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• Finland: Anti-torture Exhibition in Helsinki during the World Track and Field Championships

  2005-08-25
  On August 12th, the World Track and Field Championship Tournament took place in Helsinki. Falun Gong practitioners held a live anti-torture exhibition to expose the Chinese Communist Party’s persecution against Falun Gong, a persecution that was launched by former CCP leader Jiang Zemin.
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• Danish Citizen Writes to Benxi Forced Labour Camp Calling for the Release of Jiang Renzheng

  2005-08-25
  "It is widely known that Falun Gong practitioners are being persecuted by the evilest, most hypocritical and most brutal regime, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The CCP is using methods such as slanderous attacks, violence and physical destruction to eradicate political dissidents and religious followers. The CCP committed crimes of genocide against Chinese people. We surely can never be indifferent to the persecution happening in China. We have to tell all governments and their people that the Communist regime founded on dictatorship has imposed suffering on numerous innocent Chinese people, including Falun Gong practitioners."
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• Slovakia: People in Zlate Moravce Learn about Falun Gong

  2005-08-24
  People showed their sympathy with the persecuted Falun Gong practitioners in China. One man repeatedly talked about the persecution: “How comes this is not mentioned in TV and in the media? It’s horrible!” Another man, as he signed the petition, noted, “I did a good deed today. I hope my signature will help stop this persecution.”
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• Waco Tribune Herald (Texas): 6-year-old shown as example of Falun Gong persecution in China

  2005-08-24
  Zhang Shanshan looked like any other carefree 6-year-old as she played near the fountain in front of Waco City Hall on Sunday afternoon. That appearance may be deceiving, though, as Shanshan and her family have faced years of persecution by the Chinese government, according to her mother and leaders of the "Rescue Falun Gong Orphans" van tour across Texas.
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• United Kingdom: Singing to Raise People’s Concern about the Orphans of the Torture Victims in China.

  2005-08-23
  An eye-catching banner hanging behind the performers told the audience the purpose of the concert: “Rescue the Orphans of Torture Victims in China.” Though most of the performers were amateur, the audience was deeply touched by their singing, dancing and their sincerity. Among them were several young girls whose singing and dancing particularly drew attention.
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• Finland: Candlelight Vigil for Murdered Falun Gong Practitioners During the World Track and Field Championships in Helsinki

  2005-08-23
  On August 13th, 2005, the World Track and Field Championships held in Helsinki were coming to an end. Falun Gong practitioners lit candles and sat silently in the glow of the candle light. We sat near each other and gave expression to our grief for the deaths of so many practitioners and called for justice. Let’s end the persecution together.
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• Italian State TV Station Broadcasts a Special Programme on the Persecution of Falun Gong

  2005-08-23
  On June 13th, Italian State TV Station LA 7 broadcast a special programme regarding the Falun Gong practitioners in China who have been brutally persecuted by the Chinese Communist Party. The programmes title was “China's Shadow” and it lasted around an hour. The producer of this special program, Ms. Flaminia Lubin, decided to produce this film after seeing an anti-torture exhibition held by Falun Gong practitioners in New York. She hoped to let Italians understand the cruel persecution of the Falun Gong practitioners.
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• Houston Chronicle: Falun Gong speak for those in China who 'are not seen'

  2005-08-23
  Wong, a practitioner of Falun Gong, a spiritual self-improvement belief system, is among 25 people touring Texas this weekend to raise awareness about China's orphaned children whose "tears are not seen and whose cries are not heard." ... "It was very painful," said Wong, who left her daughter in her mother's care while she worked to bring In Sin to the United States. They were reunited last month.
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• Finland: Introducing Falun Dafa and Exposing the Persecution During the World Track and Field Championship Tournaments

  2005-08-22
  On August 7th, Finnish practitioners performed the exercises and introduced Falun Gong in the park next to where the athletics World Championship Tournaments were held. A lot of tourists from different countries were visiting during the Tournaments, and some of those passing by our exercise site were fascinated and asked practitioners about Falun Gong.
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• United Kingdom: Song - "Mother and Son Welcome the Spring Primroses”

  2005-08-22
  In order to draw attention to the orphaned children of Falun Gong practitioners tortured to death by the evil Chinese Communist regime, UK Falun Gong practitioners held an open-air concert called “Rescue the orphans of Falun Gong practitioners” on August 7th, 2005, in Edinburgh. Most of the programmes in this concert were created by UK practitioners.
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• Diepholzer District Newspaper (Germany): From internal balance to an open protest

  2005-08-22
  "This resulted in persecution, torture and even murder of the members. On Saturday evening, German Falun Gong supporters demonstrated against these actions in the Diepholzer downtown area and used truly graphic means. A torture victim with a black eye and his tormentor remained almost motionless at their place in front of the Oldenburg County Bank. Next to them some members of the group meditated."
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• Switzerland: Introducing Falun Gong and Exposing the Persecution in the city of Thun

  2005-08-21
  On August 7th, 2005, Swiss Falun Gong practitioners held an activity to promote Falun Gong in the famous tourist city of Thun. They demonstrated the five sets of Falun Gong exercises and people stopped to watch. However, when people saw the display boards showing the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners they were shocked.
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• United Kingdom: Practitioners Demonstrate the Falun Gong Exercises and Raise Awareness of the Persecution at the Start of the Edinburgh Art Festival

  2005-08-21
  On August 6th, at the start of the Edinburgh Festival, Falun Gong practitioners introduced the practice and informed the public of the persecution in China. They demonstrated to people the five sets of the Falun Gong exercises. Their peaceful and serene performance was in stark contrast to their display of the photos of brutal persecution.
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• Article from Vecernji List: Events: Falun Gong Practitioners Protest

  2005-08-21
  A peaceful protest by Falun Gong practitioners took place on Zagreb’s business square. The theme was: “End the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China.” During this event, Croatian practitioners of this ancient Eastern cultivation way, which purifies the body and mind, distributed flyers that depicted the brutal torture, which is suffered by like-minded people in China. The Croatian Falun Gong practitioners invited all citizens to join in the group exercises and meditation.
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• San Francisco Chronicle Reports on Art Show Sponsor Bowing to Pressure from Chinese Officials

  2005-08-21
  At the press conference, Supervisor Chris Daly said he, too, had been heavily lobbied by the Chinese government when he sponsored an unsuccessful resolution admonishing the Chinese government for its repression of Falun Gong. "It is difficult to stand solid when you have such pressure against you," Daly said. "Fiona Ma, in my opinion, has been unfairly lobbied against welcoming a significant cultural exhibit."
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