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Turkey: More and More People are Cherishing Falun Gong (I)
2005-05-06There are already six practice sites in Ankara where Turkish people can learn the Falun Gong exercises for free and then practise together with other Falun Gong practitioners. More and more Turkish people have become practitioners; more and more people have been paying attention to Falun Gong and calling for an end to the persecution. -
Ukraine: Art Exhibition Aroused Good Nature in People’s Hearts
2005-05-06From the 21st to the 24th of April 2005, Falun Gong practitioners from several cities in Ukraine went to the Art Museum in Vinnitsa city to hold the “Journey of Falun Dafa” photo exhibition. The exhibition was a great way for people in the city to find out what Falun Gong is and why the peaceful practice is being violently persecuted in China. -
United Kingdom: Practitioners Call on the Singapore Government not to Persecute Falun Gong
2005-05-05Falun Gong practitioners rallied at the Singapore Embassy in London. They appealed to the Singapore Government against the unfair trial of two Singapore Falun Gong practitioners, Huang Caihua and Cheng Lujin, calling on the Singapore Government to stop trying to please the Chinese Communist Party by persecuting Falun Gong. -
German Falun Gong Information Centre: Deported to China then Imprisoned in a Slave Labour Camp
2005-05-05On March 7th 2005, a young married Chinese couple and their two infants were deported to their homeland, China. On Saturday, the husband was taken to a slave labour camp. They had applied for asylum, because they practised Falun Gong. Regrettably, the authorities believed it to be an invalid application. They believed that the young couple wanted to stay in Germany. -
Ireland: Memories of “4.25” - Falun Gong Practitioners Peacefully Appeal at the Chinese Embassy in Dublin
2005-05-05On April 25th, Irish Falun Gong practitioners appealed at the Chinese Embassy in Dublin to commemorate the 6th anniversary of the April 25th peaceful appeal in Beijing. They called on the Chinese Government to stop their persecution against Falun Gong and its practitioners immediately. -
Letter to the Singapore High Commissioner to UK from Non-governmental Organisation "European Friends of Falun Gong"
2005-05-05We wish to express our extreme concern at the unjustly harsh treatment of Falun Gong practitioners Cheng Lujin and Ng Chye Huay by the Singapore authorities following their recent convictions for ‘Assembling without a permit’ and ‘Possessing and mailing out uncertified VCDs’ in February 2003 in Esplanade Park, Singapore. The pair had since been held in custody pending trial and were convicted on April 27th 2005. Both practitioners appealed against the convictions and were given excessive fines of $20,000 and $24,000 respectively by a court in Singapore. -
Ukraine: “The Journey of Falun Dafa” Exhibition in Globin City
2005-05-05Practitioners held the “Journey of Falun Dafa” exhibition in Ukraine’s Hlobyne. The exhibition displayed several photos about Falun Gong’s popularity in over sixty countries, as well as practitioners’ extraordinary perseverance in their peaceful struggle against the cruel persecution launched by the Jiang regime. -
Ireland: Falun Gong Practitioners Peacefully Appeal at the Singapore Consulate
2005-05-04Irish practitioners held a peaceful appeal at the Singapore Consulate. They called upon the Singapore Government to immediately revoke the groundless prosecution and sentencing of two innocent Singapore practitioners. They told the Singapore authorities not to bow to pressure from the Chinese Communist Party. -
A Petition from the International Society for Human Rights Calls for Immediate Action to Rescue Jiang Renzheng
2005-05-04On April 9th 2005, Mr. Renzheng was sentenced without trial to three years of forced labour, to be served in a forced labour camp in Benxi City. He was sentenced because he practises Falun Gong and he was charged with “Endangering public security.” Since July 20th 1999, the day when the PRC began the persecution of Falun Gong, more than 100,000 people have been detained. As of April 2005, we are aware of 1,583 verifiable deaths due to torture while held in China’s forced labour camps, police stations and psychiatric clinics. The International Society for Human Right (ISHR) demands the immediate release of Jiang Renzheng. -
United Kingdom: To Commemorate the “4.25” Appeal, Practitioners held a Photo Exhibition Exposing the CCP’s Atrocities against Falun Gong
2005-05-04The photos revealed how Falun Gong practitioners in China are being subjected to brutal persecution. They also conveyed the reason behind the persecution: The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is notoriously known for its “falsity, evilness and violence”, principles that are very different from Falun Gong, which is based on “Truthfulness, Compassion and Forbearance.” -
Slovakia: People of Partizanske show Support for Falun Gong Practitioners’ Human Rights
2005-05-04People in Partizanske found it hard to believe that these popular exercises could be the target of persecution, even though the older generation could remember the harm caused by the communists in Slovakia. People advised us wholeheartedly to stay longer, because there was going to be a cultural event in the city that afternoon. -
Ukraine Newspaper Reports on the “Journey of Compassion” Painting Exhibition Tour
2005-05-04Based on the report, from April 15th to 17th 2005, practitioners held the “Journey of Compassion” painting exhibition in the Краматорск city History Museum. Traditional Chinese paintings by the Australia-based artist Zhang Cuiying were put on display. The famous painter was imprisoned in China for six months just because of her belief in Falun Gong. -
Ukraine: Candlelight Vigil Commemorates the April 25th Peaceful Appeal
2005-05-03On the 25th of April, Ukrainian practitioners held an activity outside Kiev Chinese Embassy to commemorate the 6th anniversary of the peaceful “4.25” appeal in 1999, when ten thousand Falun Gong practitioners protested for the right to freely practise “Truthfulness, Compassion, Tolerance.” -
United Kingdom: Candlelight Vigil at the Chinese Embassy to Commemorate the 6th Anniversary of the “4.25” Peaceful Appeal
2005-05-03On April the 25th, UK practitioners held a candlelight vigil outside the Chinese Embassy in London to commemorate the 6th anniversary of the “4.25” peaceful appeal. Many people showed their support for practitioners' efforts to end the persecution happening in China. -
The Italian Asia News Agency Discloses the CCP's New Wave of Persecution Against Falun Gong
2005-05-03According to a report by the Italian Asia News Agency of the 26th of April, the Chinese Communist Party (CPP) has adopted the largest-scale police action since 1999 to persecute Falun Gong practitioners. The CPP has arrested many Falun Gong practitioners in Shandong, Jiangxi, Xichuan provinces and inner Mongolia. According to the report, Amnesty International revealed the situation to the outside world while supporting Falun Gong.