Falun Gong practitioners. -
Statement from Lord Moyne Following the Unjust Conviction of 16 Practitioners in Hong Kong
2002-08-19"This case showed that the distinction between Hong Kong and Mainland China agreed in 1997 is a sham...It is to be feared that this will be the start of many tragedies as, step by step, Hong Kong is absorbed into the evil system of tyranny under which thousands of religious people are imprisoned, tortured, and sometimes murdered." -
UK: Former Deputy Under Secretary of State, Lord Thurlow, Condemns the Unjust Verdict in Hong Kong
2002-08-17"The verdict showed that Hong Kong no longer has the freedom and rights that were ensured by the Hong Kong Basic Laws signed by both China and United Kingdom in 1997. It showed that the Hong Kong government received pressure from Jiangs regime and sacrificed its people's human rights to submit to this pressure." -
BBC Interview: China Abuses Mental Hospitals
2002-08-17 -
UK: Strong Public Support As Practitioners Call for Concern about Hong Kongs Politicized Prosecution
2002-08-17In London, the passers-by at Chinese Embassy in UK asked for materials in droves. They also signed their names to support Falun Gong practitioners. Some of them even practiced sitting meditation along practitioners. -
BBC: Hong Kong Falun Gong Practitioners on Hunger Strike to Protest the Trial (Photo)
2002-08-15The banner reads, "Strongly Condemn Jiang Zemin for Coercing Hong Kong Government to Persecute and Wrongfully Accuse Falun Gong Practitioners" -
Times online: China holds rebels in Soviet-style asylums
2002-08-14The WPA (World Psychiatric Association) delegates should adopt a strong resolution in Yokohama calling on China to cease these abuses and to fully co-operate with a WPA investigation, Robert van Voren, General-Secretary of the Geneva Initiative on Psychiatry, said. A WPA-led delegation should visit the asylums, carry out independent medical examinations and monitor conditions and treatment, especially in the police-run asylums.