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• AFP (Agence France-Presse): Massive Protest to Mark Anniversary of Hong Kong's Handover from Britain

  2003-07-01
  'Hong Kong will mark its sixth anniversary under Chinese rule on July 1 with a huge protest march over proposed national security legislation which many fear will restrict fundamental freedoms...United States and Britain have joined international human rights and press groups to condemn the planned laws.'
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• MEP Writes to UK Ambassador for China regarding a Practitioner’s Persecuted Family and Friends

  2003-06-30
  "I have been informed that this people have been imprisoned solely due to their belief in Falun Gong and I would urge you to convey my concerns about these people to your government. I would ask your government to allow family and friends from the United Kingdom to visit these people in China as soon as possible."
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• Belgium: Dafa Practitioners Collect Signatures to Oppose Torture and Support the Global Lawsuit Against Jiang

  2003-06-30
  One Belgian woman signed the petition immediately and clearly realized the terrible nature of this persecution. A Danish businessman told the practitioners that he fully supports our activities. He signed the petition and wished us good luck before he left and said he was sure the trial against the dictator Jiang will be a success.
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• Sweden: Telling People about Falun Gong, Article 23 and the Lawsuit Against the Instigators of the Persecution

  2003-06-30
  This weekend, practitioners in Växjö took to the streets to demonstrate the Falun Gong exercises and let more people know about the severe persecution of practitioners in China. We told people about the lawsuits against several of the people responsible for this persecution, and we told them about Article 23, which is an enormous threat against democracy and human rights in Hong Kong.
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• Swedish Prime Minister: “Speaking out for freedom of belief and human rights is everyone’s duty.”

  2003-06-29
  "The Swedish government understands very well how Falun Gong practitioners are being treated in China, which shows serious violations of human rights. It is important for the international community to voice strong opposition to this. The Swedish government can never approve of the persecution of individuals for their beliefs or political views, nor of brutal oppression. It’s everyone’s duty to speak out for freedom of belief and human rights."
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• Sweden: Collecting Signatures in Malmo City to Support the Global Lawsuit Against Jiang

  2003-06-29
  We hung up a banner and set up display boards, and more and more people offered to sign their names. Through signing their names, they expressed their surprise and anger at the persecution of Falun Gong by Jiang’s regime. Some of them asked, “Why is such a peaceful movement banned in China? People here can belong to all kinds of movements.” Others said, “You are all nice people, why should they persecute you?”
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• Speech by European Friends of Falun Gong at Article 23 Press Conference in London

  2003-06-29
  "We know how many people are against the introduction of Article 23. 26,000 people have signed a petition against it in the last few weeks alone. Article 23 must be stopped in its present form. We must help maintain the ‘One country-two systems’ principle, which China agreed to in 1997. Hong Kong’s citizens must be given the chance of freedom of belief and expression, which we in the west take for granted, but which should be extended to all citizens of the world."
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• Agence France Presse (AFP): 100,000 people expected to rally against Hong Kong's anti-subversion laws

  2003-06-29
  'Some 100,000 people are expected to participate in a protest march against the Hong Kong government's plan to pass controversial anti-subversion laws next week.."We have revised our application to the police and told them of our latest estimate that some 100,000 people are expected to attend the protest march," to the government headquarters on July 1, said Tsoi Yiu-cheong, spokesman for the Civil Human Rights Front.'
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• Sweden: “Help the people of Hong Kong to keep their rights to freedom of expression, belief and association.”

  2003-06-29
  On 28 June 2003, as part of the global action against the implementation of Article 23 in Hong Kong, practitioners in several Swedish cities informed the public about the threat of Hong Kong’s new national security bill. Many Swedish people approached practitioners and asked to sign a petition supporting the Hong Kong people.
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• Germany: Collecting Signatures to Support the Global Lawsuit Against Jiang Zemin and Rescue our Relatives

  2003-06-28
  German practitioners’ campaign to collect petition signatures in Varsburg has now entered its fourth week and many people have signed our petition. During this month-long campaign, more and more people have found out about this activity and go out of their way to talk with practitioners and ask about the prosecution of Jiang Zemin. In particular, our campaign has been highly supported by the largest local newspaper.
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• Ireland: Promoting Falun Dafa at the Special Olympics

  2003-06-28
  As the crowds were entering the stadium, Falun Gong practitioners from Ireland demonstrated the exercises. They also exhibited a banner which read “Falun Gong practitioners welcome the Chinese athletes” in both Chinese and English. Some families took pictures in front of the practitioners’ banner. Drivers blew their horns to show their support.
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• Radio France Internationale (RFI): Hong Kong Residents will launch a Large Parade to Protest Against Article 23 Legislation

  2003-06-28
  'Hong Kong residents generally believe that the enactment of Article 23 of Hong Kong’s Basic Law will not only impair Hong Kong’s long-existing freedom of the press and freedom of speech, but is also harmful to Hong Kong’s economy. Once the legislation of Article 23 is passed, the Hong Kong authorities, like Mainland China, may arbitrarily arrest Hong Kong residents without warrants and deprive them of human rights. As a result, they plan to launch a large scale parade and demonstration to oppose Article 23 legislation.'
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• Hungary: The Withholding of my Passport is Another Example of the Jiang Regime Persecuting Falun Gong Outside of China

  2003-06-27
  Did they not know that every person with a sense of justice can see right through their pathetic lies? They stated clearly that unless I signed a letter guaranteeing to give up Falun Gong, there was no way I could get my passport back. They wanted to make it difficult for me to stay in Hungary by withholding my passport; they wanted to force me to give up my pursuit of “Truth, Kindness, Tolerance” by means of disrupting my work and my kid’s education.
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• U.S. White House: Press Statement Regarding Hong Kong's Article 23

  2003-06-27
  'The United States has concerns that Article 23 legislation, as currently drafted, could harm local freedoms and autonomy over time. Especially worrisome are provisions mandating the proscription of certain kinds of popular organizations and the absence of a "public interest" defense to protect freedom of expression and the press. The United States urges Hong Kong's Legislative Council to adopt amendments to correct these shortcomings.'
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• France: Dafa Practitioners Participate in the Paris Expo

  2003-06-26
  This annual expo is a particularly popular event and this year it attracted over 2 million visitors. Accompanied by elegant music, some practitioners demonstrated the Falun Gong exercises to the audience, while others explained the principles of cultivation, told people about the persecution of Falun Gong in China and outlined the activities of practitioners all over the world in their efforts to stop this persecution.
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