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Letter from Amnesty International’s Danish Branch to the Danish Immigration Office regarding a Falun Gong Practitioner in Denmark Facing Deportation
2004-10-30
"According to Amnesty International’s reports, ten thousand Falun Gong practitioners have been subjected to arbitrary detention by the police. From these, many have been subjected to torture or other kinds of mistreatment; furthermore, a lot of people have died while in police custody under uncertain conditions and without being examined by the authorities afterwards." -
Spanish Newspaper "Europa Press" Interviewed Practitioners about Persecution they Suffered in Forced Labour Camps
2004-10-30
In some extreme cases, Falun Gong practitioners were pressurised by the police to beat other practitioners. “There are only two choices under such circumstances, physical death if you insist on your belief, or spiritual death if you are forced to abandon the belief. The only way to survive is to distort your personality, dignity and belief. Such suffering is actually more painful than death.” -
Finland: Sending Righteous Thoughts at the Chinese Embassy and Appealing to bring Jiang, Luo, Liu and Zhou to Justice
2004-10-30
In the early morning of the 26th of October 2004, a few Finnish Falun Gong practitioners gathered together at the Chinese Embassy and unfurled two banners reading ‘Bring Jiang, Luo, Liu, Zhou to Justice’ and ‘Falun Dafa is Great’. We firmly believe that the criminals who are directly responsible for the persecution of Falun Gong in Mainland China will be brought to justice soon. -
Switzerland: Successful Anti-Torture Exhibition in Altdorf City
2004-10-30
On the 23rd of October, Swiss Dafa practitioners held an anti-torture exhibition while displaying pictures of Falun Gong’s history and photo evidence of the Jiang Regime’s crimes in persecuting Falun Gong. This attracted lots of people. Many tourists took leaflets and signed their names on a petition to give support, saying, “You are doing a good job and you will definitely succeed.” -
Germany: The Jiang Group’s Violence Shocked the People in the Ancient City of Augsburg
2004-10-29
Dafa practitioners held activities which included exercise demonstrations, leaflet distribution, an anti-torture exhibition and Chinese traditional dancing in the centre of Augsburg. The activities were held to enable local residents to get a better understanding of the facts of Falun Gong and to inform them about the brutal suppression of Dafa practitioners. -
France: Exposing Jiang Zemin’s Persecution against Falun Gong in Grenoble
2004-10-29
Practitioners distributed leaflets an collected petition signatures calling for an end to the persecution. Photos of the brutally tortured Falun Gong practitioners in China touched the hearts of many passers-by. Some of them wanted to know more about Falun Gong whilst others expressed their sorrow over the French President’s silence on Falun Gong issues during his visit to China. -
Sweden: Falun Gong Practitioners were Invited to the Health Expo in Karlstad City
2004-10-29
The practitioners were invited to demonstrate the exercises on a stage with one of them introducing Falun Gong to the public. He talked about the practice’s popularity in over 60 countries, the benefits it has brought to 100 million people’s health, and the persecution against Falun Gong in China that has already claimed over 1,000 lives. -
Norway: People Wish to Help an Orphan of Falun Gong Practitioners Who is at Risk of being Tortured
2004-10-28
Norwegian Dafa practitioners held an anti-torture exhibition to introduce Falun Gong and demonstrate the exercises, as well as to collect petition signatures to rescue the eighteen-year-old Liu Xiaotian. People queued up one after another to sign and show their wish to bring an end to the persecution of Falun Gong in China and rescue Xiaotian. -
Germany: People in Passau are Concerned about the Persecution of Falun Gong Practitioners in their Chinese Sister City Liuzhou
2004-10-27
On the 9th of October 2004, Dafa practitioners held an anti-torture exhibition in Passau city centre aiming to raise awareness about the persecution and a sense of justice and conscience from German citizens. We printed postcards addressed to the Mayor and called on them to pay attention to the suffering of Falun Gong practitioners in Liuzhou. -
Italian Newspaper L’Unione Sarda Interviews Swiss Falun Gong Practitioner
2004-10-27The young man explained, “I came here today to let people know that even in these modern times persecution exists. This persecution exists only because one wants to live by the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion and Tolerance.” These simple and fundamental values represent for the former Chinese President Jiang Zemin a dire threat to the regime’s existence. -
United Kingdom: Practitioners Introduce Falun Dafa and Expose the Persecution during Cambridge Falun Dafa Week
2004-10-26
Beginning on the 24th and 25th of October 2004, Falun Dafa practitioners from Cambridge and other parts of the UK celebrated their own Falun Dafa Week and held activities to introduce Falun Dafa and expose the persecution taking place in China. Activities included a parade, dancing and an anti-torture exhibition. -
Sweden: Practitioners in Gothenburg hold Activities to Commemorate Falun Dafa Day in Bergssjön
2004-10-26
In order to show people the beauty of Falun Dafa, practitioners demonstrated the five sets of Falun Gong exercises and also taught the younger passersby how to fold paper lotus flowers. They also talked with people about the persecution in China about and collected petition signatures calling for an end to the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China. -
Article from Swiss Newspaper “Nouvelles”: A Chinese Practice for Healthy Living
2004-10-26'Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have denounced this persecution as an attack on human rights. On the 24th of October 2002, the Parliament of the Canton of Geneva passed a resolution against persecution in China, particularly against that of Falun Dafa practitioners. Some 15 countries have instituted legal proceedings against those who are covering up what is considered to be one of the most large-scale persecutions in the world since 1945.' -
Germany: Telling the Residents of Hamelin about the Persecution of Falun Gong in Detail
2004-10-25
Many passers-by asked about the picture displays, Falun Gong, the persecution and the brutal methods of torture used in attempts to force practitioners to give up their beliefs. Once they had heard the truth people were eager to support efforts to bring Jiang Zemin, the person responsible for the persecution, to justice by signing a petition. -
Russia: Large-Scale Activities to Raise Awareness about the Persecution during the 2004 Russian Falun Dafa Experience Sharing Conference
2004-10-25Each day, they went out in the early morning and visited several government agencies. In a span of several days, they visited almost all of the Russian Government agencies, two hundred or so parliamentarians and all Russia’s major media organisations. Large-scale efforts to raise awareness of Falun Gong and the persecution were a major distinctive feature of this conference. Veteran practitioners and new ones alike actively participated and everybody learned a lot from the event.
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