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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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• Germany: Audience are Touched by Dance Performance Entitled "Release Xiong Wei"

  2004-02-27
  On February the 6th 2004, as part of her university course, a German practitioner had to perform an original 3-minute dance. The song this practitioner picked was “Free Xiong Wei.” A Professor mentioned that because the performance had touched the examiners’ hearts, they hoped that Xiong Wei will be rescued from China and have a bright future.The examination panel awarded this dance first place for excellence and artistic merit.
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• French Internet Security Magazine Denounces Mock Trial against Falun Gong Practitioners who Exposed the Persecution in China

  2004-02-27
  On February the 24th 2004, the French magazine "Zatav.com", which is well known in the field of Internet security, published an article denouncing this mock trial against Falun Gong practitioners in Chongqing. The article quoted “Reporters Without Borders” who asked for the immediate release of 22 Falun Gong practitioners imprisoned for publishing information on the Internet.
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• Speech from the International Conference on "Genocide in the New Era" by Harry Wu

  2004-02-27
  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 Chinese dissident Harry W who is the author of two best-selling books and is one of the world’s foremost Chinese dissidents. His experience is grounded in 19 years as a political prisoner in China. In the 1990’s, Harry returned to China several times to document human rights abuses and in 1995 he was detained, causing international outcry.
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• MEP Letter Expresses Hope of Apology from French Authorities to Falun Gong Practitioners

  2004-02-26
  "I am writing as a European Parliamentary Friend of the Falun Gong to protest the arrest and handcuffing of practitioners who were peacefully demonstrating in the Champs Elysees on Saturday 24th January. There are serious allegations that this was done at the request of the Chinese Embassy. France as a member of the EU and Council of Europe is committed to the fundamental right of peaceful political protest. I find the allegations of giving in to pressure from the Chinese authorities anxious to deny any platform to protesters during the parade deeply regrettable. I do hope that the request by Falun Gong for an apology from the French authorities will be shortly forthcoming."
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• IFDIC: Falun Gong Practitioners Peacefully Appeal at EU-China Human Rights Dialogue in Dublin Castle

  2004-02-26
  'Practitioners of Falun Gong will hold a peaceful demonstration in front of Dublin Castle today and on Friday as officials from Europe and China come together to discuss human rights. This dialogue has been cited by governments across Europe as the proper means to pursue human rights issues with China. However, to date, the proceedings of the dialogue have not been openly disclosed to the media thereby putting little public pressure on the Chinese to improve the situation on the ground.'
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• Explaining the Facts about Falun Dafa during the British Commonwealth of Nations Summit

  2004-02-26
  The British Commonwealth of Nations Summit was held in December of 2003 in Abuja, Nigeria. We were four practitioners from Australia, England and Singapore, who had not had the opportunity to meet before. We first met at the airport. Yet, we were as one body and thus it was amazing in how our coordination efforts allowed us to clarify the truth during the ensuing ten days in a country so dissimilar to our own.
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• Sweden: Letting More People Know About the Cruel Killing of Falun Gong Practitioners in Mainland China

  2004-02-26
  Practitioners in Malmo promoted Falun Gong in Gustav Square in the city centre, to enable local residents to learn about the worsening brutal persecution of practitioners in Mainland China. Many local people asked for the truth-clarification materials, and were attracted by the exercise demonstration.
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• Speech at International Conference on 'Genocide in the New Era': "The PRC's Massive Persecution Targeting Falun Gong is a Cime of Gencoide"

  2004-02-26
  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 Attorney Ning Ye, entitled "The PRC's Massive Persecution Targeting Falun Gong is a Cime of Gencoide", which was given on the morning of Tuesday January 27th.
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• Flemish Magazine Publishes Interview with Falun Gong Practitioner and Famous Musician Sterling Campbell

  2004-02-26
  'Truthfulness, compassion and forbearance are the three virtues Sterling Campbell, the drummer of David Bowie, strives for. He is a practitioner of the old Chinese meditation system Falun Dafa. ‘Falun Dafa keeps me on the rails. It made me into a better person,’ he says, when we meet him in a hotel in Brussels.'
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• Italian Human Rights Organisation Again Published a Press Release to Declare Support for Falun Gong Practitioners' Human Rights

  2004-02-25
  "There is evidence that the French police used brutal and excessive methods to handle Falun Gong practitioners. They came to Paris to attend the Chinese New Year Celebrations staged by the Chinese and French Governments. The arrested people did not protest. They only wore yellow. Two women were arrested while they walked on the Champs Eylsees. When they asked the reason for their arrest the police said: “You are wearing yellow - today yellow is illegal.”"
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• A Letter from Swedish Falun Gong Practitioners to the Chinese Ambassador to Sweden

  2004-02-25
  "There is no time to lose in bringing these criminals to justice. The despicable crimes perpetrated by Jiang Zemin and his accomplices have been exposed in broad daylight. The morality and conscience of the human race will not allow these crimes to continue unchecked. More and more people in the international community have stood up to voice their concerns over the horrendous human rights violations in this four-year-old campaign of persecution, which has been happening with unimaginable severity on an unprecedented scale in human history. We hope that Chinese officials on all levels could also wake up to the cruel reality and start doing whatever is in their powers to try to put an end to the evil persecution as quickly as possible."
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• Article from Scottish Newspaper The Herald: "Why I Never Want to Give Up"

  2004-02-25
  "They handcuffed me and then stood on my hands. They whipped me with a leather belt and they used an electric-shock baton with 30,000 volts on sensitive parts of my body. Then they caused unimaginable pain by using the edges of a small wooden stick to press down on my toes. Finally they poured chilli powder into my mouth and nose. I still would not give them an answer and they all beat me together. The torture lasted from 5pm until 3am. Finally, they said if I gave them my name and address they would release me..."
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