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Germany: Clarifying the Facts at a Spiritual Health Fair in Hannover

2003-05-17

All the practitioners in northern Germany came to enthusiastically support us. We demonstrated the exercises and talked to people who visited our booth about Falun Dafa. Through these activities, many people came to understand more about the magnificence of Falun Gong, and also about the Jiang regime’s persecution of 100 million innocent practitioners in China.

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Taipei Journal: The True Nature of China's Leadership

2003-05-17

'The Tiananmen massacre 14 years ago unveiled the true, ugly face of communist totalitarianism under Deng Xiaoping. In a similar vein, the outbreak and rapid spread of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome in China has exposed the wicked, corrupt nature of the post-Deng communist leadership. It is more than just a coincidence that in both episodes, communist authorities attempted to cover up the tragedies by imposing a media blackout and lying until the truth surfaced. In fact, the manner of handling human and natural disasters is their preferred method of dealing with crises.'

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The Epoch Times: Interview with WHO (World Health Organisation) Delegate about SARS in China

2003-05-17

"In no way were we told the truth. The facts were in part concealed, in part minimised, in part belittled, in part merely implication and speculation. We had discovered that the actual circumstances did not look nearly as rosy as the people in charge want us to believe; that the disease is now under control. We can see this from the daily, drastically rising numbers of new cases of this infection, particularly in Beijing."

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NewsMax.com: World Health Organization Says China's SARS Cover-up Continues

2003-05-17

'China continues to withhold information on SARS despite Beijing's new order to officials to make full disclosure about the disease, as NewsMax.com reported earlier China Enforces Disease Reporting . "We don't have detailed information from China on about half of the cases - We need this information to stop the spread of SARS," WHO spokeswoman Maria Cheng told Reuters.'

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Scotland: Zhang Cuiying’s Exhibition in Glasgow is a Huge Success

2003-05-16

The organiser congratulated the practitioners on how well they had arranged the event. She enjoyed the Falun Gong exercises very much and commented “I need this. It is so relaxed!” The organiser told us that we could leave Falun Gong materials and a petition on a table in the exhibition room. “You can come whenever you want to sit at the table and tell visitors about Falun Gong.”

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Report from German Newspaper Pirmasens: “Petition for Xiong Wei”

2003-05-16

'Xiong Wei studied economics from 1993 to 1999 at Berlin Technical University...On 5 January 2002, while she was in Beijing distributing materials about the persecution of Falun Gong, the police arrested her. In March she was, without due process, sentenced to one and a half years of "Re-education through labour" in the Xinan Female forced labour camp in Beijing, which is well known for its cruel methods of torture.'

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Sweden: The “Lotus Flower” Performance Visits Lerum

2003-05-16

This performance was the first in a 21-day tour of Sweden. “Lotus Flower” is performed on a non-profit basis by two Swedish practitioners and was created to support an end to the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners. Music, dance and dialogue arranged in a simple manner, create a very beautiful and touching true story about the suffering of practitioners in China.

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Report from Spanish Newspaper - "World Health Organization Criticizes China Again for Manipulation of SARS-Infected Population"

2003-05-16

The World Health Organization has published a straightforward condemnation of the Communist regime in China. The WHO also firmly indicated that the Chinese authorities continue to cover up the facts, and manipulate the SARS-infected population so that the world is kept from panic.

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CNN: China Censors CNN SARS Report

2003-05-16

In recent months, many CNN reports on controversial government issues -- human rights, Tibet, and the Falun Gong spiritual movement -- have been blacked out. "We regret the Chinese action and we are checking the circumstances and details of the interruption," a CNN spokesman said. "In the meantime, we will continue reporting forthrightly and responsibly on SARS and other important matters."

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Post and Courier (NC): China Shuns Doctor Who Told SARS Truth, WHO says

2003-05-16

"Most people in China don't read Caijing, a business biweekly with a small circulation and a reputation for daring reportage. And they don't have access to newspapers like the Singapore Straits Times, which said in a recent column, "In other countries, Dr. Jiang would probably have been lauded as a national hero." Instead, Jiang remains an unknown figure in China, neither praised nor punished, but who has been asked by the government not to talk to the press without prior permission, though he spoke briefly with a reporter on Tuesday."

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Swedish Embassy Submits Official Protest to Thai Foreign Ministry

2003-05-15

The Swedish Embassy in Thailand last week demanded an immediate explanation into the reason for the detention of a Swedish citizen and Falun Gong practitioner, Mrs. Pirjo Svensson. The Thai Foreign Ministry has still not responded. Mrs. Svensson has now been detained for 15 days unlawfully without an explanation.

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Norway: “Falun Gong” Printed in Norwegian

2003-05-15

During the book launch, practitioners sent forth righteous thoughts and practised the fifth exercise, the sitting meditation. This created a very peaceful atmosphere. The audience listened with great attention and asked many questions during and after the event.

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Oxford University Journal Carries a 15-Page Article on Falun Gong

2003-05-15

'History has witnessed many persecutions of righteous beliefs yet none of these suppressions succeeded. The current persecution in China is doomed to meet the same fate. If there is any difference, it may be that the efforts of the practitioners and the world community will make the suppression much shorter-lived.'

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Switzerland: Grandfather Writes to an MP Calling for Action to End the Persecution

2003-05-13

After reading the latest information about the persecution of Falun Gong in a newspaper, the grandfather decided to help practitioners in China. He wrote a letter to a superintendent in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, who is also an MP, appealing for help stop the brutal persecution of Falun Gong. He cannot understand why this practice, which brings so many benefits to his grandson, has been banned and brutally persecuted in China.

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Sweden: Supporting the Lawsuit Against Jiang Zemin

2003-05-13

Falun Gong practitioners from Stockholm gathered at the Chinese Embassy to send forth righteous thoughts and hand out flyers that revealed the facts about the persecution. This appeal was part of the worldwide effort by Dafa practitioners to further expose the crimes that Jiang’s regime has committed against Falun Gong practitioners.

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