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• The Oxford Mail Puts the Lord Mayor's Parade on the Front Page

  2003-06-04
  On the 27th of May, the front page of the Oxford Mail, a newspaper in the UK, displayed a photo of a young Falun Gong practitioner who was part of the Oxford Lord Mayor’s Parade. A report praised Falun Gong and commented on practitioners’ appearance at the Lord Mayor’s Parade.
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• AFP (Agence France Presse): China SARS Action Slammed: Report

  2003-06-04
  'A SENIOR World Health Organisation official has criticised China's co-operation in the battle against SARS and said vital information was still being withheld, a report said today...Despite the increased transparency, Oshitani said China was disclosing too little information about the number and background of cases, treatments and possible sources of the disease.'
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• Report from Swedish Newspaper: “Human Rights Lawyers Will Bring China’s Former President to Justice”

  2003-06-04
  'If China’s former president, Jiang Zemin, goes abroad, he may face lawsuits against him, due to his infringements of human rights. Grant and some human rights lawyers in various countries have established an international network to carry out legal proceedings to bring Jiang to trial.'
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• South China Morning Post: Bar on Falun Gong 'violated Basic Law'

  2003-06-04
  'The decision to block overseas Falun Gong practitioners from entering Hong Kong to attend a conference earlier this year was unconstitutional because it hampered the ability of local members to share their spiritual practices, a court heard yesterday.'
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• FDI: American Beaten and Force-Fed in Chinese Prison

  2003-06-04
  According to sources in the U.S. Consulate in Shanghai, an American being held in a Chinese prison, now on his seventh day of hunger strike, was beaten and force-fed while in custody.
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• Sweden: Practitioners Clarify the Facts and Collect Signatures for the Release of Pirjo Svensson (Part 6)

  2003-06-03
  One passer-by asked about Pirjo’s detention, signed his name on a petition to call for her release and expressed a wish to help. He returned later with family members and a schoolmate, who also signed the petition. Practitioners’ upright words and righteous actions are touching more and more people.
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• Germany: Practitioners Hold Activities to “Free Xiong Wei” and “Rescue Friends and Family Members in China”

  2003-06-03
  Many people expressed their desire to support Falun Gong after viewing the photo exhibition and relevant information. Some said, “We must help this matter.” A teacher from a language school said she would discuss Falun Gong with the Chinese students in her class. Freiburg practitioners will deliver the petition signatures to the International Human Rights Organization in Germany.
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• Sweden: Practitioners Collect Signatures to Appeal for the Release of Pirjo Svensson (Part 5)

  2003-06-03
  Swedish practitioners have called on people from all walks of life to show concern for Pirjo’s situation. Through this activity, practitioners have exposed the crimes committed by the Jiang regime in brutally persecuting Falun Gong and have also let people know more about the genocide lawsuit against Jiang that has been launched in Chicago.
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• Taipei Times Commentary Cites Lack of Respect for Human Life in SARS Coverup

  2003-06-03
  "The main reason why this epidemic has created such a serious disaster is China's confused bureaucracy, fighting to gain credit for some things while shifting the blame for others and presenting a falsely positive picture of the situation. The deeper reason, however, is that China has never understood that human life is invaluable."
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• FDI: Jiang Retaliates Against Lawsuit

  2003-06-03
  'According to sources in China, shortly after the class-action lawsuit was filed and served on Jiang Zemin during his visit to the U.S. last October, Jiang ordered the Chinese Security Bureau to establish a nationwide "Special Task Force Working on the Jiang Zemin Lawsuit Filed by the Falun Gong Practitioners Living Abroad...'
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• Swedish Government Plans to Adopt a Stronger Stance Regarding the Swedish Falun Gong Practitioner Detained in Thailand

  2003-06-02
  Swedish officials sent a note about this incident to the Thailand officials, filing an official Swedish protest, requesting the release of Mrs. Pirjo Svensson from detention in Thailand, and demanding an immediate explanation. Several major Swedish media outlets reported immediately on the incident and emphasised Mrs. Svensson’s innocence. Members of the European Parliament, Human Rights organisations in different countries and Swedish citizens wrote letters to the King of Thailand and the Thai Premier to appeal for the immediate release Mrs. Svensson.
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• Belgium: Spreading Falun Gong at the Himalayan Culture Expo

  2003-06-02
  Amnesty employees stated that the Internet in China is being strictly controlled and monitored and this has led to the internet police in China brutally persecuting people who express their opinions online. The basic human rights of freedom of speech and freedom of information are being trampled on. They said that this is no different from what is happening to Falun Gong practitioners who are still being cruelly persecuted. Amnesty are also doing their best to appeal for Falun Gong practitioners and to provide help to them.
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• Sweden: Clarifying the Facts and Collecting Signatures to Appeal for the Rescue of Pirjo Svensson (Part V)

  2003-06-02
  Practitioners set up a stall so that people could come and learn the facts of the persecution and sign their names to appeal for Mrs. Svensson’s release. Practitioners also distributed materials about SARS and the genocide lawsuit against Jiang Zemin. All of the practitioners were surrounded by people who were listening to the facts about the persecution of Falun Gong in China.
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• Lord Bishop of Oxford Writes to Chinese Ambassador to Express His Grave Concern Over the Treatment of Falun Gong Practitioners in China

  2003-06-02
  
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• Holland Theme Park Mangament Refuses to Bow Under Pressure from Jiang's Regime

  2003-06-02
  The People's Republic of China has urged the theme park Mondo Verde in Landgraaf, The Netherlands not to allow Falun Gong practitioners to take part in their 'Asian Week'. The Manager refused to do this and pointed out that the former Dutch Minister for Foreign Affairs Van Aartsen has stood up for Falun Gong, as well as Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch.
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