News & Media Reports
(Before 05/22/2000)
AP: Falun Gong Man Dies in Custody [5/19/00]
World Psychiatric Association Urged By Committee To Investigate Chinese Use Of Mental Hospitals In Cracking Down On Falun Gong
Truth-Compassion-Tolerance: the Very Essence of Life (The Beaumont Enterprise: 5/9/00)
Proclamation from the House of Representatives of Pennsylvania(5/10/00)
Washington Post: Dozens of Falun Gong Members Arrested [5/12/00]
HKStandard: Falun Gong protests rock Tiananmen [5/12/00]
Hong Kong members celebrate 1st World Falun Dafa Day (5/13/00)
Police beat sect protesters on square (5/13/00)
AP: Police Arrest Falun Gong Followers [5/11/00]
UN calls on China to investigate torture
China Tells U.N. It Did No Wrong in Death of Falun Gong Member
FALUN GONG - Unprecedented Courage in the Cultural Revolution-Style Persecution (5/6/00)
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: China Arrests Ballwin Pair and Their Daughter [5/5/00]
Hong Kong Standard: Torture `widespread', says report [5/5/00]
M2 Presswire: Torture In China Under UN Spotlight [5/5/00]
Far Eastern Economic Review: Pressure On Falun Gong Isn't Over [5/4/00]
Boston Globe: Torture is common in China, group reports [5/4/00]
Grand Forks Herald: We don't have to agree with their faith to applaud China's free speech movement.
Editorial: Struggle against persecution is an inspiration [4/25/00]
AP: China Ignoring Jail Torture [5/3/00]
Reuters: U.S. panel urges Congress to reject China pact [5/1/00]
Inquirer (Philadelphia Newspaper): Falun Gong crackdown Jeopardizing lives and relations with U.S. [5/1/00]
American Religion Scholars' Reaction to Xinhua News Agency's Accusation (04/18/00)
Harsh Treatment A Scientist Received in China (4/12/00)
Far Eastern Economic Review Reader's Letter: Balanced Coverage of Falun Gong [4/27/00]
Media Reports & Photos[4/27/2000]
M2 Presswire: US Secretary of State Rubin on Falun Gong Arrest in China(4/26/00)
Alabama Live: China's government still brutalizes its own people (4/26/00)
Toronto Star: Falun Dafa Protesters Ignore Crackdown (4/26/00)
WSJ: Falun Dafa Heros (4/26/00)
Washington Post: Falun Gong Stays Locked In Struggle With Beijing (4/26/00)
Globe and Mail: Beijing Cracks Down on Falun Gong (4/26/00)
AP: Falun Gong members arrested (4/26/00)
DailyTelegraph: Banned Falun Gong Stages New Protest at Tiananmen (4/26/00)
ABCnews.com: China Ate My Web Site (4/26/00)
Media Reports & Photos [4/26/2000]
US ambassador tells China to protect rights after Falungong crackdown
Reuters: Falun Gong Calls for Talks With Chinese Government (4/24/00)
AFP: Another Falun Gong Member Beaten to Death (4/25/00)
APNewswire: Chinese Police Violence on 4.25 Anniversary (4/26/00)
BBC News: Falun Gong mass arrest (4/25/00)
APNewswire: US Lawmakers Trade Visit After Arrests (4/25/00)
SCMP: Beijing 'losing propaganda war on sect' (4/25/00)
AP: 'Insider' who fell from grace (4/25/00)
SCMP: Members in SAR vow to hold firm (4/25/00)
WSJ: Defiant Falun Dafa Members Converge on Tiananmen (4/25/00)
AFP: US Falungong followers protest outside Chinese embassy (4/25/00)
SCMP: Rise and fall (4/25/00)
ABIX: Falun Gong Thrives Despite Beijings Crackdown (4/25/00)
Singapore/Wise News: Tight security at Tiananmen Police `tense as anniversary of Falun Gong sit-in arrives (4/25/00)
Two Falun Gong followers, who are later taken away byauthorities (4/25/00)
AP Photo: A Falun Gong practitioner, left, holds a meditation pose as foreign tourists watch police arresting other practitioners (4/25/00)
Reuters Photo: A Falun Gong member comforts her crying son as they arearrested. (4/25/00)
AP Photo: Plain clothed police struggle with Falun Gong practitioners aslocal and foreign tourists look on. (4/25/00)
AP Photo: Plain clothed police struggle with Falun Gong practitioners aslocal and foreign tourists look on. (4/25/00)(4/25/00)
Reuters: U.S. Tells China to Cease Falun Gong Crackdown (4/25/2000)
Falun Gong Protests Mark Anniversary, Dozens Held (Reuters: 4/24/00)
AWSJ: China Detains Daughter Of Dead Falun Gong Follower (Asia Wall Street Journal: 4/23/00)
Will Beijing's Crackdown on Falun Gong Be Successful?
