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German Media Reports on Chinese Student who was Rescued from a Forced Labour Camp in China and Returned to Germany
2004-10-16The report said that Xiong Wei was arrested on January the 5th 2002 because she distributed flyers in Beijing to appeal for a stop to the persecution against Falun Gong. Falun Gong practitioners in Germany expressed their sincere thanks to the German Government and all of the parliament members who have provided help in rescuing Xiong Wei. They were also grateful to the international human rights organisations and those compassionate people who provided their signatures, mailed postcards or wrote songs to voice their support for Xiong Wei throughout her illegal imprisonment. -
Switzerland: Anti-Torture Exhibition Moved the Hearts of the People on the Swiss and German Border
2004-10-15Schaffhausen City, located in the north-eastern area of Switzerland, borders Germany. During the holidays, many Germans visit the city. Swiss Dafa practitioners were granted permission by the Police Station in Schaffhausen city to hold an anti-torture exhibition to promote Falun Gong and demonstrate the Falun Gong exercises there. -
Radio Free Asia: Xiong Wei Continuously Meets with the German Media to Expose the Persecution
2004-10-15With the help of German human rights organisations and the German Government, Ms. Xiong Wei, a Falun Gong practitioner who recently returned to Germany after two years imprisoned in China for distributing Falun Gong leaflets, continuously meets with German media to expose the cruel persecution she suffered in labour camps and thank the German people and the international community for helping her gain freedom. -
Statement from "The Committee to Globally Rescue Persecuted Falun Gong Practitioners" Regarding the Successful Rescue of Falun Gong Practitioners Xiong Wei and Zhou Xuefei
2004-10-15Falun Gong practitioner Ms Xiong Wei, who used to study in Germany, has been successfully rescued from China and arrived in Germany on the 29th of September. Earlier this September, Falun Gong practitioner Zhou Xuefei , the wife of a visiting academic in the US, arrived in USA after three years of inhuman harassment in a labour camp in China, as a result of many efforts made to rescue her. -
Spain: Promoting Falun Gong in the Ancient City of Toledo
2004-10-15Toledo is an ancient city of Spain which attracts a great deal of tourists from all over the world. Practitioners placed poster displays in a square in the city centre, demonstrated the five sets of Falun Gong exercises and talked to people to raise awareness about the human rights abuses against Falun Gong practitioners in China. -
Germany: Raising Awareness about the Persecution of Falun Gong in Northern Germany
2004-10-15Large crowds of interested people gathered around the display boards. Many people also came to sign their names on a petition calling for the instigator of the persecution against Falun gong, former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin, to be brought to justice in a court of law for his crimes of genocide, torture and crimes against humanity. -
Falun Dafa Practitioners from Finland Warmly Congratulate the Establishment of the Indian Falun Dafa Association
2004-10-15Finnish Falun Dafa practitioners are happy and glad to learn that the Indian Falun Dafa association is now officially established in the ancient country of India. We are sure that this will give more people in India a chance to know the truth about Falun Gong and about the ruthless persecution now going on China against Falun Dafa and its practitioners. -
Spain: Promoting Falun Gong and Raising Awareness of the Persecution during a Persecutor’s Visit to Madrid
2004-10-14On the eve of Jia Qinglin’s visit to Spain, the Spanish Falun Gong Association filed a lawsuit against Jia for the crimes of genocide and torture he committed in persecuting Falun Gong. Falun Gong practitioners went to the hotel where Jia Qinglin stayed. They displayed banners and exhibited photos of the persecution in front of the hotel. -
United Kingdom: Practitioners held Anti-Torture Exhibition at All Three Major Political Party Conferences
2004-10-14There have been many great offers of support and help from delegates of all three parties and in total about 1400 delegates signed a petition calling for an end to the persecution of Falun Gong and for the human rights abuser and instigator of the persecution Jiang Zemin to be brought to justice. Delegates were appalled by the torture that Falun Gong practitioners have been subjected to and were shocked that some of the practitioners at the event suffered personally in the persecution. They showed great support to a practitioner who is trying to rescue his sister from a forced labour camp in China. -
Czech Republic: Tourists Join Practitioners' Parade Calling for an End to the Persecution of Falun Gong
2004-10-14On the afternoon of September the 11th 2004, Falun Gong practitioners held a parade through Prague city centre to let people know about the campaign of genocide that is happening to practitioners in China and has already claimed at least 1059 lives. Many tourists asked for leaflets because they wanted to learn more about the persecution and some joined the parade. -
Falun Dafa Information Centre Germany: Xiong Wei Finally Finds Freedom
2004-10-14'Although we are overjoyed with this wonderful event, we cannot forget the millions of Falun Gong practitioners who continue to suffer under the persecution in China, and whose lives are in constant danger. We wish to remind the public worldwide that human rights in China are violated daily, and we wish to stress that Falun Gong practitioners suffer from cruel torture. It is important to understand that death through torture continues in China.' -
All Austrian Dafa Practitioners Congratulate the Establishment of the Indian Falun Dafa Association
2004-10-14All Austrian Dafa practitioners sincerely congratulate the establishment of the Indian Falun Dafa Association. The Association established in India shows more and more Indian people understand both Falun Dafa and the truth of Dafa being cruelly persecuted in China. -
EFGIC: Shocking Video Footage Captures Woman Near Death after Two Years of Torture
2004-10-13LONDON [EFGIC]– Video footage smuggled out of Inner Mongolia shows the skeletal body of Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Wang Xia. Two years of torture have reduced her frame to 20 kilos and left her fading in and out of consciousness...In the video Ms. Wang is shown lying on her back as the camera zooms in on several scars above her knees left by ropes. -
Italy: Government Officials in Sardinia Show Concern for the Persecution of Falun Gong
2004-10-13From August the 23rd to September the 13th, a Swiss Falun Gong practitioner went to Olbia city on the island of Sardinia in southern Italy. Every morning he practised Falun Gong exercises in a park and set up a series of display boards so that passers-by were able to read about Falun Gong and the persecution that practitioners in China are suffering. -
Czech Republic: First Czech and Slovak Falun Dafa Experience Sharing Conference held in Prague
2004-10-13In their conference articles, the practitioners spoke about their experiences of personal cultivation, how they learned to solve problems from the viewpoint of the Fa and improve together during Fa-Rectification cultivation, and how they can develop from past experiences and make their future efforts more effective.