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News Bulletins
2008/11/19
November 19, 2008: Falun Gong News Bulletin
* FDIC: “Shanghai Court Sentences Falun Gong Practitioner to 3.5 Years for Internet Downloads” * Associated Press: “China Imprisons Falun Gong Follower, Lawyer Says” * Weekly Standard cover story: “China’s Gruesome Organ Harvest” * Congressional Executive Committee on China: Annual Report Highlights 6-10 Office and Intensified Persecution of Falun Gong * The Daily Targum: Speaker at Rutgers’ Panel on Human Rights in China Displays Simpson’s Product Made in Prison
2008/11/11
November 11, 2008: Falun Gong News Bulletin
* FDIC: Torture and Death of Falun Gong Continue, Say Submissions to United Nations * FDIC: Middle-Aged Farmer Dies of Torture * Amnesty International Urgent Action: Fear of Torture, Chen Zhenming (F) * Daily Gazette: Elderly Practitioner Released Thanks to International Pressure * Taipei Times: “Taiwanese Falun Gong members are taking on Hong Kong’s immigration department in the territory’s courts over alleged discrimination” * Sydney Morning Herald: Falun Gong Followers Caught in Dangerous Immigration Catch-22
2008/09/29
September 29, 2008: Falun Gong News Bulletin
* FDIC: Urgent Appeal: Torture Survivors at Risk of Abuse, Death after Daring Escape * FDIC: Beijing Resident Killed During Olympics for Practicing Falun Gong * Eyewitness account: NY photographer held at detention center with Falun Gong adherent * New Tang Dynasty TV: Cell Phone Video Footage from Masanjia Labor Camp * New York Post: “China Consul ‘Admits’ Inciting NY Attacks,” State Department confirms * San Francisco Chronicle: “Falun Gong pair found eligible for U.S. asylum” * Epoch Times: “Award-Winning Cartoon Artist Forced Out of China”
2008/09/18
September 19, 2008: Falun Gong News Bulletin
Highlights: * FDI: Olympic Clean-up Costs Another Life * Reuters/Los Angeles Times: Falun Gong Reports Torture * New Statesman: Falun Gong featured in Faith Column series by Leeshai Lemish Other news on Falun Gong: * New York Daily News: The Chinese government is terrorizing my parents for practicing Falun Gong * Irish Times: UCC student fears for arrested parents * Columbus Dispatch: OSU student felt China's persecution first-hand * Silicon Valley Insider: Another Olympics Gold Medalist: Falun Gong
2008/08/23
August 23, 2008: Falun Gong News Bulletin
* Times Union: A quest for freedom spans the oceans * Globe and Mail: Chinese turn a blind eye to facts under their noses * FDI: 70 Miles Outside Beijing, A Cultural Revolution Time Warp * The Guardian: The reality behind China's Olympic image of modernity * Urgent Appeal: Retired Professor Arrested in Pre-Olympic Purge for Printing Underground Newsletters * ABC: China toughens security, rounds up dissidents * The Australian: PM Kevin Rudd to press China on human rights record
2008/08/11
Falun Dafa Information Center Introductory News Bulletin
Considered by Chinese authorities to be one of the most taboo topics and a key target of state-led persecution, Falun Gong remains a central issue in contemporary China. The Falun Dafa Information Center (FDIC) is a primary resource for information about this spiritual group and the human rights abuses Falun Gong practitioners continue to face at the hands of the Chinese regime. Offering first-hand accounts, updated documentation, and in-depth analysis on the issue, as well as serving as the official press office of Falun Gong, the Center serves as a vital resource for any media professional reporting on China.
2008/08/07
August 8, 2008: Olympic Preview Special News Bulletin
* Behind the Olympic Spectacle: A Journalist's Walking Guide to the Persecution of Falun Gong in Beijing * Beijing Reporters, Tear Down This Firewall (and How To) * CIPFG: Torture Outside the Olympic Village: A Guide to China's Labor Camps * Screws Tighten on Persecuted [Group] * Chinese Officials Cover Up Abuses against Falun Gong in Reneging on Promises of Internet Freedom for Journalists * 46-Year Old Woman Dies from Torture in Shandong Province
2008/07/14
July 14, 2008- Special Falun Gong News Bulletin
• Aftershocks: Chinese Mobs Incited to Attack Falun Gong in New York, Elsewhere • Chinese Consul General Boasts of Encouraging Violent Mob against Falun Gong in New York • Hate Crimes Continue in Flushing for Eleventh Consecutive Day, 57-year-old beaten • New York Post: 'Gong' Assault Hate Crime: DA • New Tang Dynasty Video Footage: Chinese Communist Regime Incites Mob Attacks on Falun Gong in New York • New York Daily News: Falun Gong supporters in Flushing say they're targets • Epoch Times: U.S. Marine Concerned after Mother Assaulted in Flushing
2008/06/18
June 18, 2008- Falun Gong News Bulletin
FDIC Urgent Appeal: Celebrity Musician’s Widow Faces Prison for Practicing Falun Gong FDIC: Top 10 Things You Should Know about the Beijing Olympics and Falun Gong Amnesty International: 2008 Annual Report cites Falun Gong adherents at high risk of torture U.S. Senate Hearing on Global Internet Freedom: Testimony of Dr. Shiyu Zhou, Deputy Director, Global Internet Freedom Consortium
2008/05/13
May 13, 2008: Falun Gong News Bulletin
* Center for Investigative Reporting: “Beijing Olympic Chief Linked to Torture” * 15-Year-Old Orphaned as Mother Dies in Custody * MSNBC: China’s Organ Harvesting Questioned Again by UN Special Rapporteurs * Prisoner of Conscience Cao Dong’s Wife Writes Open Letter Detailing Official Torture, Family Harassment and Lack of Due Process * Human Rights Watch Report: Lawyers Who Defend Falun Gong Face Punishment * USA Today: “In China, a battle over web censorship”; Falun Gong adherents among “hacktivists” cracking “Great Firewall”