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Austria: Clarifying the Truth at a Falun Dafa Information Day in Salzburg
2004-04-24
As Spring arrives, many tourists are coming to Salzburg, the home town of Mozart. This provides a good opportunity to clarify the truth to people from all over the world. Although the weather was cold and windy, many people from Austria, Italy, Germany, Czech Republic and the United Kingdom learned about the Jiang regime's cruel persecution of Falun Gong. -
Swedish Media Report: Chinese Foreign Minister Defends the Death Penalty
2004-04-24
On April 16th, 2004, an article was published by a Swedish Daily newspaper regarding the meeting between the Chinese and Swedish Foreign Ministers. It states that at the meeting between the Chinese foreign Minister Mr. Zhaoxing Li and the Swedish foreign Minister Mrs Laila Freivalds in Stockholm, they failed to reach unanimity on the issue of the death penalty. -
Human Rights Are Not Negotiable
2004-04-24Due to the pressure from the Chinese Consulate in Toronto, the Toronto city council recently rejected a motion to declare May 13 as Falun Dafa Day. According to a report in the Toronto Star, Councilor Michael Walker said after the vote: "In this case, human rights was susceptible to lobbying by the government of China, which said we might hurt our economic activities with the country of China. I don't think human rights are negotiable." -
EFGIC: Chinese Official Served With Lawsuit While Visiting United States
2004-04-24LONDON (EFGIC) – Bo Xilai, the Minister of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China, was served with a lawsuit today during his visit to the United States. The complaint, brought by Li Weixun and others, alleges such serious human rights abuses as torture, genocide and other crimes against humanity carried out while persecuting Falun Gong practitioners in China. -
"Zhuan Falun" Published in Albanian
2004-04-23Since its publication in 1995, Zhuan Falun has since been translated into more than twenty European languages, with several other translations forthcoming. -
French National Assembly Member Alain Marleix Calls for Investigation into the Paris Incident
2004-04-23From the 24th to the 28th of January, 2004, during the time of the China-France cultural parade and Hu Jintao's visit to France, several Falun Gong practitioners were arbitrarily arrested and mistreated in Paris because of pressure from the Chinese regime. Falun Gong practitioners wrote to National Assembly Members, pointing out the unfair treatment Falun Gong practitioners received in Paris at the end of January. -
EFGIC: Deaths of 25 Falun Gong Practitioners Verified in March
2004-04-22
LONDON (EFGIC) – The deaths of 25 more Falun Gong practitioners in China as a result of state-run persecution were verified in March, according to reliable sources. One of those killed in March was Daqing City-resident Mr. Li Yuanguang, 34. He died weighing less than one hundred pounds after prolonged torture, leaving behind his wife and a family bankrupted by police extortions. -
President of the French Democratic Alliance: "They Should Not Harass Practitioners Like That"
2004-04-22
French police, who were unaware of the truth about Falun Gong, arrested practitioners. After the incident, French practitioners let people in French political circles know more about Falun Gong and requested that the responsible persons bear legal responsibilities and apologise. The Falun Gong practitioners’ appeal is receiving more and more attention and support from people. -
Germany: Clarifying the Truth at a Computer Exhibition in Hanover
2004-04-22"Then, I talked to many Chinese people; I asked them would they please pass on the contents of the leaflets to their relatives and friends, because this information is very precious. It can only be obtained overseas and the human rights of Falun Gong practitioners in China now are in severe danger. When I asked for their help directly and sincerely, their reactions were not how I expected, they were listening to me and gradually realising the severity of the persecution." -
Deputy Mayor of Paris: “I support the complaint against this cultural suppression.”
2004-04-21
"Thank you for sending me the articles regarding the persecution of Falun Gong. Please rest assured, I support the complaint against this cultural suppression. Sir, I hope you can use all your courage and carry on making great efforts. Please accept my best wishes." -
Assistant Director of Chinese Anti-Cult Association (CACA) Wang Yusheng Is Sued in Switzerland
2004-04-21On the afternoon of April the 16th 2004, the Transnational Radical Party, a permanent international non-governmental organization in the Geneva United Nations Office, held a special meeting on the subject of Genocide. During the meeting, a Swiss attorney representative Ms. Boone announced a lawsuit against the Assistant Director of the Chinese Anti-Cult Association, Wang Yusheng. This was the second lawsuit prepared by Swiss Falun Gong practitioners against a Chinese government official. The first one was initiated in 2003 against the former Chinese President Jiang. -
Ireland: Falun Gong Practitioners hold a Peaceful Appeal during a Meeting of Asia-Europe Foreign Ministers in Dublin
2004-04-21
The spokesman for the Irish Falun Dafa Association said, ”China has widely used forced labour from the labour camps and prisons to produce goods for export. European businessmen may violate the EU laws by selling goods produced through slave labour. Europe has practically assisted the abuse of human rights in China by ignoring the human rights issue and the increase of trade with China." -
Finland: Practitioners in Helsinki Let People Know the Facts about the Persecution of Faun Gong during the Chinese Foreign Minister’s Visit
2004-04-21
On the 20th of April, during the Chinese Foreign Minister’s visit to Finland, Falun Dafa practitioners in Finland clarified the facts about the persecution of Falun Gong in central Helsinki. After leaving the port terminal, the first thing the minister's retinue saw was practitioners’ peaceful appeal with banners reading, “Falun Dafa is Great” and “Bring Jiang Zemin to Justice.” -
United Kingdom: Morning Practice in the City of Edinburgh
2004-04-21
On the Saturday morning practitioners met in an Edinburgh park to practise the Falun Gong exercises together. Practitioners agreed that practising the exercises together outside was very different to practising by oneself at home and everyone benefited from the strong energy field and serene atmosphere. -
Young Wife and Child Left Heartboken as 30 year old Mr. Wang Dayuan Beaten to Death in Harbin First Prison
2004-04-21Mr. Wang Dayuan, 30 years old, was a teacher at the Computer Science and Technology Institute of Harbin Industry University. In November of 2002, the police unlawfully arrested him and ransacked his home. He received an eight-year prison term to be served at Harbin First Prison. He was tortured to death on April 5, 2004. The prison leaders tried to shift responsibility by saying that three criminal inmates beat Mr. Wang to death. We all know that the criminal inmates would not dare to commit such a crime without being ordered to by the police. The unexpected sad news brought Mr. Wang's family enormous pain. The young wife, young child, and elderly parents can no longer see their most beloved one.
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