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• Spain: Peaceful, Righteous Appeal and Demonstration during Hu Jintao's State Visit

  2005-11-20
  During Hu Jintao’s visit to Spain, Falun Gong practitioners called for the attention of the world’s people and despite the freezing wind and pouring rain, no matter night or day, seized every possible opportunity to pass this message on to Hu Jintao: Stop persecuting Falun Gong. Bring Jiang Zemin to justice.
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• Vice President of the Czech Senate: The Values of "Truthfulness Compassion and Forbearance" Should be Retained in Every Country

  2005-11-20
  On October 31st, 2005, representatives of the Czech Falun Dafa Association visited Mr Edward Outrata, Vice President of the Czech Senate, regarding the ongoing persecution of Falun Gong. Mr Outrata had previously made the point that the world’s moral pressure on the Chinese government is very important. He also believes this kind of pressure is advantageous to the improvement of China’s human rights situation.
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• Germany: Exposing the Persecution of Falun Gong with an Anti-Torture Exhibition in Rostock

  2005-11-20
  Falun Gong practitioners had the opportunity to show the travelling exhibition “Fields of Shame” in the German coastal city of Rostock during the weekend of November 12th. The exhibition has been shown nationwide and it displays pictures and photographs of human rights violations and torture methods used in different countries. We had been invited to participate in the exhibition to show torture methods brutally applied to thousands of peaceful Falun Gong practitioners in China.
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• Spain: Photo Report: Hu Jintao Visits Spain, Falun Gong Calls for an End to the Persecution

  2005-11-19
  November 13th was the first day of Chinese Leader Hu Jintao's state visit to Spain. On his way to sign a contract with the Spanish Telephone Company, Falun Gong practitioners hung many banners reading “Falun Dafa is Good”, and appealed loudly when his motorcade passed through, saying: “Stop the persecution of Falun Gong”
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• Germany: Young People Attracted by Falun Gong Practitioners' Tranquil Energy Field

  2005-11-19
  A group of Falun Gong practitioners from different European countries started a twenty-four hour candlelight vigil when Hu Jintao arrived in Berlin on November 10th. When the night came, the practitioners demonstrated the Falun Gong exercise movements and the strong energy field attracted many passersby.
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• Radio France Internationale (RFI): US State Department’s Annual Report States that China Continues to Persecutes Falun Gong

  2005-11-19
  "The U.S. has long been concerned about the fact that there is no freedom of religion in China. Given that, in the U.S. State Department’s annual report, China was relegated to the category of countries subject to special attention. The report criticised China because its respect for freedom of religion and freedom of belief remained poor. The report also said that some religious leaders, followers, and even those in some official churches were detained, arrested, sentenced or put into forced labour camps for re-education."
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• Germany: Falun Gong Practitioners Appeal in Berlin on the Eve of Hu Jintao’s State Visit to Germany

  2005-11-18
  On the eve of Hu Jintao’s visit to Berlin, German Falun Gong practitioners held anti-torture exhibitions at the Pariserplatz in front of the Brandenburg Gate and the Breitscheidplatz located in the heart of West Berlin. Signatures were also collected and will be passed to the German government.
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• Sweden: Lerum’s Socialdemokratiska Arbetarekommun Condemns the Torture which Led to the Death of Falun Gong Practitioner Gao Rongrong, and Hopes for Democracy in China

  2005-11-18
  "... we receive reports about the persecution, incarcerations and torture, which has led to deaths of Falun Gong practitioners. An example of this is Gao Rongrong from Shenyang, who died on the 12th of June, 2005 by torture and exhaustion. This is against the UN’s convention on human rights. We condemn the torture which led to the death of Gao Rongrong and demand that those involved are held responsible for this and similar crimes."
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• Germany: Falun Gong Practitioners Encounter Hu Jintao in Berlin and Appeal to Stop the Persecution

  2005-11-17
  On November the 11th 2005, the second day of Hu Jintao’s visit to Berlin, more than one hundred Falun Gong practitioners continued their 24-hour petition signature collection activities persistently outside Hu’s accommodation, the Adlon Hotel. Hu Jintao and the accompanying Chinese government officials had several chances to listen to appeals made by Falun Gong practitioners.
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• Article from Spanish Web Site: A Human Rights Lawyer in China Is Being Persecuted by the Government

  2005-11-17
  "The famous Chinese human rights lawyer Gao Zhicheng was forced to close his legal chamber for a year by the Chinese Communist Government because he wrote letters to the government to asking them to stop the persecution of the Falun Gong group. “The Judiciary Office informed me shut down the chamber for one year yesterday. If I opposed, they would limit my personal freedom,” lawyer Gao said."
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• German Falun Dafa Association Writes an Open Letter to Hu Jintao

  2005-11-17
  "During your visit Germany, we strongly ask you to free the German Falun Gong practitioner, Jiang Renzheng, as well as all Falun Gong practitioners who are illegally imprisoned, giving them back their freedom. Meanwhile, we ask you to bring the arch-criminals who persecute Falun Gong — Jiang Zemin, Luo Gan, Liu Jing, Zhou Yongkang — to justice and immediately stop the persecution of Falun Gong."
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• Germany: Hu Jintao Could Not Miss the Falun Gong Banners During His Visit

  2005-11-17
  Chinese Communist Party leader Hu Jintao arrived in Germany on the 10th of November. International human rights organisations had a clear message for both outgoing German Premier Gerhard Schroeder and his replacement Angela Merkel: We are clearly expressing our concern about the problem of human rights, which is getting worse in China.
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• Article from UK Newspaper: "I begged for water. I heard the agonised cries of someone else being tortured. even one of the guards burst into tears at what he saw."

  2005-11-17
  Sleep deprivation was the preferred method of torture by the C.C.P. Li was put in solitary confinement. As soon as he closed his eyes there would be loud shouting and banging and his eyelids would be forcibly pulled open and a violet light shone into his face. Recordings of people denouncing Falun Gong were played at ear-piercing volumes. His face was brutally slapped and he was kept naked in a cell that was continually hosed down with freezing water.
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• German President Meets with Practitioners and German Police Withstand Pressure from Chinese Delegation

  2005-11-16
  When Hu Jintao's motorcade passed by, they could clearly see Falun Gong practitioners' banners. Some people from the motorcade stared at the protesting crowds when they passed by. The highest banner that Falun Gong practitioners expressed practitioners' message to the the Chinese leader.
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• Russia: Falun Gong Practitioners Expose the Persecution on the Streets of St Petersburg

  2005-11-16
  Falun Gong practitioners from St Petersburg usually hold a rally at the weekend to tell people the facts about Falun Gong, appealing to people for help to stop the outrageous persecution against Chinese Falun Gong practitioners by the vicious Chinese Communist party. Many people sign the petition to call for an end to the persecution.
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