Falungong spokespersons reported that, as in previous years, practitioners died in custody in 2002. (As of November 12, spokespersons claimed that since the start of the [persecution] in 1999, 513 practitioners had died in custody.) Followers from abroad detained in China, upon returning home, recounted tales of beatings and torture. Courts continued to sentence [practitioners] to long prison terms; public security officials sent others directly to reeducation camps. In December, a Beijing court sentenced six academics to terms of up to twelve years for distributing Falungong materials.

Image for article WASHINGTON TIMES:  Jiang sued in U.S. for torture

January 15, 2003

   A lawsuit charging Chinese President Jiang Zemin with torture and genocide against members of the Falun Gong [...] is inching its way through the U.S. federal court system, where victims hope to hold him accountable for "crimes against humanity."

Image for article Norway: Falun Dafa Practitioners Hold 3-day Appeal Outside the Chinese Embassy to Demand an End to the Persecution of Falun Gong Practitioners (Photos)

Norway: Falun Gong practitioners Appeal in Front of the Chinese Embassy

(Clearwisdom.net)

On the 13 and 14 of January, Falun Gong practitioners appealed in front of the Chinese Embassy in Oslo to stop the persecution of Falun Gong by the Jiang regime.

Image for article Spain: Falun Gong Practitioners Appeal Outside the Chinese Embassy for an End to the Atrocities Committed by the Jiang Regime Against Falun Gong (Photos)

(Clearwisdom.net) Falun Gong practitioners in Spain held peaceful candlelight vigils for the last 3 days outside the Chinese Embassy to call for an end to the Jiang regime's persecution of Falun Gong. They also called upon the international community to stand up together to demand an end to the atrocities being committed against Falun Gong practitioners in China.

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