Information Centre
The London-based human rights organization detailed the cases of at
least 33
people who have been detained or imprisoned for offences related to
their
use of the Internet.
They ranged from political activists and writers to members of
unofficial
organizations, including the Falun Gong spiritual movement, Amnesty
said.
“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.”
Ms. Chen Jianrong is a Chinese hairdresser living in Australia. She never expected that her brother and sister-in-law would be arrested, detained and sent to forced labour camps in China for practising Falun Gong.
Associates of Attacker Offer $15,000 Bribe to Drop the Case,
Attacker’s Accomplice Has Ties to Chinese Consulate in Chicago
The law is designed to protect China’s national security. Human rights and pro-democracy groups have said China could use the new laws
to suppress freedoms inherited from British rule, as well as to ban groups –
such as the religious group Falun Gong – it considers a threat.
A Hong Kong man arrested for carrying Falun Gong materials into mainland
China faces trial there Friday, according to fellow members of the spiritual
group who worry authorities will make an example of him.
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.
“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.
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.
Mr Goff asked concerning whether
the
Falun Gong would be banned under the new laws, and if calling for an
independent Taiwan would be a crime. He said he had been assured neither would occur.
