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Holland: Rallies Held in Two Cities in Holland to Support the 20 Million Withdrawals from the CCP
2007-04-30On April 21st and 22nd, over ten human rights organizations including the Epoch Times and the Service Center for Quitting the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) held large scale activities supporting the 20 million brave people who quit the CCP and its associated organizations. The theme of the event was "The evil CCP has been uprooted." -
Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung (Germany): “Unfortunately the conclusion indicates that the allegations are true”
2007-04-30On April 5th, the daily newspaper “Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung” in northern Baden Württemberg carried a special report on the Chinese Communist regime’s systematic harvesting of organs from living Falun Gong practitioners, with the headline “Harvesting Organs is Lucrative in China.” -
United Kingdom: To Mark April 25th, UK Falun Gong Practitioners Appeal at the Chinese Embassy in London for an End to the Persecution
2007-04-29April 25th, 2007, is the eight anniversary of the April 25th Appeal in Beijing. UK Falun Gong practitioners held a protest activity at the Chinese Embassy in London and a candlelight vigil to mourn the mainland China practitioners who have been persecuted to death by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Practitioners called for an end to the persecution. -
Italy: To Commemorate the Beijing April 25th Appeal, Italian Falun Gong Practitioners Hold a Peaceful Protest at the Chinese Consulate
2007-04-29On April 25th, Italian Falun Gong practitioners gathered at the Chinese Consulate in Milan to protest against the CCP’s persecution of Falun Gong and mark the special day “April 25th”. Over the past seven years there have always been Falun Gong practitioners here raising awareness of the persecution. -
Germany: Practitioners Protest at the Chinese Consulate in Munich to Mark the April 25th Appeal
2007-04-29On April 25th, Falun Gong practitioners from Munich and surrounding areas held an activity at the Chinese Consulate to protest against the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)'s persecution of Falun Gong and mark the 8th anniversary of the April 25th Appeal and inform people about the CCP’s brutal persecution of Falun Gong and the tide of withdrawals the CCP. -
Senior Chinese Communist Party Official Wu Guanzheng Sued for his Involvement in Persecuting Falun Gong
2007-04-28On the morning of April 17th, 2007, Falun Gong practitioners filed a lawsuit against Wu Guanzheng for the crimes of genocide and torture. Wu, a member of the Standing Committee of China’s Communist Party Politburo and Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Chinese Communist Party, is currently visiting Spain. Wu Guanzheng was the Party Chief of Shandong Province between 1997 and November 2002. During this period, Wu was directly involved in carrying out Jiang Zemin’s order to persecute Falun Gong practitioners. -
Austria: Commemorating the April 25th Appeal
2007-04-28On April 25th, 2007, Austrian Falun Gong practitioners held a candlelight vigil at the Chinese Consulate in Vienna to commemorate the peaceful appeal by ten thousand people eight years ago in Beijing. They had come to request the release of arrested Falun Gong practitioners. At that time, the Chinese Premier had a conversation with representatives of the practitioners and the problem seemed resolved. Then Falun Gong practitioners dispersed peacefully and quietly. -
Ukraine: Raising Awareness of the Persecution of Falun Gong Throughout the Country
2007-04-27In order for more Ukrainians to learn about Falun Gong and the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) brutal persecution of Falun Gong practitioners, practitioners in Ukraine hold activities almost every weekend in cities large and small throughout the country. On April 21st, 2007, they visited a small town in the eastern part of Ukraine, Severodonetsk. -
Holland: European Celestial Band Leads the Way During an Annual Parade
2007-04-26On April 21st, 2007, the 60th 'Great Flower Vehicle Parade' was held in Holland, with this year's theme being ‘‘Joyful Celebration’’. The 'Celestial Band', a marching band consisting of European Falun Gong practitioners, walked at the front of the parade, leading the way with a piece of music specially composed by Falun Gong practitioners. Forty vehicles took part in the whole parade, and they proceeded slowly to warm applause from the gathered crowds. -
Norway: "Freedom of Speech in China" Seminar Held in Stavanger
2007-04-25The Chinese regime has officially denied the recent disclosure about organ harvesting and says that "nobody will believe this absurd lie". The Nazis also claimed the same about their camps. In 1943 a Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in the US refused to believe information from a polish diplomat about the Holocaust, saying: "I did not say that the young man lies. I said I was unable to believe what he told. There is a difference." -
France: Presidential Candidate's Concern for Falun Gong Practitioner’s Situation
2007-04-24In her reply to the Chairman of the French Falun Gong Association, Ms. Ségolène Royal, the French Socialist Party candidate for president, expresses her sympathy for Ma Jian, general manager of a French company and Falun Gong practitioner who was illegally arrested and is being persecuted in China, and promised to try her best to urge China to respect human rights. -
Germany: Raising Awareness in Hannover about Falun Gong and the Persecution
2007-04-23When an international computer exhibition was held in Altstadt, Hannover, Falun Gong practitioners held activities to raise awareness about Falun Gong and the persecution taking place in China. Practitioners distributed materials in various languages to help people understand what Falun Gong is, and how it has spread all over the world. -
Germany’s Ruling Party Urges China to Allow International Organizations to Investigate Allegations of Trading in Human Organs
2007-04-22Germany’s ruling Christian Democrats Union (CDU) called on the Chinese communist regime to allow independent international organisations to conduct an investigation into allegations of trading human organs. The statement pointed out that the Chinese Communist regime has long been criticised for harvesting organs from criminals awaiting execution without consent. What’s more, it even persecuted Falun Gong practitioners by means of harvesting their organs when they were still alive. -
Austrian Falun Gong Practitioners: "My experience applying for refugee status in Austria"
2007-04-22On March 10th, when I again went to the Embassy for my passport, the reply was, “According to the related regulation, we can not extend your passport, because your actions have endangered the safety of China". “Is it because I practice Falun Gong?” I asked. “Yes, that is right", he answered. I thought, “How can a group of people who cultivate according to the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion and Tolerance threaten others and their own country?” -
Belgium: Protest against the Russian Government for Deporting Ma Hui and her Daughter to China
2007-04-21Falun Gong practitioners held activities at the Russian Embassy to Belgium to protest against the Russian government’s illegal deportation of Falun Gong practitioner Ma Hui and her daughter, which has aided the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in its persecution of Falun Gong.