Falun Gong Withstands Challenge (4/23/00)
China Faces Anniversary of Falun Gong Debut Demo (Reuters: 4/23/00)
Falun Gong Practitioners Detained on Tiananmen Square Sunday (4/23/00)
Amnesty International Report -- Falun Gong Practioners: List of Sentences, Administrative Sentences and Those Detained
Soft on China, again (The Ottawa Citizen: 4/19/00)
Practicing Falun Gong Was a Right, Ms. Chen Said, up to Her Last Day
AFP: Three more Falungong followers die in police custody (4/20/00)
AP: 3 more Falun Gong members die in police custody (4/20/00)
SCMP: Sports chief sacked 'for Falun Gong ties' (4/20/00)
Visit of Vice-Premier Mr. Li Lanqing highlights China's hypocrisy and contempt for Human Rights and the International Community
Sydney Morning Herald: China bans Falungong members from entering university
China Averts U.N. Human Rights Censure (Washington Post: 4/19/00)
U.N. Rights Commission Foils U.S. Effort to Condemn China
Rights Groups' Fury At China's Victory At UN Human Rights Body(AFP: 4/19/00)
Washington unable to get U.N. to censure China on human rights (AP)
Human rights activists to protest Chinese visit
Rights Group Deplores U.N. China Move(Human Rights Watch: 4/18/00)
Rights & Democracy condemns lack of censure against China(Rights & Democracy: 4/18/00)
U.S. Optimistic Despite Geneva Defeat(ChinaTopNews: 4/19/00)
China uses the loophole -- again(AI: 4/18/00)
China blocks discussion of rights (AP: 4/18/00)
Speech in the 56th Session of the Commission on Human Rights
CBS Health Watch: Three part series on Falun Dafa (04/15/00)
U.S. Senate committee condemns human rights abuses (Reuters: 4/14/00)
Resolution of US Senate Foreign Relations (04/13/00)
Beijing breaks up Falungong protests (The Straits Times Interactive 04/14/00)
Self-Criticism in Beijing - Falun Gong Stance Questioned in Official Journal (International Herald Tribune, 04/14/00)
200 Practitioners Arrested on Tiananmen Square Ahead of the Anniversary of the Zhong-nai-hai Peaceful Gathering and the U.N. Vote
China Jamming Falungong Websites in New Crackdown (AFP 04/13/00)
U.S. Proposes China-Rights Resolution at UN Talks (Reuters 04/11/00)
Relax: Westerners experience an Eastern way to unwind (The Killeen Daily Herald 04/03/00)
200 Falun Gong Protesters Arrested (NY Times 13/04/00)
China's Falun Gong protests ahead of U.N. vote (Reuters 04/13/00)
A Peace of the Action (Las Vegas Sun 04/05/00)
Four Falun Gong Practitioners Testify before the Human Rights Caucus of the US Congress (4/6/00)
Violence against Women in China's Crackdown on Falun Gong Practitioners -- Freedom House's Statement at the U.N. (4/7/00)
Irish Senate Calls upon Irish Government (4/6/00)
Go, to Geneva
[VOA, Geneva] 40 Human Rights Organizations Condemned China's Violation of Human Rights (4/7/00)
[Geneva, Switzerland] News from the UN Human Rights Meeting (4/7/00)
Talks Sweet on Human Rights (Human Rights Watch: (3/23/00)
Essay "Falun Gong: Demonized in China, Downplayed in America" (4/00)
The International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development's Statement at 56th U.N. Commission on Human Rights (3/29/00)
Excerpt of Amnesty International's Speech At United Nations Commission on Human Rights (4/5/00)
China Man Held in Mental Hospital (AP: 4/5/2000)
A U.N. Hearing on Current Human Rights Situation in China (3/29/00)
Appeal to All Kind-hearted People Worldwide for the beating death of
Chen Zi-xiu by Chinese local government officials
Canadian NGOs Press Chrétien On China
China May Face Rare Setback At UN Human Rights Meeting (AFP: Mar 29, 00J)
Classmate Of Vice-President Hu Jintao Jailed For Falungong Beliefs (AFP: Mar 30, 00)
Washington Post: The China Challenge (3/24/00)
China Rejects US Claims On Human Rights (AFP: 3/24/00)
US Dismisses Chinese Threat Over UN Rights Resolution (AFP: 3/22/00)
Amnesty Decries Chinese Crackdown On Spiritual Movement (AFP: 3/23/00)
Albright Set to Assail China on Human Rights in Brief Geneva Stop (AFP: 3/23/00)
Reports on Falun Gong on a Geneva Local Paper (translation)
Chinese Diplomats Strike Back at Falun Gong, and Make Fools of Themselves (Tribune de Geneve: 3/22/00)
Falun Gong Practitioners Denounce Chinese Persecution ( Tribune de Geneve 3/21/00)
