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  • Article from "The Epoch Times": Letter to the Editor - Iceland’s Pendulum Opinion on Luo Gan

    'Steingrimur J. Sigfusson, president of the Green Party, said he would not go to dinner with Luo Gan even if he were invited and that he was very proud of [practitioners' solicitor] Ragnar since this was a very righteous claim, and that it was in his opinion very positive and historical for Iceland in this time.'
  • FDI: Beneath a Façade of Deceitful Propaganda, Genocide Unfolds

    "Soon after he was detained, Mr. Zhang was sentenced to two years at the Mianyang Xinhua Forced Labour Camp in Sichuan Province, where he was tortured with electric batons, beaten, deprived of sleep and bound with ropes until he lost consciousness. This torture was administered repeatedly as labour camp guards attempted to coerce him to write a “repentant” statement renouncing Falun Gong."
  • Video: FGM TV News - 04/09/2003

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  • Many People in Finland learn the Truth about Falun Gong

    The next day, many people took leaflets. They told us that they had read the report in newspapers and would like to learn more about Falun Gong. Over one thousand leaflets were handed out in only two hours. One passer-by said, “I watched the report on TV. It condemned the persecution of Falun Gong. We support you.” One boy shouted while pressing his bike bell, “You did a very good job.” An old man took one copy of leaflet and read it. After reading it, he came toward the practitioners and said, “The truth will win. God bless you.”
  • UK: Practitioners Spread the Fa at the Birmingham International Arts Festival

    Tens of thousands of people from all over Britain attend the “Birmingham Arts Fest” every year and this is the second time that UK Falun Gong practitioners have taken part. Practitioners who gave out leaflets were rushed off their feet for the whole day due to the enormous amount of people. Many people came to know the truth about Dafa through this arts festival.
  • A Letter to the Editor of Danish Newspaper “Politiken”: Expelled to an Uncertain Fate

    "In a state where one person can rule everything, it was no use that others in the government were against the ban. Few dare to risk their lives for the truth. Yet this is the choice millions of Falun Gong practitioners face every day, when they, with a knife at their throat, are forced to choose between their faith in Truth, Compassion and Tolerance or captivity, torture and death."
  • Norway: A Weekend of Fa Study and Promoting Falun Gong in two Cities in Southern Norway

    The practitioners divided into two groups: one group stayed in Sandnes and the other travelled to the city of Stavanger, to conduct similar activities. Passers-by learnt how peaceful practitioners are tortured to death, just because they want to live by the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion and Tolerance.
  • Spain: Touring the Country to let People know about Falun Dafa (part 2)

    Many people were anxious to know more about Falun Dafa and asked for flyers. When accepting the flyers and looking at them, some people already knew about Dafa and uttered: “It’s Falun Gong, very good!” Some of them also enquired about information on the free classes where they can learn the Dafa exercises.
  • France: Telling People the Facts and Appealing for Justice

    Many television reporters came to interview Ms. Dai’s and some other practitioners. The interviews lasted about two hours. All of the reporters were shocked by the persecution in China, and assured us that they would do whatever they could to let the French public know about the persecution and the slander that Falun Gong practitioners have suffered.
  • Article from Finnish Newspaper “Kaleva” about Chinese Criminal Luo Gan’s Visit to Finland

    'Is our judicial system doubtful of evidence that in other countries has lead to a lawsuit? Shouldn't we also familiarise ourselves with this material? If we dismiss the case, doesn’t this mean an acceptance of human rights violations? How could renowned international human rights lawyers start filing a lawsuit without clear evidence?'
  • Excerpt from Finnish Newspaper “Huvudstadsbladet” about Genocide Lawsuit launched against Persecutors of Falun Gong

    '“Through the legal process against the ex-president, we hope that he will be finally brought to justice for all of the violence he initiated,” says Bachmann. According to him, one month before Falun Gong was banned in July 1999 when actions to crush the Falun Gong movement began, the so called “610” office was founded. Since then, thousands of practitioners have witnessed mass arrests, murders and brutal torture against practitioners. “The “610” office is similar to the Gestapo. Their aim is to organise the fight against Falun Gong by any means” says Bachmann.'
  • Macedonia: Public, Media and Government of Macedonia are Supportive of Falun Gong (pictures)

    Government officials at the Foreign Ministry and other offices were all very kind and supportive and offered their help. Practitioners told them they would help us a lot if they spread the truth about Falun Gong to other government officials, and they promised to do this. A representative of the Ministry of Justice was very interested in the lawsuits against Jiang Zemin. He asked to receive regular information from practitioners and agreed that it was about time something was done to stop this persecution.
  • Swiss Attaché follows Practitioners’ Appeal Hearing in Hong Kong

    Jiang Zemin has committed crimes of Genocide in his mad persecution of Falun Gong practitioners. To enforce his policy of “defaming their reputation, bankrupting them financially and destroying them physically” he has forced people to act against their own will. Under his orders many people have committed atrocious crimes that will weigh heavy on their conscience for the rest of their lives.
  • Speech from ‘European Friends of Falun Gong’ Seminar in UK Parliament: “Rescue my Sister Baolian, a Falun Gong Practitioner Imprisoned in Beijing”

    "Baolian is only one of the thousands of unlawfully detained Falun Gong practitioners in China. The persecution in China continues and the number of deaths from torture increases. The Falun Dafa Information Centre has confirmed that around 780 practitioners have died, over 100,000 have been illegally sent to labour camps, more than 500 Falun Gong practitioners have been sentenced to prison terms of up to 18 years, and hundreds of thousands of practitioners have been illegally arrested and detained."
  • Comprehensive Report: Luo Gan Charged With Torture and Genocide in Iceland; International Media Pays Attention

    On September 9, a renowned Icelandic human rights lawyer, filed an action with the State Criminal Prosecutor. The legal complaint against Luo Gan is based on the United Nations Convention Against Torture, which Iceland signed in November 1996. Plaintiffs in the lawsuit include practitioners from Australia, Canada, the United States, Britain, Italy, Holland, Denmark and Ireland. It is the twelfth international lawsuit in nine countries to emerge in the past two years against high-ranking Chinese officials or government bodies for their roles in persecuting Falun Gong.