Beijing Reports on Anthrax Scare "Highly Suspicious" - A Probable Attempt to Frame Falun Gong, Incite Hatred

NEW YORK, October 18, 2001 (Falun Dafa Information Center)--Suspicious circumstances combined with recent reports from China suggest that this was another act by China's authorities to criminalize Falun Gong. This time authorities are capitalizing on misfortune in America and public fears of biological warfare.

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published October 19, 2001

October 19, 2001

International Education Development (IED)'s Statement Calls Upon the International Community to Urgently Address the Situation of State Terrorism in China

UNITED NATIONS

Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights

Fifty-third session

Agenda item 6

August, 2001

International Education Development has followed the topic of terrorism and human rights for many years and we welcomed the appointment of the Sub-Commission' Special Rapporteur Mme. Koufa in 1996. ... We strongly agree with the Special Rapporteur that State terrorism in the form of government terror against its own people -- what she calls "terrorism from above" -- produces far more gross violations of human rights than any other form of terrorism. ...When a regime resorts to State terrorism, the international community can expect to be overwhelmed with cases under the international mechanisms and swamped with persons seeking asylum from that regime. Such is the case in China with the regime' violent assault on practitioners of Falun Gong.

Falun Gong Verified Death Count Tops 300

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - 10/20/2001 [ http://www.faluninfo.net/ ]

Ongoing Persecution of Falun Gong "State Terrorism": Panel

NEW YORK, October 20, 2001 (Falun Dafa Information Center) - A 25 year old Falun Gong woman died in police custody on October 11, bringing the number of confirmed deaths to 300 in Jiang Zemin' crusade to eradicate the peaceful spiritual practice. However, sources inside the Chinese Government are saying the death toll is well over 1,000.

Dow Jones: Falun Gong Suspicious Of Chinese Claims Of Tainted Letter

October 19, 2001

BEIJING (AP)--The Falun Gong spiritual [group] said Friday it suspected China was using fears of anthrax to further a smear campaign against it.

China' Foreign Ministry said a letter containing "suspicious substances" and publicity materials about Falun Gong, which is banned in China, was received Tuesday by an employee of a U.S. firm in China.