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CCP Escalating the Persecution of Falun Gong Using the Excuse of Hosting the Olympics (Photos)

Ever since the Olympic Committee granted Communist China the honor of hosting the 2008 Olympics in 2001, the world has been waiting for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to fulfill its promise of improving human rights. Seven years have passed, and the CCP has tried to appear peaceful on the surface, but they are actually concealing human rights persecution in order to deceive the international community.

Israel: Religious Leaders Sign Urgent Appeal to Support the “Global Human Rights Torch Relay” (Photo)

On February 18, 2008, the “Human Rights Torch Relay” initiated by the Coalition to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong (CIPFG) arrived in Israel, and a torch relay ceremony was held in downtown Tel Aviv.

Canada: Bill to combat – underground trade in human organs and body parts

Liberal MP Borys Wrzesnewskyj (Etobicoke Centre) introduced Bill C-500, a Private Member’s Bill that would address the trafficking of human organs and other body parts.

The New York Times Parrots Communist Party Line

Criticism of cultural show eerily echoes Beijing propaganda, but fails to deter audience.

Nine Falun Gong Adherents Die from Abuse in December and January

The Falun Dafa Information Center has learned the details of nine Falun Gong adherents who died in December and January, either in police custody or shortly after their release.

Falun Gong Practitioners Gain Political Asylum Status in South Korea for the First Time

In a landmark case, a judge at the Seoul Administrative Court granted two Falun
Gong adherents political asylum in Korea on January 16, 2008, finding that their
fears of persecution in China well-founded.

Canadian exports to China rise strongly, unaffected by human rights emphasis

Canadian exports to China grew strongly last year despite Ottawa’s increased focus on human rights, Canada’s trade minister said Monday.

Attorney General intervenes in Falun Gong torture case

The Federal Attorney General’s Department intervened yesterday to stop a default judgement in the Supreme Court of NSW against a high-ranking Chinese government official for his role in the torture and persecution of two Sydney Falun Gong practitioners while they were in China. The Attorney General’s department had received correspondence from the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Chinese Embassy in relation to the case.

High Level Official in China Advocates Cessation of Falun Gong Persecution

Mr. Wang Zhaojun, standing member of the Anhui Province Political Consultative Commission, recently wrote an open letter to Chinese leaders Hu Jintao and Wen Jiabao stating that Falun Gong is the most urgent issue for China.

Olympic-Size Violations

Beijing Olympic organizers have openly expressed a policy banning Falun Gong adherents from attending the 2008 summer Olympics. Beijing’s decision stands in stark violation to Articles 35 and 36 of China’s own Constitution, which promise freedom of association and religious belief, as well as the International Olympic Committee’s bylaws, which prohibit any form of discrimination including that religious or political.