Police Torture Two Falun Gong Practitioners to Death

(Clearwisdom.net)

1. Falun Gong Practitioner Deng Weinan from Bayan County, Heilongjiang Province was Tortured to Death by Police

On July 30, 2001, Harbin City Police arrested Dafa practitioner Deng Weinan, a resident of Bayan County, Heilongjiang Province. On August 3, the police informed Deng' family of his death. Details of this case are unknown and under investigation.

U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom Names China and Eight Other Countries As Worst Violators of Religious Freedom

August 16, 2001

The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom has nominated nine countries, with China being the second, for designation by the State Department as "countries of particular concern." These are the world' worst violators of religious freedom, and are subject to U.S. action under the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998. The action came in an August 16 letter to Secretary of State Colin L. Powell.

Press Statement: Six Falun Gong Practitioners Launch Hunger Strike in Front of the Chinese Embassy in Washington DC

15:00, August 17, 2001

Beginning at 3:00 PM, August 17, 2001, we have decided to launch a hunger strike in front of the Chinese Embassy in Washington DC so that the world can see a small reflection of what Falun Gong practitioners are going through in China and hear our urgent call: "SOS! Rescue the Falun Gong practitioners persecuted in China!"

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