Today’s Articles

August 20, 2002

Persecution Outside China ~

• ▪ Wrongfully Charged Falun Gong Practitioners Stand Firm Against Political Persecution, Refuse to Pay Fines (Photos)

Standing Up for Falun Dafa ~

• ▪ Hong Kong Practitioners Conducted Themselves Righteously In the Face of the False Charges

Persecution Outside China ~

• ▪ AFP: Falungong considering civil suit against Hong Kong authorities

Falun Dafa in the Media ~

• ▪ AP: Falun Gong members refuse to pay fines for obstruction conviction, even if that means jail
• ▪ Dow Jones Newswires: Convicted HK Falun Gong [Practitioners] Want To Delay Paying Fine

Persecution Outside China ~

• ▪ Aftenposten (Norwegian Newspaper): Court Rules Against Falun Gong Practitioners in Hong Kong
• ▪ IGFM (in Europe) Press Release: China Extends Falun Gong Persecution to Hong Kong

April 25 Events ~

• ▪ Sydney Practitioners Peacefully Appeal in Front of Chinese Consulate, Call on Hong Kong to Step Out from Under Jiang's Shadow (Photos)
• ▪ Ottawa Practitioners Call For Public Apology to Falun Gong Practitioners in Hong Kong and Withdrawal of Charges

Persecution Outside China ~

• ▪ Montreal Practitioners Clarify the Truth in the Streets to Expose the Persecution in Hong Kong (Photo)

Voices of Support Worldwide ~

• ▪ Support Letter from US Congressman Bill Pascrell, New Jersey [July 31, 2002]
• ▪ Canadian MP to Xinhua Reporter: "Please Tell Your President to Stop Persecuting Falun Gong"

Opinion & Perspective ~

• ▪ Friends of Falun Gong Europe Asks Cambodian Government to Honor Its Obligation as a UN Signatory to Protect UN Refugees

People in China Awaken to the Truth ~

• ▪ Letter Asks Cambodian Government to Protect Those Who Are Suffering, Maintain Righteousness and Justice, Even Under Pressure

Opinion & Perspective ~

• ▪ Australian Falun Dafa Association Writes to King of Cambodia on Behalf of Practitioners

Falun Dafa in the Media ~

• ▪ AFP: UN rights chief warns Beijing of 'deep concern' on final visit (excerpt)
• ▪ BBC: Robinson 'concerned' over China human rights
• ▪ Waco Tribune-Herald: Forum protests covered wide gamet of subjects [excerpt]

Deaths ~

• ▪ Female Dafa Practitioner Deng Xiangyun Tortured to Death by Hegang City Police Department of Heilongjiang Province

Accounts of Persecution ~

• ▪ Psychiatrist's Report Documents the Torture of Zhao Ming in a Chinese Forced Labor Camp
• ▪ "610 Office" in Zhangdian District of Zibo City, Shandong Province Orders Local Government and Police of Zhongbu Town to Arrest Falun Dafa Practitioners
• ▪ A Letter from a Dafa Disciple Detained in Jail

Solemn Declarations ~

• ▪ 52 Practitioners Solemnly Declare that their Words and Deeds Under Forced Brainwashing are Null and Void

Accounts of Persecution ~

• ▪ Two Stories That Happened in Beijing
• ▪ Taipei Central News Agency Reports on China's Natural Disasters: Large Forest Fire in Inner Mongolia; Landslide in Puer County, Yunnan Province
• ▪ Unfurling a Banner on Tiananmen Square - July 20, 2002

April 25 Events ~

• ▪ Venezuela Falun Dafa Association Is Officially Established

Accounts of Persecution ~

• ▪ Practitioners From Zhejiang And Sichuan Provinces Congratulate the Official Establishment of the Venezuela Falun Dafa Academic Society
• ▪ Practitioners From China Congratulate the Official Founding of the Venezuelan Falun Dafa Association

April 25 Events ~

• ▪ The Swedish Falun Dafa Association Congratulates the Establishment of the Falun Gong Association of the Czech Republic

Videos ~

• ▪ Video: FGM TV News - 07/23/2002

Accounts of Persecution ~

• ▪ Summary of Other Articles and News - 08/17/2002