Appendix E:  The World Speaks Up

A drastic change of attitude toward Falun Gong in the Western news media has taken place over the past year. During July, August and September of 1999, most of the world's major news agencies used "cult" or "sect" to depict Falun Gong. As a result of the efforts of practitioners all over the world, journalists began to learn what Falun Gong is and stopped copying terms from the Chinese official propaganda machinery. At the beginning, the media would ask: "What is Falun Gong?" Now even they could give a fairly satisfactory answer.


E.1 Freedom House: Statement of Mr. Mark Palmer, Vice-chairman of Freedom House

E.2 Statement by T. Kumar, Amnesty International

E.3 U.S. Commission On International Religious Freedom: Rabbi David Saperstein's Statement

E.4 Message of Support for the Falun Gong Movement from Rights and Democracy

E.5 President Clinton's first direct criticism on the crackdown of Falun Gong by the Chinese government

E.6 The Letter From the Canadian Governor General

E.7 US House of Representatives Concurrent Resolution 218 (Passed On 11/18/99)

E.8 More Than 80 Members of U.S. Congress Signed a Letter Urging Clinton to Speak to Chinese Leadership about the Persecution of Falun Dafa Practitioners (08/31/00)

E.9 A Letter Signed by 16 U.S. Senators to the Chinese President Jiang Zemin

E.10 Member of Congress: Ciro D. Rodriguez's Open letter to call for public attention to the crackdown on Falun Gong practitioners in China, and call for support to those suppressed

E.11 Letter To Jiang Zemin From Canadian Member Of Parliament

E.12 Amnesty International calls for China to stop persecution against Falun Gong

E.13 U.N. Asked To Intervene To Protect Falun Gong's Rights

E.14 Human Rights Watch Condemns the Harsh Sentences of Four Leaders of the Falun Gong Movement on 12/27/99

E.15 World Organization Against Torture (OMCT) Calls for Investigation On Persecution Of Falun Gong Practitioners In China

E.16 World Psychiatric Association Urged By Committee To Investigate Chinese Use Of Mental Hospitals In Cracking Down On Falun Gong

E.17 Practicing Falun Gong Was a Right, Ms. Chen Said, up to Her Last Day

E.18 The Wall Street Journal: Falun Dafa Heroes Review & Outlook (Editorial)

E.19 Wall Street Journal: The Survival of Falun Dafa Rests on Beepers and Faith (8/25/00)

E.20 European Commission President's Response to Falun Gong Practitioner (2/2000)

E.21 Irish Government Concerned about Persecution of Falun Gong (1/2000)

E.22 A Reply Letter from the Far Eastern Bureau, Asia-Pacific Department of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs to a French Practitioner

E.23 A Letter from Denmark Foreign Minister (3/03/00)

E.24 The Herald: Struggle against persecution is an inspiration

E.25 Courage, Peril, and Injustice in the PRC: the Plight of Female Falun Gong Practitioners Under the Crackdown

E.26 LA Times: Falun Gong Hints at Things to Come

E.27 Ordeal Of A Trinity Student---Amnesty International Dublin Central Group News Coordinator's Desk

E.28 Lord Avebury, Member of House of Lord of UK Writes to Zhao Ming in Labor Camp

E.29 Amnesty International Ireland Dublin Central Group Drafts Letters to Rescue Zhao Ming

E.30 Member of European Parliament Gives Support to Swedish Falun Gong Practitioners

E.31 Religion Scholars Discuss Falun Gong at Annual Meeting

E.32 Letters of Support from Australian Government Officials

E.33 UK Politicians Support Falun Gong and Challenge the Chinese Ambassador

E.34 Widespread Support for Falun Gong in the UK

E.35 A Letter Nominating Mr. Li Hongzhi and His Students for the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize

E.36 Germany Supports of Falun Gong

E.37 Committee of Concerned Scientists' Open Letter to Jiang Zemin

E.38 A Letter from the Minister of State - London

E.39 It is obvious that we do not share the same opinion about Falun Gong -- Letter from A Member of European Parliament to Ambassador of Chinese Mission TO E.U.

E.40 German Government Supports Falun Gong

E.41 Letter from Congressman Zoe Lofgren to President Clinton Concerning Human Rights Violations in China

E.42 Beijing's Brutality Won't Work

E.43 Statement by T.Kumar Advocacy Director, Asia & Pacific, Amnesty International USA

E.44 Statement of U.S. Representative Chris Smith, Chairman, Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights