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UK: Peaceful Appeal at the Chinese Embassy in London to Support Practitioners on Hunger Strike in Jilin province in China
2003-11-01
"Today we have learned that in China there are many Falun Gong practitioners who have been arrested because they broadcast the truth about Falun Gong on TV; one practitioners life is also now in danger. As a result, 100 plus Jilin practitioners who are currently jailed are helping them by hunger striking. We are also here to assist them. -
The First European Public Assembly of the Global Coalition to Bring Jiang to Justice held in Germany
2003-11-01
The assembly attracted a large audience and received a lot of feedback. Many German citizens signed their names on a petition in support of the lawsuit against Jiang Zemin; some of them even offered their ideas about how to bring Jiang to justice. Tourists from China also said, Falun Gong should file a lawsuit against Jiang. The public will be happy about this lawsuit. Some of them even took photos of the scene and said that they would show them to their relatives and friends in China. -
Ireland: Press Conference and Peaceful Appeal Outside Dublin's Chinese Embassy
2003-11-01
Recently many of the Falun Gong practitioners detained in jilin Prison have staged a hunger strike, the only method available to them to protest against the severe torture they receive from the prison guards. Irish practitioners highlighted the atrocities in Jilin prison and their support for fellow practitioners imprisoned there. -
Sweden: A Falun Gong practitioners 40th Birthday Celebration
2003-11-01
The party was held at the Ericsson Company offices on the 23rd of October 2003. A traditional Chinese Lotus Dance, poetry recitals and the Falun Gong exercises were all performed. Each received a loud round of applause from the audience, accompanied by a few questions. Some Chinese employees were astonished by the answers. -
Cyprus: Letting the Cypriot People Know about the Evil Persecution in China
2003-10-31
Falun Gong practitioners held a peaceful demonstration in front of the hotel where Wu was staying as well as in front of the Parliament where Wu was to visit. When police, security guards, media and other people learned the truth, they were shocked and all of them offered their support to Falun Gong practitioners. -
NGO's Speech at a German Rally: "The Association of Threatened People is very concerned about the steadily escalating persecution that Falun Gong has been suffering from."
2003-10-31
"The Association of Threatened People is very concerned about the steadily escalating persecution that Falun Gong has been suffering from. No other religion or group has been confronted with bloody suppression in China on a scale as large as Falun Gong. Since the suppression in China started four years ago, there have been 770 Falun Gong practitioners persecuted to death in detention centres, labour camps or prisons due to inhuman torture." -
Sweden: Local Radio station Broadcasts Programmes that Reveal the Truth about Falun Gong
2003-10-31
After practitioners exposed the Chinese Consulates attempts to stop a program about Falun Gong from being broadcast on Swedish radio, practitioners from the South of Sweden set up another truth-clarifying programme. This broadcast aims to expose the evil and clarify the truth. -
"Reuters" Article: A Falun Gong lawsuit against Jiang Zemin in Spain
2003-10-31
Lawyer Mr Carlos Iglesias told the press This morning we filed for charges against Jiang and Luo for genocide and crimes of torture against Falun Gong practitioners. The most horrific human rights violation since the second World War has been occurring in China for the past four years. -
EFGIC: U.S. Congress Condemns China's Oppression of Falun Gong on U.S. Soil and in China
2003-10-31
Last week, the US Congress introduced a concurrent resolution calling on the Chinese government to end its brutal persecution of Falun Gong in China and stop all activities against Falun Gong practitioners inside the United States. -
EFGIC: Chinese Communist Insider Sued in Cyprus for Persecution of Falun Gong
2003-10-30
A member of the Chinese Communist Partys (CCP) inner circle was sued in Cyprus yesterday, joining other high-ranking Chinese officials in more than a dozen countries who have been named as defendants for their responsibility in genocide, torture, and crimes against humanity.Mr. Wu Ghuangzhen, former governor of Shandong province, was visiting with government officials in Cyprus when the national court accepted a civil suit filed by Falun Gong practitioners. -
Spain: Report on the Lawsuit against Jiang - Peaceful Demonstration in Front of the Chinese Embassy
2003-10-30
Practitioners first explained the facts to the policemen and told them that Jiang is officially being prosecuted in Spain. The policemen gathered around the practitioners with concern to hear and said they knew that Falun Gong is peaceful and is being persecuted in China. They happily accepted the Dafa materials and expressed their gratitude. -
Article from "The Cyprus Mail": Falun Gong Activists launch Suit against Visiting Chinese Official
2003-10-30
'Human rights activists yesterday launched a civil suit against a senior Chinese official on a one-day visit to the island, charging him with crimes against humanity and genocide. The activists, practitioners of Falun Gong, staged a protest outside the Presidential Palace and the House of Representatives building, and later held a news conference outlining their complaints against the Chinese government.' -
Finland: Letting People know the Truth about Falun Dafa
2003-10-30
They said that they had already heard about Falun Gong and upon learning that the man used to be an English professor, the practitioner handed him the CD. The couple asked several thoughtful questions about Falun Gong. The man held the practitioners hands tightly and reminded her to take care. -
Vice-President of the French Parliament: The Chinese Government Must Change its Attitude towards Falun Gong
2003-10-30
Letters were sent from the Vice-President of the French Parliament to the Foreign Minister stating that France must react powerfully to the human rights violations against Falun Gong. The letters also said that the Chinese government must change its attitude towards Falun Gong. -
Bulgaria: Falun Gong practitioners Painting Exhibition is Cancelled due to Pressure from the Chinese Embassy
2003-10-29
Mrs. Snezhina Chipeva MP expressed her astonishment at the cancellation of the painting exhibition under pressure from the Chinese Embassy. She also prepared an enthusiastic speech for the exhibitions opening ceremony. She believed the cancellation of the exhibition is interference in Bulgarias domestic affairs. Many members of parliament questioned the Parliaments Secretary General, and demanded an explanation of this issue. Just as a reporter stated, The event is not over yet. I feel it will influence Bulgarias future. It is very dangerous for a government to place economic interests over human rights.
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