Persecution Spreads from China to Europe

  • Germany: Practitioners Appeal for the Release of Xiong Wei at the Chinese Consulate in Hamburg

    Upon returning to China after living in Germany, Xiong Wei was arrested in Beijing on the 5th of January 2002 while distributing materials about the persecution of Falun Gong. December the 8th is Xiong Wei’s birthday and because of this, Falun Gong practitioners in Hamburg went to the Chinese consulate to appeal for her release and to send righteous thoughts.
  • A Swedish Practitioner Appeals for Help from the Irish Government to Rescue Two Dublin Students Detained in China

    "I learned that Liu Feng is in dangerous situation; he has been detained for 10 month with no visitors permitted to see him. I hope that the Irish Embassy in China can send an official to check on his safety. On behalf of Liu Feng and Yang Fang I am now asking the Irish government for help to rescue them and speak out on their behalf."
  • Testimony from a Practitioner in Ireland: Criminals are Often Encouraged by Authorities to Persecute Falun Gong Practitioners in China

    Their intention is very clear: to force Falun Gong practitioners to give up their belief in Truth-Compassion-Tolerance. Practitioners shared prison cells with criminals charged with legitimate and serious offences, and the guards encouraged the criminals to persecute the practitioners further, telling them that their prison sentence would be reduced if they cooperated. In the case of practitioners being tortured to death, they would simply say it was suicide. The real killer would not suffer any consequences.
  • Reports and Cases on how the Chinese Consulate in Italy has violated the Civil Rights, Law and Sovereignty in Italy

    In Italy, reports have given indication that Chinese consulate officials have been instigating public hatred towards Falun Gong practitioners. Practitioners are being threatened and harassed. As overseas nationals and residents, practitioners’ legal activities have also been interfered with by the Chinese consulate. Apart from this, the Chinese consulate has imposed pressure on foreign organisations and communities. The following are some cases in this regards.
  • Russian Primary Court: Asylum Granted to Two Chinese Falun Gong Practitioners

    On November the 5th,2003, the Primary Court in Moscow once again looked into the case of two Chinese Falun Gong practitioners who have stayed in Russia longer than their visa permit. On November the 6th, the court announced that the two Chinese Falun Gong practitioners would be entitled to file for asylum. This case proves that as long as people understand the truth, their innate kindness will help them to make the right decision.
  • Cyprus: Some Stories about Suing Wu Guanzheng

    On October the 27th, practitioners from Great Britain, Sweden, Switzerland, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Greece and Australia filed a joint lawsuit at a Cypriot court against Wu Guanzheng, who was visiting Cyprus at the time. The indictment was submitted to the court on the same day as Wu arrived in Cyprus. A press conference was then held to publicise the facts about the persecution of Falun Gong to the people of Cyprus via the media.
  • An Italian Businessman appeals for an End to the Human Rights Abuses in China

    As far as I am concerned, Falun Gong is the best thing that I have ever encountered in my life and I refuse to deny that I practise Falun Gong. No matter what happens, I was determined to leave a country full of violence, where my fellow practitioners and I have been persecuted. If I continued to run my business in China because of personal interest during this persecution, I would be betraying my conscience.
  • Why is the Evil Regime so Afraid of Zhang Cuiying's Painting Exhibition?

    Zhang Cuiying’s art exhibition has long promoted the principles of “Truthfulness, Compassion and Forbearance”, as well as exposing the evil nature of Jiang’s dictatorship. As a result, she has become a thorn in the side of the evil regime that persecutes Falun Gong. Her story has become more and more well-known by people, and the Jiang regime’s suppression has been condemned by more and more people as well. During this time she has also been continuously monitored and interfered with by the Chinese embassies.
  • Chinese Consulate persecutes a Chinese Doctor in the UK - An Eye Witness Account

    Zhao Liping is a doctor of Chinese medicine and a Falun Gong practitioner. Because the clinic she is working at is under pressure from the Chinese Consulate in Edinburgh, she was forced to resign on October the 4th 2003. Miss Zhao concluded, “It is shameless for the Chinese consulate to extend the Jiang regime’s persecution of Falun Gong overseas.” She hopes that more people around the world understand the facts of the persecution of Falun Gong, stand up to support the victims and call for an end to the persecution.
  • Video: A Song for Xiong Wei

    Xiong Wei is a practitioner, who previously studied at the Berlin Technical Institute in Germany. After returning to China, she was arrested while distributing Falun Gong materials. She is currently illegally imprisoned in Beijing. This video has been made by German Falun Gong practitioners to appeal for her release.
  • A Post Card to a Chinese Labour Camp - German Falun Gong Practitioners Appeal to Rescue Xiong Wei

    Those who wanted to help could sign their names on an appeal letter that was to be sent to the Premier of Germany. Those who wanted to personally encourage Xiong Wei could also take a postcard. After signing their names, they could mail it to Xiong Wei, who is currently detained in China.
  • Attempts by the Chinese Consulate to Stop a Swedish Falun Gong Broadcast have been reported to the Police

    The Chinese consulate attempted to force Gothenburg authorities to stop the Falun Gong Association’s programme being broadcast, during which they actually claimed that there is a dividing line between democracy and freedom of speech. Hans Hirschi, the chief of the local TV station, was extremely annoyed about the pressure applied by the Chinese Consulate. He commented “We only need to go back to 1941 to find a similar case occurring. This makes me think of World War II, when Germany at that time attempted to control the Swedish media.”
  • Practitioners in Germany and Israel Work Together to Rescue Xiong Wei

    Xiong Wei studied at the Berlin Technical University and since January 2002, she has been detained in Xin An Female Labour Camp near Beijing. German Falun Gong practitioners and the International Society for Human Rights have also jointly initiated a rescue effort for Xiong Wei by asking people to write and send postcards to mainland China.
  • Report from Swedish Newspaper “DN Kultur”: Chinese Consulate attempts to Stop Swedish Radio Station from Broadcasting Falun Gong Programmes

    'The hostess of the Falun Gong programme Yvonne Kleberg said, “We think that this act ignores Swedish law. China has neither the right to influence the Swedish media nor the right to invade our freedom of expression.” She has already reported the case to the police. The reporter had tried many times to contact the Chinese consulate in Gothenburg, but in vain.'
  • A Letter to the Editor of Danish Newspaper “Politiken”: Expelled to an Uncertain Fate

    "In a state where one person can rule everything, it was no use that others in the government were against the ban. Few dare to risk their lives for the truth. Yet this is the choice millions of Falun Gong practitioners face every day, when they, with a knife at their throat, are forced to choose between their faith in Truth, Compassion and Tolerance or captivity, torture and death."