Press Statement Regarding Use of Force Against Falun Dafa Practitioners by Hong Kong Authorities

March 14, 2002 (News from Hong Kong) - To protest the Jiang regime's "Shoot to Kill" and "Killing without Pardon" orders, 4 Swiss Falun Gong practitioners started a 3-day hunger strike on the morning of March 14 in front of the Chinese Liaison Office. Twelve local Hong Kong practitioners joined the peaceful petition. At 1 p.m., Hong Kong police forcefully removed and detained all 16 practitioners. At present, the 4 Swiss practitioners have been released on bail, but the 12 Hong Kong practitioners are still in detention.

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Zhao Ming Released, International Community Anticipating His Safe Return

(Clearwisdom.net)

News from Ireland March 13^th--After two years of illegal imprisonment in Beijing, Falun Gong practitioner Zhao Ming of Ireland was released on March 12^th, 2002, as a result of the many calls and great pressure from the international community.

Tortured Falun Gong Practitioner Released Under International Pressure

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - 3/14/2002 [ http://www.faluninfo.net/ ]

LONDON, March 14, 2002 (European Falun Gong Information Centre)- Zhao Ming, a student at Trinity College, Dublin in Ireland was released from prison in China on Tuesday 12 March 2002 following pressure applied from the Irish Government, the students at Trinity College and other politicians and non-governmental organisations from Europe and around the world.

Letter from Canadian MP Expresses Concern over China's Repression of Falun Gong; Urges Government to Raise the Issue at UN Human Rights Meeting

OTTAWA FILE IA02-30042

March 13, 2002

Honourable Bill Graham, PC, MP

Minister of Foreign Affairs

418-N Centre Block

House of Commons

Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0A6

Dear Bill,

I am writing to you to express my profound concern regarding human rights violations in China, specifically, the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners. As I write this, a group of courageous Canadian Falun Gong practitioners is conducting a hunger strike on Parliament Hill to draw attention to the on-going persecution of the Falun Gong by Chinese authorities. According to Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, and many Canadian Falun Gong practitioners who have traveled to China, the Chinese government has been sponsoring a campaign against Falun Gong practitioners for the past two and a half years. The human rights violations appear in many forms: arbitrary arrests and confinements, torture, unlawful process, long term confinements without conviction or hearing, administrative penalties without a process of law, and frequently applied death penalty.