Illawarra Mercury: Cycle marathon to support Falun Gong
To draw attention to his fiancee and other Falun Gong followers’ plight, Mr Lee arrived in Wollongong yesterday on the first leg of a cycling trip to Canberra.
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AP: Hong Kong Subversion Law Draws Protests
At least 12,000 demonstrators marched on Sunday to protest
a planned anti-subversion law they fear will undermine Hong Kong’s freedoms
and put the territory more firmly under the thumb of mainland China.
AFP: 12,000 march against proposed Hong Kong security law
It was the largest protest so far against the controversial legislation.
Organisers put the attendance at 25,000 while police said 12,000 joined the
march. Last week, a survey conducted by the Hong Kong Transition Project, an
academic-led group which monitors the effects of the handover from British
to Chinese rule in the territory, found the proposed security laws had
raised fears about personal freedoms to their highest levels since 1997.
ABC(Au): Protestors oppose Hong Kong sedition laws
“The provision concerns laws regarding treason, succession, subversion, and
sedition against China’s Communist Party, and the theft of state secrets.”
AFP: Falungong urges US to appeal to China for members’ release
The Falun Gong spiritual group has called on the United States to urge China
during human rights talks next week to release more than 100 jailed
adherents.
CNN: Thousands protest Hong Kong law
Tens of thousands of Hong Kong people mounted
one of their biggest marches in years on Sunday to denounce plans for an
anti-subversion law they fear will erode freedom and civil liberties.
BBC: Massive protest over HK treason law
About 20,000 people have taken to the streets of Hong Kong in one of the
biggest demonstrations in recent years to protest against planned
anti-subversion legislation.
The protest snaking through the streets of Hong Kong to the territory’s
government headquarters was far larger than most people had expected.
Reuters: Survey shows rising anxiety over freedoms in HK
The percentage of respondents who said they were “not worried” fell to 58
percent in November — the lowest level since Hong Kong returned to Chinese
rule — from 68 percent in August.
The survey found that those expressing their anxiety included foreigners
living in Hong Kong and business people.
AP: Amnesty International calls on Washington to demand `concrete improvements’ in Chinese human rights
Complaining about a lack of Chinese progress, Amnesty
International exhorted American diplomats Friday to set specific goals and
demand the release of political prisoners during a new round of human rights
talks in Beijing next week.
Christchurch Press(NZ): Falun Gong student fears China return
She believes the only way she could return to China safely would be to
renounce her faith in Falun Gong — an option she won’t consider.
Her family has warned her that the authorities are compiling evidence
against her and would immediately arrest her if she came home.