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  • Germany: A Former Employee of Volkswagen Changchun China Writes to the CEO of the Parent Company in Germany

    From 2000 to 2003, at least ten Falun Gong practitioners in China were dismissed by FAW-Volkswagen Co. Ltd for practicing Falun Gong. The headquarters of the company in Germany keeps silent about such wrongdoing. A former engineer in FAW-VW of Changchun wrote to the CEO Mr.Pischetsrieder. The following is a translation of the letter.
  • Russia: Falun Gong Practitioners Expose the CCP's Atrocities on Gandhi Square in Moscow

    On September 15th, 2006, Russian Falun Gong practitioners staged a rally in Indira Gandhi Square, Moscow to expose the Chinese Communist Party’s persecution of Falun Gong. In particular, activities were held to disclose the CCP crimes of harvesting organs from living Falun Gong practitioners. Practitioners distributed leaflets and collected signatures.
  • Germany: Widespread Support for Falun Gong and Condemnation of the Chinese Communist Regime's Persecution of the Practice

    Before Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao headed a four hundred people delegation to attend the “Hamburg China-Europe Summit” in Germany from September 13th to September 15th, the human rights division of the German Falun Gong Association called on the political and media communities in Germany to rescue Falun Gong practitioners being persecuted in China. To put an end to the seven year old persecution, they also launched a campaign to invite the general public to sign a petition on a website.
  • Russia: Introducing Falun Gong to the People of Tomsk

    As on previous weekends, Falun Gong practitioners in Russia’s Tomsk went to a park along the Tomsk River to demonstrate the Falun Gong exercises to the general public. They also distributed leaflets to expose the Chinese Communist regime’s persecution of innocent people who believe in the principles of “Truthfulness, Compassion and Tolerance.
  • Germany: Hamburg Holds Parade Supporting Withdrawals from the CCP

    On September 15th, 2006, before the end of the Hamburg Summit, European Falun Gong practitioners held a parade to support more than 13 million people withdrawing from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). During the parade, both passersby and people in the stores all watched in droves. Our reporter randomly interviewed several viewers.
  • France: Press Conference to Expose Organ Harvesting

    On September 13th, Canada’s former member of Parliament, Mr. David Kilgour, held a press conference in Paris to introduce to the media an investigation into allegations of harvesting organs from Falun Gong practitioners in China, which was conducted by an independent investigation group consisting of himself and human rights lawyer David Matas.
  • Austria: Lotus Car Tour Exposes the Persecution of Falun Gong

    On September 17th, 2006, the 'lotus car tour' initiated by four Falun Gong practitioners began. The theme of the tour was to rescue Falun Gong practitioners being persecuted in China. Many local people signed the petition calling for an end to the persecution. The car tour is going to tour Austria and introduce Falun Gong to more kind hearted people.
  • Switzerland: Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party Exhibition at The United Nations

    On September 18th, the second meeting of the United Nations Commission for Human Rights was held in Geneva. Falun Gong practitioners in Switzerland held an exhibition in front of the United Nations, which exposed the CCP’s brutal persecution of Falun Gong. The show attracted the attention of the meeting's participants and passers-by.
  • Mainstream German Media Report on the Persecution of Falun Gong During Wen Jiabao’s Visit

    On September 14th, 2006, German state run TV station ZDF, in its 5 p.m. newscast, reported on Falun Gong activities during Wen Jiabao’s visit to Hamburg. Falun Gong practitioners held activities in downtown Hamburg to expose the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) persecution of Falun Gong. Scenes were broadcast on TV of the practitioners' anti-torture exhibition.
  • David Kilgour Testifies about Organ Harvesting Atrocities at UN Human Rights Commission

    "Regarding whether or not the Chinese Communist regime has been harvesting the organs from Falun Gong practitioners and then cremating the remains to destroy the evidence, human rights attorney David Matas and I jointly released an investigation report in July. In our report, we have come to the regrettable conclusion that the allegations are true."
  • Germany: Touching Moments at the Hamburg Town Hall Square

    “We are welcoming Wen Jiabao in Hamburg with one of our banners", said a Falun Gong practitioner over a microphone. “We encourage him to bring an end to the persecution of Falun Gong with these words. Wen Jiabao has as to date not participated in the persecution, but he also has done nothing to bring it to an end.” But, they are not welcoming the Minister of Trade Bo Xilai. Bo Xilai is facing lawsuits in many countries because of his participation in the persecution of Falun Gong.
  • Germany: Practitioners in Hamburg Expose the Atrocities of the CCP

    Wen Jiabao visited Germany and attended the Chinese Festival held in Hamburg, along with many high ranking CCP officials, including the Minister of Commerce of the PRC Bo Xilai, who directly participated in persecuting Falun Gong practitioners. German Falun Gong practitioners appealed for attention to the persecution of Falun Gong
  • An Open Letter to the Federal Chancellor Merkel from the German Falun Gong Association

    "It has been seven years since thousands of Falun Gong practitioners have died a violent death, as decreed by state sanctions. The investigative report on Falun Gong practitioners by the former Canadian Secretary of State, Parliamentary and State Attorney David Kilgour and the Canadian human rights lawyer David Matas shows clearly that living practitioners serve as organ donors that are held in an organ bank. This report shows clearly that Falun Gong practitioners are systematically murdered in China by unscrupulous Chinese officials."
  • Foreign Ambassadors in London Express Concern about Organ Harvesting

    Ambassadors of various countries based in London wrote to the European Friends of Falun Gong to express their concern about organ harvesting from living people in China. The Ambassador of the Swiss Embassy wrote, “Thank you for your letter of 22nd of August 2006 concerning Falun Gong practitioners in China and the allegations of organ harvesting in that country. Switzerland has been conducting a human rights dialogue with China for several years now. Our priority topics include the right to freedom of religion and conscience and freedom from physical harm".
  • Germany: Local Media Reports on the Persecution

    On August 26th, a Chinese lady Luyi Schwab held a Falun Gong information day in Herrenberg to raise public awareness of the persecution of Falun Gong in her homeland. Local newspaper Gäubote published an article on her event beforehand. The article said that the information day will touch upon the Chinese Communist regime's persecution of Falun Gong practitioners. Luyi Schwab stated that these practitioners' organs were removed by the Chinese Communist regime for sale.