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Germany: Support for Falun Gong from the German Lower House of Parliament
2006-01-18"We also have used the upcoming State Visit by the Chinese President as an opportunity to point to the perilous human rights situation in the PRC. We are deeply concerned about the high numbers of death sentences and persecutions in China, about the administrative detention system, the state sanctioned harassment of Christian communities that are not registered with the Chinese regime, about the situation in Tibet and the long sentences and detentions of Falun Gong adherents in slave labour camps." -
Epoch Times Ireland: Spanish National Court to Investigate Genocide Crimes
2006-01-18Last week Spain’s National Court announced to the media that Spain will begin the investigation of the crime of genocide against the Tibetan people by the Chinese Communist Party from the 1980s to 1990s. Reuters released the news saying that Comite de Apoyo Del Tibet (CAT) made an appeal to the secondary court against the crime of genocide committed by seven high-ranking officials of the CCP, including its former president Jiang Zemin. -
Scotland: Truthfulness, Compassion, Tolerance Art Exhibition Appreciated by the People of Glasgow
2006-01-17From the 4th to the 14th of January, 2006, the Truthfulness, Compassion, Tolerance Fine Art Exhibition was held in Hillhead library, Glasgow, Scotland. On display were a total of twelve paintings. Over the course of ten days the paintings touched many people's hearts and allowed people to understand the truth about Falun Gong on a deeper level. -
Italy: A Reply from a Government Official in Biella Province Expresses Support for Falun Gong Practitioners
2006-01-17"We have known the fact that the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners began in 1999. In order to suppress this cultivation way and its practitioners, the Chinese Communist Party has been changing its methods of persecution continuously, such as excruciating torture, sending them into exile, forcing them to do heavy work and spreading propaganda of hatred aimed at Falun Gong. We can not accept the action of violating human rights..." -
United Kingdom: Activities in London's St. Martins Square Draw Attention to Seven Million Withdrawals from the CCP
2006-01-16According to an Epoch Times report on January 9th, 2006, to mark seven million people withdrawing from the Chinese Communist Party and its affiliated organisations, volunteer workers from the UK Alliance for quitting the CCP held an open-air photo exhibition and collected signatures in St. Martins Square in Central London on January 7th and 8th, 2006. Chinese people in the UK are more and more willing to discuss the CCP's human rights violations. -
Russia: Falun Gong Practitioners Introduce Falun Dafa and Expose the Persecution in St. Petersburg.
2006-01-15From January 6th - 8th, 2006, practitioners from Moscow, St. Petersburg, Pjatigorsk, Yekaterinburg, Vladimir State and Ukraine held group study and experience sharing during the holiday period. To introduce Falun Gong to the public and let them know about the persecution happening in China, they also held an anti-torture exhibition on the streets. -
EFGIC: Chinese Communist Show to Celebrate Torture on U.S. Stage?
2006-01-14"This is a sort of sick victory song for the CCP. Captive Falun Gong practitioners are made to sing it under threat of violence. To not 'sing along' is to invite beatings with two-by-fours, shocks from electric batons, or force-feeding using faeces and sludge. Once a victim is completely broken, prison authorities 'celebrate' with a round of this 'Same Song.' For thousands it is a song of pain and despair, and it has no place in our communities," says FDI spokesperson Mr. Erping Zhang. -
Czech Republic: Introducing Falun Gong and Exposing the Persecution to the People of Brno
2006-01-14Brutal human rights abuse, persecution and torture of Falun Gong practitioners by the Chinese communist regime - practitioners gathered on January 6th, 2006 to inform the people of Brno about these tragedies. Traditional style Chinese exercise music and demonstrations of the gentle Falun Gong exercises attracted the attention of passersby. -
Finland: Introducing Falun Gong and Exposing the Persecution in Kouvola
2006-01-13On Saturday, January 7th, 2006, Finnish practitioners arrived in the pedestrian precinct in downtown Kouvola, a city located in eastern Finland, to introduce Falun Gong to local people. They hoped to let the people of Kouvola know about the benefits of practising Falun Gong and also tell them about the brutal persecution. -
Spain: The Spanish National Court Begins to Investigate the Crime of Genocide Committed by the CCP
2006-01-13On January 10th, Spain's National Court released information to the media that Spain will begin the investigation of the crime of genocide against the Tibetan people by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from the 1980s to 1990s. The media in Europe and the world have reported the development. At present, the Spanish Constitutional Court is also handling the genocide charge filed by Falun Gong against the Chinese economic minister Bo Xilai last year. -
Slovakia: Welcoming the the New Year in Bratislava
2006-01-12Falun Gong practitioners in Slovakia celebrated New Year with a peaceful protest at the Chinese Embassy in Bratislava. Although the night was cold, the practitioners were not perturbed by this as their hearts were warm with the desire to let the world’s people know about the human rights abuses against their fellow practitioners in China. -
Russia: "This is what I want to do most"
2006-01-11One practitioner was a young man who worked in Moscow. Practising Falun Gong made him energetic. His face was always glowing with health. Using the money saved from his slender income, he had a printing factory print a set of exquisite greeting cards. On the cards was the sentence he wanted to say most. -
Sweden: Practitioners from Sweden, Finland and Norway hold a Cultivation Experience Sharing Conference during the New Year Holidays
2006-01-10On December 30th, 2005, Falun Gong practitioners from Sweden, Finland and Norway held a cultivation experience sharing conference in the second largest city in Sweden, Gothenburg, where Master Li introduced Falun Gong ten years ago. Seven practitioners delivered speeches at the conference, sharing their experiences. -
Italy: Falun Gong Practitioners Warn the Argentinean Government to Truly Safeguard the Argentinean People's Interests
2006-01-10During the New Year holidays, Falun Gong practitioners in Rome practised exercises outside the Argentinean Embassy and distributed leaflets to pedestrians. The Falun Gong Association in Italy expressed its concern about an incident which took place in Argentina to the Argentinean Embassy, as well as talking with the Ambassador's assistant. -
Germany: "I gained a new life today"
2006-01-10Solingen is a city in West Germany, which was not well known at all fourteen years ago, but with a big fire taking place on November 23rd, 1992, it became a spotlight of the world. At that time, some right-wing extremists launched an anti-foreigner campaign, and threw beer bottles filled with gasoline at foreigners’ residences, leading to a big fire. Five Turkish women became victims, which caused quite a stir not only in Germany but also in other parts of the world.