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Spain: Jaumen University Invites Practitioners to Speak About Falun Gong and the Persecution
2004-02-22
Falun Dafa: Road to Peace: this was the title of a special presentation given by Falun Gong practitioners at a “Peace and Philosophy” workshop in Jaumen University in Spain. Their participation was at the invitation of the Centre for International Peace and Development in the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation and Jaumen University. -
Austria: Candlelight Vigil at Embassy in Vienna Calls for Jiang, Luo, Liu and Zhou to be Brought to Justice
2004-02-22
Reports show 26 Falun Gong practitioners died from torture in China during the past three months, and now the Chinese police are starting a new round of large-scale arrests. As more killings occur, a second candlelight vigil was held by Falun Gong practitioners in Austria to call for an end to the persecution and to demand Jiang Zemin be brought to justice. -
Finland: The People of Jyväskylä City Learn About the Recent Incidents in Paris
2004-02-22
Falun Dafa practitioners from around Finland gathered in the city of Jyväskylä on the weekend of 14th -15th of February 2004 to study the Fa {to read the books of Falun Gong] together and share experiences of cultivation practice. This was also a precious opportunity to let the people know about Falun Dafa and about the persecution that is taking place in China. It was also a chance to inform people of the recent incidents in Paris, where practitioners were unlawfully arrested due to pressure from the Chinese authorities. -
France: Embassy Appeal in Paris Demands Chief Perpetrators of Persecution be Brought to Justice
2004-02-22
French Falun Gong practitioners held a peaceful protest outside the Chinese embassy and the Chinese consulate in Paris, to protest against the worsening of the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China, as more arrests and killing continue to be reported. They demanded bringing Jiang Zemin, together with his accomplices Luo Gan, Liu Jing and Zhou Yongkang, to justice. -
Sweden: Appeal at the Consulate in Gothenburg Demanding the Persecutors of Falun Gong be Brought to Justice
2004-02-22
Falun Gong practitioners gathered at 10:00 in the morning of the 17th of February 2004 outside the Chinese consulate in Gotheburg. They were calling for the end of the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China, and demanding Jiang Zemin, the main culprit accused of Genocide together with his accomplices Luo Gan, Liu Jing and Zhou Yongkang, to be brought to justice. -
Italy: Practitioners are Invited to Explain the Facts About the Persecution at an International Human Rights Conference in Rome
2004-02-22
On February 13th and 14th the well-known Italian human rights organisation “Hands Off Cain” hosted an international human rights conference concerning the abolishment of capital punishment. Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Zhang Erping was invited to explain the facts of the persecution against Falun Gong in China and to participate in the press conference. Mr. Zhang cited some specific cases. For example, how a judge in Jiangxi province had been unlawfully arrested and injected with poisonous drugs; how a farmer in Shandong province was persecuted to death and his body cremated... -
Germany: Practitioners in Berlin Appeal at the Chinese Embassy and Demand Jiang be Brought to Justice
2004-02-22
From November 2003 to January 2004, at least 26 Falun Gong practitioners were tortured to death in prisons or labour camps. On February 16, Falun Gong practitioners in Berlin gathered in front of the Chinese Embassy to mourn for those victims and strongly call on the Chinese government to bring the persecutors of Falun Gong to justice. -
Belgium: Plaintiff Ms Zhang Cuiying and her Lawyer Held a Press Conference in Brussels Regarding Lawsuit Against Jiang
2004-02-22
On the 13th of February 2004, Australian artist Ms Zhang Cuiying and Belgium human rights lawyer Georges-Henri Beauthier held a joint press conference in Brussels, appealing for an immediate end to Jiang Zemin’s genocide against Falun Gong practitioners in China and for the upholding of human rights and justice. -
MEP Writes to European Friends of Falun Gong about the Violations of Human Rights in Paris
2004-02-21"I am aware of the Chinese government’s policy on persecuting the practitioners of Falun Gong. My colleagues and I have made representations to the Chinese authorities regarding this issue on a number of occasions and I also raised it myself when I visited Beijing on a British Council sponsored visit eighteen months ago. I am therefore particularly disappointed to see that the French government appear to be seeking to curry favour with the Chinese authorities by the actions to which you have referred concerning the Chinese New Year parade." -
A French Councillor Wore a Yellow Scarf to Express Support for Falun Gong
2004-02-21"From this story, I can tell that some French Government officials' orders to "ban yellow scarves" and arrest Falun Dafa practitioners during Hu Jintao's visit does not represent the attitude of all French Government officials or the French people. As a French citizen, I feel ashamed. Why have the policemen from the free land of France arrested their own citizens and followed the Chinese regime’s threats and pressure to arrest Falun Gong practitioners without any justification?" -
Sweden: Celebrating the Second Anniversary of Falun Dafa Day in Lerum
2004-02-21
Dafa practitioners went to a senior high school to demonstrate the exercise movements. The school Principal was very happy we had chosen to come to his school. We displayed information about Falun Dafa and demonstrated the exercises. Many teachers came to watch us and the response was very good. -
France: Dafa Practitioners Demonstrated Falun Dafa’s Beauty and Magnificence Through Artistic Performances in the Paris Chinese New Year Parade
2004-02-21
On Friday January the 23rd and Sunday January the 25th 2004, Falun Gong practitioners from various countries held grand parades on the streets of Paris. Practitioners demonstrated Falun Gong's beauty and magnificence through artistic performances in a Chinese New Year celebration. -
Holland: Photo Report - Falun Gong Practitioners Appeal at the Embassy for Jiang, Luo, Liu and Zhou to be Brought to Justice
2004-02-21
Recently, there has been a sharp increase in the number of Falun Gong practitioners tortured to death with more being arrested and subjected to torture in China. After they heard this news, some Falun Gong practitioners in Holland went to appeal in front of the Chinese Embassy in Holland. -
Italy: Photo Report - Falun Gong Practitioners Gather Outside the Chinese Consulate in Milan to Call For Jiang and His Accomplices to be Brought to Justice
2004-02-21
Recently, we learned in news from China that 60 more of our fellow practitioners died as a result of the persecution. On February the 15th 2004, practitioners in Italy arrived outside the Chinese Consulate in Milan, strongly calling for bringing the chief perpetrator Jiang Zemin and his accomplices Luo Gan, Liu Jing and Zhou Yongkang to justice. -
Report from Swiss Newspaper Kreuzlinger Nachrichten: A Kreuzlinger Citizen Staged a Hunger Strike to Protest Against Human Rights Violations in China
2004-02-21"We remorsefully grieve over the death of Mr. Liu Chengjun. If international organisations had enthusiastically responded to the Urgent Action statement issued by Amnesty International or to the request made by IGFM (International Society for Human Rights), then Mr. Chengjun would have regained freedom like the other released practitioners."
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