Chinese Embassy Reacts with Fear as Practitioners Introduce Falun Gong in Tonga (Photo) |
(Clearwisdom.net) Tonga is an island nation in the Pacific Ocean, near New Zealand. Between May 13 and 20, 2009, three Falun Gong practitioners, native New Zealanders, visited local people in Tonga, talked to them about Falun Dafa (also known as Falun Gong), and exposed the persecution of Falun Gong by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The Chinese Embassy in Tonga was very disturbed and sent a letter to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Tonga, demanding the Tonga Government take immediate measures to prevent Falun Gong practitioners from their truth clarification activities. |
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29/05/2009 , Persecution
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Urgent Appeal: Elderly Tianjin Resident Sentenced to Labor Camp for Distributing Falun Gong Leaflets, at Risk of Torture |
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An elderly resident of the city of Tianjin was sentenced earlier this month to over one year in a labor camp after police found her distributing leaflets about Falun Gong. She is one of 15 local adherents sentenced in recent months to this particular camp and is at grave risk of torture, the Falun Dafa Information Center reported. |
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02/03/2009 , Persecution
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New Zealand: Renowned Canadian Lawyer Writes to the Sunday Star-Times Regarding a Misleading Article about Falun Gong (Photo) |
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(Clearwisdom.net) An article, "The gospel truth: Falun Gong" which was written by Tim Hume and appeared in the Sunday Star-Times on March 2, 2008, has caused considerable distress for Falun Gong practitioners. Mr. David Matas, a well-known Canadian human rights lawyer wrote to the editors of the newspaper, pointing out: "The article, because of its failure to grasp the nature of Falun Gong, is fundamentally misconceived." |
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30/03/2008 , Persecution
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New Zealand Public Forum Discusses Human Rights Atrocities in China |
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(Clearwisdom.net) On the evening of September 11, 2007, a public forum named "Behind the Rise of China" was held at the Pipitea campus of Victoria University in Wellington, New Zealand. The forum was organized by the Coalition to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong (CIPFG). Six experts on China attended the forum, including former Canadian Secretary of State (Asia-Pacific) David Kilgour, renowned Canadian human rights attorney David Matas, Executive Director of the Association for Asian Research Erping Zhang, China expert Wang Juntao, Amnesty International Campaign Manager for New Zealand Gary Reese, and CIPFG New Zealand spokesperson and human rights attorney Carole Curtis. The forum was moderated by attorney Tony Ellis. More than 200 local residents attended the forum. |
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22/09/2007 , Persecution
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New Zealand: Latest Evidence Supporting Allegations of Organ Harvesting in China Discussed at Press Conference in Wellington (Photos) |
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(Clearwisdom.net) On the morning of September 11, 2007, the Coalition to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong (CIPFG) held a press conference in Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand. Speakers at the press conference revealed the latest evidence that supports the allegations of organ harvesting from living Falun Gong practitioners in China for the transplant trade. |
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14/09/2007 , Persecution
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