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German Foreign Ministry Responds to an Enquiry about Jiang Renzheng
2005-07-10"The Foreign Ministry has pleaded Mr. Jiang Renzheng’s case to the Chinese Government ever since we have learned about his arrest and deportation to a forced labour camp. Mr. Tom Koenigs, the human rights commissioner of the federal government, has specifically mentioned this case during the bilateral German-Chinese human rights talks in Beijing on May 30th 2005." -
Italy: The Murderers of Gao Rongrong Must be Brought to Justice
2005-07-10After hearing that Gao Rongrong has been cruelly killed by Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials, Falun Gong practitioners in Italy went to the Chinese Consulate to peacefully appeal and demand that the murderers be brought to justice. Many passers-by expressed their indignation at the sinister behaviour and terrible human rights abuses of the CCP. -
Finland: “Thank you for letting us know this.”
2005-07-10Practitioners from Finland, Sweden, Germany and Russia joined together on a tour of five Finnish cities to hold anti-torture exhibitions and other activities to raise awareness of the persecution against Falun Gong in China. The tour lasted ten days. Practitioners simulated some of the torture methods that the Chinese Communist Party employs against people who practise Falun Gong. -
Belgium: "Truthfulness Compassion Forbearance" International Art Exhibition Successfully Held in the European Parliament
2005-07-09On the 28th of June, the “Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance” International Art Exhibition opened in European Parliament. The exhibition was warmly supported by MEP Mr Pannella. Many European Parliament officials and staff members came to congratulate the organisers of the exhibition, and thanked us for bringing these excellent art works to the Parliament. -
Germany: Falun Gong Practitioners Participate in the Frankfurt Multi-cultural Parade
2005-07-09On June the 25th, several thousand Frankfurt people watched the Frankfurt parade under the blazing sunlight. German Falun Gong practitioners wore traditional Chinese costumes and participated in the parade. On the route of the parade, they came across several tourist groups from China who wanted to pose for pictures with the practitioners and take some Falun Gong leaflets. -
United Kingdom: Before the G8 Summit, Falun Gong Practitioners Peacefully Protest at the Chinese Consulate in Edinburgh
2005-07-09Before the G8 Summit, more than twenty Falun Gong practitioners held a peaceful appeal outside the Chinese Consulate in Edinburgh on 4th July. The practitioners were protesting against the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) brutal persecution of their fellow practitioners in China, especially the murder of Gao Rongrong. -
Ukraine: Anti-torture Activities on UN International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
2005-07-08On the 26th of June 2005, UN International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, Falun Gong practitioners from Staro Konstantinoy state, Northern Donetsk state and Kramatorsk city went to the famous Novy Svet Mountain to hold activities exposing the horrific forms of torture used by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) on Falun Gong practitioners in China. -
Finnish Newspaper Reports that Harassing Calls Defaming Falun Gong came from China
2005-07-08Violations of basic human rights and the persecution against good people in China violates laws and regulations, which most countries — China included — have ratified to secure the lives of their citizens. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has now extended its tentacles of persecution outside China. The latest example in Finland was the harassing phone calls in the spring, when contact persons for Falun Gong in several areas received disturbing and threatening phone calls repeating the evil propaganda from the CCP. The international community should help the investigations in order to have the culprits behind the act identified. -
Germany: Appealing during the German-Chinese Rule-of-Law Dialogue
2005-07-07On June 21st and 22nd, the annual German-Chinese Rule-of-Law Dialogue was held at Hamburg’s Chamber of Commerce facilities. High-level German and Chinese governmental officials arrived for this meeting. The Ministers for Justice of both countries were also in attendance. Falun Gong practitioners appealed outside the entrance to the Chamber of Commerce. -
Finland: Anti-Torture Exhibition Exposes the Truth about China’s State Terrorism (Part 2 — Jyväskylä)
2005-07-07Practitioners held an anti-torture exhibit in Jyväskylä on the 18th and 19th of June 2005. The exhibition exposed the brutal human rights abuses that Falun Gong practitioners have been the victim of for almost six year. The peaceful Falun Gong exercises were also demonstrated to the public. Throughout the day, many people come forward to say, “You are doing the right thing”. -
Russia: Falun Gong Practitioners hold Activities on UN International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
2005-07-07On the 26th of June 2005, Falun Gong practitioners held an activity in Pjatigorsk city centre. Banners and leaflets exposed the Chinese Communist Party’s persecution against Falun Gong over the last six years. In four hours, 1,300 leaflets were distributed. People were sympathetic after hearing about the persecution suffered by Falun Gong practitioners. -
U.S. Newspaper La Opinión Interviews European Practitioner
2005-07-06Pia-Maria Sandas, a young Finnish lady based in New York and Madrid, has discovered a system of relaxation that improves physical wellbeing and that has, according to her, changed her life. Sandas is sure that Falun Dafa (also known as Falun Gong) is what made her allergies and other physical and emotional problems that bothered her for years disappear. Falun Gong, or Falun Dafa, is an ancient discipline that originated in China, and that consists of a series of exercises and relaxations of the body through meditation. According to its adherents, this system that is practised by over 100 million people in the world and is recommended for all ages and cultures. -
Russia: Anti-torture Exhibition Touches Moscow People
2005-07-06On June the 26th, World Anti-Torture Day, Moscow Falun Gong practitioners held an anti-torture exhibition on the square in front of the Moscow Art Gallery. They used display boards and simulated some of the countless forms of torture used by the Chinese authorities in cruel attempts to force Falun Gong practitioners to renounce their beliefs. -
Germany: Chinese Consulate General Visits Frankfurt
2005-07-06On 23rd June, the Chinese Consulate General to Germany visited Frankfurt. This is the biggest Consulate General in Europe. Opposite the consulate, people from human rights organisations and Falun Gong practitioners held a protest activity to remind the CCP and the German officials who were attending the opening ceremony to pay attention to the many human rights abuses in China. -
France: Promoting Falun Gong and Raising Awareness about the Persecution in Northern Paris
2005-07-05On the 25th of June 2005, French practitioners held an activity to promote Falun Gong on Place Gabriel Peri near the Gare Saint-Lazare rail station. This was the seventh step of a tour of Paris, intended to let more people know about Falun Gong and raise their awareness of the human rights abuses against practitioners in China.