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• UK: Scottish Practitioners took part in Human Rights Activities organised by Amnesty International

  2003-10-24
  A Falun Dafa stall was set up in the hall and then practitioners joined Amnesty International and other human rights organisations for a parade that was led by Scottish bagpipe players. In the town centre, the practitioners were very busy handing out leaflets and holding banners, so members of another human rights organization voluntarily helped them.
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• Article from Bulgarian Newspaper: Chinese Block Artist's Show

  2003-10-24
  'Inner Beauty And Peace was the title of the exhibition that had been scheduled to open in Parliament last Wednesday. Almost 40 traditional Chinese paintings were to adorn the walls of the MPs Club. Zhang Cuiying was invited to exhibit her work by National Movement Simeon II MP Snezhina Chipeva, after Chipeva met the artist at the European Parliament in February this year.'
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• Spain: Speech by Falun Gong Practitioner Chen Ningfang at a Press Conference on the Lawsuit against Jiang

  2003-10-23
  "My son suffered these tortures only because he practised Falun Gong – a cultivation practice which not only brought him good health and happiness, but also guided him to be a decent person. In other words, it was only because he insisted on his belief in “Truthfulness, Compassion and Forbearance.” That period was the most miserable time for us, since we worried about him every day, and we did not know what would become of him."
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• EFGIC: Women Hung Spread-eagle from Ceiling, Sexually Assaulted with Sticks in Attempt to Meet “Transformation Quota"

  2003-10-23
  In order to meet the government’s required quota for the number of “transformed” Falun Gong practitioners, the daily techniques used at the Dalian Reeducation Camp range from “reeducation” videos denigrating Falun Gong playing around-the-clock to sleep deprivation, freezing, burning, electric shock torture, force feeding torture and sexual assault.
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• Report from a Bulgarian Media Website about the Chinese Consulate forcing the Cancellation of Artist Zhang Cuiying’s Exhibition

  2003-10-23
  World famous artist Zhang Cuiying was not able to hold her scheduled painting exhibition at the Bulgarian Parliament. Even though invitations had been sent out ten days beforehand, the exhibition was cancelled to satisfy objections from the Chinese Consulate. The reason for this was not that there were problems with the paintings themselves, but because the artist had been brutally tortured whilst detained in a labour camp in China and is now considered a dissident by the Chinese government.
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• EFGIC: Criminal Lawsuit Filed in Spain Charging Former Chinese Leader and Senior Aide with Genocide, Torture

  2003-10-22
  Attorney Carlos Iglesias conducts a press conference shortly after filing a lawsuit with Spain’s National Court charging former Chinese leader and a senior aide with genocide, torture. 5 plaintiffs also attended the press conference.
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• Finland: Practitioners Invited to Discuss Falun Gong on a National TV Show

  2003-10-22
  Finnish TV's “Yokotai” invited Falun Gong practitioners onto a live chat show to discuss Falun Gong and the situation in China. During the show, four practitioners demonstrated the exercises to beautiful Dafa music while another practitioner was being interviewed. Channel 1 has shown the programme throughout the whole country.
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• UK: MP and the Public Support Grand Performance in Cambridge

  2003-10-22
  Falun Gong practitioners gathered in Cambridge city centre to promote Falun Gong and let people know about the human rights violations occurring against practitioners in China. Their performances showed the Cambridge people the true beauty of Chinese culture in a lion dance and traditional Chinese fan dancing. There were also songs performed by practitioners and a Public Trial of Jiang Zemin.
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• "The Epoch Times": Criminal Lawsuit Filed in Spain Charging Former Chinese Leader and Senior Aide with Genocide, Torture

  2003-10-21
  “The United Nations Conventions are clear on this issue,” [stated lawyer] Mr. Iglesias. “If justice cannot be served in the countries where alleged crimes of genocide and torture occur, it is the responsibility of the international community to step in. In Spain, we have laws that can accept and try such cases, and that’s exactly what we intend to do.”
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• Clarifying the Facts in the Process of Filing the Spanish Lawsuit Against Jiang

  2003-10-21
  On the day after my arrival, I joined two practitioners in contacting the Swedish embassy in Madrid to tell them about the lawsuit, the persecution of Falun Gong in China and how China has extended the persecution to foreign countries. After explaining the facts to them, the staff wanted to know more and also wanted to attend the press conference that was to be held the day after the lawsuit was officially filed.
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• Spain: Falun Gong Practitioners File a Lawsuit against Jiang

  2003-10-20
  “The purpose of this lawsuit is to stop the persecution and guarantee that the crimes committed against Falun Gong practitioners will receive appropriate punishment. Since the start of the persecution in 1999, there have been between 800 and 2000 Falun Gong practitioners tortured to death and approximately 200,000 sent to labour camps.”
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• Why is the Evil Regime so Afraid of Zhang Cuiying's Painting Exhibition?

  2003-10-20
  Zhang Cuiying’s art exhibition has long promoted the principles of “Truthfulness, Compassion and Forbearance”, as well as exposing the evil nature of Jiang’s dictatorship. As a result, she has become a thorn in the side of the evil regime that persecutes Falun Gong. Her story has become more and more well-known by people, and the Jiang regime’s suppression has been condemned by more and more people as well. During this time she has also been continuously monitored and interfered with by the Chinese embassies.
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• Sweden: Demonstrating Falun Gong and Exposing the Persecution at a Linköping School

  2003-10-20
  
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• "Radio France Internationale": Falun Gong practitioners sued Jiang Zemin in Spain

  2003-10-19
  'On the 15th of October in Madrid, Spanish Falun Gong practitioners filed a lawsuit against the former Chinese president Jiang Zemin at a Spanish court, accusing him of persecuting Falun Gong.'
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• Denmark: Dafa Practitioners participate in Nighttime Activities at the Copenhagen Cultural Festival

  2003-10-18
  October the 10th was the annual Cultural Festival in Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark. Practitioners hoped that their actions would allow people to learn more about Falun Gong and the persecution in China. They gave out leaflets to the large audience and within a short period of time, all of the Dafa materials were gone.
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