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Report from Swedish Newspaper DN Kultur: Chinese Consulate attempts to Stop Swedish Radio Station from Broadcasting Falun Gong Programmes
2003-09-23'The hostess of the Falun Gong programme Yvonne Kleberg said, We think that this act ignores Swedish law. China has neither the right to influence the Swedish media nor the right to invade our freedom of expression. She has already reported the case to the police. The reporter had tried many times to contact the Chinese consulate in Gothenburg, but in vain.' -
Germany: You have made the Hamburg Multicultural Festival more vibrant!
2003-09-23It was a sunny day and passers-by watched the parade with great interest. There were nearly thirty groups attending the parade. The Falun Gong part of the parade was led by a beautiful blue banner reading The World needs Zhen-Shan-Ren. Practitioners lotus dance and fan dance were dignified and elegant. -
France: Photo Report Promoting Falun Dafa in a Lively Area of Paris
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Article from "The Epoch Times": Restraining Jacket Used in Chinese Labour Camps
2003-09-23The abusive officers put the jacket on unyielding Falun Gong practitioners. Both arms of the victim are immediately injured. The tendons and bones of the shoulders, elbows, and wrists are torn and fractured. When the torture is prolonged, the spinal cord is fractured and the result is an extremely painful death. Six Falun Gong practitioners have been tortured to death by this method. -
Sweden: The Chinese Consulate's Attempts to stop Falun Gong Broadcasts are in Vain
2003-09-22A-L Björneberg from the International Womens Organization for Freedom and Peace strongly condemned the Chinese Consulates behaviour in Sweden. She said, Such a thing happening in Sweden has made me feel angry. They are so afraid of Falun Gong that they even use these methods in our country to influence us. -
Finland: Media Attention Turns to Dafa Practitioners Peaceful Appeals against the Human Rights Abuser
2003-09-22The TV news stated that Luo Gan was unwilling to see the reporters and that during his visit to Europe he had seen Falun Gong demonstrations from various parts of the world. The Finnish Minister of Justice, Mr. Johannes Koskinen, stated in the report that the peaceful demonstrations by Falun Gong practitioners enabled the Chinese officials to know the thoughts of Finnish and European people. -
Germany: Picture Exhibition to Expose Jiangs Genocide in front of the Parliament Building
2003-09-22A lot of Chinese tourists accepted Dafa materials. They were surprised to see Falun Dafa practitioners in Germany. The flyers, in more than 20 languages, did not last long. After seeing the banners and listening to practitioners reveal the extent of Jiang crimes against humanity, many people said, We all know what a dictator is he is just like this! -
Finland: Explaining the Facts to the Finnish Government
2003-09-22Worldwide Falun Gong practitioners have constantly sent letters to related officials in the Finnish government. The Finnish Prime Ministers secretary asked for more materials from practitioners and said that the Prime Minister would discuss these issues in a meeting with Luo Gan. -
Moldova: The Head of the 610 Office is facing a Criminal Lawsuit
2003-09-21Luo Gan has been sued during each of his visits to Europe, which has aroused the attention of international and local media. For righteousness and justice, the World Organisation to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong and The Committee for the Global Action of Rescuing Family Members are at present spontaneously cooperating with Falun Gong practitioners to file a lawsuit against Luo Gan in Moldova. -
Special Report from Armenia: A Lawsuit was filed against Luo Gan in Yerevan, the Capital of Armenia
2003-09-21Information from Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, states that Falun Gong practitioners have filed a lawsuit at the court of Yerevan on the 16th September, suing Luo Gan, leader of the Chinese regime’s “610 Office” terrorist organisation, for crimes of torture and genocide. This was the third time Luo has been sued for genocide and torture during his northern European tour. -
Greece: Spreading the Fa and Telling People the Facts
2003-09-21Practitioners visited Athens and held an exercise demonstration on the street while passing out flyers to introduce the practice to passersby. Many locals and tourists all stopped to ask questions and were shocked and sympathetic upon hearing about the persecution in China. Luckily practitioners had flyers in many different languages to give to the passersby. -
Article from "The Epoch Times": Lawsuit Against Former Communist Leader Continues, Plaintiffs Say
2003-09-21'Falun Gong practitioners will appeal the U.S. District Court decision to dismiss a civil lawsuit against former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin for crimes against humanity and genocide, stated their attorney, Dr. Terri Marsh at a recent press conference. The defendant, Jiang Zemin, has tried various ways to interfere with the case, including threatening to impair the relationship between the United States and China.' -
Germany: Picture Exhibition in front of the Presidential Palace details Jiang Zemins Crimes of Genocide
2003-09-20September 9th was the day when the German president visited China. It was also the day when students from all over Germany who performed well in their examinations were invited to the Presidential Palace. This gave practitioners the opportunity to reveal the extent of the persecution in China and tell more people about the lawsuit against Jiang. -
UK: Telling Chinese People the Facts at a Moon Festival Party in Leeds
2003-09-20A man from Mainland China met with practitioners and happily said, When is your next exercise class? Please phone me and take me there. I want to learn the exercises as well. A large amount of materials were distributed and looking around, practitioners found that everyone was carefully reading them. In a single evening, nearly everyone received some Falun Gong materials. Someone said jokingly, I think tonight isnt a Moon Festival party but a Falun Gong material reading meeting! -
France: Practitioners Spread the Fa in l'Ile d'Oleron on the West Coast
2003-09-20In the intense heat of summer, Dafa practitioners went to l'Ile d'Oleron on the west coast of France. There were many tourists there and practitioners told them the facts about the persecution of Falun Gong in China, as well as demonstrating the Falun Gong exercises. Many people stopped to listen to the practitioners. The following pictures contain images of Faluns.