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• Germany: Appeal on the Streets of Munich to bring the Instigator of the persecution of Falun Gong to Justice

  2004-02-29
  According to reports from the Falun Dafa Information centre there has been a recent escalation of the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China. Around the country, many practitioners have recently been arrested and tortured. Overseas practitioners in different countries organised strong protests in response, appealing to bring those responsible to justice.
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• Delegates at Human Rights Convention in Lyons Express Support for Falun Gong

  2004-02-29
  The conference delegates expressed concerns on the issue of human rights in China, particularly in relation to Falun Gong. Many of them knew what happened during the Chinese New Year in Paris after hearing about it on the TV or radio. Due to lies and pressure created by Jiang’s regime, French policemen had treated Falun Gong practitioners in a manner which violated human rights and opposed the founding principles of the French nation.
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• Article from German Newspaper Bruchsaler Rundschau: “My friends are being persecuted.”

  2004-02-29
  'Ms. Wang’s friends and many other incarcerated Falun Gong practitioners have to endure psychological terror, brainwashing, gross physical and psychological abuse, mistreatment and torture. One of those, once a successful young scientist, is now a broken man who does not even recognise his family anymore. Approximately 700 of those mistreated people did not survive the torture and have died, states one of the Falun Gong information publications. Falun Gong has followers in more than fifty nations around the globe.'
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• Mayor of Spain’s Toledo City: “I will take every possible opportunity to appeal for the end of this persecution.”

  2004-02-28
  "I carefully read your letter introducing the information about the Spanish Falun Dafa Association and the terrible situation that Falun Gong practitioners face under persecution in China...I will take every possible opportunity to raise your issue to the relevant people in Spain and abroad, and to appeal for the end of this persecution against Falun Gong practitioners in China."
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• French MP: “We should give human rights higher priority than economic benefits.”

  2004-02-28
  Recently, a French practitioner wrote to Franck Marlin, Member of Parliament for Essonne and Mayor of Etampes, complaining about the unfair treatment Falun Gong practitioners received in Paris at the end of January. The MP replied saying that he completely agreed with the practitioner and thinks “we should give human rights higher priority than economic benefits.”
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• Germany: Falun Gong hold a Protest due to the Misconduct of the Volkswagen Company

  2004-02-28
  '“Since Falun Gong was banned, the practitioners of Falun Gong have suffered discrimination in China. This also happened in foreign businesses.” At the Volkswagen company in China, if the job applicants do not sign an agreement to indicate that they are not Falun Gong practitioners and do not support Falun Gong, their applications will be refused. There are a lot of examples of this.'
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• WOIPFG Spokesperson Discusses How the Persecution of Falun Gong Is Related to Western Corporations at the International Conference on 'Genocide in the New Era'

  2004-02-28
  "The persecution needs money, of course. Where does the money come from, how can it be generated? What might be the role of big companies, especially those which are investing from abroad? How is the Chinese regime abusing people in forced labor camps? A few weeks ago, we received information that about one dozen Falun Gong practitioners working in the Volkswagen Joint Venture in Changchun, the capital of Jilin province in China, have been dismissed from work because of their belief. Recently, another similar case has been confirmed."
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• Spain: Practitioners Strongly Appeal at the Chinese Embassy to bring Jiang, Luo, Liu and Zhou to Justice

  2004-02-28
  Practitioners held a peaceful protest outside the Chinese Embassy in Spain, to highlight the escalating persecution against Falun Gong in China, which has seen a recent increase in arrests and killings. They strongly appealed to bring Jiang Zemin, the main culprit responsible for the genocide against Falun Gong, to justice together with his accomplices Luo Gan, Liu Jing and Zhou Yongkang.
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• Speech from the International Conference on "Genocide in the New Era" by German Lawyer Wolfgang Kaleck

  2004-02-28
  The International Conference on “Genocide in the New Era”, organised by “Friends of Falun Gong Europe” and “International Advocates for Justice”, took place in Sweden’s capital, Stockholm from January 26th to January 28th 2004. This is one of the conference speeches by Wolfgang Kaleck, a German lawyer who has worked on legal actions against the chief persecutors of Falun Gong practitioners.
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• Radio France Internationale: An Actor from "Yong Zheng Dynasty" Appeals for an End to the Brutal Persecution Against Falun Gong

  2004-02-28
  'Many of my friends who practise Falun Gong suffered from the brutal persecution. One of them was arrested in winter. They poured cold water on him after stripping him of his clothes and binding him to iron handrails. The temperature in Beijing was minus 20 degrees Celsius at that time. Another Falun Gong practitioner was forced to crawl on the ground covered by thick snow. To make the torture even more painful, the guards poured water on the practitioner’s feet. The purpose of the torture and persecution is to make Falun Gong practitioners give up their practice, and abandon their belief.'
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• Article from Washington Post: 'New' China, Old Repression

  2004-02-28
  China has changed in some ways in the past decade. Ordinary citizens can generally say what they want in private or in some public settings -- so long as they remain completely unorganised and unchallenging to the regime. But when it comes to tolerance of any political opposition, or to human rights standards as generally defined by the international community, China is essentially the same as it was a decade ago. The regime has never expressed the slightest remorse for using weaponry against its own people.
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• A European Practitioner: “Let everyone in Paris know the truth about Falun Gong!”

  2004-02-27
  From the 24th to the 28th of January, several incidents of Falun Gong practitioners being arrested and detained for no reason by police on the streets occurred because of the French government’s economic interests and pressure from the Chinese regime. After the incident occurred, Falun Gong practitioners would like to let more French people know the truth about Falun Gong, Jiang Zemin’s ruthless oppression of Falun Gong practitioners, and the unreasonable conduct of the French police.
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• Germany: Newspaper Verdener Aller Zeitung Reports on Appeal in Bremen and Exposes the Persecution in China

  2004-02-27
  'Chilly and rainy weather did not prevent the Falun Gong group demonstrating their Falun Gong exercises in the pedestrian area of the city of Bremen. “We were trying to help more people become aware of the heinous persecution against millions of Falun Gong practitioners in China, so as to bring it to an end soon,” Tina and Sebastian emphasised.'
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• Finland: Falun Gong Exercise Class Attracts Public and Media Attention

  2004-02-27
  On February the 21st 2004, a practitioner from the middle of Finland held a Falun Gong exercise class. Most of the participants were glad to learn about Falun Dafa for the very first time. As well as learning the five sets of peaceful and energising exercises, the class attendees heard about the brutal campaign of Genocide that Jiang Zemin launched against Falun Gong practitioners in China.
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• Belgium: Embassy Appeal Following Rise in Death Toll Demands Jiang Zemin and his Cohorts are Brought to Justice

  2004-02-27
  Between November 2003 and January 2004, reliable sources in China reported details of sixty four Falun Gong practitioners who died from severe torture in Chinese detention centres and labour camps. Falun Gong practitioners held a peaceful protest outside the Chinese Embassy in Belgium, calling for Jiang Zemin, the main villain responsible for genocide against Falun Gong in China, and his accomplices Luo Gan, Liu Jing and Zhou Yongkang, to be brought to justice.
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