Month: June 2005

Sydney Morning Herald: Officials question detainees

About 25 mainly Chinese detainees in Villawood have been held separately from other inmates. The letter’s author said he was a Falun Gong asylum seeker and that on May 16 he had been called for an interview with three “Chinese middlemen”.

The Courier Mail: Diplomat at rally despite kidnap fear

Mr Chen said he walked out of the Chinese consulate-general in Sydney four days ago, saying he could no longer support his country’s refusal to embrace democratic reform and its persecution of religious group Falun Gong.

SMH: Chinese diplomat comes out of hiding

Mr Chen said he walked out of the Chinese consulate-general in Sydney four days ago, saying he could no longer support his country’s refusal to embrace democratic reform and its persecution of religious group Falun Gong.

Australian (& NEWS.com.au): Diplomat wants to defect

Mr Chen, who holds the rank of first secretary, said he wanted to defect because he could no longer support his country’s persecution of dissidents. As consul, Mr Chen said he monitored political dissidents, including members of the Falun Gong religious sect, during the past four years, but had not been reporting on them in protest against Beijing’s policies.

Melbourne Yarra Leader (Australia): Gong; rings; torture; alarm

TIANJIN Mayor Dai Xianglong’s four-day tour of Melbourne was briefly marred by a small group of protesters last Tuesday night. The protesters were waving signs and banners calling for an end to the persecution of Falun Gong meditation practitioners in Tianjin, China.

Dutch Man Describes Experience Being Kidnapped in China

Peter started to practice Falun Gong two years ago. In order to read the Falun Gong books in their original language, he started to learn Chinese by himself over a year ago; he can now read “Zhuan Falun” and some other Falun Dafa books in Chinese. Out of his appreciation for Chinese culture, he visited China. His intention was to travel, visit his old friends and to improve his spoken Chinese