Friends of Falun Gong USA- News/Media Reports

1. Bloody Harvest: Stealing Organs for Profit 11.09.09: Kilgour and Matas concluded that “A set of peaceful, healthful exercises with a spiritual foundation was made illegal in 1999 by the Communist Party because of fear it might threaten the Party’s dominance, and it appears that many human beings engaged in these exercises have been in effect executed for their organs by medical practitioners.”
www.fofg.org/news/news_story.php?doc_id=1642

2. China's 'Conscience' Missing in Action 10.23.09: Gao began taking human-rights cases in 2003, mostly on a pro bono basis. After winning the largest sum for a medical malpractice suit in Chinese history, Gao gained attention not only for his legal ability but also for his compassion. He began taking on more and more human-rights cases, including those of persecuted Christians and Falun Gong believers.
www.fofg.org/news/news_story.php?doc_id=1638

3. Debarred Lawyer Tortured and Arrested in Northeastern China 08.27.09: When Wang was taken into police custody on July 4, he was severely beaten, causing fractures in his right ankle. Wang’s family and lawyer have not been allowed to meet Wang because, according to the police, his case involves “state secrets”. It is believed that Wang has been detained for his work defending Falun Gong practitioners.
www.fofg.org/news/news_story.php?doc_id=1610

4. Cyber-dissident Zhang Lin released on completing five-year jail term 08.18.09: Reporters Without Borders welcomes the release of the well-known blogger and pro-democracy activist Zhang Lin on 12 August on completing a five-year sentence for posting articles online that were deemed to be “contrary to the bases of the constitution” and “a danger to national security.”
www.fofg.org/news/news_story.php?doc_id=1587

5. US needles China with human rights criticism 02.27.09: China and the US were embroiled in a fresh argument yesterday, with Beijing accusing Washington of using its annual report on human rights violations as an excuse for interfering in Chinese internal affairs.
www.fofg.org/news/news_story.php?doc_id=1546

6. China scorns U.S. rights record in tit-for-tat exchange 02.27.09: China maintained its scornful response to human rights criticism from the United States, throwing back assertions that Washington was culpable for racism, crowded prisons and torture.
www.fofg.org/news/news_story.php?doc_id=1544

7. Chinese Human Rights Attorney Recounts Torture 02.22.09: This harrowing first-person account reveals graphic details of 50 days of torture endured by human rights icon Gao Zhisheng in 2007. Mr. Gao was again kidnapped following his release from previous kidnapping and torture and his whereabouts remain unknown since February 4, 2009. Mr. Gao's family, friends, Friends of Falun Gong, Friends of Gao, China Aid and hundreds of thousands of his supporters worldwide are urgently concerned for his safety.
www.fofg.org/news/news_story.php?doc_id=1540

8. China sentences Falungong follower to three years in jail: lawyer 11.25.08: BEIJING (AFP) - The wife of a man who died in police custody in China ahead of the Beijing Olympics was sentenced to prison on Tuesday for supporting the outlawed Falungong spiritual group, her lawyer said.
www.fofg.org/news/news_story.php?doc_id=1530

9. UN Slams Chinese Regime in Torture Review 11.24.08: In what has been labeled a “rare move”, the United Nations (UN) has directly called the Chinese regime to account for its extensive human rights violations.
www.fofg.org/news/news_story.php?doc_id=1528

10. CONGRESSIONAL-EXECUTIVE COMMISSION ON CHINA ANNUAL REPORT 2008 10.31.08: “The central government intensified its nine-year campaign of persecution against Falun Gong practitioners in the months leading up to the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Games… Official accounts of the crackdown were publicly available on Web sites for all 31 of China's provincial-level jurisdictions in 2007-2008.” - 2008 Annual Report, Congressional-Executive Commission on China
www.fofg.org/news/news_story.php?doc_id=1551