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United Kingdom: Promoting Falun Gong in the Coastal Town of Plymouth

2009-12-02

On 17 October 2009, Plymouth, a coastal city in the UK, held its annual “Food Festival”. Falun Dafa practitioners held an activity during the festival to let people know more about Falun Dafa and the human rights abuses that practitioners in China are subjected to by the Chinese Communist Party. Passers by were happy to take leaflets and find out more.

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Ireland: Rally Supports 60 Million Chinese People who have Withdrawn from the CCP

2009-12-01

On 26 September, 2009, the Irish Service Centre for Quitting the CCP held a rally in Dublin to support 60 million Chinese people who have withdrawn from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its affiliated organisations. At noon, the parade to support quitting the CCP set out, ending in a rally in front of the General Post Office.

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Spanish Foreign Ministry: Administration Does not Interfere with Judiciary

2009-12-01

The Spanish National Court recently indicted five high-ranking Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials on charges of genocide and torture of Falun Gong practitioners. Spokeswoman María Salcedo of Spain's General Department of Foreign Policy for Asia and the Pacific, Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, said on November 27, 2009 that Spain is a democratic country and the administration does not interfere with the judiciary.

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Renowned Law Professor: Spanish Lawsuit against Former Communist Head Is a Warning to All Wrongdoers

2009-12-01

Renowned law professor Yuan Hongbing said that this lawsuit will profoundly shock those Communist Party officials who have committed crimes against humanity in the persecution of Falun Gong. Professor Yuan said that the CCP's genocide against Falun Gong practitioners is one of the most severe human rights disasters in modern history.

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Global Coalition to Bring Jiang to Justice: Spanish Court's Decision Is a Benchmark for International Justice

2009-11-30

The Spanish National Court recently indicted five high-ranking Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials – former Communist Party head Jiang Zemin and his die-hard followers Luo Gan, Bo Xilai, Jia Qinglin and Wu Guanzheng – on charges of genocide and torture of Falun Gong. Theresa Chu, lawyer and spokeswoman for the Global Coalition to Bring Jiang to Justice, stated that the Spanish court's decision is the most righteous and a benchmark for the international legal community.

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United Kingdom: Peaceful Protest Opposite the Chinese Embassy

2009-11-30

On the evening of September 13th 2009, UK Falun Gong practitioners peacefully protested in front of the Chinese Embassy in London against the CCP’s persecution against Falun Gong, and hoped that more of the world’s people can come to understand the true situation and support justice.

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David Matas: Lawsuit against Jiang in Spain Has Strong Evidence

2009-11-29

The Spanish National Court made a decision recently to indict chief culprit Jiang Zemin and four other Chinese Communist Party officials for genocide and torture against Falun Gong. Renowned Canadian human rights lawyer David Matas considers the indictment a positive development and believes the lawsuit against Jiang has strong evidence.

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Spain: People Delighted to Learn About Falun Gong at National Health Expo

2009-11-28

On November 5 2009, the National Health Expo opened in Madrid. The local Falun Dafa Association took part, introducing Falun Dafa to local people through three seminars during the Expo. There were almost no spare seats on the first day. Even more people came on the second day.

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France: Falun Gong Holds Parade in Paris to Expose Bloody Persecution by the Chinese Communist Party

2009-11-27

On Saturday November 21, 2009, about one thousand European Falun Gong practitioners rallied at Chinatown in Belleville, Paris, to expose the Chinese Communist Party's ten-year-long brutal persecution of Falun Gong.

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2009 European Falun Dafa Cultivation Experience Sharing Conference Held in Paris

2009-11-26

The 2009 European Falun Dafa Cultivation Experience Sharing Conference was held on November 22 in Paris, France. Nearly a thousand Falun Gong practitioners from Spain, France, Belgium, the U.K., Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Finland, Romania, Norway, the Netherlands, and Germany joyously converged at the Palais De La Mutualite.

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Spanish Judge Calls Five Top Chinese Officials to Account for Genocide

2009-11-25

Five high-ranking Chinese officials have been indicted in Spain for genocide and torture of Falun Gong practitioners. In a groundbreaking case, following a two-year investigation, a Spanish judge has accepted charges of genocide and torture in a case filed against five high-ranking Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials for their role in the persecution of Falun Gong.

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United Kingdom: The Public Supports Practitioners Introducing Falun Gong in Downtown Newcastle

2009-11-24

On November 7 2009, Falun Gong practitioners from Newcastle and other cities went to downtown Newcastle to introduce Falun Gong. They set up an information booth to inform people about the practice, expose China's inhuman persecution of Falun Gong practitioners, and support 63 million Chinese people who have quit the CCP.

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Spanish Court Indicts Top Communist Party Officials for Torture, Genocide

2009-11-24

In an unprecedented decision, a Spanish judge has indicted five high-ranking Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials for their role in crimes of torture and genocide committed against Falun Gong practitioners. The Court announcement indicated that if they are convicted, the defendants would face at least 20 years in prison and financial penalties.

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Austria: Falun Gong Books Displayed at International Book Fair in Vienna

2009-11-23

The International Book Fair and Reading Festival was held at Messe Wien, Vienna on November 12-15, 2009. The Falun Dafa Association of Austria set up a Falun Gong book display booth to introduce Falun Gong. Practitioners demonstrated the five Falun Gong exercises and introduced the principles of the practice during the book fair.

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Germany: “Amazing, you certainly must persist”

2009-11-22

On the 1st of August 2009, Falun Gong practitioners from Augsburg in Southern Germany held an information day called “Protect peace for humanity, stop the persecution of Falun Gong, bring an end to the CCP’s savagery”. Many people expressed great interest when they heard how Falun Gong practitioners are being persecuted by the CCP.

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