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Ukraine: Great Media Interest in Dafa Practitioner’s Painting Exhibition
2003-04-02
The national Ukrainian news agency in Kiev held a press conference, where the artist told the media that she has received support for her exhibitions in more than 30 countries. After the press conference, many reporters expressed their interest in getting to know more about Falun Gong. Many TV stations featured several reports on the painting exhibition. -
South China Morning Post: EU Tipped to Air Article 23 Concerns
2003-04-02
'The European Union is considering using its next summit meeting with mainland officials to raise concerns over Hong Kong's enactment of new national security laws, according to the special administrative region's (SAR) Democratic Party...The move to legislate against subversion and other state security crimes under Basic Law Article 23 prompted the European Parliament to pass a resolution in December expressing concerns over the possible threat to civil liberties within the proposed legislation...' -
Belated Photo Report: Practising in Front of the United Nations Building in Geneva
2003-04-02
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Romania: Once Again, The Truth is Revealed to the World
2003-04-01Artist and Falun Gong practitioner Zhang Cuiying was recently invited to Bucharest, the capital of Romania, to display her paintings at a city centre theatre. Two hours before the opening ceremony, a representative from the Chinese Embassy and a few other Chinese men came to the exhibition hall. They rudely made a lot of noise and trouble, trying to stop the exhibition from taking place. When they found that their own illegal deeds were being videotaped, they felt guilty and frightened, and tried to grab the video camera. At this time, the representative from the Chinese Embassy revealed his true violent self. -
Swedish MP: “I will urge the Swedish Government to Condemn the Violations of Human Rights in China”
2003-04-01"You have contacted Mr.... and myself regarding the criminal behaviour of China on the issue of human rights. Yesterday, I went with a couple of Members of Parliament to the Chinese Consulate and raised quite a few criticising questions on the issue of China’s human rights. The answers given by the Consulate were not satisfactory." -
Reuters: U.S. Accuses China of Broad Human Rights Abuses
2003-04-01'The United States accused China of a broad array of human rights violations on Monday including summary executions, torture, forced confessions, suppressing political dissent and denying religious freedom..."Abuses included instances of extrajudicial killings, torture and mistreatment of prisoners, forced confessions, arbitrary arrest and detention, lengthy incommunicado detention and denial of due process," the report said.' -
Radio Free Asia: Falun Gong Practitioners Appeal for the Release of Lin Wenrong in Front of the Chinese Consulate in Bonn
2003-04-01The reporter saw that many German citizens signed the petition immediately after they learned the facts about the treatment of Lin Wenrong. They also expressed their support for this activity...the activities to rescue Lin Wenrong will last from on 3 to 6 March, and will then move to the front of the Chinese Embassy in the German capital, Berlin. -
"We Want to Tell the Whole World" - A Belated Report from Geneva
2003-04-01
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Radio Free Asia Reports on Photo Exhibition in the City of Wartburg
2003-03-31Wartburg City’s Cultural Bureau and the School of Further Education for Adults held the “Way to Peace-- Falun Gong Photo Exhibition”. The objective of this event was to introduce the worldwide popularity of Falun Gong, and tell the people of Wartburg about the persecution in China. The following is an English translation of the report on this event. -
Switzerland: “When will you demonstrate the Falun Gong exercises? The children are very interested!”
2003-03-30The teacher said to me excitedly, “Falun Gong is so great. I felt that the energy field is very good.” He also expressed hope that we could continue to go to their school and teach the practice. This created a stark contrast with the schools in China, where children are fed lies about Falun Dafa to conceal the Jiang regime's persecution. -
European Friends of Falun Gong Appeal for the Release of Charles Li
2003-03-30"The Chinese government’s decision to put Charles Li on ‘trial’ makes a mockery of any justice, which would normally be accorded to any accused person in a western democracy with a fair judicial system...We therefore appeal to you once again to ensure that his trial is conducted in accordance with international law, and, if he is found innocent, that he will be freed without further persecution or harassment by government officials." -
A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words
2003-03-30
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FDI: Rescuing Dr. Charles Li is a Matter of Morality and Justice
2003-03-30Jiang Zemin's regime is severely persecuting Falun Gong in China with the intent of "Destroying the reputation of Falun Gong completely, exhausting Falun Gong practitioners financially, and eradicating Falun Gong..." Yet, during the past nearly four years, Falun Gong practitioners around the world have always used non-violent means to oppose the persecution. -
URGENT APPEAL: Women on the Brink of Death in Harbin City’s Chamber of Horrors
2003-03-2940 female Falun Gong practitioners are now facing extreme horrors – what many are calling a “slow execution” – in the Harbin “Drug Rehabilitation” Centre...Physical humiliation, brainwashing, extreme sleep deprivation, electric shock, and rape have all been utilised in attempts to break the will of those incarcerated there... -
Switzerland: Fadu Clarifies the Truth of Falun Gong Outside the Chinese Embassy in Bern
2003-03-29
Fadu held her father’s photo in her arms and walked toward a Swiss policeman saying, “Uncle Policeman, this is my father.” Looking at her cute and innocent face, as well as the photo in her arms, the policeman nodded his head. When making eye contact with Fadu, the policeman suddenly came to realise the brutality of this persecution. At that moment, silence spoke louder than words.
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