Amnesty International Raises Concern about Ms. Yoko Kaneko and Calls for her Immediate and Unconditional Release

AI-index: ASA 17/047/2002 01/09/2002

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The crackdown on the Falun Gong spiritual movement

The Chinese authorities have made it clear that one of the main targets of the 'strike hard' campaign is the Falun Gong spiritual movement which has been banned in China since July 1999 along with other so-called '[slanderous word omitted] organizations'. There are serious concerns that the Chinese authorities have sanctioned the use of violence as one of the means to eradicate the group.

Member of European Parliament Objects to Chinese Officials Regarding the Serious Oppression of Falun Gong

(Clearwisdom.net)

4th November 2002

Dear [Friends of Falun Gong]:

Thank you for your letter drawing my attention to the proposed Article 23 legislation in Hong Kong.

I have raised the issue of persecution of the Falun Gong in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing when a European Parliament delegation met Chinese ministers and I objected to the serious oppression they endure. Recently I have had a meeting with members of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong and raised my deep concerns about the increasing pressure being exerted by Beijing on Hong Kong's liberal legislative traditions.

Germany: Falun Gong at a Meeting Hosted by the "Women of Courage" Group at the University of Dusseldorf

(Clearwisdom.net) Falun Gong had been invited to staff an informational booth at the 5th Women's Political Advisory Meeting and to present a 20-minute presentation with the theme, "Religion and Spirituality." A group of practitioners demonstrated the exercises, as a result of which many people who observed engaged us in meaningful dialogue. Over and over again, the question was raised as to the reasons for the persecution. The tremendous guilt the Chinese regime had heaped on itself became obvious. Between 2,000 and 3,000 men and woman participated in this conference.

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