US Expects UN Panel to Vote on Resolution to Condemn China (Washington Times: 3/21/00)
US Determined To Win Condemnation Of China In Geneva (AFP: 3/21/00)
China's Envoy to U.N. Rights Forum Slams U.S. (Reuters: 3/21/00)
Human rights groups Friday called on a U.N. commission ...(Reuters: 3/17/00)
U.S. Sees Chance for Debate on China Rights (Reuters: 3/20/00)
AP photo: Falun Gong Practitioners at the Opening of annual UN Human Right Forum in Geneva (3/20/00)
Falun Gong Seeks U.N. Action Against China (Reuters: 3/20/00)
More than 500 Falungong Members Hold Silent Protest Outside UN (AFP: 3/20/00)
U.N. Human Rights Meeting to Begin (NY Times: 3/20/00)
US Confident Resolution Will Succeed (SCMP: 3/20/00)
Rights Groups Urge EU to Slam China at UN (Reuters 17/03/00)
Police shield final National People's Congress' session from Falun Gong protests (AFP: 3/16/00)
Seven Falun Gong detainees `may be released by end of week' (South China Morning Post: 3/14/00)
US News & World Report: Hacking of Falun Gong Website Featured (3/12/00)
China detains four Americans in Falun Gong sweep (AP)
Falun Gong followers held after police raid Beijing apartment (San Francisco Examiner: 3/7/00)
Locals go to China to protest persecution of Falun Gong -- Bay Area residents, including boy, 11, arrested, detained before speaking out (San Francisco Examiner: 3/8/00)
San Jose Mercury News: Falun Gong followers freed 2 from Bay Area describe detention (3/9/00)
Around 70 Falungong On Hunger Strike In Beijing Detox Center(AFP)
China Asks Tokyo To Snub Falungong(AFP)
Singapore will not ban Falun Gong, government says(AP)
China detains 4 Americans over Falun Gong-HK group [Reuters]
Chinese family petitions over 'a very unjust case' [Irish Times, Feb 29, 2000]
Excerpts of Media Reports on The U.N. Official's Visit of China [March 4, 2000]
Falun Gong Representative Spoke at Council on Foreign Relations (March 3, 2000)
U.N. Human Rights Chief Says China Getting Worse (Reuters: March 2, 00)
Capital alert for NPC congress (Hong Kong Standard: March 2, 2000)
United Nations Official Says China Has Slipped on Human Rights (New York Times: March 2, 2000)
U.N. Human Rights Boss Blasts China [AP: Feb. 29, 2000]
Excerpts from Media Reports on Falun Gong in 1999 (3/2/00)
A Report Regarding China's Human Rights from amnesty international Australia [Feb. 24, 2000]
Falun Gong member dies in custody after China beatings (2/29/00)
US State Department Released Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1999 (2/25/00)
U.S. State Department Human Rights Report Highly Critical of China (New York Times: 2/25/00)
European Commission President's Response to Falun Gong Practitioner (2/2000)
European Union Council's Correspondence Regarding Falun Gong (1/2000)
Irish Government Concerned about Persecution of Falun Gong (1/2000)
Amnesty Says China's Human Rights White Paper Is A Whitewash (AFP: 2/18)
Falun Gong Members Stage Hunger Strike ( REUTERS: 2/14, 2000)
Adherents promote Falun Gong practice -- Falun Dafa adherents display art
Chinese judge in mental asylum for Falungong membership: report (AFP: Feb 11, 00)
Falungong leader sentenced to nine years in China (AFP: Feb 11, 00)
POLITICIANS UNCOURAGEOUS (Excerpt from Forbes Magazine: Feb 21, 00)
50 From Falun Gong Arrested in Beijing (Washington Post: Feb. 5, 00)
Jerseyan back home after jailing in China (The Star-Ledger: Feb. 8, 00)
EU being soft on China: human rights groups (AFP: Feb 10, 00)
Groups Urge EU To Censure China At UN Over Rights (Reuters: Feb 10, 00)
China nabs 2,000 Falun members in Lunar New Year (Reuters: Feb 10, 00)
EU Urged To Support China Criticism (AP: Feb 10, 00)
Chinese police on the alert for more Falungong protesters (Channel NewsAsia: Feb. 6, 00)
Falun Gong members detail rough treatment in China (Reuters: 2/8/00)
Exercises that refine mind, body and spirit (Frederick News-Post: Jan. 19,00)
Authoritative center for China studies runs academic seminar on Falun Gong situation
Falungong press conference organiser gets 12 years (AFP: Feb. 6, 00)
Falun Gong arrests in Tiananmen Square (BBC: Feb. 5, 00)
Falun Gong Members Arrested(AP)
Bridgewater (New Jersey) Woman Arrested in China (The Star-Ledger:2/6/00)
