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Denmark: Falun Gong practitioners hold a Candle light Vigil to Appeal for the urgent rescue of practitioners in Jilin province
2003-11-14On the morning of October the 30th, Falun Gong practitioners held a candle light vigil in front of the parliament building at the Christian Castle district of Denmark, to appeal to the Danish government and citizens for the urgent rescue of practitioners persecuted in China.
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EFGIC: 44 Deaths of Falun Gong Practitioners Verified in September and October
2003-11-13LONDON (EFGIC) – 44 more deaths of Falun Gong practitioners were verified during the months of September and October. The deaths, which occurred across 16 Chinese provinces, were mostly attributed to the severe torture practices of Chinese detention centres and labour camps. 23 of the deaths occurred in various labour camps, detention centres and police stations, where Falun Gong practitioners are routinely tortured, as officials attempt to force them to disassociate themselves from Falun Gong and make them sign documents denouncing the meditation practice.
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Sweden: Practitioners in Stockholm Appeal outside the Chinese Embassy
2003-11-13Foremost the practitioners wanted to show the Chinese regime that the world knows about what happens in China, despite their attempts to cover everything up.Many people walking by stopped and expressed their support. Drivers honked their horns and waved. More and more people are learning the truth about Dafa and can see the evil nature of Jiang’s crimes.
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Swedish MEP's Message at the Opening of a Falun Gong Exhibition in Mora
2003-11-12"As a member of the European Parliament and the Swedish State Committee, my attention has on several occasions been drawn to the infringement and mistreatment of Christians and Falun Gong practitioners within the oppressing dictatorship of China. It is a matter of direct persecution, where many people have lost their innocent lives. Let us all think about those who have sacrificed, who have been victimised for believing in freedom and the right to choose their religion, theory of life, belief and form of meditation. With deep respect for those people who are suffering, and with hope that this exhibition at the Mora house of culture will attract many visitors and receive great appreciation, I send my heartfelt greetings to you all."
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Germany:Tourists Sign Petition and Support the Lawsuit Against Jiang on the Streets of Munich
2003-11-12From the 3rd to the 5th of November, practitioners held a photo exhibition at Maria square in the heart of Munich city to expose Jiang Zemin’s crimes of genocide and torture during his persecution of Falun Gong. Jiang controls the entire state machine and social resources and has used them to implement a policy of terror and “genocide” against Falun Gong.
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Sweden: Practitioners in Stockholm Hold a Peaceful Appeal and Vigil to Support Practitioners on Hunger Strike in China
2003-11-12On Saturday the 8th of November, practitioners in Stockholm held an appeal and vigil at Mynttorget square in central Stockholm to inform the public about the recent killings in China, in connection with the persecution of Falun Gong.Practitioners appeal to all kind-hearted people worldwide to help stop this persecution of innocent people as soon as possible.
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Ireland: Speech from Weekend Activities to Expose Jiang’s Crimes – The Persecution of Females
2003-11-12"In October 1999, several female practitioners were detained in one of the City Detention Centres. One of the practitioners was stripped and thrown into the male criminal cells. She was then gang raped by the male prisoners. She is currently being guarded by her family. They fear more inhumane treatment if they were to make public what happened."
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Ireland: Peaceful Appeal Outside the Dublin Chinese Embassy
2003-11-11Practitioners felt that this activity was particularly important after hearing about 100 practitioners imprisoned in a prison in Jilin province, China. Many of the practitioners imprisoned in Jilin have resorted to a hunger strike as their last means of appeal against this persecution. Some of them are near death after brutal torture from the prison authorities.
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Germany: Practitioners in Munich Continue to Call for the Rescue of Jilin Practitioners
2003-11-11In order to urge the Chinese regime to stop the persecution of Falun Gong and to save the lives of Dafa practitioners who are on a hunger strike in Jilin prison, Dafa practitioners in Munich returned to the Chinese consulate to appeal again following the last activity on 30th of October.
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Sweden: Falun Gong Practitioners Celebrate the Anniversary of “Falun Dafa Day” in the Bergsjön Region
2003-11-11Due to improvement in people’s health and the benefits Falun Gong has brought to society, on the 10th of October last year, the head of the Life and Health Department of that region announced that October 10th would be known as “Falun Dafa Day” in the Bergsjön Region.
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Ireland: Zhao Ming's Speech from the Public Hearing of the Criminal Jiang
2003-11-11"The major torturing methods they used included deprivation of sleep, beating, squatting for a long time and electric shocks with multiple electric batons. I experienced all of these kinds of tortures. Ten inmates, instigated by the police, beat me up and made me unable to walk for two weeks. On another occasion, five police guards shocked all over my body with six electric batons."
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Ireland: The First Proclamation of Falun Dafa Day in Ireland by a Mayor in County Laois
2003-11-10"Whereas, Falun Dafa started in china in 1992, and its activities of exercises and practices are based on the universal quality of Zhen-Shan-Ren, which means truth-compassion-forbearance; and, Whereas, Falun Dafa is designed to improve their physical condition, cleanse their mind, uplift their moral standards. Now, therefore, I, mayor of Ballylinan and district county Laois Ireland, do hereby declare November 9th 2003 as Falun Dafa day."
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Ireland: A Speech from the Public Hearing of Criminal Jiang Zemin in Dublin City Centre
2003-11-10"From my personal experience I can tell you there is currently a campaign of genocide being implemented in China to destroy the will and the body of Falun Dafa practitioners. There is no denying that this campaign to eradicate Falun Dafa practitioners is the notion of former chairman of China Jiang Zemin, because he has publicly pushed forward this campaign inside and outside of China. By any moral standard this is wrong and Jiang Zemin should not escape trial for his crimes."
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Ireland: Ireland Falun Dafa 2003 Experience Sharing Conference Successfully Held
2003-11-10On Sunday November 9th, Ireland hosted the 2003 Ireland Falun Dafa Experience Sharing Conference. The conference was attended by local practitioners, as well as practitioners from England, Scotland and Belgium. The conference opened with the reading of a proclamation from the Mayor of County Laois, who declared November 9th as Ireland’s first Falun Dafa Day.
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Ireland: Bringing Jiang to Justice in the Court of Morality and Conscience - Activities in Dublin City Centre
2003-11-09Many Irish people listened to the Public Hearing and learned about the Jiang Regime’s heinous crimes. One lady had tears in her eyes as she heard a practitioner discuss their harrowing experiences in the past four years of persecution. Many people approached practitioners and offered their support.