UK 2002 Human Rights Annual Report Cites Continuing Abuses in China (Excerpt)

"Reform of the administrative detention system has stalled, and there are credible reports of many thousands of Falun Gong adherents detained without trial for "re-education." There is evidence of the misuse of psychiatric institutions to detain and "treat" Falun Gong adherents and other dissidents. The government acknowledges that the use of torture to extract confessions remains a problem in the judicial system."

Falun Dafa Practitioner Xue Yuzhen of Qionglai City, Sichuan Province Is Brutally Beaten to Death

(Clearwisdom.net)

On September 16, 2002, Dafa practitioner Xue Yuzhen, female, about 50 years old, from Qionglai City, Sichuan Province, was arrested without a warrant. Two days later on September 18, she was brutally beaten to death.

Confused, Disoriented, and Completely Devastated by Torture at the Panjin City Forced Labor Camp, Ms Liu Wenping Jumps to her Death

(Clearwisdom.net) Police officers at Panjin City Forced Labor Camp severely tortured Ms. Liu Wenping, a Falun Dafa practitioner from Liaohe City, Liaoning Province. Officer Yi Xiuyan is among those responsible for the cruel treatment she endured. Ms Liu, confused, disoriented, and completely devastated by the torture, suffered a mental collapse. In the end, the torture having left her "not in her right mind," she reportedly jumped off a building and died from the resulting injuries. Following are the details:

DPA: Taiwan Asks China to Stop Hijacking its Radio Programs

September 27, 2002,

(Clearwisdom.net)

Taiwan on Friday accused China of jamming Taiwan radio stations, and asked China to take quick action to stop the interference.

The allegation follows China's accusation earlier this week that Taiwan supporters of China's spiritual group Falun Gong have [tapped into] Chinese TV signals. "Since last year, China's official radio stations have overridden seven Taiwan commercial radio stations, including Taiwan's largest radio station, Broadcasting Corp of China," the cabinet's Mainland Affairs Council said in a statement.

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