ABC The Religion Report: Chinese repression of Falun Gong
Stephen Crittenden interviewed Erping Zhang, a Mason Fellow at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University where he specialises in China’s censorship of the Internet.
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The World Today – Falun Gong prisoners targeted for organs: report
China’s human rights record is again under scrutiny, this time at an International Transplantation Congress in Sydney. A Canadian human rights lawyer says he has new evidence of forced organ removals from prisoners and Falun Gong practitioners in China.
Why is Falun Gong Banned?
Leeshai Lemish looks at the history and causes of the Chinese Communist Party’s campaign against Falun Gong.
China experts available for comment on Internet censorship, human rights and the Olympics
American Dr Erping Zhang and Canadian David Matas will be in Australia from 4th to 17th August and will present at various functions in Melbourne, Sydney and Canberra on issues relating to China’s Internet control, abusive organ sourcing, human rights, religious freedom and the Olympics.
Beijing Reporters, Tear Down This Firewall (and How To)
With the International Olympic Committee having admitted prior consent to the Chinese authorities to block access for foreign reporters to certain websites (article), the Falun Dafa Information Center, in cooperation with Internet freedom activists, hereby offers journalists in Beijing a resource to gain free access to information during their stay in China.
Sydney: Supporters Hold up Display Boards and Join Practitioners’ Efforts Against the Persecution (Photos)
July 20, 2008 marks the ninth year that Falun Gong practitioners have worked against the persecution. Practitioners have remained uncompromising and persevering in clarifying the truth and calling for an end to the persecution. Many people have shown support for Falun Gong, some by joining the practitioners in holding up display boards.
Sydney: Practitioners Hold a Candlelight Vigil to Mourn Fellow Practitioners and Call for an End to the Persecution (Photos)
On the evening of July 20 2008, Australian Falun Gong practitioners in Sydney arrived at Town Hall and quietly ignited candles. They sat in the gentle breeze, in mourning for fellow practitioners who have been persecuted to death by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for upholding the principals of Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance. The practitioners called for an immediate end to the brutal persecution that has gone on for the past nine years.
More Than One Million People Call for an End to the Persecution of Falun Gong (Photos)
On July 25, 2008, the Coalition to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong (CIPFG) handed over letters that were collected from political leaders, Members of Parliament, lawyers, and doctors in the “Millions of Signatures Global Campaign” to the International Olympic Committee (IOC). These letters expressed support for the global campaign to expose and end the persecution of Falun Gong and requested the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to stop the persecution.
1,215,793 signatures from 131 countries, photos of signature collection events across the world, and a letter to IOC Chairman Jacques Rogge requesting his signature were handed over to the IOC as well. The letter will be submitted to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC).
As the Australian Senate supports an end to the persecution of Falun Gong Thousands arrested in run up to Olympics
With one month to go before the Olympic Games’ opening ceremony, Chinese security agencies continue to arrest Falun Gong adherents throughout China in large numbers. In Beijing alone, hundreds have been arrested and dozens sentenced to labour camps without trial.
38-year-old Activist Dies From Abuse in Chinese Custody Within Weeks of Arrest
Third Confirmed Death Case of Falun Gong in Liaoning Province for April 2008. 38-year-old Activist Dies From Abuse in Chinese Custody Within Weeks of Arrest.