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• EFGIC: An Open Letter from Women in China Who Practise Falun Gong

  2004-03-24
  "We follow the teachings of Falun Dafa [Falun Gong], (website) which expound upon the universal characteristics of Truth-Compassion-Tolerance, and practise gentle exercises and meditation to maintain our health. On July 20th, 1999, the former Chinese dictator Jiang Zemin launched a campaign to eliminate Falun Dafa. We have been deprived of our basic human rights ever since, and have been physically and mentally tortured in many ways."
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• Russia: Ms. Zhang Cuiying's Painting Exhibition is Held in Irkktsk

  2004-03-24
  Zhang Cuiying's Chinese Brush Painting Exhibition at the Artists Centre in Irkktsk, with its theme of “Peace, Beauty and Pounding Hearts,” was formally inaugurated at 4 p.m on March the 18th. It is the first in a series of painting exhibitions to be held in Russia by Ms. Zhang. The exhibition lasted two days, and on the second day Ms. Zhang gave a painting demonstration.
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• A Short Drama Performance in Geneva Touches University Students’ Hearts

  2004-03-24
  On the 16th of March, the Geneva University Falun Gong Association held a large “Falun Gong and Human Rights” photo exhibition in Geneva University. At lunchtime, Falun Gong practitioners performed a short play in the centre of the hall with students from Geneva University. The drama touched the hearts of the university students deeply.
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• Radio Free Asia: Falun Gong practitioners Appeal for More Effective Action to Immediately Stop the Persecution

  2004-03-24
  'Last weekend, Falun Gong practitioners and other citizens around the world who are aware of the situation of human rights came to the Geneva UN building and took part in different activities around the city. Mrs. Zheng Zhihong from Berlin was interviewed and gave some details about Falun gong practitioners from around the world as well as Germany’s thoughts on Falun gong practitioners and the human rights situation.'
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• The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention: The Free Practice of Falun Gong Should be Protected by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

  2004-03-23
  According to a report on March the 15th 2004 from Falun Dafa Information Centre, some Falun Gong practitioners submitted the case of illegal arrest of Li Ling and Pei Jilin for practising Falun Gong to the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (the Working Group). After over 5 months of investigation, the Working Group rendered the above opinion, which will be reproduced in the Working Group's report to the Commission on Human Rights at its sixty-first session.
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• Message of Support from a Geneva Councillor: “I support the campaign of Falun Gong”

  2004-03-23
  "Torture is unacceptable and total prohibition against all inhuman treatment that undermines the dignity of the individual must be promoted in the most forceful manner possible. Torture is one of the most shameful attacks against human rights."
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• Introducing Falun Dafa on the Shores of Lake Evian in Geneva

  2004-03-23
  Again we set up Falun Gong information booths alongside Lake Evian. The weather had changed to beautiful sunshine and we were able to distribute flyers, speak to those who showed interest in Falun Gong and tell them the facts of the persecution. Everywhere there were little groups of practitioners either practising the exercises or sending righteous thoughts.
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• New Tang Dynasty TV Interviews Zhao Ming at the Annual Irish Students’ Human Rights Conference

  2004-03-23
  The second annual Irish Students’ Human Rights Conference was held in Dublin at the end of February. Guest speakers included human rights officials, activists, and researchers from England and Ireland, as well as UN human rights officials. Mary Robinson, former UN High Commissioner for human rights, made a speech at the conference. Zhao Ming is a Falun Gong practitioner who recently obtained his MSc in Computer Science from Trinity College in Dublin. As a victim of human rights violations rescued from China, he was invited to make a speech in the conference. He also accepted an interview with NTDTV reporters.
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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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