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Falun Gong Iceland Dialogue Committee Press Release: Ombudsman turns his back on the Icelandic People in favour of Government Officials
2004-01-08
"The Ombudsman has basically approved all the arguments from the Government for its unacceptable actions of denying entry of peaceful Falun Gong practitioners, compiling and distributing and using a blacklist of practitioners, detention of practitioners and other wrongful treatments...This goes against the proud traditions of Icelandic democracy and the overwhelming wishes of the modern Icelandic people. This must be corrected, for the sake of Iceland and its people as well as justice for practitioners involved. We call on the Ombudsman to re-consider his conclusions as urgently as possible." -
Germany: Falun Gong Practitioners Hold a Petition to Support the Lawsuit Against Jiang Zemin in Strasbourg
2004-01-08
On the morning of the 17th of December 2003, around 40 Falun Gong practitioners from France, Germany, Belgium, Holland, and Switzerland, gathered in front of the European Parliament to hold a peaceful appeal to bring Jiang Zemin, the prime culprit of the campaign of persecution against Falun Gong, to justice in a court of law. -
Czech Republic: Celebrating New Year’s Day and Clarifying the Truth
2004-01-08
On New Year’s Day, we introduced Falun Dafa and clarified the facts in a well known district of Prague. At every intersection, tourists gathered and practitioners handed them materials. There were also some people who had not learned about Falun Gong, but when they heard the facts they were shocked and wished practitioners success. -
EFGIC: Electric-shock Torture, Sexual Assault Rampant in “Re-education” of Falun Gong in Chinese Labour Camp
2004-01-08They first locked the practitioners in a room and then, one by one, took them to another room to try to force them to sign a letter renouncing Falun Gong. Those who refused to do so were electrocuted with cattle prods and beaten with batons. Outside, loudspeakers boomed threats against Falun Gong practitioners throughout the camp. The report says the electric buzz of the cattle prods, the shouting of the torturers, the screaming of the practitioners combined with the threats belted out from the loudspeakers covered the camp with a sense of fear and terror. -
Germany: Deputy Chief of Public Security for Hubei Province in China, Zhao Zhifei, Faces Another Lawsuit (Part II)
2004-01-07In November 2003, 41 Falun Gong practitioners from Europe, North America and Australia sued sixteen Chinese officials in Germany. Among them, Zhao Zhifei, Deputy Chief of Public Security for Hubei Province, was sued overseas by Falun Gong practitioners for the second time on charges of Genocide, Infliction of Cruel Torture and Crimes Against Humanity. This article reveals how persecution in Hubei Province destroyed an innocent family of Falun Gong practitioners. -
UK: Promoting Falun Dafa in Swansea after Christmas
2004-01-07
After the Christmas break, on December the 27th, the shops re-opened and shoppers flocked to the high-streets for the sales. Welsh and English Falun Dafa practitioners seized this precious opportunity to hold a demonstration of the Falun Gong exercises right in the centre of the Welsh city of Swansea. -
Latvia: Practitioners Invited to Teach the Falun Gong Exercises at a Gymnasium in Riga
2004-01-07
Dafa practitioners taught the five sets of exercises for one and half hours and the atmosphere was very peaceful. Many of the people there already knew about the persecution of Falun Dafa practitioners in Mainland China. Dafa practitioners also answered any questions they had. Many people said that they were glad to have the chance to learn the practice. -
UK: Falun Gong practitioners hold a Memorial Service for Liu Chengjun in front of the Chinese Embassy in London
2004-01-06
Liu Chengjun should be applauded as a human rights hero, who has peacefully defended his faith and unveiled a web of deception spun by Jiang to hide his gross crimes against humanity. Mr. Liu used his life to clarify the facts to the public and to resist this evil persecution. History will remember the selfless and tremendous sacrifice Liu Chengjun has made for the world. -
Belgium: Practitioners Hold Activities Outside the Chinese Consulate to Mourn for Liu Chenjun
2004-01-06
On January the 2nd, Belgian Falun Gong practitioners went to the Chinese consulate to protest against the atrocities committed by the Jiang regime against Falun Gong practitioners, and to mourn the death of Changchun practitioner Liu Chengjun, who was brutally persecuted to death several days ago. -
UK: Promoting Falun Gong Before Christmas
2004-01-05
A few tourists from Mainland China took pictures of practitioners when they saw the Falun Gong exercise demonstration. One western practitioner gave them a leaflet and told of his experiences and the benefits he received from practising Falun Gong. The Chinese tourists nodded and said that they also knew Dafa is good, but they did not know what to do about the situation in China. -
European Friends of Falun Gong will hold an International Workshop on "Modern Genocide" in Sweden
2004-01-05One of the topics of the workshop will be to discuss how to deal with cases of genocide during the continuous persecution of the Falun Gong in China. By observing Falun Gong persecution cases, we discovered that the Internet and the Global economy is playing a role in modern genocide, which makes modern genocide different from genocide in the past. -
Germany: Activities to Rescue Xiong Wei in Chamer City
2004-01-05
December 2003 saw Xiong Wei spend a second birthday in Beijing Xinan labour camp. Practitioners in Chamer and the surrounding cities held a series of rescue activities to let more people know about Xiong Wei’s situation and learn the brutal facts of the persecution of Falun Gong by Jiang’s regime. -
Ireland: Clarifying the Facts to Christmas Shoppers in Dublin
2004-01-04
Over the past five years, practitioners have handed out tens of thousands of copies of Dafa materials. Practitioners have also talked with thousands of passersby. The lawsuits filed against Jiang worldwide and the ongoing efforts to bring Jiang to justice in people's hearts, and in a court of law have also been emphasised and brought to people's attention. -
Chinese Embassy in France Attempts to Stop Falun Gong Practitioners from Joining Chinese New Year Parade
2004-01-04We sincerely hope all compassionate people will stand up and oppose all forms of persecution of Falun Gong, and support Falun Gong practitioners' right to participate in a Chinese cultural event. We would like to meet with Chinese Embassy staff to discuss this situation, and would like to talk with municipal authorities who may have been deceived by the Embassy's defamation. -
Germany: Practitioners Appeal for the Release of Xiong Wei at the Chinese Consulate in Hamburg
2004-01-04
Upon returning to China after living in Germany, Xiong Wei was arrested in Beijing on the 5th of January 2002 while distributing materials about the persecution of Falun Gong. December the 8th is Xiong Wei’s birthday and because of this, Falun Gong practitioners in Hamburg went to the Chinese consulate to appeal for her release and to send righteous thoughts.
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