Image for article Why Is Falun Gong Worth Dying For?

In his article, "Rooting out Falun Gong: China Cracks Down on Mysticism," in the April 30th New York Times, Mr. Craig Smith raised the question of why so many people feel Falun Gong is worth dying for. Mr. Smith suggested that paradises with no interracial children allowed, folk superstitions of fox and weasel spirits, an earth infiltrated by aliens, and other lurid and sensational features that he attributed to Falun Gong, are what have misled millions of Falun Gong practitioners ...

Image for article Far Eastern Economic Review: Pressure On Falun Gong Isn't Over

05/04/2000

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Even though the April 25 anniversary of the Falun Gong' landmark 1999 gathering around the Chinese leadership compound has passed, Chinese security forces remain vigilant. Falun Gong practitioners travelling to Beijing from the provinces say police in their home towns have designated the period from April 25 to May 13 -- birthday of Falun Gong founder Li Hongzhi -- as a period of likely heightened activity. Practitioners themselves disavow any plans for serious protests during this period ...

Image for article Boston Globe: Torture is common in China, group reports

5/4/2000

BEIJING - A dozen years after China signed the UN Convention Against Torture, beating and torture of criminal suspects remains a widespread problem, according to a US group' report that is scheduled for release today.