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Radio Free Asia: Falun Gong and Chinese Human Rights Issues Arouse the Attention of German Human Rights Associations and Other Organisations
2004-05-13
The reporter interviewed an ordinary German who protested on the square near the hotel where Wen Jiabao stayed, asking her if she would like to say a few words. This lady, named Leonarda, said, ” We welcome Mr. Wen Jiabao’s visit to Germany very warmly. But, we hope that he would stop damaging China’s human rights, stop persecuting Falun Gong, and be able to put the people who suggested the persecution of Falun Gong first, like Jiang Zemin, on trial. I hope that the Chinese people can get real freedom.” -
Report from Spanish Newspaper La voz de Almera: Jiang Zemin Has Been Sued for the Crime of Genocide at the Spanish National Court
2004-05-12
'Last October, Jiang Zemin, the former Chinese President, was sued by eighteen Falun Gong practitioners from all over the world for crimes of genocide and torture at the Spanish National Court. Falun Gong is an ancient meditation practice and was warmly welcomed by people in China. However, nearly 100 million practitioners are under brutal persecution carried out by the Chinese Government.' -
Radio France International: Falun Gong Practitioners Appeal to Bring Jiang Zemin to Justice and Expel Bo Xilai
2004-05-10"During Wen Jiabao’s visit to Germany and other countries, Falun Gong practitioners unfurled banners reading, “Welcome Wen Jiabao”, “Bring Jiang Zemin to Justice” and “Expel the Human Rights Criminal Bo Xilai”. According to the news from Falun Gong’s Minghui website, before the Chinese Minister of Commerce Bo Xilai visited Europe with the delegation led by Wen Jiabao, his name was not on the name list announced to the public." -
Radio Free Asia: Don't Forget Chinese Human Rights Problems When Conducting Economic Collaboration
2004-05-10Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao began his European trip in Germany. During the two day visit to Germany, there was an ardent atmosphere of economic collaboration. However, German human rights groups called for a reminder not forget the Chinese human rights problems when conducting economic collaboration talks. -
Radio Free Asia: Request from the Chinese Delegation Puzzles German Police
2004-05-09The Chinese Premier concluded his visit to Germany on May 5th, and headed for Brussels. During Wen Jiabao's stay in Berlin, the Chinese delegation pressured German police to confiscate the banners unfurled by Falun Gong practitioners and other demonstrators. It became a problem for the German police. Regarding this incident, Radio Free Asia’s correspondent interviewed a legal scholar, Ms. Zheng Zhihong, who was involved in this matter. -
UK FGIC Press Release - Falun Gong Celebrations in Trafalgar Square as Visiting Chinese Minister is Accused of Human Rights Crimes
2004-05-08In sharp contrast to the happy celebrations in Trafalgar Square, Bo Xilai, China’s Minister of Commerce, who visits London this weekend, will find that legal proceedings have been initiated against him by UK Falun Gong practitioners for his crimes of torture against fellow Falun Gong practitioners in China. The Metropolitan Police at New Scotland Yard accepted the formal allegation made against Bo Xilai for serious crimes and a request for his arrest upon arrival in the UK by issuing a Crime Number. -
Germany: Falun Gong Practitioners’ Banner Reading “Bring Jiang Zemin to Justice” Draws Attention during Wen Jiabao’s Visit
2004-05-07During Premier Wen Jiabao’s visit to Berlin, Falun Gong practitioners unfurled banners that read, “Welcome Wen Jiabao” and “Bring Jiang Zemin to Justice”. However the Chinese delegation requested to remove the banner reading “Bring Jiang Zemin to Justice”, saying that to “bring Jiang to justice” is to sentence him to death. German psychiatrists said this indicated that those who participated in the persecution and those who protected the participants are very clear about the consequence of their actions in terms of international law. -
Radio Free Asia: The German Police Department in Brandenburg City Acknowledge that Certain Behaviour Was Illegal and Promise to Communicate Better with Falun Gong Practitioners in Future
2004-05-07'Before the Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao visited Germany, the police department in Germany acknowledged that during Jiang Zemin’s visit to Germany the year before last, certain police behaviour meted out to Falun Gong practitioners was illegal. They also promised from now on they will improve communications with Falun Gong practitioners when they engage in appeals and demonstrations during visits by Chinese officials.' -
Report from Swiss Newspaper Aargauer: A Thorough Perspective of China
2004-05-06'A secondary school in the city of Brugg held a week of activities with China as the theme. The activities gave students from the second year an opportunity to understand China from many perspectives. They saw the many bright sides of China as well as the bad side. A picture of a huge Buddha was hung with a couplet at the entrance to the hall where Zhang Cuiying’s art exhibition was held, making it very clear that the activity's theme was China. While displaying the brilliance and age of Chinese culture, it is unavoidable that China’s other side is also exposed.' -
EFGIC: 31-year-old Woman Beaten to Death for Falun Gong Practice
2004-05-05LONDON (EFGIC) – On April 1st, 2004, Chinese police ransacked the home of Ms. Huang Zhao and her husband, stealing valuables and detaining the couple who both practise Falun Gong. Two weeks later, Huang was dead. Witnesses say by the second day of her detention, Huang had been severely beaten and could no longer walk. -
Radio Free Asia Reports on Falun Gong Practitioners’ Peaceful Appeal During Wen Jiabao’s Visit to Germany
2004-05-05
When Jiang Zemin visited Germany two years ago, protests by Falun Gong practitioners were widely noticed by the German media. Under pressure from the Chinese leadership, the German police adopted certain restrictive measures towards practitioners. Recently, it was announced that this had contravened the basic principles of the constitution. -
FGIC (UK): World Press Freedom Day Spotlights China as the World’s Leading Jailer of Journalists
2004-05-04LONDON (FGIC-UK) – From the 139 countries observed for press freedom in 2002, China ranked second to last. The Independent Committee to Protect Journalists named Jiang Zemin in the Top Ten Worst Enemies of the Press for five years in a row for exercising the Communist Party's obsessive control over information. This has been partly enforced via harsh prison sentences that have now made China the world's leading jailer of journalists. -
Radio France Internationale: Falun Gong Practitioners from Around the World Gather in Hong Kong
2004-05-04"It was International Labour Day yesterday, over seven hundred Falun Gong practitioners from around the world gathered in Hong Kong to attend the 2004 Falun Dafa Cultivation Experience Sharing Conference. Falun Gong practitioners came from Taiwan, Canada, Australia, America, Malaysia, Thailand, Macao and Hong Kong. Huang Jieyi, the contact person for Falun Gong in Hong Kong, told the CNA reporter that some practitioners had been prevented from entering Hong Kong by the authorities." -
Report from Radio Free Asia: German Judges Emphasise that Falun Gong Has Always Protested in a Peaceful Way
2004-05-03On May 2nd, the Chinese Premier will arrive in Germany. The Berlin Administrative Court judge, the representatives of the German Federal Department of Domestic Affairs and representatives of the German Falun Dafa Association officially reached an agreement this week, confirming that the behavior of the Federal Department of Domestic Affairs during Jiang Zemin’s visit to Germany in April 2002 was illegal. Journalists interviewed Ms Zheng Zhihong, who participated in the lawsuit and attended the meeting. -
EFGIC: Brutalized Body Shows Evidence of Torture in China
2004-05-01
LONDON (EFGIC) – With his mouth blackened from repeated shocks from a cattle prod, a square piece of flesh missing from his heal and a body covered in black and blue patches, Mr. Li Yinglin was released by Chinese police only to die six days later from his injuries.
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