Since 1999, the mainland government has outlawed the Falun Gong. The group is, however, lawful in Hong Kong and protected by the Basic Law which guarantees religious freedom and peaceful assembly.
The five Canadian residents suing Chen Zhili, who was China’s education minister, claim she made key decisions and had control over those who carried out torture and persecution.
A lawsuit by spiritual group Falun Gong against the foreign minister over protest restrictions outside the Chinese embassy would affect all Australians’ right to demonstrate, the group’s lawyer says.
The year 2005 has passed and the 2006 Chinese New Year is just around the corner. With the coming of each new year, I eagerly think of my father, who has been illegally imprisoned for practicing Falun Gong. I always hope he will be reunited with his family and celebrate Chinese New Year with us.
On January 28, 2006, the 9th “Freedom, People’s Choice Exhibition” organized by Australian Amnesty International had an award ceremony. One Falun Gong practitioner’s oil painting, “The Death of a Truthfulness Compassion Tolerance Believer” won the “People’s Choice” award. Another Chinese-Australian painter and Falun Gong practitioner, Zhang Cuiying’s traditional Chinese painting, “The Beauty of Spring” won…
How long can our leaders condone the abhorrent actions of China’s Communist dictatorship while curtailing the fundamental rights of fellow Australians who seek only to bring to an end China’s countless crimes against humanity?
A directions hearing for the Falun Gong lawsuit against the Foreign Minister’s signing of monthly certificates restricting Australians’ freedom of expression, is scheduled for this Monday 30 January 2006. The case is proceeding, despite delays and appearing to be mired in yet another directions hearing.
The tribunal heard expert testimony about popular religions in China, and determined that Falun Gong constitutes a creed, and is therefore protected under Ontario’s Human Rights Code.
Comparing Google’s English and Chinese language search engines highlights how far the company has gone to win the approval of China’s authorities. Entering sensitive terms into the Chinese search engine throws up unusual results, with official Communist Party viewpoints taking precedence.
The result of censorship, it argued, was that the internet in China was “becoming more and more isolated from the outside world” and freedom of expression was shrinking.
Four legal cases filed by Australian Falun Gong practitioners are proceeding in Australian courts. Each case has been lodged as a last resort to stop the harassment of Falun Gong practitioners in China and Australia directed by the Chinese Communist regime.
GMR is an international non profit ,human rights organization that was developed by a group of volunteers. The mission of GMR is to raise awareness and to get practioners, orphans out of china.