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one of the Chinese women
who was released in
February 1997.

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Recent news

The baby girl that they just couldn't kill (9/24/01)

Chinese officials launch new coercive one-child campaign (8/16/01)

Chinese region "must conduct 20,000 abortions" by end of year (8/5/01)

Journey to the promised land (Dateline NBC, 8/4/01)
China to formalize one-child policy (5/24/01)
Pat Robertson, China and population control (4/19/01)
China admits big fall in ratio of baby girls to boys (3/28/01)
Victim of one-child policy struggles after rare court win (3/27/01)
China's human rights record worsens (2/27/01)
Official baby murderers shock Chinese (2/18/01)
Resentment over "one-child" policy continues (2/16/01)
Pictures of female genocide smuggled out of China (2/15/01)
Changes in China's one-child policy principally "cosmetic" (2/6/01)
One-Child Policy Abuses Run Rampant (1/3/01)
China Admits One-Child Policy Abuses (12/20/00)
China May Examine One-Child Policy After 2010 (11/7/00)

Personal stories of refugees

History of Voice For Life refugee ministry

3/15/99: Chinese refugee saga ends with freedom
3/15/99: Zhou Shiu Yon marries
8/22/98: Wan Tin Chin enters sixth year behind bars
8/22/98: Zhou Shiu Yon set free, testifies in Washington
6/10/98: Transcript of Zhou Shiu Yon's statement before US House subcommittee
2/27/98: Hope or Hoax? Refugees wait for promised freedom....
2/27/98 note: Bureaucratic apathy
10/27/97: Amnesty International speaks out against incarceration of refugees
10/27/97: New attorneys hired for refugees
8/15/97: Congressman seeks freedom for remaining refugees
8/15/97: Some refugees returning to China
2/28/97: Most "Golden Venture" Chinese refugees freed
3/12/97: Commentary on release of refugees
3/12/97: Party cancelled
2/15/97: INS announces decision to release "Golden Venture" Chinese refugees
3/12/97: Lerdo water still bad, in spite of previous agreements
3/12/97: Christian books provided to refugees
3/12/97: Chinese refugee says "Goodbye"
1/18/97: Prayer vigil for refugees
1/3/97: Two Chinese men freed
11/8/96: New law provides asylum for Chinese refugees
11/8/96: Chinese woman brutalized in Lerdo jail, then deported
11/8/96: Li Bao Yu is now free in America!
11/8/96: Chinese refugees endure dental problems in jail
11/8/96: Sheriff's Department to fix Lerdo water problem
11/8/96: Prepare to celebrate!
11/8/96: Christmas cards featuring refugee artwork available
8/8/96: State declares "obnoxious" Lerdo water unacceptable
8/8/96: Chapel services are finally permitted
8/8/96: Hope for freedom remains
4/17/96: Recent media reports
4/17/96: Chinese refugees losing hope
4/17/96: President vetoes asylum bill
4/17/96: Chinese refugees prosper in Ecuador
4/17/96: Chaplain refuses to allow services for refugees
For more information on the history of this effort prior to April of 1996, please check back again, or consult Ken Wilson's Chinese refugees page. We appreciate your patience.

Articles about refugees

7/98: San Diego News Notes: Zhou Shiu Yon released
(Scroll down to "AFTER NEARLY FIVE YEARS OF INCARCERATION")
2/98: Charisma Magazine: Letter from Zhou Shiu Yon
(You will need to scroll about 3/4 down, until you see "Update From Chinese Political Refugee")
12/97: Los Angeles Mission: Evil Like Buddha
10/97: Charisma Magazine: Mosques on Main Street (excerpt)
5/97: Life Advocate: Chinese men released
4/28/97: Christianity Today: Chinese Golden Venture refugees freed from jails
3/15/97: World Magazine: Cloud in the silver lining
3/1/97: World Magazine: Their ship has come in
12/20/96: Washington Times article on detention conditions of Chinese women
4/17/96: "Rights and Wrongs" report on Chinese refugees
3/15/96: Los Angeles Times: Freedom Dreams

12/15/95:Dallas Morning News: Refugee women's future debated

1995: World Magazine: American Congressmen working to free Chinese immigrant prisoners

12/11/95: China News Digest: Report on Chinese refugee hunger strike, etc.
(Scroll down to section 4, or search for "hunger")

Links to other relevant sites

More information on Chinese refugees (Golden Venture refugees home page, by Ken Wilson)
(Ken Wilson's web page contains most of the press releases Voice For Life has issued regarding the Chinese refugees over the past several years, along with links to other relevant sites.)
Life Coalition International - Chinese refugee ministry
Population Research Institute - Research on China's one-child policy
American Policy Center - The Betrayal of the Golden Venture
U.S. Committee For Refugees - report on detention conditions of Chinese women at Lerdo facility
China's One Child Program (prolife.about.com)
University of Michigan student's "Golden Venture" page
(We would like to include the name of the author of this page here, but we've been unable to determine who the author is! His or her user name is apparently "ndoshi".)

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