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United Kingdom Media Report: With the Largest Banners, Falun Gong Called for the Release of Practitioners in China
2005-11-12Several UK media, including the BBC and The Times, reported that China’s President Hu Jintao was greeted by protests on his arrival to the UK. Excerpts are reproduced here. -
Broadcast by Radio France Internationale: Former Chinese Police Officer and Diplomat Discuss the CCP's Persecution Against Falun Gong and Human Rights Issues in China (Part 1)
2005-11-12On October 24th and 25th, RFI (Radio France Internationale) broadcast an interview conducted with former Chinese police officer, Hao Fengjun and former Chinese diplomat, Chen Yonglin regarding the persecution against Falun Gong and human rights issues in China. RFI’s programme “France and Europe”, which was broadcast to Asia on October 24th, covers the first part of the interview. -
Belgium: Practitioners Hold a Press Conference to Update the Progress of the Lawsuit against the 610 Office
2005-11-11On October 21st, Falun Gong practitioners held a press conference with famous Belgian human rights lawyer, George Henri Beauthier, who gave a status report on Falun Gong practitioners’ lawsuit against the “610 Office” on charges of telephone harassment. Hao Fenjun, the former 610 officer who has defected from the CCP, attended the conference. -
Radio Free Asia: German Society Concerned about the Jiang Renzheng Case
2005-11-11"Prior to Hu Jintao’s visit to Germany, the organisation engaged in the rescue of Mr Jiang and his German friends have stepped up their rescue efforts. As to the latest development in this case, according to a German human rights organisation that has long been concerned about Jiang’s situation, they have called on the Chinese authorities concerned to release Jiang and let him and his family members return to Germany as soon as possible, so that Jiang’s case would not affect Hu’s state visit to Germany." -
German Member of Parliament: “I Assure You that We Will Continue to Fight for the Release of Renzheng Jiang.”
2005-11-10Jiang Renzheng, his wife and two small children were deported to Beijing from Würzburg (Germany) in March 2005. Following his deportation, Jiang Renzheng was sentenced to three years of forced labour and is now being detained in a labour camp in the city of Benxi because of his Falun Gong practice and the attendant accusation of “endangering public security.” His wife was forced into hiding because of her imminent arrest. -
Report in Belgian Newspaper: Chinese Spies in Europe
2005-11-10"Falun Gong practitioners held up banners in the street and I found that they were innocent ... At one time, I witnessed a woman over fifty years old taken to the office. She was brutally tormented and beaten by my colleague. Her back was beaten black and blue with his baton. I was petrified because when I talked with that woman, I realised that she was not dangerous at all. I caught a lot of criminals; this woman was not a criminal." -
United Kingdom: Practitioners Call for an End to the Persecution as Hu Jintao Visits England
2005-11-09Falun Gong practitioners from the UK and Europe appealed near London’s Buckingham Palace to call on Hu Jintao to stop the persecution of Falun Gong. They held banners worded, "Bring Jiang Zemin, Luo Gan, Liu Jing and Zhou Yongkang to Justice", "Hu Jintao, the time that Heaven and the people give to you is limited" and "Stop the persecution of Falun Gong." -
AFP Report: British Falun Gong supporters seek arrest of Chinese minister
2005-11-09The case against Bo, who is accompanying Chinese President Hu Jintao on a state visit to Britain, was being filed Tuesday with the Bow Street Magistrates Court in London, the group said. The application for an arrest warrant relates to Bo's time as governor of Liaoning province, northeast China, and his alleged promotion of the torture and ill-treatment of Falun Gong practitioners. -
Slovak Republic: The Chinese People will be able to Enjoy True Freedom and Human Rights
2005-11-09“The Chinese people’s peaceful resistance is very important. The seminar we are holding today can put pressure on the Chinese Communist Party. Once the people awaken the dreams that the Communist Party have extinguished, they will take action ... Only by getting rid of the Communist Party’s rule can the Chinese people have a real better life." -
United Kingdom: Falun Gong Practitioners Appeal Outside the Chinese Embassy In London for an End to the Persecution
2005-11-08With the arrival of Chinese Premier Hu Jintao looming, Falun Gong practitioners are making the most of his visit by staging various forms of appeal throughout London. One such activity was a rally held outside the Chinese Embassy on the 7th of November, 2005. During the peaceful appeal, speeches were made opposite the Embassy, urging the Chinese regime to stop the persecution, while practitioners distributed information to passersby. -
United Kingdom: Londoners Step Forward to Help Stop the Persecution After Seeing Anti-torture Exhibition
2005-11-08On Saturday the 5th of November, practitioners of Falun Gong took the initiative to hold an anti-torture exhibition a stones throw away from St. Martins Church, a very busy part of London. The location meant that a great deal of people had the chance to find out about the brutal persecution that is taking place in China. -
Germany: Activities before the State visit of Hu Jintao to Germany in Berlin's Paris Square
2005-11-08We held an anti-torture exhibition at Paris Square in Berlin on November 5th and met many people, who with their signatures requested that the German Federal President appeals to his Chinese guest concerning the issue of the persecution of Falun Gong. Our event attracted many onlookers during the course of the day -
United Kingdom: Introducing Falun Gong and Exposing the Persecution in York
2005-11-07Practitioners from northern England got together in York, which is a famous tourist city in the U.K., to introduce Falun Gong and explain the facts about the persecution. Though it was raining, many passersby stopped to look at photos of the cruel persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in Mainland China. -
Italian Media Report: Peaceful Meditation Group Undergo Beijing's Brutal Torture
2005-11-07Recently, an Italian nationwide daily newspaper IL GIORNALE carried an article regarding the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China. This newspaper has carried similar reports several times in the past. -
Germany: Falun Gong Practitioners Raise Awareness about the Persecution in Nurnberg during the Fields of Shame Exhibition
2005-11-06Falun Gong practitioners were invited to the exhibition Fields of Shame which was held from October 15th to 17th in Nurnberg. They informed visitors about the continuing persecution of practitioners in China. The exhibition can be viewed in various German cities until December 10th, International Human Rights Day.