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Sweden: The Four Years of Persecution are in Vain. Truthfulness, Kindness and Tolerance are deeply rooted in people's hearts
2003-08-25People there were happy to talk with us. They were delighted to receive the flyers and listen to the truth about the on-going persecution in China. Many people signed their names in the signature book to support the lawsuits against Jiang Zemin, who is the main instigator of the persecution. Some said: Those who are responsible for this persecution must be brought to justice."
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Speech for Rally at Parliament Hill
2003-08-25There can be no excuses. No silence. No looking away. Instead all governments must, with determination and resolve, do everything possible to ensure that Chinese officials, no matter how high or low their office, who have been responsible for committing human rights violations are held to account for what they have done. That is what justice demands. That is what human rights demand.
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EFGIC: Former Chinese Leader Faces Criminal Lawsuit in Belgium for Genocide, Torture, and Crimes Against Humanity
2003-08-24A lawsuit charging former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin and two of his senior aides with genocide, torture and crimes against humanity was filed yesterday in Belgium by practitioners of Falun Gong and their lawyer, Mr. Georges-Henri Beauthier.
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Photo Report: UK Falun Dafa Day Activities in Birmingham
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Belgium: The Lawsuit against Jiang Attracts Great Interest from the Belgian Media
2003-08-24After the press conference held on August 20th, the Belgian media continue to show strong interest in the lawsuit against Jiang. On August 21st, at the request of a TV station, practitioners from France, Sweden, Britain, Germany, Denmark, Australia, and also Belgium were interviewed at the Brussels practice site.
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Report from Reuters: A Renowned Belgian Lawyer will Represent the Plaintiffs in the Lawsuit against Jiang
2003-08-24According to a news report from Reuters, Brussels on August 19th, a renowned lawyer will represent the plaintiffs in suing the former Chinese president, Jiang Zemin. It is said in the case that Jiangs crack down on Falun Gong violates the law of human rights in Belgium. According to the news report, one of the plaintiffs in the case, Matthias Slaats, told Reuters on Tuesday a number of Falun Gong members in countries including Belgium, the United States and Australia were filing similar lawsuits against Jiang Zemin for torture, crimes against humanity and genocide.
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European Dafa Practitioners go to Belgium to Support the Submission of the Lawsuit against Jiang
2003-08-23Entrusted by Falun Gong practitioners, the renowned Belgian human rights lawyer Georges-Henri Beauthier filed a lawsuit against Jiang Zemin and Li Lanqing with the Federal Prosecutor on charges of genocide, anti-human behaviour and cruel torture on the morning of August 20th. Many Dafa practitioners from various European countries went to Belgium to support the case.
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EFGIC: Satellite Broadcasts Across Ten Provinces Expose Crimes of Former Chinese Leader
2003-08-23The programmes, which ran during the evening primetime on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday of last week, included material detailing the lawsuit filed in the US against former leader Jiang Zemin (in-depth) for his role in persecuting Falun Gong, Jiang Zemins order to cover up the true count of SARS victims (in-depth) and other crimes against China, and a third-party report debunking anti-Falun Gong self-immolation propaganda (in-depth) put forth by Xinhua.
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Radio Free Asia: Falun Gong practitioners Sue Jiang Zemin in Belgium
2003-08-23'Six Falun Gong practitioners submitted a lawsuit to the Belgian federal prosecutors against Jiang Zemin, Chinas former leader and Chair of the Central Military Committee of the Peoples Republic of China, for persecuting Falun Gong practitioners and for committing torture, crimes against humanity, and genocide.'
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Sweden: Telling People the Facts during the Gothenburg Festival
2003-08-23Passers-by expressed their sympathy with the persecution that Falun Gong practitioners are suffering in China. They showed great interest in the lawsuits filed in many countries against the former Chinese President, Jiang Zemin, who is the prime culprit of the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners. Many of them indicated their support for the legal actions taken by Dafa practitioners.
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Belgian Radio Station RTBF: Falun Gong Practitioners Sue Jiang Zemin in Belgium
2003-08-23'Six Falun Gong practitioners sued Jiang Zemin, the former leader of China and the dictator of the regime. Falun Gong is banned in China. This cultivation practice originated in China and has now spread to sixty countries world-wide. The plaintiffs are suing Jiang for genocide, crimes against humanity and crimes of torture under a new Belgian law.'
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Special News Bulletin: Jiang Zemin Sued in Belgium for Genocide
2003-08-22Our lawsuit is the 11th international lawsuit to emerge in the last two years against Chinese government officials or entities for their role in the persecution of Falun Gong. Three of these lawsuits in the United States have already handed down judgements against Chinese officials for torture and other crimes committed in the persecution of Falun Gong.But the real terror of Jiang's genocidal policy towards Falun Gong is not found merely in the number of dead or the number of imprisoned. What Jiang unleashed in July 1999 was a horrific form of genocide that not only seeks to "physically destroy" 70-100 million people because they believe in "Truthfulness, Compassion and Tolerance", but has sought to destroy that belief itself.
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Belgium: Lawsuit against Jiang Draws Great Interest from Belgian Media
2003-08-22On the 20th of August, Belgian Falun Gong practitioners organised a press conference about the lawsuit against Chinas dictator Jiang Zemin, at the Federation Court in Brussels, the capital of Belgium. Major Dutch and Belgian media organisations attended the conference. Outside the court, Falun Gong practitioners peaceful demonstrations of the exercises also attracted media attention.
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Sweden: Telling people the Facts at the Malmo Food Festival
2003-08-22After we displayed banners, pictures of persecuted practitioners in China and information about the International Lawsuit against Jiang, people immediately came to sign our petition. We gave them materials and they were happy to receive them. When Chinese tourists saw our exercise demonstration, they accepted our newspapers and materials without worry.
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Asia Pacific Media Network: How Much Trouble Could China Get In?
2003-08-22'Behind the facade of the emerging giant, just how fragile is China? A provocative book, published here, raises serious questions about China's future. And, one wonders, the intentions of its authors.'