Media Reports
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
June 1 is International Children’s Day, when children around the world are celebrating their own holiday. On this very day and under the same heaven, however, an unbelievable tragedy is happening to a large group of children in China.
The report of Special Rapporteur Asma Jahangir on freedom of religion or belief for the 61st session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights exposed and condemned the fact that the Chinese communist regime abuses the party-appointed committees to control traditional religious activities or belief.
The Melbourne council has been questioned about the integrity of a China official who has sanctioned torture and killing in his area of jurisdiction.
Mr. Jiang Renzheng, a Chinese national, had applied for political refugee status for practicing Falun Gong in Germany but was rejected and repatriated to China. Less than one month after he returned to China, he suffered persecution and was sentenced to three years of forced labor.
A Chinese dissident and Falun Gong practitioner facing deportation will make a last-ditch appeal directly to Immigration Minister Amanda Vanstone in Canberra, having bicycled 600 km from Melbourne.
A CHINESE national who fears persecution in his homeland is cycling from Melbourne to Canberra in a bid to avoid deportation from Australia.
Hong Kong’s top court has overturned convictions against eight followers of the Falun Gong spiritual group accused of assaulting and obstructing police during a 2002 protest. The case is seen as a key test of judicial independence under Chinese rule.
Wasn’t the world shocked and in disbelief when it was revealed what Hitler had done to the Jews in World War Two? Similar questions are being asked about the Chinese Government’s treatment of Falun Gong practitioners after last week’s exhibition at the Noosa Library was censored.
I read with interest your article “Too strong, too real”, on the front page of the Noosa News of Friday, 15 April 2005. Such an art exhibition, and indeed such a terrible persecution of its own people taking place in China today, must stir the hearts and compassion of all concerned locals.
