Media Reports

A SYDNEY woman has been snatched off the street by police while visiting
relatives in China, with friends believing she has been arrested because of
her spiritual beliefs.

AN Australian woman has been snatched off the street by police while
visiting relatives in China.

Friends believe she has been arrested because of her spiritual beliefs.

“I believe a Truth, Compassion, Forbearance monument for Fairfield City is not a political matter at all, it is a very good sign that our local people want a criterion for how we living together in peaceful and harmony.”

CHEEZONG Lee knows how lucky he is.
He can drive his van covered with messages about Falun Dafa around Homebush without fear of being beaten and jailed.
His fiancee, Li Ying was not so lucky.

“It is clear that Jiang Zemin is behind the torture, ordered the torture, and should be held responsible,” said Terri Marsh, the Washington-based attorney for the victims.

Following rare criticism from Beijing, Taipei mayor Ma Ying-jeou has
defended his support for the Falun Gong spiritual movement in its fight
for
legitimacy on the mainland.

Falun Gong members yesterday launched an international appeal for the
release of three Hongkongers held on the mainland.

To avoid offending communist leaders Phoenix has tended to avoid coverage on
politically sensitive topics, such as the banned spiritual group Falun Gong.

Four Falun Gong members have been sentenced to up to 20 years in prison for
breaking into cable television systems in western China to broadcast videos
promoting the banned spiritual group, a court official said Wednesday.

Lawyers have no place at the pinnacle of power. None of the nine
Standing Committee members of China’s all-powerful Politburo is a lawyer;
they are all engineers. Only six of China’s 3,000 national legislators have
a background in law.