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Finnish Newspaper Lapin Kansa Reports on Dafa Practitioners Appeal at the Rovaniemi Airport during Luo Gans Arrival
2003-09-15The article explains how the Chinese leader avoided the 22 practitioners who had come from around the world. According to the newspaper, Luo Gan is someone who is accused of being involved in the Tiananmen student massacre of 1989, and also in suppressing Falun Gong. -
Article from Icelandic Newspaper "Frettabladid": The Fourth Lawsuit against Luo Gan - Ready to Detain and Investigate
2003-09-15"According to Icelandic law, the Icelandic government has power over this man, if he is guilty of breaking laws with regards to torture, no matter where [the torture] happened said Ragnar in a public announcement. Lou Gan has been charged with torture, genocide and crimes against humanity, and now there is a unique chance to begin an investigation of this man. -
Moldova: The People of Moldova are Happy to Welcome Falun Dafa
2003-09-14We also left books at the book market, as well as a Video-CD with an exercise demonstration on it. We went to a Chinese restaurant where Chinese people took Dafa materials with pleasure. We gave out newsletters in the city centre every day. All of the materials distributed, including letters, contained a variety of information, including the beginning of the horrible persecution and the lawsuits against Jiang Zemin. -
UK Lawyers Support the Lawsuit against Jiang Zemin
2003-09-14A lot of solicitors are very interested in the lawsuit against Jiang. Many answered the letters, providing suggestions and useful information. Some expressed a wish to meet Falun Gong practitioners so that they could talk further. Practitioners also received supportive letters from MPs, suggesting people that they should contact. -
Finland: Visit from Chief Abuser of Human Rights Luo Gan
2003-09-14Before arriving in Finland, Luo Gan had already faced a lawsuit in Iceland launched by Falun Gong practitioners. As one of the worlds worst abusers of human rights, he wasnt a welcome visitor in Finland either. He didnt allow newspapers to interview him, apparently in fear of questions regarding the practitioners lawsuits. -
Excerpts from Evening News Report on Icelands TV Channel 1
2003-09-14At the state attorneys office, Ragnar put forward a lawsuit against Lou Gan. This is an unprecedented move, to do this to a high ranking foreign official whilst he visits Iceland. In the lawsuit, it says that Luo Gan is one of three officials in charge of the 610 Office, an organisation that is responsible for the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners, by murder, torture, sexual abuse and other cruel methods. In that respect, Lou Gan has broken international agreements that the Icelandic people abide to. -
FDI: Human Rights Lawyers Say Law Does Not Grant Immunity to Chinese Official for Crimes Against Falun Gong
2003-09-14'Luo Gan, a Standing Committee member of the Chinese Communist Partys Politburo and notorious abuser of human rights, does not merit immunity overseas for his crimes of genocide and torture, human rights lawyers say. Luo Gan, who is currently on a tour of four European nations, is facing a number of criminal lawsuits in multiple countries in Europe.' -
Article from UK Newspaper Nottingham Evening Post: Lawsuit Bid on 'Abuse' Claims
2003-09-14An Academic has launched a legal challenge over China's alleged human rights abuses. Dr Li Shao, a lecturer at the University of Nottingham, is among a group who have brought a lawsuit in Iceland against Chinese official Luo Gan. It charges him with torture, genocide and crimes against humanity, and has been timed to coincide with Gan's visit to Iceland this week. -
WOIPFG Participated in the Lawsuit in Iceland Against Luo Gan, the Head of the 610 Office
2003-09-14This organisation, that has no legal foundation, is similar to Nazi Germanys Gestapo and also the teams during Chinas Cultural Revolution. Because of the special status and function of the 610 Office, it should be held responsible for the illegal deeds of death, torture, arbitrary detention, education through labour, as well as sentences and fines that are common with the persecution of Falun Gong. -
610 Office Head Lou Gan Arrives in Finland and is Condemned by the Public and Media
2003-09-13The 610 Office is an organisation with many striking similarities to the Gestapo. Reports have pointed out that human rights lawyer Georges-Henri Beauthier has represented Falun Gong practitioners while filing a lawsuit on the 20th of August, accusing Jiang Zemin and those who are primarily in charge of the 610 office, of committing crimes of torture, crimes against humanity and genocide. -
Radio France Internationale (RFI): Falun Gong Practitioners sue Luo Gan in Iceland
2003-09-13'According to news from the Falun Dafa Information Centre, practitioners around the world have filed a lawsuit against Luo Gan, a member of the Chinese governments politburo standing committee, via Ragnar Adalsteinsson who is an internationally renowned human rights lawyer, and have charged him with crimes of torture, genocide and crimes against humanity, upon his arrival to Iceland.' -
Icelandic Review: Luo Gan Protest
2003-09-13'Dr. Li Shao is one of those pressing charges. His sister-in-law was arrested and sent to a prison camp without trial and has endured severe torture. A journalist from the [Icelandic newspaper] 'Morgunbladid', who asked Gan a question about human rights, was surrounded by Chinese security guards immediately and transported from the premises.' -
Russia: A Performance to Celebrate the 300th Birthday of St. Petersburg City
2003-09-13Practitioners hoped that this event could help people learn more about Falun Dafa and the brutal persecution that is happening in China. One could also view the work of Australian painter and practitioner Zhang Cuiying, and learn about her suffering in Chinese labour camps because she practised Falun Gong and lived by the principles of Truthfulness, Kindness, Tolerance. -
Germany: Photo Exhibition to Expose Jiang's Genocide Tours the Country
2003-09-13Visitors were shocked to see the persecution facts exposed in these photos and posters. After viewing the exhibits, many people took the initiative to sign a petition requesting an immediate end to the brutal persecution of Falun Gong practitioners, who believe in "Truth-Compassion-Forbearance". -
EFGIC: Criminal Lawsuit Filed in Finland Charging Head of Gestapo-like Agency in China with Crimes of Genocide, Torture
2003-09-12A criminal lawsuit was filed today in Helsinki, Finland charging the head of Chinas Gestapo-like 6-10 Office, Luo Gan, with crimes of genocide and torture.