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Radio France Internationale (RFI): Falun Gong sues Li Changchun in Paris
2004-07-08
Three practitioners of the Falun Gong Spiritual movement filed a lawsuit in Paris against Li Changchun. The group said Mr Li was the accomplice to crimes of torture against the group, which is outlawed in China. The group said Mr Li had called for the elimination of Falun Gong practitioners and supported torture while serving as Communist Party Secretary of Guangdong Province. “Of China’s thirty provinces, Guangdong ranks eighth in terms of deaths of Falun Gong practitioners from abuse in custody ”, says Zhang Jianping, Falun Gong contact person in Paris. -
Austria: The European ”Coming for You” Choir Touched People’s Hearts at a Performance in Vienna
2004-07-08
Falun Gong practitioners gathered in Vienna on the 19th of June 2004 to raise awareness of the ongoing genocide of Falun Gong practitioners in China. Earlier in the day, many politicians, human rights organisations and victims of the persecution demanded an immediate end to the human rights violations in China. Later in the afternoon in Stephansplatz, dance, drama and music were performed to communicate the beauty of Falun Dafa. -
Holland: Supporting “Petals of Peace” by Visiting a Local School
2004-07-08
Dutch Falun Gong practitioners started a project to let children know more about Falun Gong. After the practitioners sent information to schools in the Netherlands, a school near Rotterdam took the initiative and invited the practitioners to tell them more about Falun Gong, the exercises and the persecution in China. -
Denmark: Danish and Swedish Falun Gong Practitioners Strongly Condemn the Shooting Incident in South Africa
2004-07-08
In China, the Jiang group has already issued an order to shoot Falun Gong practitioners who persist in explaining the facts and a number of crimes involving shooting have been committed. Now, out of fear of being sued in international courts by Falun Gong practitioners, Zeng Qinghong and Bo Xilai have exported these acts of terrorism overseas. -
Germany: Practitioners from Germany and Austria Hold a Peaceful Appeal at the Chinese Consulate in Munich
2004-07-08
To condemn Zeng Qinghong and Bo Xilai for their act of terrorising Falun Gong practitioners trying to make a peaceful appeal, practitioners from Bavaria and Austria came to the Chinese Consulate in Munich to present a petition. Their purpose was to remind the Chinese people and the international community of the genocide that practitioners are facing. -
Japan: Practitioners Rally in front of the Chinese Embassy to Condemn Jiang Group's State-Terrorism
2004-07-08
The South Africa shooting incident was the first malicious case in which Falun Gong practitioners were shot outside of China. It was an obvious act of international terrorism. We call upon all people who have a sense of justice as well as governments and media to pay attention to this incident, and work together with us to investigate and expose this crime. -
EFGIC: “Who Shot David Liang?”
2004-07-07LONDON (EFGIC) – Who shot Falun Gong practitioner David Liang last week in South Africa is a question drawing international attention, and one casting light on the notorious records of two Chinese officials who were visiting South Africa at the time. On June 28, nine Falun Gong practitioners from Australia, including David Liang, arrived in South Africa to assist locals in raising awareness about the persecution of Falun Gong, as well as the particular role of two visiting Chinese officials: Vice President Zeng Qinghong and Minister of Commerce Bo Xilai. -
UK: UK Falun Dafa Association Holds a Press Conference Condemning the Jiang Group's Terrorist Act of Hiring Assassins to Shoot Falun Gong Practitioners
2004-07-07
On June 30th, the UK Falun Dafa Association held press conferences at the South African Embassy and the Chinese Embassy in London, strongly condemning the Jiang regime’s hiring of assassins to shoot Falun Gong practitioners overseas and also calling on the South African authorities to investigate the incident, so that the victims can receive justice. -
Germany: Practitioners Appeal for a Thorough Investigation of the Shooting Incident in South Africa
2004-07-07
At midday on July 2nd 2004, Falun Gong practitioners in Berlin gathered at the South African Embassy to expose the hiring of thugs by the Jiang regime in South Africa to kill practitioners and to appeal to the South African government to carry out a thorough investigation to find those behind the shooting, which took place on the 28th of June in Johannesburg. -
Sweden: Appealing Against the Jiang Regime's Terrorism in South Africa
2004-07-07On July 1st, practitioners from Goteborg and nearby cities gathered at the Chinese Embassy in heavy rain to protest the shooting incident that took place recently in South Africa. The Swedish Falun Dafa Association strongly condemned the Jiang gang’s terrorist behaviour against Falun Gong practitioners in the announcement, an appeal was made to the South African government to apprehend the thugs and hoped more good people in the world would stand out to condemn the persecution. -
Radio France Internationale: Falun Gong is Convinced that the Shooting Incident in South Africa is the Result of Hiring Gunmen by a Chinese Government Agency
2004-07-07In a fax document forwarded to us by Falun Gong practitioner Zhang Jianping , it was stated that the vice president of China, Zeng Qinghong, is now visiting South Africa and has met with the President. Australian Falun Gong practitioners heard about the visit and a small group travelled to South Africa and shortly after their arrival in the capital, Johannesburg, last night one of them was shot. His foot was injured and he is now in hospital for treatment. The Falun Gong Association believe that the gunmen were hired to kill in an act of terrorism conducted by Beijing. -
Germany: Practitioners Gather at the Chinese Embassy in Bonn to Condemn the Jiang Group's Terrorist Act of Hiring Gunmen to Shoot Falun Gong Practitioners
2004-07-07We handed out a press release to people who were waiting for buses and passing by. Many people came to look at our posters showing the torture methods used upon Falun Gong practitioners in China. After learning about the recent assassination attempt in South Africa, people were shocked. Among the cars passing in and out of the Chinese Embassy, there was one precious Chinese man who smiled at us and stopped his car to ask for a leaflet. -
Ukraine: Kiev City Government Website Publishes Ukrainian Dafa Practitioners' Group Exercise Photos
2004-07-07
The Ukraine Falun Dafa Cultivation Experience Sharing Conference was held at the same time as the celebrations taking place for Kiev Day. The official Kiev government website published the photos of group exercises taken by Dafa practitioners. -
Spain: Falun Gong Practitioners Peacefully Appeal at the Chinese Embassy on World Anti-Torture Day
2004-07-07
June 26th was United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture. Practitioners in Spain held a peaceful protest outside the Chinese Embassy. Banners calling for an end to the persecution were displayed on both sides of the road as well as pictures illustrating the various forms of torture that practitioners in China are subjected to. -
Statement of Support from Czech Senator Daniel Kroupa at a Falun Gong Rally on the United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
2004-07-06"On this occasion I want to express my support to persecuted Falun Gong practitioners in China, I want to praise their bravery and endurance. I also want to express my hope that the constant pressure by the world’s public opinion will finally force the representatives of the Chinese government to apply their Human Rights policy in accordance with the United Nations’ stipulations."
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