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Czech Republic: Zhang Cuiying holds an Exhibition in the Czech Parliament and visits the Office of the Czech President
2004-05-02In February 2004, an exhibition of the paintings of Australian Falun Gong practitioner Zhang Cuiying was held for five days on all three floors of the Atrium of the Czech Parliament in the Waldstein Palace. Many MPs, VIPs, parliamentary officials, members of the public and a reporter attended the opening of Zhang Cuiying’s exhibition. -
Germany's Federal Department of Domestic Affairs Acknowledges Violation of Dafa Practitioners' Basic Rights During Jiang's Official Visit
2004-05-02At noon on April 26, 2004, a spokesman for the German Federal Department of Domestic Affairs (GFDDA) officially admitted that the restrictive measures they took against Falun Gong practitioners who stayed at Adlon Hotel in Berlin when former Chinese president Jiang Zemin visited Germany in April 2002 were against German laws. The German Falun Dafa Association embraced the response. -
France: MPs Call for a Reasonable Explanation for Recent Incidents
2004-05-02"It looks like as if the reason for those people being arrested is because they were wearing yellow, a colour that is associated with Falun Gong. Many instances of this kind of interrogation were filmed and it is possible that the filming will be shown in China so as to prove the legitimisation of the persecution against this group of people. He wished to know the cause of these incidents and to have a reasonable explanation regarding the qualifications for these measures." -
UK: Photo Report - Symbolic Trial Opposite the Chinese Embassy on April the 25th
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Russia: Promoting Falun Gong and Explaining the Facts at the "New Era Health Expo” in Moscow
2004-05-02On April the 24th 2004, Moscow Falun Gong practitioners held a three-hour activity at the “New Era Health Expo” in Moscow to let people know about the practice of Falun Gong and see the truth behind the Jiang regime's brutal persecution of this peaceful cultivation practice. -
Ukraine: To Commemorate the "4.25" Peaceful Appeal, Dafa Practitioners Tell People the Facts Outside the Chinese Consulate
2004-05-02On April the 27th 2004, Ukrainian Dafa Practitioners went to the Chinese Consulate to stage a peaceful appeal, send forth righteous thoughts and tell people about the persecution against Falun Dafa in China. They told people about the incident which took place beside the Zhongnanhai government compound in Beijing, China on April the 25th, 1999. -
EFGIC: Brutalized Body Shows Evidence of Torture in China
2004-05-01LONDON (EFGIC) – With his mouth blackened from repeated shocks from a cattle prod, a square piece of flesh missing from his heal and a body covered in black and blue patches, Mr. Li Yinglin was released by Chinese police only to die six days later from his injuries. -
Lawsuit against Germany's Federal Department of Domestic Affairs for Violating Practitioners' Basic Rights Is Favourably Resolved
2004-05-01At noon on April 26, 2004, a Berlin Administrative Court judge, representatives of the German Federal Department of Domestic Affairs and German Falun Dafa Association representatives officially reached an agreement after discussion, so that the German Falun Dafa Association's lawsuit against the Federal Department of Domestic Affairs for violating the practitioners' rights could be resolved. -
Sweden: Swedish Practitioners Clarify the Truth at Hammarkullen Cultural Festival
2004-05-01On Saturday May 29th, 2004, the annual Hammarkullen Cultural Festival was held in Goteborg city. Participants from over twenty countries performed their national songs and dances, as well as displays of acrobatics and works of art. In addition, food and goods were also sold at a temporary market. The festival attracted over twenty thousand people. To let more people from different countries know the truth, some practitioners from Goteborg and nearby cities came to Hammarkullen to join the activities. -
Sweden: Swedish Practitioners Clarify the Truth at Hammarkullen Cultural Festival
2004-05-01On Saturday May 29th, 2004, the annual Hammarkullen Cultural Festival was held in Goteborg city. To let more people from different countries know the truth, some practitioners from Goteborg and nearby cities came to Hammarkullen to join the activities. -
UK: Speech Made by Lord Thurlow, Former Senior Diplomat, at the Symbolic Public Trial of Jiang Held on April 25th in London
2004-05-01On 25th of April 2004, UK Falun Gong practitioners held a symbolic public trial of Jiang Zemin in London to commemorate the fifth anniversary of 4.25. There was a press conference after the symbolic trial. During the press conference, the British Falun Dafa Association announced that Falun Gong practitioners in the UK would officially file a lawsuit against Jiang for genocide. -
Germany: Photo Report -- On the Fifth Anniversary of “4.25”, Practitioners from Southern Germany Hold a Commemorative Activity at the Chinese Consulate in Munich
2004-05-01On April 25th at the Chinese Consulate in Munich, Falun Gong practitioners from southern Germany commemorated the fifth anniversary of “4.25”, and unfurled a “Bring Jiang Zemin to Justice” banner. -
Denmark: Practitioners Commemorate the 5th Anniversary of the "4.25” Peaceful Appeal
2004-05-01To commemorate 4.25, some practitioners from Denmark and Sweden came to the largest square in the capital of Denmark and used pictures, banners and leaflets in different languages to tell people the truth of the persecution of Falun Gong and commemorate the 5th Anniversary of the “4.25” peaceful appeal. -
Germany: Falun Gong Practitioners Welcome Wen Jiabao to Europe
2004-04-30From May 1, Wen Jiabao will visit five European countries and his first stop will be Germany. A couple of weeks ago, Falun Gong practitioners in Berlin began taking the initiative to contact the German Federal Ministry of the Interior and police stations in various districts of Berlin to make Falun Gong practitioners’ position clear. -
UK: Photo Report - Symbolic Trial Of Jiang Outside Royal Court in London
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