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AFP: Icelandic Lawsuit accuses Top Chinese Leader of Torture and Genocide
2003-09-10
'"Iceland has a legal and moral duty to prosecute forcefully and bring to justice persons that are guilty of systematic violations of international human rights," Adalsteinsson was quoted as saying...The group, whose followers practice meditation to improve their physical and mental well-being, say more than 1,600 members have been tortured or beaten to death in China during the crackdown.' -
Iceland: Amnesty International Protest Luo Gan's Visit to Reykjavik
2003-09-10According to the reports from Icelandic media, on August 7th, 2003, the Iceland branch of Amnesty International had planned to stage a demonstration in centre of Reykjavik, the Icelandic Capital, at 11:50 a.m. September 8th. The demonstration was to protest against the visit of Luo Gan, the head of the Political and Legislative Affairs Committee and one of the accomplices in the persecution of Falun Gong. -
"Iceland Review" Reports on Protests against Luo Gan
2003-09-10The report went on to mention how Luo Gan attempted to export his suppression of freedom to the free land of Iceland and showed the true nature of this vicious regime that shamelessly acts like criminlas even in foreign countries: 'A journalist from the daily "Morgunbladid", who asked Gan a question about human rights, was surrounded by Chinese security guards immediately and transported from the premises.' -
The Polish Clearharmony Website is Officially Launched
2003-09-10The Polish Clearharmony website is now online at http://pl.clearharmony.net. -
Photo Report: Swiss Falun Gong Practitioners Hold a Press Conference in Geneva
2003-09-10
On the 4th of September 2003, Swiss Falun Gong practitioners held a press conference in Geneva, and announced that in order to be able to continue to speak on behalf of the hundreds of thousands of Falun Gong practitioners detained and tortured in China, Swiss citizens and victims of the persecution, have decided to take joint action against the Jiang regime to obtain compensation legally. -
Ukraine: Dafa Practitioners Hold a Performance for Children
2003-09-10
On the 29th August, Dafa practitioners held a performance at a Children’s Home in Kiev. The performances included dancing accompanied by a traditional Ukrainian instrument, the Bantula, as well as several songs, some of which were composed by Dafa practitioners as well as traditional Ukrainian songs. -
Russia: A Gift for Local Falun Dafa Practitioners
2003-09-10
On one occasion, a local T.V station interviewed a practitioner about our activity and also agreed to make a documentary on Falun Dafa. After a few days, the T.V station sent the finished documentary on tape to a practitioner, together with a gift. The gift was an ornate white jade plate with the words “I love Falun Dafa” written on it. -
Daily News (New York): We Can Never Give Up Fight for Human Rights
2003-09-10"The skyscrapers recently built in Chinese cities are beautiful and often crowded, but not for a minute are they as crowded as the political prisons and hard-labor camps where millions of arrested Chinese are "taught" to think as the government wants them to think. The most important tools of the government are prisons and torture. For political prisoners, the two are virtually synonymous." -
BBC: Sars-like viruses found in China
2003-09-10Many expect there will be another outbreak of a Sars-like illness, perhaps starting later this year - and probably starting again in southern China, where conditions are most likely to allow similar viruses to jump from animals into humans. The World Health Organisation has introduced a new method of looking out for suspicious cases in southern China. -
AFP: Hong Kong will not pass security law without public support: security chief
2003-09-10HONG KONG, Sept 6 (AFP) - Hong Kong will not try to enact its controversial security law, which has been shelved indefinitely following mass protests, until the bill has public support, the territory's security chief said on Saturday. "We will not push to enact this important piece of legislation until we have the support and understanding of the public," Security Secretary Ambrose Lee told reporters on Saturday. -
EFGIC: Criminal Lawsuit Filed in Iceland Charging Head of Gestapo-like Agency in China with Crimes of Torture, Genocide
2003-09-09
Mr. Li Shao, a Falun Dafa practitioner from the UK, and Mr. Ragnar Adalsteinsson, renowned Icelandic human rights lawyer representing the plaintiffs in a lawsuit filed against Luo Gan for crimes of torture and genocide. The defendant, Luo Gan, is embarking on a tour of European nations this week. -
Iceland: Media Show Great Interest In Lawsuit Launched Against Head of 610 Office
2003-09-09
After submitting the lawsuit, European practitioners and Ragnar Adalsteinsson held a press conference outside of the Ministry of Justice only metres away from the building where Luo Gan was. The press conference was attended by Iceland media, including major newspapers, TV stations and radio stations. -
French MP Replies to a Falun Gong Practitioners
2003-09-08"Please acknowledge that it alerted my attention even though I am very aware of the situation. As you may already know, I have informed the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. M. Dominique de Villipin about this issue. I will continue to, as an M.P., alert others about your situation." -
Europa Press (Spanish Newspaper): A Falun Gong practitioner's bereaved wife exposes the persecution in Madrid and Appeals to Bring Jiang Zemin to Justice
2003-09-08Since then Falun Gong practitioners have also accused Jiang’s regime of extending the suppression overseas. Chinese embassies around the world, including the one in Spain have refused to renew Falun Gong practitioners’ passports even though they have legitimate residency status and working permits. As to the western Falun Gong practitioners, they have been denied entry to Chinese territory. Moreover, many Chinese newspapers in foreign countries have been acquired and controlled by the Chinese embassies. “They dare not carry the true news about Falun Gong. They simply carry fabricated and slanderous news given by Chinese government.” -
Reference Material: The Economic Threat from China
2003-09-08'An invisible cause for concern is the extremely cheap labour costs in China. Everyone knows that in China the rights and interests of workers are seldom safeguarded. They have no trade unions and are not allowed to have trade unions. Most workers do not even know how to protect themselves from being injured and the worst is even if they do know, they have no way to deal with it, because nobody wants to help them. Laws are for suppressing the workers rather than safeguarding them.'
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