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• Romania: Falun Gong Practitioner Zhang Cuiying's Art Exhibition World Tour continues in Bucharest

  2004-03-23
  Zhang Cuiying concluded the Romanian leg of her world tour art exhibition in Bucharest on 11th of March 2004. Ms Zhang’s paintings received a warm welcome from the audience. People were so impressed that many of them came back to the exhibition a second time and brought their friends.
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• Report from Geneva Newspaper Le Courrier: The Falun Gong Association Appeal in Geneva Regarding Persecution in China

  2004-03-23
  'Over 50,000 Falun Gong practitioners are still being held in labour camps. However, Amnesty International does not emphasise these figures because they do not have detailed data about these victims. It is necessary to point out that as one of the twenty-five members of the U.N. Human Rights Committee, China has not yet ratified the U.N. Human Rights Charter.'
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• UN Delegate from Association of World Citizens: “We hope that solidarity between NGOs and Falun Gong practitioners will help to change the attitude of the Chinese Government”

  2004-03-22
  "In her discussion with China, the former High Commissioner of Human Rights, Mrs Mary Robinson, denounced the violations against Falun Gong many times. Special Rapporteurs of the Commission of Human Rights continue to report on the importance of the violations. At the present time, the Chinese Government does not abide by the international law, as it uses different means to prevent the Commission from discussing the topic of Falun Gong."
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• Message from UN Representative of the NGO Interfaith International: "Interfaith International supports your belief and the freedom of belief and expression in China"

  2004-03-22
  "Interfaith International supports your belief and the freedom of belief and expression in China. We’ll support you during this Commission of Human Rights to denounce intolerance against Falun Gong in China."
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• Ukraine: Falun Gong Practitioners Hold "Journey of Falun Dafa" Photo Exhibition

  2004-03-22
  From March the 3rd to the 16th, Ukrainian Falun Gong practitioners successfully held a "Journey of Falun Dafa" photo exhibition in a history museum. Many people came to the photo exhibition and the practitioners showed them around, explained the principles of Falun Dafa, described the benefits of practising Falun Dafa and exposed the brutal persecution of practitioners in China.
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• International Society for Human Rights Speech during a Rally to file a Genocide Lawsuit against Jiang Zemin in Germany

  2004-03-22
  "The truth about the world’s most evil human rights abuser, Jiang Zemin, finally comes to light. Jiang Zemin uses state resources and orders Chinese government officials to carry out his atrocities. Fully utilising China’s media, Jiang initiated a fabricated propaganda campaign to present fictitious events, deceive people and incite hatred against Falun Gong."
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• Our Appeal Won’t Stop Until the Persecution Ends - Some Brief Stories of Clarifying the Truth in Geneva

  2004-03-21
  On March the 13th, despite heavy rain, many Falun Gong practitioners from all over the world gathered together in Geneva. They set up several Dafa information stands on the streets in order to demonstrate the exercises and hand out leaflets. Many people stopped at our stands and picked up the leaflets to take a look.
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• Speech by “The Society of Threatened People” at a Rally in Germany

  2004-03-21
  "Over the four years of repression, at least 880 adherents of this spiritual group have died in prisons, labour camps or police stations from torture. One is informed weekly of an increased number of deaths. Torture is a daily ritual in Chinese police stations and prisons. Please believe us that these are not abuses attributable to a few individuals, but a systematic suppression of Falun Gong by the Chinese Communist Party and the country’s leadership. This is no secret, as the country and party’s leadership stressed repeatedly that Falun Gong had to be eliminated."
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• Photo Report: Morning Group Practice at Place Neuve, in Geneva, Switzerland on March 15th 2004

  2004-03-21
  On the 15th of March 2004, several hundred Falun gong practitioners from around the world gathered in Place Neuve near the centre of Geneva. As preparations were made for the main event of the morning, a parade through the city of Geneva, they practiced the Falun Gong exercises together in the cool early morning air.
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• Radio Free Asia: UNHRC Meeting Opens; Falun Gong Practitioners Call for a Dialogue Concerning the Persecution

  2004-03-21
  The annual UNHRC meeting has opened in Geneva. Nearly a thousand Falun Gong practitioners from all over the world, together with human rights groups from various countries, assembled at the United Nations building to call for a dialogue concerning the issue of human rights in China and for an end to the persecution of Falun Gong by the Chinese Government.
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• Poland: Falun Gong Practitioner Zhang Cuiying held a Painting Exhibition in Warsaw and Received a Warm Response

  2004-03-20
  Zhang Cuiying, a well-known traditional Chinese artist, ended her painting exhibition in Warsaw on the 5th of March with a notable success. Her two-day exhibition of over fifty fine paintings attracted a large audience and was reported by TVP, a national TV broadcaster, the Polish Daily, Journal and RMF-FM Radio.
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• Explaining the Facts to the People of Geneva on the Rue Du Mont Blanc

  2004-03-20
  On the 16th of March 2004, following the previous day's large-scale appeal outside the UN, at various locations it was arranged for groups of practitioners to practice the exercises, hand out leaflets and materials and display information about the persecution. One such location was on Rue Du Mont Blanc, a very busy street which runs between the main station and the lake.
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• Interview with an Irish Practitioner During the Appeal Outside the UN in Geneva

  2004-03-20
  "These people are all genuine, they come from all around the world, because from their hearts they really want the leaders of the world to look at and position themselves in the right way regarding this persecution. It’s not just about a bunch of people in China who are being persecuted. The reason they are being persecuted is because they practise Truthfulness Compassion and Tolerance. We’re giving the international community the chance to stand up and say, “these three principles of Truthfulness Compassion and Tolerance, you can’t persecute them. Don’t do that”"
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• Amnesty International Press Release: "Pleasant words are insufficient; they must be accompanied by substantive actions."

  2004-03-20
  Amnesty International observed that in fulfilling its responsibilities towards international human rights, China’s record is still appalling. The article also pointed out the misfortune encountered by Hua Huiqi in Beijing Fengtai region’s police station and requested that China allow respective workgroups in the UN to conduct investigations into this matter.
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• Photo Report: Appealing Outside the UN in Geneva

  2004-03-20
  
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