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Dutch Falun Gong Practitioner Kidnapped in China
2005-06-01
Peter Valk, a 28-year-old Dutch man from Woerden, was kidnapped from his hotel room by 15 Chinese secret agents in the night of the 24th to the 25th of May. He was forced into a car with his head between his knees under a blanket and taken to the local ‘6-10 Office’. After two and a half days of detention, he was put on a plane to Thailand on the 28th of May and told he is prohibited from entering China for the next five years. The only reason for his arrest is that Peter practises Falun Gong, a meditation practice for mind and body. -
President of Swiss Political Party Strongly Appeals to Director of Suzhou Lumu Shoushen Zhan Xi Prison for Release of Falun Gong Practitioner
2005-06-01"It just can’t be true that during our lifetime a person is treated as a criminal and imprisoned for no other reason than practising peacefully at home. One’s religious belief, under the concept of religious freedom, is sacrosanct. Such a system is beyond my comprehension. I therefore appeal to you strongly, Mr. Director, to do all in your power to exert pressure for the immediate release of Ms. Qiu Minghua. We wish to see her living in freedom." -
Norway: Paper Lotus Flowers Brought the Beauty of Truthfulness, Compassion, Tolerance to Norway’s National Day
2005-06-01
In contrast to many other nations, Norwegians celebrate National Day with a children’s parade instead of a military parade. Many children received the lotus flowers with surprised and happy expressions; some asked to get one extra to give to their sister, brother or friend. Many people, old and young, asked for and received a lotus flower. -
Germany: Anti-torture Exhibition and Information Day in Darmstadt
2005-05-31
The exhibition included paintings from Falun Gong practitioners, many of whom have suffered persecution first-hand. People were drawn to the caged practitioner, re-enacting a torture scene that is used in cruel attempts to force practitioners in China to renounce their beliefs. They stopped to learn more about Falun Gong and the human rights abuses perpetrated by the Chinese Communist Party. -
Amnesty International's Annual Report Criticises the Continuous Persecution of Falun Gong in China
2005-05-30"The Falun Gong spiritual movement remained a key target of repression, which reportedly included many arbitrary detentions. Most of those detained were assigned to periods of "re-education through Labour" without charge or trial, during which they were at high risk of torture or ill-treatment, particularly if they refused to renounce their beliefs. Others were held in prisons and psychiatric hospitals. According to overseas Falun Gong sources, more than 1,000 people detained in connection with the Falun Gong had died since the organisation was banned in 1999, mostly as a result of torture or ill-treatment." -
Ukraine: Third Falun Gong Cultivation Experience Sharing Conference was Successfully Held in Kiev
2005-05-30
From May the 20th to the 23rd 2005, the third Ukraine Falun Gong cultivation experience sharing conference was successfully held in Ukraine’s capital city, Kiev. The conference was attended by Falun Gong practitioners from Ukraine, Russia, Byelorussia, Latvia, Israel, Germany and Sweden. -
Germany: Falun Gong Information Day in Berlin
2005-05-30
In Alexander Square, which used to be the heart of the communist East Germany, yellow Falun Gong banners glowed like beacons. The passers-by quickly found out how the Chinese Communist Party uses its political power to commit unspeakable crimes against its own peaceful and kind citizens because they practise Falun Gong. -
Interview with a German Newspaper about Falun Gong Appeals and Cultivation
2005-05-29Because of its popularity in China and the exercises were practised by many people in the parks, the Chinese Ministry of Health surveyed it and found that at that time this practice was the most beneficial qigong practice in China. Gong is actually called cultivation energy. It affects positively the cultivation of one’s body. One also lives by the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion and Tolerance. The exercises are useless if one does not cultivate one’s heart at the same time. -
Spain: Promoting Falun Gong to the Participants of the International Nature Therapy Conference
2005-05-28
An International Nature Therapy Conference was held at the parliament mansion in Madrid. Nearly one thousand academics and supporters attended this conference. After being given permission by the conference organiser, Madrid practitioners promoted Falun Gong in the square outside the conference, demonstrating the exercises and distributing leaflets. -
Germany: Attracting Public Attention with our Anti-torture Exhibition
2005-05-28
It was a sunny Saturday spring morning when I arrived at the downtown Kassel Falun Gong information stall. Practitioners had chosen a great location, right in a busy pedestrian zone. The site was visible from many directions. The trams passed our information stall, which allowed many people to see our posters and the colourfully decorated display. -
Germany: Magnificent Performances of Oriental Art and Falun Gong Exercises
2005-05-27
The German Gymnastic Festival activities were held from May 14th to 20th in Berlin, which attracted hundreds of thousands of athletics lovers from all over the world. At the invitation of the organisers, Falun Gong practitioners offered various programmes including demonstrations of the Falun Gong exercises, dance performances and a forum. -
Sweden: Seminar about Falun Gong at Dalarna College
2005-05-27
Falun Gong practitioners were once again invited to hold a seminar at a college in Dalarna. The Falun Gong seminars are widely appreciated and have almost become like a tradition for students. This time even the students who study through long-distance education had the chance to get an introduction to Falun Gong via web television. -
Sweden: Truth, Compassion, Tolerance International Art Exhibition Premiers at a Health Fair in Jönköping
2005-05-26
All the visitors had the chance to see the exhibition since it was the only way in and out of the large exhibition hall. Many told us that they liked the paintings. One visitor stopped for almost an hour at the exhibition and talked with practitioners about Falun Gong and the persecution. Finally he said, “I don’t need to go into the fair, this is all I need.” -
Norway: More and More Norwegian People are Coming to Learn Falun Gong
2005-05-26
At an Oslo health expo, practitioners displayed pictures about what Falun Gong is, Falun Gong’s introduction all over the world, benefits to the body and mind experienced by people who practise, the brutal persecution of Falun Gong by the Chinese Communist Party and the peaceful anti-persecution campaign conducted by practitioners all over the world. -
German Newspaper Report: Deported to China from Wurzburg then Sentenced to Forced Labour Camp for Practising Falun Gong
2005-05-26
This article is based on an April 12th report by German newspaper The Main Post. Phone calls from China said that Jiang Renzheng, who was deported to China from Wurzburg, was sentenced to three years in a forced labour camp. The only reason for his detention is that he participated in Falun Gong activities in Germany, which are forbidden in China.
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