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• Dow Jones: HK Falun Gong Spokeswoman Says Sister Detained In Beijing

  2003-07-07
  'Xiao said it was her sister's first trip to Hong Kong. When the sister flew back to Beijing on Wednesday, her husband was alarmed when he couldn't find her at the airport. Security officials later informed the husband that his wife had been arrested, Xiao said. Xiao said the authorities also are looking for her mother, who has been arrested seven times for Falun Gong activities and now is in hiding in the mainland. Xiao said that when authorities told her brother-in-law his wife had been arrested, they asked about the mother's whereabouts.'
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  The Spanish Clearharmony Website is Officially Launched Today!

  2003-07-06
  
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• Germany: Falun Gong Practitioners took part in Frankfurt International Cultural Festival Parade

  2003-07-06
  Falun Gong practitioners took part in the First Frankfurt International Cultural Festival parade. The practitioners received waves of applause from the crowd, which astonished the Chinese people on the sidewalks. They clearly saw the stark contrast between Jiang’s persecution of Falun Gong in China and Falun Gong’s popularity in societies around the world.
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• Helsingin Sanomat (Finland newspaper): Hong Kong filled with Demonstrators

  2003-07-06
  'It was impossible to measure the size of the crowd that were dwelling for several hours in the downtown area, but the estimates were between 200,000 and 500,000. The protest were the biggest since 1989 when Hong Kong's people supported students who got massacred on Tiananmen square in Beijing.'
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• Sweden: Collecting Signatures in Gothenburg to Stop Hong Kong's Article 23

  2003-07-05
  On one particularly busy day day, over 500 people signed the petition. Also, many young people seemed very interested in learning more about Article 23. Some Chinese tourists also received information in Chinese about the persecution of Falun Gong in China.
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• Sweden: Dafa Practitioners Continue to Collect Petition Signatures Opposing Article 23 Legislation in Hong Kong

  2003-07-05
  Since 28 June, Dafa practitioners have been collecting petition signatures in the busy parts of Gothenburg appealing against the legislation of Article 23 in Hong Kong and calling for the protection of human liberty. Many people approached practitioners to express their concern for the people Hong Kong.
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• Germany: Falun Gong Catches People’s Attention at the Regensburg City Festival

  2003-07-04
  The Falun Gong exercise demonstration and the female practitioners’ traditional Chinese dancing caught the attention of many people. Besides applauding enthusiastically, many people also took the opportunity to sign their names on a petition opposing the persecution of Falun Gong and supporting the lawsuit against Jiang.
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• Russia: Letter from Falun Dafa Practitioner to the Media on the UN International Day in Support of Victims of Torture

  2003-07-04
  "Inhumane torture, including forced psychiatric treatment, has already lead to 727 deaths of those who practise the peaceful teaching called Falun Gong, which has nothing to do with religion or politics, and which is aimed solely at raising morality and improving physical health."
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• Sweden: People in the City of Malmo Sign a Petition to Oppose Article 23

  2003-07-04
  Practitioners displayed photo boards and a banner reading, “Oppose Article 23, Return Power to the People”. They told passers-by about the persecutory nature of Article 23 in detail. Once Article 23 is enacted, people in Hong Kong will lose their freedom and liberty and Hong Kong will be less prosperous. Many Swedish people signed the petition the moment they heard the truth.
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• Radio Free Asia: High level Diplomats in Greece and UK Criticise Article 23 Legislation in Hong Kong

  2003-07-04
  'According to a report by the Associated Press, this declaration indicated that although the Hong Kong government has carried out amendments to the clauses of Article 23, the European Union is “highly disappointed that the clauses about banning organisations have not been amended.” The declaration called on the Hong Kong government and the Legislation Council to ensure that the new legislation is consistent with the principles of “one country, two systems.”'
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• The Times: Protests over new security law halt Hong Kong

  2003-07-04
  '“Return rule to the people,” the demonstrators chanted in response to the proposed new law, known as Article 23, which will allow the Hong Kong Government to outlaw local groups with ties to any organisation banned on the mainland. It will also give police the power to conduct searches without a warrant and impose a ban on disclosing state secrets. '
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• Reuters: Hong Kong Faces Growing Anger Over Security Bill

  2003-07-04
  'Pro-Beijing lawmakers and political commentators called for Tung to listen to the city's seven million residents after a massive street protest on Tuesday...Several key pro-government blocs in the legislature are now reviewing their positions after the demonstration. While no one expects dominant pro-government groups to join democrats and vote against the bill, analysts say the outcome could be close if Tung does not offer some goodwill gestures. '
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• Far East Economy Review: No Faith in The Article

  2003-07-04
  'While the new security laws were clearly the catalyst for the huge protest, which stunned organizers and the government alike, it was clear that popular discontent with Tung and his team over the recent Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome crisis was a major factor in the turnout. Hong Kong has been declared free of the deadly virus for now but the local economy remains in the doldrums, unemployment has risen above 8% and a grinding decline in the property market continues to erode the wealth of homeowners. Slogans on posters, banners and T-shirts, some uncharacteristically crude for Hong Kong, ridiculed Tung and his top officials and called on them to resign.'
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• Agence France Presse (AFP): Hong Kong Protests a Wake Up Call for Government: Analysts

  2003-07-03
  'Hong Kong's massive street protest against proposed anti-subversion legislation Tuesday was a wake-up call that neither the government, Beijing nor the democracy movement could afford to overlook, analysts said. Up to 500,000 people are estimated to have taken to the streets to vent their anger at the proposed Article 23 law they fear will curb civil freedoms and gag free speech.'
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• Agence France Presse (AFP): Over 200,000 Hong Kong Citizens Participate in the July 1st Parade Protesting Against Article 23 Legislation

  2003-07-03
  On the sixth anniversary of the handover of Hong Kong on July 1st, over 200,000 Hong Kong Citizens participated in a large-scale parade protesting against Article 23. Below are some of the photos of the parade by AFP.
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