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• Excerpt from Finnish Newspaper “Huvudstadsbladet” about Genocide Lawsuit launched against Persecutors of Falun Gong

  2003-09-18
  '“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.'
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• Macedonia: Public, Media and Government of Macedonia are Supportive of Falun Gong (pictures)

  2003-09-17
  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.
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• Swiss Attaché follows Practitioners’ Appeal Hearing in Hong Kong

  2003-09-17
  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.
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• Speech from ‘European Friends of Falun Gong’ Seminar in UK Parliament: “Rescue my Sister Baolian, a Falun Gong Practitioner Imprisoned in Beijing”

  2003-09-17
  "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."
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• Comprehensive Report: Luo Gan Charged With Torture and Genocide in Iceland; International Media Pays Attention

  2003-09-17
  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.
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• Dafa Practitioner tells Chief Persecutor Luo Gan: “Falun Dafa is Good!”

  2003-09-17
  The Dafa practitioner said: “I have something very important to tell you”. At this point, everyone accompanying Luo focused their attention and listened carefully. The Dafa practitioner said peacefully: “I practise Falun Dafa”. Once Luo had heard the words Falun Dafa, his face immediately turned pale grey and he turned his head away. One of his entourage was so angry that he tried to push the Dafa practitioner away. The Dafa practitioner continued to say peacefully: “Falun Dafa is good.”
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• A Letter to the Newspaper “Keskisuomalainen” from the Falun Dafa Association of Finland

  2003-09-17
  "China has signed the Declaration for Human Rights and as yet is still able to almost freely destroy its citizens, even though many human rights associations have been informing the world about its crimes – Finland however is remaining silent. By approving the conduct of the governments of these kinds of countries, we are in fact giving support to them when they are committing violations against their own people. We cannot approve these kinds of atrocities, and let them exist in modern society. They should be brought to justice. With righteousness, can we lead by example."
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• “AFI”: Falun Gong Practitioners File a Lawsuit Against Luo Gan in Finland

  2003-09-17
  According to news on the Falun Gong website Clearwisdom.net on Thursday afternoon, Finnish human rights lawyer Erkki Kannisto was instructed to submit a lawsuit to the national Prosecutor’s Office and the police department. The lawsuit was filed by Falun Gong practitioners against Luo Gan, the head of the “610” Office. Luo Gan is being charged with brutal torture and Genocide.
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• EFGIC: Six-Month Pregnant Falun Gong Practitioner Beaten With a Wooden Rod by Chinese Police

  2003-09-17
  According to the victim, police kidnapped her and other Falun Gong practitioners from a friend’s home and detained them in a local police station. “They jumped on me and again beat me with the stick, while grabbing my hair and punching my face,” said the woman. “My face and mouth were covered in bruises and blood, I had loose teeth, and my clothes were bloodstained.”
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• EFGIC: Armenian Falun Gong Practitioners take the First Steps in Court Action against Luo Gan

  2003-09-16
  LONDON (EFGIC) – The string of court cases against the Chinese officials responsible for the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China will continue to Armenia. Luo Gan, the head of the notorious 6-10 office which is responsible for the worst abuses of human rights, is today in Armenia and Falun Gong practitioners have already met with lawyers to start a court action against him.
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• Luo Gan Faced a Criminal Lawsuit in Finland

  2003-09-16
  Following the Icelandic criminal lawsuit against Luo Gan, head of China's "610 Office", on charges of persecuting Falun Gong, the Finnish human right lawyer Mr. Erkki Kannsto filed a criminal lawsuit against Luo Gan with the National Criminal Prosecutor Office and the Police Department in Helsinki on the charges of “cruel torture” and “genocide.”
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• A Letter to the President of Armenia

  2003-09-16
  "The current visitor to your country, Mr. Luo Gan, is the leader of the “6-10” Office in China. This office and its leader, Mr. Luo, are responsible for brutal violations of human rights, including forced labour, violence, psychiatric abuse, ill-treatment, torture and even murder of innocent Falun Gong practitioners. He is currently being charged in European and US courts for the crimes of genocide and others that are categorised as crimes against humanity according to the International Criminal Court (ICC)."
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• “Radio Free Asia”: Finnish People Dislike Luo Gan’s Human Rights Records

  2003-09-16
  'On Thursday morning some Falun Gong practitioners, who have personally experienced persecution or whose relatives have been persecuted, submitted a lawsuit against Luo Gan to the Finnish court. Furthermore, the Finnish Falun Dafa Association has already submitted a criminal lawsuit against Luo Gan to the prosecutors...The Finnish public took a strong dislike toward this criminal.'
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• Article from Icelandic newspaper “Morgunbladid”: Organisations and Individuals Press Charges against Luo Gan

  2003-09-16
  “If the government does not respond it can be considered that the Icelandic people are in agreement with this man’s conduct as well as that of the Chinese government,” says Ragnar. Since Luo planned to leave the country today, Ragnar wants him to be investigated immediately so that the claim for his arrest or detention can be submitted.
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• Article from “The Epoch Times”: German President to Raise Human Rights with China

  2003-09-16
  'Amnesty International’s German branch and Frankfurt-based International Association for Human Rights (IGFM) wrote letters to President Rau on September 9th, asking him to appeal for people who are being persecuted in China, and specifically mentioning Falun Gong and Falun Gong practitioner Xiong Wei. Xiong Wei studied in the Technical University of Berlin during 1993 to 1999. She was sentenced to 2-year labour education for distributing Falun Gong materials in January 2002 in Beijing.'
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