Tiananmen Square violence opens Year of the Dragon Police detain scores of Falun Gong members (Baltimore Sun: 2/6/00)
Chinese police crackdown on Falungong Lunar New Year protest (AFP:2/5/00)
China jails 32 Falungong in Lunar New Year crackdown (AFP: Feb 1, 00)
European Parliament resolution on the human rights situation in China
Falun Gong leader reportedly told he cannot plead innocent (AP: Jan. 24, 00)
China Rejects Euro Condemnation On Human Rights (AFP: Jan 25, 00)
Detained Falun Gong Man Dies (AP: Jan 26, 00)
Falungong Member Dies In Police Custody In South China (AFP Hong Kong: Jan 25, 00)
China's crackdown boosts Falun Gong's profile overseas (Far Eastern Economic Review: Jan 27, 00)
EU must not shy away from chance to speak up for China's oppressed (Amnesty International: Jan. 24, 00)
Return of Falun Gong linked students prevented (The Irish Times:January 25, 2000)
Reports say two Falun Gong members died in Chinese custody (AP: Jan 26, 00)
Amnesty International Praises Early Decision to Back Resolution on China
U.S. lawmaker presses China on human rights
Soldier, Politician Continue Protest Against Falun Gong Crackdown
U.S. to Back U.N. Resolution on Rights in China(Reuters: 1/11/00)
Falun Dafa group rallies at courthouse(Columbia Daily Tribune: 1/10/00)
Three detained Australian Falungong members escorted out of China(AFP:1/10/00)
China jails Falungong leaders for printing books and posters (AFP:1/6/00)
Three Australian Falungong members believed detained in China (AFP: 1/9/00)
A world of controversy (Columbia Missourian, 12/26/99)
Falun Gong declarations irk Chinese (Tribune Online,1/5/00)
Four Falun Gong leaders were tried over the weekend and sentenced to prison for up to 18 years(Christian Science Monitor)
Beijing's Brutality Won't Work(Los Angeles Times)
Falun Dafa Members Continue Protests(The Asian Wall Street Journal)
Heresy in Beijing(Christian Science Monitor)
China Sends Falun Gong Members To Labor Camps(AP)
China's Rights Record Fails to Spark Outrage(Los Angeles Times)
UNITED NATIONS MUST CENSURE CHINA FOR RIGHTS VIOLATIONS (Human Rights Watch: 12/27/99)
Ex-China captive claims torture (Denver Post)
Macau: Historic occasion must not be marred by intolerance (Amnesty International)
Members of banned sect rally in Hong Kong (AP: 12/11/99)
Chasing Shadows (CNN)
Falun Gong Honors Rescinded (Washington Post, 12/11/99)
Denver-area mom held in Chinese crackdown (DPO:12/8/99)
Clinton has proclaimed Dec. 10 as Human Rights Day and the week beginning on Dec. 10 as Human Rights Week.
Falun Gong gathering delays trial (AFP, 12/4/99)
Never Mind, Li Hongzhi (Sun, 12/7/99)
Clinton Criticizes on Human Rights (AP, 12/6/99)
House Concurrent Resolution 218 (Passed on11/18/99)
Annan Will Speak Out for Falun Gong When He Visits China
Canada slams China over Falun Gong arrests (Reuters)
China Uses "Rule of Law" to Justify Falun Gong Crackdown
French Writer: " Falun Gong represents the righteousness still exists in China"
"Falun Gong---the Real Story" Exhibition in Singapore
Member of Parliament appeals for Falun Gong
(10/22)
Chinese police arrest Falun Gong members in Tiananmen Square
Amnesty International -- New report on torture and ill-treatment of Falun Gong Practitioners
(Associated Press) Correspondents at the U.N. Welcome Falun Gong
(Agency-France Presse) Falungong follower holds out against Chinese government repression
Amnesty International's Press Release
(09/28/99)
A Letter from Rene Wadlow (1)
(Download the word File)
A Letter from Rene Wadlow (1)
(Download the word File)
The Ban on Falun Gong and the After-Shocks
(Download the word File)
U.S. State Dept's Press Briefings on Falun Gong
A Letter to U.N. from A U.N. Permanent Representative
Australia Raised Concern During Human Rights Talk
Britain refuses to bar Falun Gong leader
Interpol Rejects Chinese Government's Request for Detaining Master Li
Thailand Refuses to Arrest Mr. Li Hongzhi
Human Rights Watch Condemned Chinese Government
Canada Condemns China's Crackdown on Falun Gong
U.S. Government Not to Detain Master Li -- It Urges Chinese Government to Respect Human Rights
Interpol Not to Arrest Master Li Hongzhi in U.K.
Amnesty International's Statement
