Today’s Articles

August 16, 2002

Voices of Support Worldwide ~

• ▪ Congressman Chris Smith: "latest in China's brutal persecution of Falun Gong" and an "affront to the rule of law in Hong Kong"
• ▪ Member of Irish Parliament Writes to Hong Kong CEO

Opinion & Perspective ~

• ▪ Friends of Falun Gong: "Hong Kong: Failing The Litmus Test for Freedom"

Falun Dafa in the Media ~

• ▪ South China Morning Post Reports on Concerns Expressed by US and UK
• ▪ Wall Street Journal: Persecution in Hong Kong
• ▪ AP: Hong Kong's media voice concern over conviction of Falun Gong followers for obstruction

April 25 Events ~

• ▪ Chinese Media in Toronto Pay Great Attention to Verdict in Hong Kong Trial

Persecution Outside China ~

• ▪ AP: Hong Kong Freedoms Put to Test

Falun Dafa in the Media ~

• ▪ Reuters: Falun Gong Members May Sue Jiang, HK Police

People in China Awaken to the Truth ~

• ▪ Letters of Support for the Falun Gong Practitioners on Trial in Hong Kong (Part V)

Persecution Outside China ~

• ▪ Japan: Practitioners Deliver Appeal Letter to Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (Photo)

April 25 Events ~

• ▪ Falun Gong Practitioners from Melbourne Strongly Condemn the Hong Kong Political Trial (Photos)
• ▪ Practitioners from Toronto Hold Sit-in Appeal in front of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (Photos)
• ▪ San Francisco Practitioners Appeal in Front of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (Photos)
• ▪ Practitioners from Ottawa Appeal in front of the Chinese Embassy, Urging Hong Kong to Immediately Dismiss the Groundless Trial (Photo)

Rallies & Protests ~

• ▪ Falun Dafa Practitioners from Washington DC Peacefully Appeal in Front of the Cambodian Embassy (Photos)

Falun Dafa in the Media ~

• ▪ South China Morning Post: [Cambodian] Deportation adds to concern over religious dissidents

Voices of Support Worldwide ~

• ▪ Support Letter from US Congressman David Price, North Carolina [July 31, 2002]
• ▪ Support Letter from US Senator John Edwards, North Carolina [July 22, 2002]

Deaths ~

• ▪ Falun Dafa Practitioner Cao Shufang Murdered by Police from Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province (Photo)
• ▪ Delayed News from Hunan Province: Dafa Practitioner Ou Keshun from Changde City Is Beaten to Death in a Brainwashing Class

Accounts of Persecution ~

• ▪ Latest News from China - 08/12/2002
• ▪ Cases of Persecution against Dafa Practitioners in Zixing City, Hunan Province
• ▪ Illegal Four-Year Prison Sentence for Dafa Practitioner Qiu Yuanjin of Jiaozhou City, Shandong Province
• ▪ Photos: Dafa Practitioners in Northeastern China Hang Truth-Clarifying Banners

Karma ~

• ▪ Retribution: The Director of the First Section of Pengshan County's Police Department in Sichuan Province Receives Just Punishment

Falun Dafa in the Media ~

• ▪ Radio Netherlands: China's Psychiatric Abuse

Journeys of Cultivation ~

• ▪ A Midnight Ride into the Countryside to Distribute Truth-Clarifying Materials
• ▪ "Just Do Everything A Dafa Disciple Should Do"

Experience Sharing Conferences ~

• ▪ The First Fa Conference in Latin America Held in Mexico City (Photos)

Other Community Events ~

• ▪ Introducing Falun Dafa in Mexico City (Photos)
• ▪ Spreading the Fa in Southern Thailand

Falun Dafa in the Media ~

• ▪ Ten Years of Falun Dafa: Interview By Guadeloupe TV station

Other Community Events ~

• ▪ UK: Falun Gong Performances Cheered by Audience at Edinburgh Festival (Photos)
• ▪ Falun Dafa Practitioners Bring Message of Hope and Appreciation to Maine Towns -- August 10-11
• ▪ U.S. Practitioners from the State of Kansas Participate in Johnson County's Grand Parade (Photos)
• ▪ Introducing Falun Dafa at the Fair in Erie County, New York (Photos)
• ▪ San Francisco Practitioners Participate in Chinese Community Activities to Clarify the Truth and Offer Salvation to People (Photos)

Accounts of Persecution ~

• ▪ Summary of Other Articles and News - 08/13/2002

Journeys of Cultivation ~

• ▪ Reaching Selflessness and Altruism
• ▪ A Hint from a Dream: So-called Danger Is Brought by Human Concepts

Falun Dafa in the Media ~

• ▪ Sydney Morning Herald: Chinese chided over treatment of dissidents [during the visit of a vice premier's delegation to Australia]
• ▪ Washington Post: China's Workers

Accounts of Persecution ~

• ▪ Flash: Whose Fault? (in Chinese)

Opinion & Perspective ~

• ▪ FGMTV: Self-Immolation or a Setup? (New Version August, 2002, in Chinese)