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France: "Coming for You Again and Again" - Heartfelt Wishes Resound Across Paris Sky
2004-01-30
On the evening of January the 23rd, clear calls of "Happy New Year, Master!" and "Falun Dafa is good!" were heard in front of the glittering Eiffel Tower. Piercing through the cloudy, cold evening Paris sky, these calls seemed to echo across the colossal firmament, breaking through layers of cosmic barriers. They represented the heartfelt wishes of Dafa disciples from various European countries and Taiwan. -
The Epoch Times: Today, the Color Yellow is Illegal in France
2004-01-30
'This weekend local Paris police, under intense pressure from the Chinese government, initiated a new trend in Parisian fashion with an unusual directive- “Yellow is illegal.” Or to be more specific, yellow worn by Falun Gong practitioners is illegal. The thinly veiled attempt by Chinese officials to target Falun Gong practitioners from around the world, in town to mark the Chinese New Year, was swiftly enforced by Paris police. A group of practitioners on their way to a New Year’s celebration were detained for wearing yellow clothing on the city streets.' -
International Forum on "Preventing Genocide: Threat and Responsibility" Held in Stockholm, Sweden
2004-01-30
On January the 26th, the Stockholm International Forum held a workshop on “Preventing Genocide: Threat and Responsibility". The Prime Minister of Sweden invited representatives from sixty countries to attend and discuss the important issues related to genocide, including humanitarianism, various policies, and the question of morality. -
Letter from a Member of European Parliament to the Mayor of Paris -- "Paris Should Not Have Yielded to Beijing!"
2004-01-30"I was saddened to learn that you yielded to pressure for the dictators of China and stopped the French Falun Gong practitioners from participating in the Chinese New Year parade in Paris. France should have stayed true to European democratic and egalitarian principles by standing up to the pressure from China. China suppresses its own people and now France is allowing China to suppress the citizens of France from expressing their beliefs!" -
Testimony: Summary of Arrest in Paris of Danish Citizen
2004-01-30"...three or four plainclothes policemen approached me and demanded that I take off my yellow scarf with the words "Falun Dafa." When asked what the reason was for this unusual demand, their reply was something along the lines of "today Falun Gong is forbidden in the area around Champs Elysees" and they warned me to take it off or I would be in trouble." -
EFGIC: The Colour Yellow is Illegal in France!
2004-01-29'During the Chinese New Year celebrations over the last weekend in France, 20 Chinese and Western practitioners were arrested, simply because they wore yellow scarves or yellow sweaters with the words of "Falun Gong" or "Zhen Shan Ren" (meaning Truthfulness, Compassion and Tolerance). The French police told them that they were arrested because “Yellow was illegal in France”. Even people not wearing yellow, but just wearing blue scarves with the words “Falun Dafa” were arrested.' -
Practitioners Welcome Hu Jintao's Visit to France and Ask that Jiang Zemin be Brought to Justice
2004-01-29Chinese president Hu Jintao began a four-day visit to France on January 26, 2004. Some international organisations in Paris hoped the French government leaders would bring up the persecution of Falun Gong during their meeting with Hu Jintao. Falun Gong practitioners welcomed Hu Jintao and at the same time requested that Jiang Zemin, the head of the criminal persecution of Falun Gong, be brought to justice. -
A UK Citizen's Testimony: "Such a blatant export of Chinese human rights abuses to the free country of France is both shocking and totally unacceptable."
2004-01-29"After coming back to the UK, I still feel shock and regret about what happened in Paris. I am a UK citizen and come from a democratic country, expecting France to be free and democratic as well. What I encountered was a nightmare that I think the French authority should apologise to me for their behaviour and prevent it from ever happening again." -
BBC: Falun Gong Sues China Minister
2004-01-29'Four members of the Falun Gong spiritual movement have filed a lawsuit in Paris against visiting Chinese Culture Minister Sun Jiazheng. The members said Mr Sun was responsible for "crimes of torture" against the group, which is banned in China.' -
Testimony: Policewoman Does Not Understand Why We Were Taken to the Police Station for Doing Nothing
2004-01-29"At the metro exit of Arc de Triomphe, I got a leaflet handed out by an air-hostess of Air France, but then I accidentally dropped it at the exit. Upon returning to retrieve the leaflet, I saw a few men standing next to my friends waiting for me, waving to me and gesturing me to go to them. As I got close, a few big men suddenly clamped both my arms very roughly. I asked them "why--" in English. They said they didn't understand English and they squashed my arms even harder, lifting me up, before pushing me into a police van that was parked nearby." -
Amnesty International UK: China's E-repression Leads to Dramatic Rise in those Imprisoned for Expressing Opinions Online
2004-01-29'Amnesty International says in a report published today (Wed 28 January 2004) that since November 2002 there has been a dramatic rise in the number of people arrested and imprisoned for expressing their opinions online or for downloading information from the internet in China...Those detained in China include students, political dissidents, Falun Gong practitioners, workers, writers, lawyers, teachers, civil servants, former police officers, engineers, and businessmen.' -
French Authorities Bow to Jiang Regime Pressure and Arrest Falun Gong Practitioners during Chinese New Year Event in Paris
2004-01-28Over weekend of January 24th and 25th, 2004, France began the “Year of China in France" cultural event with a large parade and other similar events. During the activities, 20 Chinese and Western Falun Gong practitioners were arrested, simply because they wore yellow scarves or yellow sweaters displaying the words “Falun Gong" or "Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance". Practitioners were told by the French authorities that they were arrested because “Yellow is illegal in France". -
All Sections of European Society Support Falun Gong Practitioners' Legal Rights in Paris
2004-01-28Some advocates stated in their letters that they were surprised to hear that the Chinese Embassy in Paris attempted to put pressure on France, the first country to advocate human rights, in order to stop Falun Gong practitioners taking part in the Chinese New Year celebration activities. The Falun Gong Association in France is a legally registered group and it has won the recognition of the French government for peacefully observing and obeying the law in the past four years. -
The Epoch Times: Chinese New Year in Paris is Eventful and The Chinese Embassy Challenges the French Spirit
2004-01-28'There will be thousands of Chinese attending the parade on the Avenue des Champs Elysees in downtown Paris on the 3rd of January in the Chinese Lunar Calendar. As a registered group, the Falun Dafa Association also handed in an application for participation in the spring festival parade. However, it was blocked by the Chinese Embassy in France for “the Chinese governments attitude toward Falun Gong", which has been brought to the attention of the members of the European Parliament and human rights groups.' -
France: Photo Report - Sending Righteous Thoughts Outside the Paris Chinese Consulate
2004-01-28
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