Friends of Falun Gong USA- News/Media Reports

1. Falun Gong detainee criticizes China crackdown 01.25.06: Charles Lee -- the only U.S. citizen ever to serve a prison sentence in China because of his belief in the spiritual movement Falun Gong -- said Tuesday he experienced constant abuse, intimidation and brainwashing attempts before he was released last week.
www.fofg.org/news/news_story.php?doc_id=1252

2. Businessman Back in U.S. After Detention in China 01.24.06: SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 23 - A California businessman has returned to the United States after three years of imprisonment in China for his participation in Falun Gong, a spiritual movement banned by the Chinese government.
www.fofg.org/news/news_story.php?doc_id=1239

3. Free at Last! 01.21.06: American citizen Dr. Charles Lee returned home today after suffering three years of both mental and physical abuse in a Chinese prison.
www.fofg.org/news/news_story.php?doc_id=1232

4. American Linked To Falun Gong To Be Freed From China Jail 01.13.06: SHANGHAI (AP)--An American linked to the banned Falun Gong spiritual group is due for release from a Chinese prison next week after serving a three-year sentence on charges of sabotaging broadcasting equipment, the U.S. Consulate confirmed Friday.
www.fofg.org/news/news_story.php?doc_id=1227

5. China puts brakes on foreign TV 08.03.05: SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China will forbid any new foreign-owned TV channels from entering the country, according to a report on Wednesday, expanding an industry clampdown and placing plans by Disney and Viacom on indefinite hold.
www.fofg.org/news/news_story.php?doc_id=1119

6. French Company Accused of Pro-Beijing Censorship 04.18.05: Accuracy in Media (AIM) has been at the forefront of a worldwide movement to continue transmission of the only uncensored news in Mandarin to reach the Chinese mainland via New Tang Dynasty TV (NTDTV). But the Paris-based satellite operator, Eutelsat, which provides the transmission, could still act on a threat to shut it down.
www.fofg.org/news/news_story.php?doc_id=975

7. Eutelsat's Chinese Aims Hit Static 04.13.05: Efforts by Europe's second-largest satellite operator to break into the Chinese market have become embroiled in controversy over Beijing's treatment of the media and religious dissidents. But the company appears to be as much a shrewd opportunist as a victim in the increasingly murky affair.
www.fofg.org/news/news_story.php?doc_id=970

8. Broadcaster's case against Eutelsat rejected 03.23.05: A French court on Tuesday rejected a plea from Chinese-language broadcaster New Tang Dynasty TV (NTDTV) which sought an injunction to make Paris-based satellite provider Eutelsat overturn a decision not to renew its programmes from April.
www.fofg.org/news/news_story.php?doc_id=958

9. Falun Gong message overrides TV broadcast 12.23.04: HONG KONG, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- The Falun Gong spiritual group Tuesday denied charges it had hacked into a satellite feed to spread its message into China, where the group is outlawed.
www.fofg.org/news/news_story.php?doc_id=900

10. Mass Arrests and Killing after Changchun City's Cable TV Network was Tapped 03.09.04: At about 8 p.m. on March 5, 2002, several Falun Gong practitioners intercepted the cable TV networks in Changchun City and Songyuan City, Jilin Province, and televised two programs which exposed the Jiang's Regime coverup of its persecution of Falun Gong and the "staged immolation" it claimed was the action of practitoners. It was regarded as a major event, being the first time in decades that the people broke through the prevailing propaganda of the official media on a large scale.
www.fofg.org/news/news_story.php?doc_id=741