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"Radio France Internationale" (RFI): Ten Thousand Falun Gong practitioners Assemble to Support the Lawsuit Against Jiang Zemin at the Taiwan Criminal Court
2003-11-20"According to a report from the Central News Agency in Taiwan, the Taiwanese Falun Dafa Association launched an assembly to support suing the Jiang regime for persecuting seven Taiwan Falun Gong practitioners. They will file a lawsuit charging the former Chinese president, Jiang Zemin, the former vice-Premier Li Lanqing and a member of the Politburo Standing Committee, Luo Gan, with the crime of genocide at the Taiwan High Court on the 17th of November."
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The Finnish Clearharmony Website is Officially Launched
2003-11-19The Finnish Clearharmony website is now online at http://fi.clearharmony.net.
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Sweden: Portraying the Evil Nature of the Persecution and Appealing for the Rescue of Charles Li and Other Practitioners
2003-11-19Recently, Swedish practitioners used their free time to peacefully appeal in front of the Chinese Consulate in Gothenburg for an end to the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China. Practitioners also expressed their support for the hundred Falun Gong practitioners who are on hunger strike in Jilin prison.
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Sweden: Promoting Falun Gong and Exposing the Persecution in Lerum
2003-11-19Practitioners demonstrated the Falun Gong exercises, distributed information about the practice and the persecution, and collected petition signatures calling for the rescue of American citizen Charles Li, who is currently being illegally detained and brainwashed in China. Many passers-by showed an interest in the activities.
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MEP Offers Help to Bring Chief Persecutor Luo Gan to Justice
2003-11-18This MEP reminded practitioners that action must be taken, justice will win and as a result the persecution of Falun Gong will come to an end. In conclusion, she stated "if there is an opportunity, I am willing to help you with the lawsuit against Luo Gan. With regards to this, please let us keep in contact."
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EFGIC: Chinese Gestapo-Like Agency Plays the Name Game
2003-11-18Chinese Government sources say such a name change along with the “disbanded” claim is a tactic frequently used by the Communist Party. They change the façade of an agency or policy that violates domestic and international laws, deflecting investigations and muting criticism. The sources say, however, the agency typically continues exactly as it always has with little or no change to its purpose or methods of operation.
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Germany: Activities in Munich Highlight Efforts to Bring Jiang Zemin to Justice
2003-11-17On November the 8th, 2003, practitioners from Munich, Stuttgart and other areas held a series of activities entitled the “Trial to Bring Jiang to Justice ” on Marienplatz square in Munich. Despite the cold weather, there were still a lot of passers-by, who were attracted by practitioners exercise demonstrations and photos of the worldwide spread of Falun Gong.
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France: Guadeloupe Falun Gong Practitioners Invited to Introduce Falun Gong in Several Cities
2003-11-17On the morning of August the 16th, 2003, Guadeloupe Falun Gong practitioners introduced Falun Gong to the resident’s of “Pointe-Noire”. Practitioners held the activity on the local government’s square and used the time to clarify the facts to people about the persecution of Falun Gong as well as letting people know about the crimes that Jiang Zemin has committed.
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EFGIC: American Citizen Subjected to Daily Brainwashing Sessions in Chinese Prison
2003-11-16LONDON (EFGIC) – A U.S. Consulate official in Shanghai has informed Ms. Yeong-Ching Foo that Chinese authorities have been forcing her fiancé Dr. Charles Lee to undergo brainwashing sessions on a daily basis. The sessions are carried out to force Dr. Lee to renounce Falun Gong, and have occurred despite numerous protests from the U. S. State Department.
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United Kingdom: Promoting Falun Gong at the Southport Body, Mind and Spirit Exhibition
2003-11-16On Sunday the 9th of November, practitioners from Manchester took part in a Body Mind and Spirit Exhibition was held at the Floral Hall in Southport. The stand attracted people throughout the day and practitioners handed out leaflets, collected signatures. Many people were astonished to hear of the persecution, particularly after watching the exercise demonstrations.
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"Action of Christians for the Abolition of Torture" Urgently Appeals for the Release of Dafa Practitioner Liu Chengjun
2003-11-15"...on the 24th March 2002, Cheng Jun Liu was again brutally arrested by the police. State employees beat his cousin until he divulged, under torture, Cheng’s hiding place. They then set fire to the woodpile where the latter was hiding and made him come out. Although he was already tied hand and foot they shot him twice in his thighs. After undergoing more ill treatment in a police hospital, Cheng Liu was transferred to a detention centre at Tiebei where he was tortured continuously for 52 days with the aim of extracting a “confession” from him. He was then condemned to 19 years’ imprisonment..."
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Russian Primary Court: Asylum Granted to Two Chinese Falun Gong Practitioners
2003-11-15On November the 5th,2003, the Primary Court in Moscow once again looked into the case of two Chinese Falun Gong practitioners who have stayed in Russia longer than their visa permit. On November the 6th, the court announced that the two Chinese Falun Gong practitioners would be entitled to file for asylum. This case proves that as long as people understand the truth, their innate kindness will help them to make the right decision.
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Cyprus: Some Stories about Suing Wu Guanzheng
2003-11-15On October the 27th, practitioners from Great Britain, Sweden, Switzerland, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Greece and Australia filed a joint lawsuit at a Cypriot court against Wu Guanzheng, who was visiting Cyprus at the time. The indictment was submitted to the court on the same day as Wu arrived in Cyprus. A press conference was then held to publicise the facts about the persecution of Falun Gong to the people of Cyprus via the media.
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Germany: Falun Gong receives the Attention of the Media and People of Cham City
2003-11-15On November the 8th 2003, Falun Gong practitioners held a “Falun Gong Night” activities in Cham City, Germany. This received much attention from the local media. Reporters from two local newspapers secretly mingled amongst the audience. After viewing the performances, the reporters individually wrote a detailed report covering half a page of their respective newspapers about their understanding of Falun Gong.
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EFGIC: Firefighter, Falun Gong Practitioner Tortured to Death in Chinese Forced Labour Camp
2003-11-14LONDON (EFGIC) – Mr. Lu Bingshen, 39-years-old, was a firefighter with the 6th Fire Brigade in Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province. In mid-October 2003, Lu was tortured to death in Daqing City Forced Labour Camp at the hands of the Camp’s Assistant Brigade Leader, Mr. Zhang Mingzhu.