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Article from German Newspaper Chamer Zeitung: “An Ancient Spiritual Path”
2004-11-30Report from Falun Gong Information Day in the Town Hall of Cham: To introduce Falun Dafa to visitors who had not previously heard much about it, performers presented and explained the basic exercises on stage; its elegance and beauty were represented in the lotus and fan dances. -
France: Anti-Torture Exhibition in Clermont-Ferrand City and Support for China’s Persecuted Falun Gong Practitioners
2004-11-29People who saw re-enactments of some of the torture methods used to force Falun Gong practitioners to renounce their beliefs in China were shocked and enraged by the atrocities happening there, saying, “We stand by you and we all support you!” One middle-aged woman said that she used to think that human rights in China were improving but has since realised that this is not the case. Human rights workers have documented over 38,000 specific cases of torture or severe abuse against Falun Gong practitioners in China. -
Switzerland: Anti-Torture Exhibition to Raise Awareness of the Persecution
2004-11-28On November the 20th 2004, Swiss Falun Dafa practitioners held an anti-torture exhibition in front of Glares city hall in the mountainous area of southeastern Switzerland. They exposed the brutal persecution launched by the Jiang group in China and re-enacted the brutal methods used n attempts to force Falun Gong practitioners to give up their beliefs. -
Germany: Information Day in Leipzig to Thank Kind-hearted People for their Help in Rescuing of Xiong Wei
2004-11-28Many people stopped at the information booth, looked at the torture scenes and showed their sympathy. Lots of people signed a petition to “Bring Jiang Zemin to justice.” Jiang is the former head of China’s Government and is responsible for instigating and forcing others to take part in these crimes against Falun Gong. -
Speech on Cham Falun Dafa Day by a Representative of the International Human Rights Association in German
2004-11-27"Falun Gong was introduced to the public in 1992. In 1999, the former Chinese President Jiang Zemin initiated police terrorist activities that included mass arrests, arbitrary execution and the murder of Falun Gong practitioners. The so-called “6-10 Office” ordered the murder, as well as torture and brainwashing. The number of victims of such murder range between 700 and 1,600. This is unbelievable when you consider that in the beginning the Chinese regime supported Falun Gong because of its health benefits to those who practised it. Tens of thousands of innocent Falun Gong practitioners are imprisoned or detained in forced labour camps." -
Ireland: Appealing to Stop the Persecution and Bring Jiang, Luo, Liu and Zhou to Justice
2004-11-27On Friday November the 12th 2004, Irish Falun Gong practitioners held a press conference in front of the Chinese Embassy to appeal to the Chinese Government to immediately stop persecuting Falun Gong. They also asked for the ringleaders who instigated the persecution to be brought to justice. These human rights criminals are Jiang Zemin, Luo Gan, Liu Jing and Zhou Yongkang. -
Interview with Swiss Practitioner who was Acquitted After False Charges in Hong Kong
2004-11-27"I’m extremely pleased that the judgment was based on the truth. It was even discussed in the media that the first unjust ruling by Hong Kong’s court was brought about because of pressure by the People’s Republic of China’s regime. It is important to publicise the persecution of Falun Gong in China. Therefore, we keep up our campaign to raise awareness in Switzerland." -
United Kingdom: Promoting Falun Gong and Exposing the Persecution in Bristol
2004-11-26Many passers-by came to watch and learn the exercises. People were also interested in learning the facts about the persecution of Falun Gong by former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin and his faction. Practitioners told them that this persecution has gone on for five years and over 1,100 people have already lost their lives. -
Article from a German Newspaper: A Peaceful Art – Falun Gong Holds an Anti-Torture Poster Exhibition in the City Hall
2004-11-26The head of the Chinese Communist Party, Jiang Zemin, decided to ban this non-violent and non-political meditation exercise in 1999 and initiated a nationwide brutal persecution campaign against Falun Gong practitioners. He established a special organisation called the “6-10 Office”, which was named after its establishment date of June the 10th 1999, to carry out this persecution. -
Switzerland: Anti-Torture Exhibitions in Aarau and Winterthur Received Enthusiastic Public Support
2004-11-25Re-enactments of the torture methods and a poster display helped many people learn about the persecution against Falun Gong. Some people wanted to know how they can help the persecuted practitioners in China. They not only signed the petition enthusiastically but also came to take some blank petitions so that they could go and collect signatures themselves. -
Germany: Anti-Torture Exhibition Successfully held in Stuttgart
2004-11-24People raised many thoughtful questions and were able to understand Dafa very well. Many people learned the truth about Falun Dafa and the ongoing brutal persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China. A few hundred signatures were collected for our petition calling for the immediate end to the persecution and to bring the prime culprits to justice. -
Switzerland: Promoting Falun Gong at Fribourg Health Expo
2004-11-24There were always many people at our stand. People asked questions, voiced their opposition to the persecution in China and expressed their interest in learning the exercises for free at the practice site in the centre of Fribourg. Many people with an interest in spirituality told us that they felt the effects of the positive energy field around our stand. -
Detailed Information Regarding Zhang Yuanming's Death Through Torture in 2000
2004-11-24At the labour camp, Zhang Yuanming firmly refused to write the "five statements" (all of which are statements made to renounce Falun Gong) and suffered inhuman tortures as a result. He was forced to sit on a small bench for more than ten hours each day. The longest time he sat was from 5 o'clock in the morning until 2 am the next day, in total about twenty-one hours. He was tortured so badly that he became deaf. -
Slovakia: Touring the Country to Raise Awareness about the Persecution Against Falun Gong
2004-11-23Practitioners in Slovakia visited several cities to tell the inhabitants about the practice of Falun Gong and raise awareness of the persecution. The lies that former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin created using China's state-controlled media cannot fool people for ever. Many people are now realising the truth and want to help the suffering Falun Gong practitioners. -
Article from Leading Bulgarian Newspaper Details the Systematic Persecution Against Falun Gong Practitioners
2004-11-23”Ruin their reputation, bankrupt them and eliminate them physically!” “Every Falun Gong practitioner beaten to death is to be counted as suicide!” These are orders from the former head of China. Since then the people who are known to practise Falun Dafa, as well as their relatives, have been thrown in labour camps, prisons and psychiatric hospitals. They are tortured and even killed by the most inhumane methods – beating, forced feeding with a tube into the trachea, deprivation of sleep and toilet facilities, burning with cigarettes and branding, beating with electric-shock batons and mind-altering drug injections.