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Germany: Many People Have Started to Practise Falun Dafa Recently in Northern Rhineland
2004-12-03
As soon as these new practitioners start to practise, they truly make great strides in their cultivation and cultivate very seriously. They catch up rapidly. Apart from joining the Falun Dafa exercise study session, they also take part in various activities of promoting Falun Dafa and letting people know about the persecution. -
Radio Free Asia: As World Human Rights Day Is Approaching, Falun Gong Becomes the Centre of Attention
2004-12-03
As World Human Rights Day is approaching, the Munich Branch of the International Human Rights Association, Falun Gong practitioners and the Tibet organization held a series of activities in Southern Germany to expose the human rights violations and torture methods used in China. We interviewed Mr. Jurgen Thierack, spokesman of the Munich Branch of the International Human Rights Association. -
UK Government 2004 Human Rights Report is Critical of China’s Human Rights Practice and Treatment of Falun Gong Practitioners
2004-12-02The UK Government published its 2004 Human Rights Report on the 10th of November. The Report stated, “The UK Government continues to have serious concerns about basic human rights in China…Our on-going concerns include: the extensive use of the death penalty; the use of torture; the continuing harassment of political dissidents, religious practitioners and adherents of the Falun Gong spiritual movement; the situation in Tibet and Xinjiang; and severe restrictions on basic freedoms of speech, association and religion.” -
Informing a Royal, Political and Business Delegation from Belgium about the Persecution Against Falun Gong Prior to their Economic Mission to China
2004-12-02On November the 20th, a Belgian delegation consisting of Prince Filip and Princess Mathilde, the Federal, Wallonian and Flemish Minister of Economic Affairs, some other politicians and 470 business people, left Belgium for an economic mission to China. Before their departure, Belgian practitioners sent letters to and called the Prince and the Princess, the politicians and as many business people as possible in order to let them know the truth about the persecution of Falun Gong. -
United Kingdom: People from the Ancient City of York Support Falun Gong Practitioners' Anti-Persecution Campaign
2004-12-01
Posters were displayed to expose the torture methods used in Chinese labour camps and prisons to force Falun Gong practitioners to renounce their belief. Practitioners collected petition signatures calling for an immediate end to the persecution and for bringing the prime instigator of the persecution to justice. -
Article from German Newspaper Badisches Tagesblatt: Two years In Hell
2004-12-01Xiong Wei’s friends, as well as the International Society for Human Rights (ISHR), became active in gaining her freedom as soon as they heard about her arrest. Chancellor Gerhard Schröder of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) presented the former head of state and head of the communist party Jiang Zemin, during his Aril 2002 state visit in Germany, with an appeal letter, requesting the freedom of all imprisoned Falun Gong practitioners, including Xiong Wei. -
Russia: Appealing Against the Persecution of Women in China on Women’s International Anti-Violence Day
2004-11-30
It was snowing in St. Petersburg on that day. Not swayed by the foul weather, Dafa practitioners still peacefully demonstrated the exercises, sent forth righteous thoughts, handed out leaflets and told the people the facts about the persecution. People were shocked and enraged by the persecution happening in China. -
United Kingdom: Promoting Falun Dafa in Southampton
2004-11-30
Many passers-by were attracted by Dafa’s elegant exercises. Some asked for information about the local exercise practice sites, while others took the initiative to talk to practitioners about the human rights abuses happening to people who practise Falun Gong in China. By the time the event finished, over 1500 flyers had been distributed. -
Article from German Newspaper Chamer Zeitung: “An Ancient Spiritual Path”
2004-11-30
Report 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
2004-11-28
On 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
2004-11-28
Many 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
2004-11-27
On 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."
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