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• Finnish Newspaper Reports on Falun Gong and Highlights Legal Actions Taken to Bring the Persecutors to Justice

  2004-10-23
  'Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa, was introduced in China in 1992 by Master Li Hongzhi. It is a traditional meditation practice that consists of five sets of exercises. According to the practitioners, the exercises promote good health and develop the body, the mind and the spirit. This process is called cultivation.'
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• Norway: The People of Stavanger Learn about the Persecution of Falun Gong in China

  2004-10-22
  Saturday October the 9th was market day in the city and the practitioners used this opportunity to tell people about the genocide being waged against Falun Gong in China, which was started by former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin. On Sunday, the practitioners went to a beautiful beach, which is located near Stavanger, to demonstrate the Falun Gong exercises.
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• Russia: 2004 Russia and Commonwealth of Independent States Falun Dafa Cultivation Experience Sharing Conference held in Moscow

  2004-10-21
  From October the 15th to the 17th 2004, Falun Gong practitioners held the 2004 Russia and Commonwealth of Independent States Falun Dafa Cultivation Experience Sharing Conference. During the three-day conference, the activities included experience sharing, group Fa study, an anti-torture exhibition, a parade and telling the public about Falun Gong and the persecution.
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• Germany: Collecting Signatures Calling for Jiang to be Brought to Justice at Kirta Festival

  2004-10-21
  Some people came straight to our petition table as soon as they saw us. After talking with them we realised that they had already learned that we are trying to stop the persecution and torture of Falun Gong practitioners in China from the local newspaper, which had reported on our petition to bring Jiang to justice.
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• Denmark: Orphan of a Falun Gong Couple Exposed the Persecution at Copenhagen Anti-torture Exhibition

  2004-10-20
  Danish practitioners held a press conference outlining the tragic story of Liu Xiaotian, who spent eighteen months on the run from persecution by Jiang and his regime and whose parents were killed because they practised Falun Gong. Practitioners called on the Danish people, to urgently rescue the orphans of the murdered Chinese Falun Gong practitioners and to help stop the persecution in China.
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• Estonia: Falun Gong was Very Popular at the Mother Earth Fair in Tallinn

  2004-10-20
  When they heard about the persecution, which has already claimed over 1,000 lives, people talked about their own experiences under Communist rule in Estonia and felt that they could relate with the Falun Gong practitioners in China. They showed great sympathy and support for the practitioners suffering under Jiang's campaign of genocide in China.
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• Switzerland: Exposing the Persecution Against Falun Gong Practitioners - Anti-Torture Exhibition in the City of Luzern

  2004-10-19
  On the 9th of October, Swiss Falun Gong practitioners held an anti-torture exhibition at the tourist resort of Luzern. As well as several brutal methods of torture used to force practitioners to give up their beliefs, posters were displayed and practitioners talked to people to answer any questions they had about Falun Gong and the human rights abuses in China.
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• Sweden: Dafa Practitioners Add to the Success of Gothenburg's "Night of Culture"

  2004-10-19
  Falun Gong practitioners gave a beautiful performance of “The Wonderful Heart’ in Gotaplatsen Plaza. They used singing, dancing, photographs and a demonstration of the five sets of Falun Gong exercises to show people the beauty and peacefulness of Falun Dafa and the persecution in China, as well as traditional Chinese culture.
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• United Kingdom: Raising Awareness of the Persecution with Anti-Torture Exhibitions in 3 Scottish Cities

  2004-10-18
  The anti-torture exhibition returned to Scotland for three days on the weekend of the 26th of September. Petitions to “Bring Jiang to Justice" and "Rescue Practitioners’ Illegally Imprisoned Family Members" were constantly being signed while practitioners talked to many people in depth about the nature of this persecution and how it aims at destroying practitioners' belief and faith.
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• Sweden: Falun Gong Exercise Demonstration was Part of Gothenburg’s Annual Cultural Night

  2004-10-18
  On the 16th of October 2004, visitors and residents of Gothenburg City enjoyed the annual Cultural Night. Falun Gong practitioners are a regular part of this event and in the programme this year they introduced the five sets of Falun Gong exercises that have benefited 100 million people in more than 60 countries around the world.
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• Spain: Promoting Falun Gong and Raising Awareness of the Persecution during a Persecutor’s Visit to Madrid (2)

  2004-10-17
  Ten minutes before Jia Qinglin arrived, a few overseas Chinese people came out of the back garden. Under the command of an official-looking man, they held flags to welcome Jia and stood in front of Falun Gong practitioners. While the policemen realised that the Chinese officials had organised a “Welcome” party as an excuse to cover practitioners’ banners, they ordered those people to stand beside the practitioners.
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• Switzerland: Short Stories of Exposing the Persecution in the City of Bern

  2004-10-17
  As the Swiss Federal Parliament is meeting in Bern, all the parliament members gather in the city for meetings. Practitioners made the most of this precious opportunity to raise awareness about the human rights abuses against people who practise Falun Gong in China. More than 2000 German and French leaflets were given out and several hundred petition signatures were collected.
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• German Newspaper "Leipziger Volkszeitung" Reports on Xiong Wei being Freed from a Forced Labour Camp and Returning to Germany

  2004-10-17
  When talking about the support from abroad, Xiong Wei said, “I was lucky. The police did not treat me as brutally as they did the others.” This is due to the pressure from Germany. The German Government and Premier appealed for Xiong Wei’s freedom in Beijing. There were also petitions against the detainment of Xiong Wei and a large-scale activity of sending postcards to the labour camp where she was detained. As soon as Xiong Wei was released, the German Embassy dropped some diplomatic hints and Xiong Wei was able to come back to Germany last week.
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• Letter from a Spanish Lawyer to the Chinese Judiciary and Forced Labour Camps Appealing to Stop the Jiang Regime's Genocide

  2004-10-16
  "Out of respect and love for the Chinese people, plus to protect human rights, I cannot remain silent when confronting this brutal and illegal persecution. Human rights is the basic value of human kind, the human rights of everyone should be protected no matter where it is. As a human being, I should offer my help to people who have been persecuted for five years. Therefore, as a lawyer, I have filed lawsuits against Jiang Zemin, Luo Gan and Jia Qinglin in Spain. They are accused of committing genocide and torture."
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• Ireland: Laying the Foundations for a Nationwide Anti-Torture Exhibition Tour to Let More People Know about the Genocide Against Falun Gong in China

  2004-10-16
  Since the first time we held an anti-torture exhibition on the 20th July this year, Dafa practitioners in Ireland have realised more and more clearly how it can help people to understand the brutal abuses of human rights happening to Falun Gong practitioners in China because they refuse to renounce their beliefs in following the principles of truthfulness, compassion and tolerance.
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