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AFP Report: British Falun Gong supporters seek arrest of Chinese minister
2005-11-09The case against Bo, who is accompanying Chinese President Hu Jintao on a state visit to Britain, was being filed Tuesday with the Bow Street Magistrates Court in London, the group said. The application for an arrest warrant relates to Bo's time as governor of Liaoning province, northeast China, and his alleged promotion of the torture and ill-treatment of Falun Gong practitioners. -
Slovak Republic: The Chinese People will be able to Enjoy True Freedom and Human Rights
2005-11-09“The Chinese people’s peaceful resistance is very important. The seminar we are holding today can put pressure on the Chinese Communist Party. Once the people awaken the dreams that the Communist Party have extinguished, they will take action ... Only by getting rid of the Communist Party’s rule can the Chinese people have a real better life." -
United Kingdom: Falun Gong Practitioners Appeal Outside the Chinese Embassy In London for an End to the Persecution
2005-11-08With the arrival of Chinese Premier Hu Jintao looming, Falun Gong practitioners are making the most of his visit by staging various forms of appeal throughout London. One such activity was a rally held outside the Chinese Embassy on the 7th of November, 2005. During the peaceful appeal, speeches were made opposite the Embassy, urging the Chinese regime to stop the persecution, while practitioners distributed information to passersby. -
United Kingdom: Londoners Step Forward to Help Stop the Persecution After Seeing Anti-torture Exhibition
2005-11-08On Saturday the 5th of November, practitioners of Falun Gong took the initiative to hold an anti-torture exhibition a stones throw away from St. Martins Church, a very busy part of London. The location meant that a great deal of people had the chance to find out about the brutal persecution that is taking place in China. -
Germany: Activities before the State visit of Hu Jintao to Germany in Berlin's Paris Square
2005-11-08We held an anti-torture exhibition at Paris Square in Berlin on November 5th and met many people, who with their signatures requested that the German Federal President appeals to his Chinese guest concerning the issue of the persecution of Falun Gong. Our event attracted many onlookers during the course of the day -
United Kingdom: Introducing Falun Gong and Exposing the Persecution in York
2005-11-07Practitioners from northern England got together in York, which is a famous tourist city in the U.K., to introduce Falun Gong and explain the facts about the persecution. Though it was raining, many passersby stopped to look at photos of the cruel persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in Mainland China. -
Italian Media Report: Peaceful Meditation Group Undergo Beijing's Brutal Torture
2005-11-07Recently, an Italian nationwide daily newspaper IL GIORNALE carried an article regarding the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China. This newspaper has carried similar reports several times in the past. -
Germany: Falun Gong Practitioners Raise Awareness about the Persecution in Nurnberg during the Fields of Shame Exhibition
2005-11-06Falun Gong practitioners were invited to the exhibition Fields of Shame which was held from October 15th to 17th in Nurnberg. They informed visitors about the continuing persecution of practitioners in China. The exhibition can be viewed in various German cities until December 10th, International Human Rights Day. -
Ukraine: Anti-Torture Exhibition held at the Chinese Consulate in Support of “The Global Coalition to Bring Jiang to Justice” Launched in Sydney
2005-11-06On October 19th, a local rally in front of the Chinese Consulate in Sydney marked the launch of “The Global Coalition to Bring Jiang to Justice” in Australia. To support The Coalition, on the afternoon of October 25th Ukrainian practitioners held a peaceful rally outside the Chinese Consulate in the Ukrainian capital Kiev. -
Sweden: Folding a Thousand Paper Lotus Flowers
2005-11-05A six year-old girl exercising in the rain. She says, "My mum and I are doing exercises in front of the Chinese Embassy. The persecution has been going on for six years and it is not good. My best friend, Fadu’s father was killed by those wicked police in China. I would be heartbroken if I couldn’t see my father. I hope the persecution ends immediately.” -
German Newspaper Osnabrücker Sonntagszeitung: Many Goods Come from Countless Labour Camps
2005-11-05"Wei Xiong herself has experienced forced labour lasting ten to fifteen hours a day. The range of torture went from brainwashing sessions to forced upright standing without food, drink or bathroom facilities. The persecution of Falun Gong is the most brutal she has seen in China. In addition, it is very common that free Christians, protesting students, dispossessed homeowners, or farmers who appeal government ordinances are persecuted and tortured." -
European Friends of Falun Gong Writes to UK Prime Minister Before Visit of CCP Leader
2005-11-04"It is important that Mr Hu realizes that the UK respects justice, democracy and supports human rights and that this is the underpinning to sustain long-term stability and prosperity in our trade and economic partnership with China. We believe the UK’s responsibility is clear and our voice is critical in bringing an end to the systemic persecution in China. The UK must act according to international human rights agreements, otherwise the UK is sending a message that it condones genocide and human rights violations." -
United Kingdom: Practitioners Take the Opportunity of CCP leader’s Visit to Raise Awareness of the Persecution
2005-11-04Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Hu Jintao is going to visit the UK next week. UK Falun Gong practitioners are using his visit as an opportunity to raise awareness about the CCP’s human rights abuses against Falun Gong to the British society. In the past few days, practitioners from London and outside London have gathered in the capital city to hold an anti-torture exhibition, collect petition signatures and giving out flyers promoting Falun Gong and exposing the CCP’s campaign of genocide against Falun Gong. -
UK Falun Gong Association Requests Government to Bar the Entry of Bo Xilai
2005-11-03The UK Falun Gong Association has requested the UK Home Office to bar entry to Bo Xilai. Bo Xilai is a high-ranking member of the Chinese Communist Party who is guilty of crimes against humanity, genocide and the use of torture against Falun Gong practitioners in China. Such crimes are illegal under international law in accordance with the UN Conventions on Torture and Genocide and are crimes under Section 86 of the UK Criminal Justice Act of 1988. -
Germany: The People of Hannover Call for an End to the Persecution Against Falun Gong Practitioners
2005-11-03Many people expressed not only sorrow and consternation at the human rights abuses against Falun Gong but also asked how they can support and help practitioners in China. They were happy to add their names onto the petition that will be presented to the German Federal President, Horst Koehler, who will meet with Chinese leader Hu Jintao in early November 2005 in Berlin.