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EFGIC: A Picture is Worth a Million Lives
2004-08-25'[EFGIC] – In 1992 media footage showing starving men behind barbwire fences led to global outrage and reaction to ethnic cleansing in the former Yugoslavia. It is long overdue for the media to show the world pictures of what is happening to Falun Gong practitioners in China today.' -
Germany: Federal Presidential Ministry Concerned about the Human Rights Situation in China
2004-08-25"The Federal President has a high regard and deep concerns regarding human rights. This is especially true concerning such matters in China...We join you in the hope for human rights improvements in China. Such improvement is important to China’s interests, because without the rule of law and safeguarding of citizens, especially concerning human rights, we do not believe that a modern society in China can be established." -
Greece: Distributing Paper Lotus Flowers and Singing on the Beach in Athens
2004-08-25On our last day in Athens, I went to the beach with a few practitioners who are part of the European choir. It was an Autumn evening with a brisk breeze and blue sky. A lot of tourists were on the beach. We hired a parasol and hung a Falun Dafa banner beneath it and then did some meditation, distributed leaflets and a few of us went swimming. When I encountered two Chinese tourists near the parasol, I immediately walked towards them and offered them a leaflet. -
Germany: Oriental Art Performance During the Dresden City Festival
2004-08-25According to a report in the Epoch Times, on August 23rd Falun Gong practitioners were invited to perform Falun Gong exercises and self-choreographed oriental dances at the 2004 Dresden City Festival in Germany. The festival ran from August the 20th to August the 22nd. -
United Kingdom: Second Anti-Torture Exhibition in Cambridge Exposes the Ruthlessness of Jiang Zemin's Persecution of Falun Gong Practitioners
2004-08-24On Sunday August 21st, UK practitioners held a second Anti-Torture exhibition in Cambridge city centre to expose the genocide of Falun Gong, which was planned and initiated by Jiang Zemin and is taking place right now in Mainland China. Several methods of torture used to force practitioners to renounce Falun Gong were demonstrated by actors in realistic make-up. -
Article from Finnish Newspaper 'Norra Posten': "I found myself through Falun Gong!"
2004-08-24“Falun Gong is a cultivation practice. The body and soul is purified. Besides doing the five powerful and peaceful exercises, the emphasis is on cultivating one’s mind and spirit and improving one’s moral character by following and incorporating the three cornerstones of the practice: Truthfulness, Compassion and Forbearance into our daily lives.” -
Representative of the Worldwide Organisation for Women Condemns the Persecution of Falun Gong Practitioners’ Families and Children
2004-08-23"In China, families who practise Falun Gong are suffering....The practice of Falun Gong was banned in 1999. Vicious persecution has followed leaving families tortured and torn apart. The children themselves suffer as they are sometimes imprisoned with their parents...These situations violate numerous articles of the Convention on the Rights of the Child." -
Greece: Falun Gong Practitioners Host a Musical Evening Entitled "Lotus Inspiration" in Athens
2004-08-23On the 16th of August, a musical evening entitled "Lotus Inspiration" was held in Athens' Greek Dance Theatre and hosted by The Acropolis Environmental Ecological Cultural and Development Society. All of the songs, dances and instrumental recitals were performed by Falun Gong practitioners as an introduction to Falun Gong and the Olympic Games in Beijing 2008. -
Greece: Traditional Chinese Performances and Falun Gong Exercise Demonstration Attract Large Crowds in Athens
2004-08-22As soon as a group exercise demonstration began, hundreds of people gathered round to witness the beautiful sight. Cameras were flashing and people were videoing the scene. Falun Dafa has not been practised in Greece for that long, but after these successful evenings in Athens there will be many more people learning the exercises. -
United Kingdom: Anti-Torture Exhibition in Cambridge Exposes the Genocide Against Falun Gong
2004-08-22On Saturday August the 21st, an anti-torture exhibition with the theme "Persecution Meets Principle" was held in the centre of Cambridge. Practitioners demonstrated several torture methods used against Falun Gong practitioners in Chinese jails and labour camps to force them to renounce their belief in Falun Gong. -
Germany: Some Experiences While Letting People Know about Falun Gong Outside Cologne Cathedral
2004-08-22The Cathedral in Cologne is one of the area's premier tourist attractions. Many tourist groups gather there every day, among which there are a lot of Chinese people. In our efforts to let them know about the persecution against Falun Gong, we have learned how to do better and work together well. Here are a couple of short stories about or appeal at the cathedral. -
EFGIC: 48 Falun Gong Deaths Reported in June and July
2004-08-21'The deaths of 48 Falun Gong practitioners in China were verified during June and July. Most were tortured or beaten to death. Information about the torture or killing of Falun Gong practitioners is officially classified as ‘state secrets’ in China, and therefore, people who uncover and publicize such evidence do so at great risk to themselves. Many have been killed simply for publicizing the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China.' -
Germany: Anti-Torture Exhibition Held in Munich
2004-08-21On the 14th of August 2004, practitioners from Munich, Stuttgart, Regensburg and nearby areas gathered in Marinplatz Square to hold an anti-torture exhibition, with display boards and live torture exhibits. The activity served to expose the brutal persecution of Falun Gong conducted by the Jiang group in China. -
Epoch Times: "Red China" Minister Sued in Former Red Capital
2004-08-21On the 9th of August, a Russian resident filed a lawsuit in Moscow against top Chinese official Bo Xilai for persecuting Falun Gong in China. This is the fourth time the Minister of Commerce has been singled-out for crimes against humanity. -
Greece: Falun Gong Attracts Media Attention in Athens
2004-08-20Dafa practitioners have been holding continuous, large-scale activities to introduce Falun Dafa and the persecution in Athens over the last week, attracting the attention of media from all over the world that are in Athens to report on the Olympic Games.