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Lawsuit Filed Against Chinese Human Rights Abuser Wu Guanzheng during his Visit to Cyprus
2003-10-28A member of the Chinese Communist Party Politburo Standing Committee, Wu is a key figure in the 4-year campaign of brutal persecution against Falun Gong, during which at least 805 practitioners in China are known to have died of torture or ill-treatment. Wu has personally coordinated the persecution in Shandong Province where 93 practitioners are known to have died.
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Article from "Electronic Freedom Times": Spanish Falun Gong Members File a Lawsuit Against the Former Chinese President Jiang
2003-10-28The indictment points out that to this day, there are approximately 2,000 Falun Gong practitioners detained in Chinese prisons, suffering from torture and being persecuted to death. Hundreds of thousands of people have been locked up in labour camps, more than 2,000 people have been forcefully detained in mental hospitals and have suffered from mental and physical tortures, as well as being maltreated by the misuse of medicines.
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A Letter from the Vice-President of the French National Assembly to the Foreign Minister: The French Government must Respond Strongly
2003-10-28Facing this regrettable situation, we, in France, need to act vigorously to urge the Chinese government to change its attitude toward Falun Gong practitioners. I demand the Minister to inform the Chinese government of our position on this matter.
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Norway: Promoting Falun Gong at the Alternative Therapies Fair in Stavanger
2003-10-28There were always one or two practitioners who distributed flyers and talked with the visitors. The people were very eager, curious and interested to chat with the practitioners about Falun Gong. Practitioners often found themselves spontaneously surrounded by large groups of people who wanted to find out more.
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Bulgaria: Falun Gong Practitioners Successfully Hold a Painting Exhibition
2003-10-27Last week the Chinese embassy blocked a painting exhibition of Zhang Cuiying, a traditional Chinese artist and Falun Gong practitioner. After this was revealed to the public, many Bulgarian MPs, citizens and journalists condemned the Chinese embassy’s behaviour. With justice on her side, Ms. Zhang’s painting exhibition went ahead successfully.
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UK: Celebrating Cambridges First Falun Dafa Week
2003-10-27Chinese and western people all carefully read the posters about the lawsuit against Jiang and his human rights crimes. An elderly person who was with his granddaughter happily watched the practitioners performances and expressed hope that Jiang will be successfully brought to justice like the former leader of Yugoslavia. He felt very happy that evil people cannot escape punishment.
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Letter from a French MP to a Practitioner expresses Concern over the Persecution of Falun Gong
2003-10-27"Since 1999, the Chinese government has started a systematic persecution of the (Falun Gong) followers...Therefore, I thought it was necessary to write a written question to our Ministry of Foreign Affairs so as to understand how we can change Chinese leaders attitude. I will definitely immediately forward the reply from Mr. Dominique de Villepin (French Foreign Minister) to you."
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Article from "Europa Press": Falun Gong Practitioners File a Criminal Lawsuit Against Jiang Zemin and Luo Gan at the National Spanish Court
2003-10-27Several Falun Gong practitioners, including a Spanish citizen, have filed a criminal lawsuit against the former Chinese president and the present chairman of the military committee, Jiang Zemin, as well as the leader of the 610 office, Luo Gan, at the Spanish national court this morning. The defendants were sued for Crimes of Torture and Genocide since 1999, during the oppression of Falun Gong.
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Germany: Clarifying the Facts in Chamer and Koetzting
2003-10-26On October the 17th and 18th, practitioners held activities to let people know more about Falun Gong and the persecution, in the cities of Chamer and Koetzting. Reporters from a local newspaper interviewed practitioners. As a result, more and more people have learned about the persecution and the trial of Jiang Zemin.
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Spain: A Successful Press Conference held in Madrid
2003-10-26Dafa practitioners filed a criminal lawsuit against Jiang Zemin and Luo Gan at the Spanish National Court on the October 15th. They then held a press conference, which was attended by "Reuters", Spain's "National Radio Station", Spains biggest news agency "El Pais", "Cado" magazine, "NTDTV" and others.
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An Italian Businessman appeals for an End to the Human Rights Abuses in China
2003-10-26As far as I am concerned, Falun Gong is the best thing that I have ever encountered in my life and I refuse to deny that I practise Falun Gong. No matter what happens, I was determined to leave a country full of violence, where my fellow practitioners and I have been persecuted. If I continued to run my business in China because of personal interest during this persecution, I would be betraying my conscience.
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Spain: Spanish Attorney Files a Criminal Lawsuit against Jiang Zemin and Luo Gan for Crimes of Torture and Genocide in Madrid
2003-10-25Jiang is the chief criminal in planning and implementing this persecution. He has personally ordered the formation of the Gestapo-like 610 Office to systematically carry out his orders of defaming their reputation, bankrupting them financially, and destroying them physically. As a result of these orders, thousands of practitioners have been persecuted to death or cruelly tortured.
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Report from "Radio France Internationale": Female Falun Gong Practitioner travels the World with her 3-year-old Child calling for Justice from the International Society
2003-10-25Last year I went to attend the UN human rights meeting. At the meeting, I called out to every mother worldwide to help stop this persecution. From Geneva I began to travel around the world. France is my 35th country. In every country I visit, I tell their Foreign Ministry, the media and kind-hearted people what is really happening in China. I hope that compassionate people can help us to stop this cruel persecution.
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A letter from a French MP to a Dafa practitioner concerning Human Rights Violations in China
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Spain: Explaining the Facts about the Lawsuit against Jiang
2003-10-24Practitioners distributed information about the lawsuit against Jiang. Many people took the initiative to come over and ask for a flyer. Some even asked for extra ones for their family and friends. After finding out that Jiang has been sued in Spain on the charge of genocide, they showed their support by signing their names in the appeal signature books.