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• UK: Falun Gong Student Society of the University of Manchester Invited to Perform during the University Culture Festival

  2004-02-13
  Several practitioners demonstrated Falun Gong’s five sets of exercises on stage at an evening concert. At the same time, another practitioner gave an introduction of Falun Gong, including the characteristics of each set of exercises, Falun Gong’s popularity around the world and the persecution happening inside China.
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• Three Irish Government Councils Unanimously Pass Motion Demanding an End to the Ongoing Persecution of Falun Dafa Practitioners in China

  2004-02-12
  “This County Council calls on the Government to use its position as Chair of the EU - China Human Rights Dialogue taking place in Dublin this month, to demand that the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China is ended and all prisoners immediately released. In particular that pressure would be put on to secure the return of Dun Laoghaire students, Liu Feng and Yang Fang, to complete their studies in Ireland and that this motion would be brought to the attention of the Minister.”
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• Swedish Party Leader’s Speech Focuses on Persecution of Falun Gong

  2004-02-12
  On the 5th of February 2004, Lars Lejonborg, leader of the People’s Party in Sweden, held a lecture in the Gothenburg Business University. During his lecture, Lars Lejonborg expressed a strong dissatisfaction with the human rights situation in China. He specifically mentioned that Falun Gong is suffering serious persecution in China. A Falun Gong practitioner attending the lecture handed over some information to Lars Lejonborg about the recent serious incidents in Paris, where Falun Gong practitioners were arrested because of pressure from the Chinese regime.
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• Nordic Falun Dafa Association Writes to the President of France

  2004-02-12
  "We are deeply alarmed by reports that the French police have harassed and detained at least 50 Falun Gong practitioners in the Champs-Elysées area during the Chinese New Year celebrations in Paris this year for peacefully distributing Falun Gong information material, or merely for wearing yellow clothes...We are also shocked to learn that some of those people had been handcuffed like criminals. No proper reason was given for their arrest only irrational remarks like, “yellow is forbidden today.” The unreasonable action by the French authorities violates the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms."
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• Radio France Internationale: Canadian Court’s Verdict of Libel against Chinese Deputy Consul General in Toronto

  2004-02-12
  RFI reported on the 6th of February that a Canadian court announced the verdict of libel against the Chinese Deputy Consul in Toronto.
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• Sweden: First Attaché of the French Embassy Apologises to Falun Gong Practitioners

  2004-02-11
  The First Attaché expressed deep regret and said, “I cannot say why the French Government did this. Here, I express my deep regret to you. I will send your letter to the French President immediately, and I think all Falun Gong practitioners who were arrested in Paris should go to France and ask the French Government for a reason.”
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• Speech from the Stockholm International Conference on 'Genocide in the New Era' by a Former 'Prisoner of Conscience'

  2004-02-11
  "As a Falun Gong practitioner I was persecuted in a Chinese labour camp for nearly two years. Due to the diligent efforts of many kind-hearted people, human rights organisations and the Irish government, I was released in March 2002. I am lucky to have been rescued and freed. Today I am speaking here not on behalf of myself but on behalf of millions of Falun Gong practitioners who are being persecuted in China."
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• Norway: Practitioners Appeal in front of the French Embassy

  2004-02-11
  On Friday 6th February, they assembled outside the French Embassy in Oslo to distribute flyers, perform the Falun Gong exercises and deliver a letter to the embassy. A Norwegian practitioner was among those unjustly arrested in Paris, so she delivered a statement about her arrest. On the following day, the practitioners distributed flyers in front of Stortinget (the Parliament).
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• Press Statement Regarding Illicit Detainment of Falun Gong Practitioners in France Surrounding Chinese State Visit

  2004-02-10
  'On January 24th and 26th 2004 during China-sponsored cultural activities in Paris as well as Hu Jingtao's visit to the French capital, over 70 Falun Gong practitioners were detained by French police as they stood on the street or were walking near the Champ Elysées. A preliminary statement jointly issued by the Falun Dafa Association and a Boston-based NGO investigating the matter says the detainments were a result of Chinese officials luring a few individuals within the French government (with financial incentives) to order the illicit police action.'
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• France: Falun Gong Practitioners Announce that they will File a Complaint Regarding the “Arbitrary Arrest and Illegal Violence” in Paris

  2004-02-10
  Recently, China utilized economic interests to induce members of the French government to bribe the French police to unreasonably arrest and violently treat peaceful Falun Dafa practitioners. This behaviour violated Falun Gong practitioners’ legal rights and, in reality, it conspired to reinforce the Jiang’s regime’s inhuman persecution of Falun Gong.
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• Successful Chinese Art Exhibition was held during the Stockholm International Conference on “Genocide in the New Era”

  2004-02-10
  During the International Conference on "Genocide in the New Era", renowned Chinese artist Zhang Cuiying held an exhibition of her paintings in a gallery near the conference venue. Conference participants from Asia, Africa, Latin America and North America visited the exhibition. A Swedish national TV station produced an interesting report on the painting exhibition.
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• Russia: Falun Gong practitioners Participate in the Moscow City Health Fair

  2004-02-10
  In the lobby of the city hall, various forms of health care and recovery were exhibited. Falun Gong practitioners displayed information boards about Falun Dafa, and enthusiastically shared their personal experiences and the benefits they have received from practising with the visitors. They also answered questions and distributed Dafa leaflets, CDs and home-made calendars.
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• Sweden: Photo Report - Swedish Practitioners Appeal at the French Embassy and call on the French Government to Uphold Human Rights

  2004-02-10
  On February the 6th 2004, Falun Dafa practitioners staged a peaceful demonstration at the French Embassy in Sweden, calling on the French government to immediately investigate the facts behind these unlawful arrests. They hope that the damage to human rights and the dignity of France can be undone.
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• Italy: A Letter from the Italian Falun Dafa Association to the French Consulate

  2004-02-10
  "The Italian Falun Dafa Association is sorry to hear that Falun Gong practitioners were recently unreasonably arrested and imprisoned in Paris. We would like to let you know the offensive methods used by the French police. As far as we know, these Falun Gong practitioners are from different countries and did nothing against the law. They were detained merely because they wore clothes printed with the characters of Falun Dafa or because they were together with Falun Gong practitioners. We express our concern at such actions that go against human rights."
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• France: Large Scale Public Event in Paris Raises Much Support for Appeal to France not to Bow to Jiang (Photo Report)

  2004-02-09
  On Sunday February 8th, 2004, approximately one hundred practitioners from around Europe gathered at the Place du Chatalet in Paris. The purpose was to raise public awareness of how the French Authorities had recently bowed to the Jiang Regime and arrested Falun Gong practitioners just for wearing yellow scarves during the Chinese New Year celebrations.
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