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Reference Article: Amnesty: State control of the internet in China

Members
of the Falun Gong spiritual movement, banned in July 1999 as a ‘heretical
organization’, have used the Internet and e-mail to circulate information
about repression against the group. Some have been arrested as a result. The
Chinese authorities have now shut down the group’s websites and blocked
overseas websites. At least 14 Falun Gong practitioners have been detained
and imprisoned for Internet-related offences, several have died in custody
reportedly as a result of torture.

Italy: Chinese People are very Happy to Learn the Truth about Falun Dafa

“Look. People who practise Falun Gong look so energetic, not so lethargic like you.” The other said with a laugh, “Everyone should follow, ‘Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance.’ If everyone does so, the society would be much better.”

Chinese Immigrant Pleads Guilty to Attacking Falun Gong Practitioners in Chicago

Associates of Attacker Offer $15,000 Bribe to Drop the Case,
Attacker’s Accomplice Has Ties to Chinese Consulate in Chicago

Hong Kong maintains blacklist of practitioners

LONDON, November 19, 2002 (European Falun Gong Information Centre) –Hong Yan, a Swedish Falun Gong practitioner, was travelling in the Far East for her own business (a travel agency). Yesterday she was prevented from entering into Hong Kong.

Taiwan: ‘Evergreen’ Monthly Magazine Exposes Secret of Keeping Healthy – Famous Doctor Speaks of His Own Experiences

“Evergreen” is a professional health care monthly magazine in Taiwan. In the October 2002 issue, the magazine interviewed famous traditional Chinese medical doctor Hu Naiwen of Shanghai Tongdetang in “Chinese Medical Doctor Health Care Exposure” forum.

Survivor of China’s Wanjia Labour Camp Lands in Canada After Emergency Rescue Effort

First Successful Rescue from a Third Country

Since this July, four Falun Gong practitioners have been released due to pressure from the global “rescue our family members” campaign. Three of them have been rescued by the Canadian government, but Ms. Wang is the first Falun Gong practitioner to be rescued from a third country.

Berufsverbot (Danish Newspaper): Let Falun Gong dance

DISGRACEFUL. Nothing else can be said about the decision to exclude the Chinese meditation movement Falun Gongs prized dance performance from the festival, Asian Comments that started yesterday in Copenhagen.

Oracle Corporation Challenged in Shareholder Resolution on Human Rights in China

Harrington specifically mentioned that several hundred members of the peaceful Falun Gong religious movement have died in detention as a result of torture or mistreatment by the Chinese government.

Australian Residents Submit Legal Case against Chinese Leader to United Nations

Violation of all 33 UN Human Rights Declarations Cited

Citizens and residents from Australia, Canada, USA, France, Ireland, Hong Kong and China have jointly submitted a legal case against Communist Party Head Jiang Zemin, and two other top Chinese officials, to the United Nations Committee Against Torture, the United Nations Human Rights Committee and the International Criminal Court, for crimes committed in instigating and carrying out the brutal persecution of Falun Gong.

Two More Family Members Released from Chinese Labour Camps as International Family Rescue Drive Continues

U.S. and Canadian Family Members Released in Early October. Last Tuesday, Mr. Shi suddenly found himself on the phone with his mother. “This has been a very traumatic experience, but she seemed to be in relatively good spirits,” Mr. Shi said.