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• Article from the Irish Times: Chinese Man's Case 'Quite Remarkable'

  2004-07-14
  Mr David Norris (Ind) said it was quite remarkable that a man who had been released from confinement in China was unable to gain re-admission to Ireland because of visa problems. He said Mr Feng Liu, who was a Falun Gong practitioner, had previously been a student here. He had subsequently been detained in a labour camp by the Chinese authorities. As a result of pressure, in which the Irish Government had played a part, he had been released. Mr Liu wished to return to Ireland, with his wife, to resume his life and his studies here.
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• Statement of Support from Mr Petr Pleva, Member of Parliament of the Czech Republic

  2004-07-13
  On the 26th of June 2004, United Nations International Day in Support of Torture Victims, Falun Gong practitioners in the Czech Republic held a press conference at Krizovnicke Square in Prague, to call for an end to the brutal campaign of torture waged against Falun Gong practitioners in China. The following is a statement of support sent to the press conference by Czech Member of Parliament Mr Petr Pleva.
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• Germany: Students at Ruhr-University-Bochum Learn About Falun Gong

  2004-07-13
  We opened our booth in front of the University’s administrative offices. Many students passed by and accepted information material even though many were in a hurry and had no time to talk. However, a practitioner from Russia spoke for a long time with a countryman. They agreed that it is proper to live and act according to the principles of “Truthfulness, Compassion and Tolerance.”, and that it is completely unjust to detain people in a labour camp for trying to be good people.
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• Germany: Setting Up an Information Booth in Gelsenkirchen to Introduce Falun Dafa

  2004-07-13
  Our exhibition posters are a good way for people to learn more about Falun Dafa and many people enjoyed looking at them. In Germany, people tend to relate the Swastika symbol in the Falun emblem with Hitler’s symbol. One of the posters explained how the Swastika is actually a treasured symbol that has existed for thousands of years of years. It was always thought to represent good fortune. We got a very positive response after people had viewed these posters carefully.
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• Radio Free Asia: Falun Gong Practitioners in Different European Countries Appeal for a Thorough Investigation of the Shooting Incident in South Africa

  2004-07-12
  After the shooting incident on June the 28th in South Africa, Falun Gong practitioners in Germany and other European countries started to appeal to draw attention to the matter, with protests at Chinese embassies and consulates in countries all over Europe. Falun Gong practitioners in Germany and other European countries have now extended the protests and appeals to South African Embassies as well.
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• Sweden: Dafa Practitioners in Gothenburg Called on the Swedish People to Express Concern Over the Shooting of a Practitioner in South Africa

  2004-07-12
  On Saturday July the 3rd 2004, several Dafa practitioners arrived at Kunsportsplatsen in Gothenburg. They called on Swedish people and tourists to express concern over the shooting incident in South Africa. In the past five years this is the most cold-blooded atrocity against overseas Falun Gong practitioners.
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• Russia: Talking to People in Downtown St. Petersburg about the Shooting in South Africa

  2004-07-12
  On July the 8th 2004, Falun Gong practitioners held a peaceful appeal in downtown St. Petersburg to protest against the Jiang regime’s brutal persecution of Falun Gong in China and their exporting of state-run terrorism to other nations, including the recent shooting incident in South Africa. Many passersby stopped to view posters and learn more about the situation.
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• Ukraine: Practitioners Gather at the Chinese Embassy to Condemn the Shooting Incident in South Africa

  2004-07-12
  Practitioners made some display boards regarding the shooting of Australian practitioners in South Africa. Despite the hot weather, practitioners still continued to explain the truth about the shooting incident to the Ukrainian people. Many people were very shocked at the brutality of Jiang’s regime in persecuting Falun Gong.
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• Russia: Practitioners Rally in Irkutsk to Condemn the Jiang Regime’s Terrorist Act of Hiring Thugs to Shoot Practitioners

  2004-07-12
  On July the 6th 2004, Falun Gong practitioners in the city of Irkutsk rallied at the State Government compound and held a press conference to expose the Jiang regime’s crime of hiring thugs to shoot practitioners. The practitioners urged the Russian government to condemn the Jiang regime’s brutal persecution of Falun Gong.
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• Fadu in Sweden (3): Using Paper Lotus Flowers to Express Concern About the Children of Falun Gong Practitioners in China

  2004-07-12
  Teaching people how to fold paper lotus flowers is a very good opportunity to explain the facts about Falun Gong. Through hearing the suffering that Fadu has experienced and how her father was killed because he practised Falun Gong, the teachers and students were able to understand the true situation of the Jiang regime’s persecution.
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• Statement from the Chairman of Olympic Watch on the United Nations International Day to Support Torture Victims

  2004-07-11
  On the International Day against Torture, June 26th, Olympic Watch calls on the government of the People’s Republic of China to stop the abhorrent practises of torture and ill-treatment throughout the PRC. We commemorate the victims of torture by the communist authorities in China, be it Falun Gong practitioners, political prisoners, or other people. Torture can never be excused and the People’s Republic of China has pledged to eradicate it by its ratification of the Convention against torture.
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• Russia: St Petersburg Dafa Practitioners Protest at the Chinese Consulate Against the Jiang Group's State Terrorism

  2004-07-11
  After the protest began, the Russian police were pressured by the Chinese consulate to force the practitioner to turn the back of the banner to the consulate. Then the Chinese consulate took a step further by asking the police to throw the banner on the ground. Fortunately, the police chief understood the truth and helped the practitioner turn banner round to face the consulate again.
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• Holland: Practitioners Peaceful Appeal at the Chinese Embassy to Condemn the Jiang Regime's Terrorism

  2004-07-11
  After hearing that Australian Falun Gong practitioners had been shot in South Africa, Dutch practitioners held protest activities in front of the Chinese Embassy on July 3rd 2004, to expose the crimes of Jiang’s rogue political regime, who hired thugs to shoot Falun Gong practitioners during Zeng Qinghong‘s visit to South Africa.
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• Radio Free Asia: Falun Gong Practitioners Appealed to the German Foreign Minister About Human Rights Issues During his Visit to China.

  2004-07-11
  Practitioners in Germany appealed to the German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer about human rights abuse in China, and asked him to help to bring an end to the persecution taking place in China during his coming visit to China. The following report is the summary of an interview with Falun Gong practitioners conducted by Tianyi, a reporter for Radio Free Asia.
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• Statement of Support by Member of Czech Parliament Jaroslav Zverina

  2004-07-10
  "The tragedy is that people don’t deal with their real enemies but are cruel to others who don’t harm them and are in fact just the opposite: those who believe in truthfulness, kindness and rational contemplation. Among such tragic manifestations is the persecution and torture of Falun Gong practitioners by the present Chinese Communist regime. I have come to understand the teachings of this movement, I think quite well, and I can hardly imagine what has caused the ruling regime’s hatred."
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