Sunday, 31 August 2003 Newsletter - Issue #15    

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  • ABC(Au): Falun Gong case to go before UN
    A Queensland lawyer is preparing a petition to go before the United Nations (UN) on behalf of a Sydney woman who claims she was persecuted in China. He has briefed human rights lawyer Geoffrey Robertson on the case. Mr Robertson will present the petition probably next year.

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  • Ms. Zhang Cuiying: Why I Am Filing a Lawsuit Against Jiang Zemin with the United Nations
  • I am very glad to gain the support and help from the world-renowned lawyer and human rights campaigner Sir Geoffrey Robertson, QC. When we met each other he immediately told me, "I have read your story. You have committed yourself to truth and suffered a lot. It's really great."
    He also told me that whenever he visited the Chinese embassies or consulates and saw Falun Gong practitioners calmly sitting there peacefully protesting, he was always deeply moved. He said the Falun Gong practitioners were truly amazing.

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  • AFP: Falun Gong files lawsuit against Jiang Zemin in Belgium
  • The suit, which will be handed to federal prosecutors on Wednesday, accuses Jiang -- who remains China's military head -- of "torture, crimes against humanity and genocide," said lawyer Georges-Henri Beauthier in a statement.

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  • Farmer, Falun Gong Practitioner Force-Fed Boiling Water – Dies in Chinese Prison
  • After being abducted multiple times and abused by local police for his practice of Falun Gong, a 56-year-old farmer from Heilongjiang Province was subjected to forced-feeding with boiling water. Emaciated and unable to stand on his own, he died in a Chinese prison on August 8, 2003.

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    Sydney: Falun Dafa Awarded 2nd Prize in Community Festival
    Queensland: Falun Dafa Practitioners Join Sunshine Coast Sugar Festival
     
     

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