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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." -
Irish Councillors Support Falun Gong Practitioners' Human Rights and Help Two Chinese Students to Return to Ireland
2004-02-20
On the 9th of February, Fingal County Council passed a resolution condemning China’s persecution of Falun Gong and strongly arguing that the Chinese Government release the two Chinese students Liu Feng and Yang Fang and help them return to Ireland to continue their studies. At the same time, two other councils passed similar resolutions. -
Germany: Practitioners in Hamburg Appeal at the Chinese Consulate and Call for Jiang to be Brought to Justice
2004-02-20
German practitioners gathered at the Hamburg Chinese Consulate to appeal to the Chinese Government to bring Jiang Zemin, the prime culprit of the persecution against Falun Gong, to justice. They also appealed for an immediate end to the Jiang regime’s persecution of Falun Gong, which has lasted for over four years. -
Finland: Practitioners Appeal at the Chinese Embassy Demanding an End to the Persecution and that Jiang Zemin and his Cohorts be Brought to Justice
2004-02-20
On the 16th of February 2004, Falun Dafa practitioners in Helsinki appealed at the Chinese Embassy, calling for an end to the Jiang regime’s persecution of Falun Gong. The practitioners also delivered a letter to the Chinese the Ambassador about the recent successful lawsuit against a Chinese Consular official in Canada. -
Belgium: Photo Report - Falun Gong Practitioners Participate in the Leuven Health Expo
2004-02-20
Leuven, a famous university city in Belgium, organised a health expo on the 14th of February 2004. This is the third year of the annual expo and it always receives good feedback and attracts many people. During this year’s expo, Falun Gong practitioners appeared dressed in traditional bright yellow exercise costumes. -
France: The French Falun Dafa Association held a Press Conference in Strasbourg
2004-02-20
On February the 11th, the French Falun Dafa Association held a press conference to let the local media know about the behaviour of the French police and their irrational arrest and detention of practitioners on the streets of Paris. They appealed to the public to pay attention to this serious matter, which shows Jiang’s persecution extending to western society. -
EFGIC: Canadian Author Barred from Hong Kong
2004-02-20'While on tour promoting his book on Falun Gong appeals in Tiananmen Square, a Canadian citizen was barred from Hong Kong. Canadian citizens are normally permitted in Hong Kong for 90 days without a visa, according to the Hong Kong Immigration website, however Zenon Dolnyckyj was prevented from boarding China Airlines flight 619 en route to Hong Kong, the next stop on his book tour.' -
EFGIC: Three U.N. Refugees Go Into Hiding Fearing Chinese Embassy in Cambodia
2004-02-19'Three Chinese citizens holding official United Nations refugee protection cards have gone into hiding fearing the Chinese Embassy might kidnap or even kill them. “These things have already happened here many times,” says Mr. Kan Lykuy, 35. “The Chinese government is so domineering. We are running from place to place and with no money; this is no way to live.” Since last week, Ms. Jiang, Mr. Gao, and Mr. Kan have been receiving threatening phone calls and have reported being followed by spies. They are being chased not only for their beliefs in religions that are not recognized by the Chinese government, but also for supporting practitioners of Falun Gong, a spiritual practice severely persecuted in China.' -
Finland: Clarifying the Truth to the Media and People of Finland
2004-02-19
The whole city supported the activities. Shops and other establishments in the city happily put up posters in their windows about Falun Dafa and the activities, as well as providing petitions against the persecution for people to sign. Three of the leading daily newspapers on the west coast reported about the events, as did two national radio stations. They were all very supportive and wrote extensively about Falun Dafa, as well as the persecution. -
Irish Councillors Support Falun Gong Practitioners' Human Rights and Help Two Chinese Students to Return to Ireland
2004-02-19'On the 9th of February 2004, Fingal County Council passed a resolution condemning China’s persecution of Falun Gong and strongly arguing that the Chinese Government release the two Chinese students Liu Feng and Yang Fang and help them return Ireland to continue their studies. At the same time, two other councils, the South Dublin Council and the Dun Laoghaire Council, have also passed similar resolutions.' -
Practitioners Appeal to the European Parliament Regarding the Paris incidents - MEPs Express their Support
2004-02-18
Outside the parliament building, the practitioners’ appeal and exercise demonstration was peaceful and serene. Local media reporters were present and MEPs from different countries stopped to get more information from the practitioners. Lots of practitioners met MEPs from their own countries who said they would pay close attention to the recent incidents in France.
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