Image for article US ambassador tells China to protect rights after Falungong crackdown

BEIJING, April 25 (AFP) - US ambassador Joseph Prueher said Tuesday his country was carefully monitoring China's crackdown on the Falungong movement and called on Beijing to observe international human rights standards.

Image for article Reuters: Falun Gong Calls for Talks With Chinese Government

Monday April 24 5:24 PM ET

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Spiritual movement Falun Gong on Monday called for a "peaceful dialogue" with the Chinese government even as Beijing prepared for the first anniversary of a mass protest that sparked its crackdown on the group.

Image for article AFP: Another Falun Gong Member Beaten to Death

04/25/2000

Agence France-Presse

BEIJING, April 25 (AFP) - A member of the outlawed Falungong spiritual movement has been beaten to death in police custody in eastern China, the 16th death of a group follower in detention in nine months, a Hong Kong-based rights group said Tuesday.

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