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Edinburgh Amnesty International Group Releases a Statement calling for an End to the Persecution of Falun Gong
2003-07-24"Members of Edinburgh South Group of Amnesty International have been very concerned to learn yet again of the appalling treatment Falun Gong practitioners have received at the hands of the Chinese authorities. News has reached us in the past few days of the dreadful way in which practitioners have been illegally detained and tortured in China." -
Statement from Irish Member of Parliament Joe Higgins T.D. at Practitioners Dublin Rally on July 20
2003-07-23"I continue to support the demand that there must be full freedom for supporters of Falun Gong and other beliefs to express their views freely in China and to peacefully practice their beliefs. It is an outrageous assault on human right and human dignity that members of the Falun Gong should be persecuted, imprisoned, tortured and even killed in China." -
France: Telling the Facts to Celebrities on the Reporters Association Charity Night
2003-07-21Those who learned the truth about the persecution were shocked. Some of them said, Why are they so cruel? Others said, We support you. You are doing very well, and should continue with that. More of them suggested that we keep in touch with them to have further discussions. -
Edinburgh Amnesty International Group Supports the Lawsuit against Jiang
2003-07-18On July 10 2003, Mr. Jim Moffat, the Secretary of the Edinburgh South Group of Amnesty International, Scotland, released a statement in support of the lawsuit filed by Falun Gong practitioners against the former Chinese leader. -
UK Councillor Supports Bringing Jiang to Justice
2003-07-16"Thank you very much for your letter regarding the Communist Leader, Jiang Zemin. Like you, I share many of your concerns about human rights abuses which have gone on in China. They have been perpetrated on a significant number of the population and have been perpetrated for many years. I am extremely pleased to be able to support your campaign to bring this individual to justice and I hope that one day we can all live in a fairer and more accountable world." -
France: Human Rights Organisations held a Public Seminar on Falun Gong
2003-07-13Falun Gong practitioners began their talk to the seminar attendees by comprehensively introducing the spread of Falun Gong from China, Falun Gongs features, the cruel methods of persecution used by Jiangs regime over the last 4 years, Falun Gong practitioners peaceful and rational resistance, the worldwide spread of Falun Gong, and the countless voices of support from around the world. -
Many Members of the UK House of Lords Criticise Hong Kongs Article 23 Legislation
2003-07-12Lord Howell of Guildford stated did we not tell the people of Hong Kong six years ago that they would not be forgotten? will the Government nevertheless be very bold indeed, as the noble Lord, Lord Goodhart, suggested, in pointing out to the Government in Beijing, at the highest level, that their pressure for these changes could lead to very serious long-term damage for Hong Kong? Does the Minister agree that quiet dialogue is no longer the appropriate medium for handling this issue? -
UK MPs Raise Parliamentary Questions on the Human Rights of Falun Gong Practitioners in China and Hong Kong
2003-07-12On 12 June 2003, Mrs. Calton MP asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent steps he has taken to support the human rights of Falun Gong practitioners in (a) China and (b) Hong Kong? -
Swedish Foreign Minister Anna Lindh Again Comments on Persecution of Falun Gong Practitioners
2003-07-11"When it comes to China there are many urgent human rights issues to be dealt with - and the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners is undoubtedly one of the most serious. We are to continue paying close attention to the treatment of Falun Gong practitioners and the Chinese authorities' assaults on their human rights." -
MEP Writes to UK Ambassador for China regarding a Practitioners Persecuted Family and Friends
2003-06-30"I have been informed that this people have been imprisoned solely due to their belief in Falun Gong and I would urge you to convey my concerns about these people to your government. I would ask your government to allow family and friends from the United Kingdom to visit these people in China as soon as possible." -
Swedish Prime Minister: Speaking out for freedom of belief and human rights is everyones duty.
2003-06-29"The Swedish government understands very well how Falun Gong practitioners are being treated in China, which shows serious violations of human rights. It is important for the international community to voice strong opposition to this. The Swedish government can never approve of the persecution of individuals for their beliefs or political views, nor of brutal oppression. Its everyones duty to speak out for freedom of belief and human rights." -
Speech by European Friends of Falun Gong at Article 23 Press Conference in London
2003-06-29"We know how many people are against the introduction of Article 23. 26,000 people have signed a petition against it in the last few weeks alone. Article 23 must be stopped in its present form. We must help maintain the One country-two systems principle, which China agreed to in 1997. Hong Kongs citizens must be given the chance of freedom of belief and expression, which we in the west take for granted, but which should be extended to all citizens of the world." -
Members of European Friends of Falun Gong Sign a Petition to Support the Lawsuit Against Jiang Zemin
2003-06-22Lord Hylton said, I give my full support to the case to bring former Chinese president Jiang Zemin to justice, for acts against humanity in his persecution of Falun Gong practitioners since July 1999 till now. -
Cultural Revolution-Style Attack Amidst the SARS Crisis -- Another Round of Slander Against Falun Gong from Xinhua Net
2003-06-19We all know how SARS spread in China and to foreign countries, leading to hundreds of deaths. This happened because Jiang's regime covered up the epidemic during the Sixteenth Congress last year and during the Two Conferences this year. The title of the Xinhua Net's article reads, "Impervious to the Sense of Justice." I think this is reminding all of us of the true nature of the Jiang group's cover-up of the epidemic and their usual callousness toward human life. -
Response from Swedish Foreign Minister to an MPs Question about the Persecution of Falun Gong Practitioners
2003-06-18"When it comes to the Chinese authoritys treatment of Falun Gong practitioners, we have, as I have mentioned on several earlier occasions, urged the Chinese government to stop its severe assault on Falun Gong practitioners human rights...We have also made it clear to the Chinese government that we will continue to monitor its treatment of Falun Gong practitioners and criticise the authoritys assaults on Falun Gong and other groups human rights."