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Clarifying the Truth of Falun Gong in Bratislava, Slovakia
2001-12-21Although representatives of the Slovakian Chinese Consulate attempted to spread lies to the practitioners on both days, they were aware that these practitioners are good people and that the threat of punishment through international law is inevitable for both themselves and their Government. They expressed both surprise and dismay that there were 13 practitioners present: they had expected only one. Chinese residents of Bratislava showed a very different reaction when many of the Falun Gong practitioners ate in their restaurant. As well as expressing an interest in learning about the truth and the practice of Falun Dafa, they presented practitioners with gifts after the meal. -
Chinese Security Forces Mistreat Western Falun Gong Practitioners
2001-12-21What Made the Deepest Impression on You?When I saw that latticed dungeon-like cell I knew that Falun Gong practitioners were being abused tortured there. Whoever is unlucky to land down there is open to willful, brutal abuse at the hands of Chinese authorities, without any protection. I was shocked at the readiness of the Chinese police to commit violence. I was somewhat clear that, because of our nationality, we would have certain recourse. But I was also aware of the risks, because the Chinese authorities have for the past 2-1/2 years demonstrated their incalculable and unscrupulous behavior for all the world to see. In retrospect, I shudder to think of the possibilities what could have happened to us had we not been Westerners and the whole world would not have soon found out about our arrest. -
Ukraine: The Journey of Falun Dafa Photo Exhibit in the City of Kramatorsk
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French Practitioner’ s Experience from the Tiananmen Square Appeal
2001-12-20Ater ten hours of detention, I felt tired and weary of witnessing the policemen’s constant efforts to ridicule us, submit us to interrogations and repeatedly take pictures of us. When my phone rang, I eagerly took it out of underneath my clothes, tired of having to hide it, eager to hear my French fellow practitioners on the line. That’s when six of them threw themselves at me because I was resisting giving them my portable, my last link to the outside world. A policeman took advantage of the scene and tried to force his hands into my genitals. (Following the advice of a fellow practitioner, I was later able to memorize the number of the policeman who had assaulted me: 013133). -
UK: Letter from the Lord Mayor of Oxford to A Practitioner
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Falun Gong Activities in Luxembourg
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UK Local Councillor Sends Letter of Support to Practitioner
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CHINA'S STATE MEDIA USES MURDER CASE TO INCITE HATRED AGAINST FALUN GONG
2001-12-20FDI issued a release early Sunday, December 16th (see website), to alert the media and the public of the upcoming propaganda blitz. This latest media blitz comes just days after the conclusion of a national conference on religion in China, in which, according to the South China Morning Post, President Jiang "tacitly acknowledged international criticism on the issue [of Falun Gong], telling the meeting that China should 'strengthen propaganda'" surrounding Falun Gong. -
The Third SOS Walk successfully completed in Ireland
2001-12-20the purpose of this trip was to tell people the truth about Falun Gong being persecuted in China by Jiang's regime, calling for attention from the Irish government and people to stop the violent crackdown by Jiang Zemin, appeal for the rescue of Zhao Ming, a Falun Gong practitioner detained in a labour camp in China, who is also a student of Trinity College in Dublin. -
Germany: "The Journey Back to One’s Origin", This Is Just What We All Need!
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Ukraine: The First Falun Dafa Experience Sharing Conference Held in Kiev
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Irish Times: HUMAN RIGHTS IN CHINA
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Austria: Falun Dafa Activities outside a Department Store in Vienna
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Practitioners Raise the Case of Zhao Ming with the Office of the French Prime Minister
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The Death of Practitioner Zhang Min From Torture
2001-12-19Han tried to force Zhang Min to tell him the source of the Falun Gong materials she had been distributing. Zhang refused to tell him. Han Yunjie hung Zhang Min on a heating pipe after handcuffing both of her hands. Then he savagely punched her chest, eyes and temples. He grabbed her hair and bashed her head against the wall. Both her hands were swollen and burned from the heat pipes. She vomited blood and passed out after the beatings, but Han Yunjie did not think it was enough. He poured water on Zhang Min to make her regain consciousness and then beat her again until she lost control of her bladder. The torture continued over some sixty hours.