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“610 Office” Head Lou Gan Arrives in Finland and is Condemned by the Public and Media
2003-09-13
The “610 Office” is an organisation with many striking similarities to the Gestapo. Reports have pointed out that human rights lawyer Georges-Henri Beauthier has represented Falun Gong practitioners while filing a lawsuit on the 20th of August, accusing Jiang Zemin and those who are primarily in charge of the 610 office, of committing crimes of torture, crimes against humanity and genocide. -
Radio France Internationale (RFI): Falun Gong Practitioners sue Luo Gan in Iceland
2003-09-13
'According to news from the Falun Dafa Information Centre, practitioners around the world have filed a lawsuit against Luo Gan, a member of the Chinese government’s politburo standing committee, via Ragnar Adalsteinsson who is an internationally renowned human rights lawyer, and have charged him with crimes of torture, genocide and crimes against humanity, upon his arrival to Iceland.' -
Icelandic Review: Luo Gan Protest
2003-09-13'Dr. Li Shao is one of those pressing charges. His sister-in-law was arrested and sent to a prison camp without trial and has endured severe torture. A journalist from the [Icelandic newspaper] 'Morgunbladid', who asked Gan a question about human rights, was surrounded by Chinese security guards immediately and transported from the premises.' -
EFGIC: Criminal Lawsuit Filed in Finland Charging Head of Gestapo-like Agency in China with Crimes of Genocide, Torture
2003-09-12
A criminal lawsuit was filed today in Helsinki, Finland charging the head of China’s Gestapo-like “6-10 Office,” Luo Gan, with crimes of genocide and torture. -
Frettabladid (Icelandic newspaper): Discussing Human Rights with Luo
2003-09-12'Gudmundur Arni Stefansson, Vice President of Iceland, will see Lou on behalf of the Icelandic Parliament and have a meeting with him and the leaders of all parties on Monday morning. “I will personally initiate a discussion about human rights with him. I have heard that he has a record in that respect that is not very good."' -
Iceland radio Station reports on Lawsuit launched against Luo Gan
2003-09-12'Between ten and twenty members of the Falun Gong group have put forward charges at the state attorney’s office, where they demand that Luo Gan – the head of the legal system in China - is arrested and placed in detention in Iceland. The group has accused Luo Gan of violating international law and international agreements, and are accusing him of being guilty of genocide.' -
Article from French Newspaper "La Provence": Falun Gong Practitioners at Clock Square
2003-09-12"The practice began in China and in 1992 it spread to the public. Since then, it has attracted 100 million Chinese people. Nevertheless, the leaders of the Communist Party did not like this. From their perspective, 100 million people was too many. As a result, the leaders of the Communist Party began to brutally persecute practitioners. This is the reason we have held these activities.” -
Radio France Internationale (RFI): Falun Gong Practitioner Travels to Thirty Seven Countries to seek a Redress for the Cruel Murder of her Husband
2003-09-11'After she left China for Australia, she devoted herself to calling for justice for her husband and campaigning against this brutal persecution. She has travelled to thirty-seven countries to tell her story and to call for justice from the international community. France is currently her 37th stop. Her cry for help concerns the murder of her husband and also targets Jiang Zemin, the former leader of the Chinese Communist Party.' -
Two Reports from French Media about Falun Gong Practitioners' Activities
2003-09-11"For the entire weekend, more that 10 people came to Clock Square in Avignon to practise Falun Gong. The reason was to let more people come to know Falun Gong. The government in Beijing has banned this meditation exercise because of the number of its' followers in China (100 million). The activities were also to show support for the Falun Gong practitioners who are currently being persecuted and tortured in China." -
AFP: Icelandic Lawsuit accuses Top Chinese Leader of Torture and Genocide
2003-09-10'"Iceland has a legal and moral duty to prosecute forcefully and bring to justice persons that are guilty of systematic violations of international human rights," Adalsteinsson was quoted as saying...The group, whose followers practice meditation to improve their physical and mental well-being, say more than 1,600 members have been tortured or beaten to death in China during the crackdown.' -
"Iceland Review" Reports on Protests against Luo Gan
2003-09-10The report went on to mention how Luo Gan attempted to export his suppression of freedom to the free land of Iceland and showed the true nature of this vicious regime that shamelessly acts like criminlas even in foreign countries: 'A journalist from the daily "Morgunbladid", who asked Gan a question about human rights, was surrounded by Chinese security guards immediately and transported from the premises.' -
Daily News (New York): We Can Never Give Up Fight for Human Rights
2003-09-10"The skyscrapers recently built in Chinese cities are beautiful and often crowded, but not for a minute are they as crowded as the political prisons and hard-labor camps where millions of arrested Chinese are "taught" to think as the government wants them to think. The most important tools of the government are prisons and torture. For political prisoners, the two are virtually synonymous." -
AFP: Hong Kong will not pass security law without public support: security chief
2003-09-10HONG KONG, Sept 6 (AFP) - Hong Kong will not try to enact its controversial security law, which has been shelved indefinitely following mass protests, until the bill has public support, the territory's security chief said on Saturday. "We will not push to enact this important piece of legislation until we have the support and understanding of the public," Security Secretary Ambrose Lee told reporters on Saturday. -
BBC: Sars-like viruses found in China
2003-09-10Many expect there will be another outbreak of a Sars-like illness, perhaps starting later this year - and probably starting again in southern China, where conditions are most likely to allow similar viruses to jump from animals into humans. The World Health Organisation has introduced a new method of looking out for suspicious cases in southern China. -
EFGIC: Criminal Lawsuit Filed in Iceland Charging Head of Gestapo-like Agency in China with Crimes of Torture, Genocide
2003-09-09
Mr. Li Shao, a Falun Dafa practitioner from the UK, and Mr. Ragnar Adalsteinsson, renowned Icelandic human rights lawyer representing the plaintiffs in a lawsuit filed against Luo Gan for crimes of torture and genocide. The defendant, Luo Gan, is embarking on a tour of European nations this week.
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