Mrs. Guangzhen Li, a 66 year-old housewife and mother of New York resident Jin (Jason) Xiao, was arrested on March 15, 2004 in Hubei, China for handing out informational flyers in a public area. Authorities are holding Mrs. Li and two of her friends, both senior ladies, in Gongan County Detention Center in Hubei, China.
OVER THE LAST four years, China watchers have proposed a variety of socio-political reasons for why the Chinese regime moved to crush Falun Gong – a benign exercise and meditation practice with ancient Chinese roots. The answer, however, has proved to be simpler and far more disturbing than most initially guessed.
When the nationwide persecution…
According to International Data Group’s Singapore branch, China is preparing to launch a satellite that is aimed exclusively at blocking video transmissions made by Falun Gong practitioners.
Amnesty International responded to the recent announcement by China’s National People’s Congress that it would enshrine human rights in the Constitution by pointing out that the amendment must be backed up by legal and institutional reforms to ensure the protection of human rights in practice.
IMAGINE being imprisoned, tortured or even killed for practising meditation and exercise.
That is what a team of Falun Gong practitioners were speaking out against when gathering petition signatures in Wagga yesterday.
According to an incomplete investigation, more than 40 practitioners have been abducted and 3 practitioners have been tortured to death in just a few days.
Ms Zhang is the sister of Youlai Zhang, who will travel today from Wollongong to Canberra to practise the art of Falun Gong in front of Parliament House. The morning meditation is designed to publicise the plight of practitioners in China, who have suffered harsh labour camp conditions since the Chinese government banned the practice…
Your petition is requesting the house to initiate a resolution to condemn china’s persecution of falun gong at the united nations commission on human rights and request china to stop the persecution.
As the United Nation’s Commission on Human Rights convenes in Geneva this week, the Falun Dafa Information Center joins the growing chorus of voices urging the Commission to censure China for the horrific and widespread abuses of human rights against Falun Gong practitioners throughout China.
To this end, on March 8th the U.S. Congress…
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the Commission should urge the People’s Republic of China to immediately stop the repression of spiritual and political groups, including but not limited to Falun Gong practitioners,
Mankind has the responsibility to preserve the world’s natural resources. However, the rising population and concurrent rural development can be detrimental to our natural environment. Here I would like to discuss my view on the consumption and development of the forest resources.
Camellia sinensis, these two words, the botanical name, means nothing to most people, unless they are familiar with camellia flowers or are aware that “sinensis” means “Chinese.”