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• Article from a Swedish Newspaper: “What Makes the Consul of an Authoritarian Country do such a Stupid Thing?”

  2003-09-29
  'This persecution has surely infringed upon human freedom and other basic rights. The Chinese abusing human rights in their own territory is already a serious mistake, but now they even use their embassies and consulates overseas to further extend the persecution. What evil this is!'
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• Finnish People Support Falun Gong during Luo Gan's Visit

  2003-09-29
  In the afternoon, practitioners went to the airport and held a peaceful demonstration as Luo Gan arrived in Rovaniemi. A journalist and a photographer from one of the largest newspapers came to Lapland to interview us. The next day there was a large article on the first page in one of Lapland’s largest newspapers.
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• Sweden: Explaining the Facts to the People of Uddevalla

  2003-09-29
  Falun Gong practitioners were invited to demonstrate the exercises and introduce the facts about the brutal persecution in China at an adult education college open day. A lot of people at the open day were very interested in Falun Gong. When hearing what was happening, local newspapers and TV stations arrived and interviewed practitioners.
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• Journalist from Local Finnish Paper reports on Falun Gong

  2003-09-29
  Falun Gong practitioners participated in an expo in the small city of Raahe to tell local people about Falun Gong. A few weeks later, practitioners came back to hold a Falun Gong exercise class for people. One of the participants in the class was a reporter from the local newspaper and she came to write an article about Falun Gong. She felt that the exercises were peaceful and relaxing.
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• French MP expresses Concern over Evil Persecution by the Jiang Regime

  2003-09-28
  "You requested me to pay attention to the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China. As a member of the Tibetan issues research group at the national assembly, I am particularly concerned about the issue of human rights in the People’s Republic of China. I completely share your reasonable anxiety over this intolerant evil behaviour."
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• Belgium: Clarifying the facts at the Inter-parliamentary Conference on Human Rights and Freedom of Religion and Belief

  2003-09-28
  “Some people think that the accused Chinese officials have the privilege of ‘Head of State Immunity’. But human rights lawyers say that people who commit the crimes of torture and genocide are not entitled to the privilege of ‘Head of State Immunity’ on the basis of International Law and the Vienna Convention. To seek common peace, I think you all agree that murderers such as Hitler, Slobodan Milosevic and Jiang Zemin should be arrested instead of having the privilege of ‘Head of State Immunity’, otherwise they will do more damage to the human society.”
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• “TT News Agency” (Sweden): The Issue regarding the Chinese Consulate's Misconduct has been submitted to the Swedish Parliament

  2003-09-28
  Swedish MP 'Cecilia Wigström told the TT News Agency, “My question is, what measures will the Minister of Foreign Affairs adopt to ensure that the Chinese consulate respects our basic laws?” She said, “This has something to do with the relationship between China and Sweden. A consulate should not to be used to persecute others in Sweden.”'
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• A Post Card to a Chinese Labour Camp - German Falun Gong Practitioners Appeal to Rescue Xiong Wei

  2003-09-28
  Those who wanted to help could sign their names on an appeal letter that was to be sent to the Premier of Germany. Those who wanted to personally encourage Xiong Wei could also take a postcard. After signing their names, they could mail it to Xiong Wei, who is currently detained in China.
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• Report from Lapland: "Now we understand you!"

  2003-09-28
  After Luo Gan’s plane left Finland in heavy fog, a Finnish official walked out of the airport. Two practitioners approached him and handed him Dafa materials. He introduced himself saying: “I am the secretary general of the Lapland Provincial government, I have understood your concerns, and I will forward your materials to the governor."
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• Belgium: Practitioners in Brussels Collect Signatures to Support the Lawsuit against Jiang Zemin

  2003-09-27
  Many people who heard about the lawsuit were shocked about the cruel persecution that is happening in China and eager to sign their names on the petition. One couple from Italy, despite being visually impaired, were very happy to sign the petition after being told the facts of the persecution. They later wished practitioners good luck in their legal action.
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• Swedish Press Release: Chinese Consulate in Gothenburg Attempts to Stop Swedish Community Radio Program

  2003-09-27
  "On July 2nd of this year, the consul-general of the Chinese consulate held a personal meeting with the Station Manager and Deputy Manager for Gothenburg’s Community Radio Association. The consul-general aimed to influence those responsible for the radio station to stop the programme Falun Gong Time, a community radio programme produced by local Falun Gong practitioners, which is broadcast in both Swedish and Chinese."
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• The Danish Police Make a Righteous Decision

  2003-09-27
  This trial of strength between the evil and the righteous was instigated by the Chinese Embassy, but because of Dafa practitioners’ unshakable righteousness, and the strong democratic sense of justice, conscience and human rights of the Danish people and local police, the correct result was decided upon. The Chinese Embassy’s intention to deliberately make things difficult for practitioners by using false accusations ended in complete failure.
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• A Letter to Falun Gong Practitioners from the Office of the German President

  2003-09-27
  "You and I both hope that China will change their human rights situation. This change will also benefit China because if there are no laws or protection for the human rights of people in China, then China cannot become a modern society. We should tell the Chinese government that this is something that must be done."
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• Article from “Associated Press” about Falun Gong Practitioners’ Worldwide Actions to Bring Jiang to Justice

  2003-09-27
  'Recent weeks have seen a flurry of new cases in Finland, Iceland, Belgium, France, and Australia. The group says it has signed on high-profile lawyers such as British human rights attorney Geoffrey Robertson to represent them. "The purpose of these cases is simple and specific: to target those responsible for the persecution. This is not a political campaign against the Chinese government," said Levi Browde, a Falun Gong spokesman in the United States.'
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• Attempts by the Chinese Consulate to Stop a Swedish Falun Gong Broadcast have been reported to the Police

  2003-09-26
  The Chinese consulate attempted to force Gothenburg authorities to stop the Falun Gong Association’s programme being broadcast, during which they actually claimed that there is a dividing line between democracy and freedom of speech. Hans Hirschi, the chief of the local TV station, was extremely annoyed about the pressure applied by the Chinese Consulate. He commented “We only need to go back to 1941 to find a similar case occurring. This makes me think of World War II, when Germany at that time attempted to control the Swedish media.”
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