Radio Australia Reports 18 Falun Gong Practitioners Arrested for Television Broadcast

According to a report by Radio Australia on April 2, Chinese police have arrested 18 Falun Gong practitioners who were alleged to have been connected with the broadcasting of two films praising the [Falun Gong] group on a city's cable television network.

MEDIA ADVISORY: U.S. FALUN GONG PRACTITIONERS FILE CIVIL LAWSUIT AGAINST TWO CHINESE GOVERNMENT MINISTRIES IN GROUNDBREAKING CASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

April 2, 2002

Contacts: Dana Cheng 703-725-4168, Terri Wu 202-550-0562

Washington, D.C. -- The law firm of Martin F. McMahon & Associates will announce at a press conference on April 3, 2002, the filing of a major, first-of-its-kind civil lawsuit against two government ministries of the People's Republic of China, alleging a systematic--and often violent--campaign of criminal activities in the U.S. designed to deprive American citizens and residents who practice Falun Gong of their constitutional rights and privileges.

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Falun Dafa Information Center: A Crisis Unfolds in Changchun

(Falun Dafa Information Center) Right now, there is much the world does not yet know about the crisis unfolding in the northeastern Chinese city of Changchun, and the city's quick descent into virtual martial law. Police have arrested more than 5,000 "suspected" Falun Gong practitioners since March 5. In numerous cities from Australia, to Asia, to Europe, to North America, hunger strikes, candlelight vigils, and peaceful public appearances have unfolded calling for immediate action to protect those under severe persecution in Changchun City.

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