Wednesday, 31 March 2004Newsletter - Issue #19  

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  • U.S. House of Reps. Passes Resolution Urging Censure of China for Human Rights Abuses

    • The House of Representatives passed resolution H. Res. 530 (full text) urging the international community to rebuke the People's Republic of China for a litany of human rights abuses. The vote on the resolution was 402-2.

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  • Lawsuit against Jiang Zemin: The Plaintiffs' Attorneys File Legal Argument; More People Learn the Truth About the Persecution

    • Attorneys Terri Marsh and Anthony D'Amato, the two lawyers representing Falun Gong practitioners, filed a legal argument on the case against Jiang Zemin to the Seventh Circuit Appellate Court.

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  • Epoch Times: Blocking the Truth -- The Chinese government is sending up a satellite to block transmissions about Falun Gong

    • 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. The report says that the Sinosat-2 satellite is currently under construction and will be launched next year.

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  • Deputy Consul General of China in Toronto Found Guilty of Libel

    • This is the first time where a Falun Gong practitioner has brought and won a lawsuit against a Chinese diplomat for persecuting Falun Gong outside of China. This is also the first court case where a Chinese diplomat was sued for slander and spreading hatred against Falun Gong.

    As Mr. Chipkar and his wife stepped out of the courtroom, the plaintiff's lawyer Mr. Peter Downard said, "Today the good guys won."

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    Human Rights Awareness

     

     

     

    Escalating Persecution


    30 Torture and Severe Abuse-related Deaths of Falun Gong Practitioners Reported in February

     

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