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• Geneva: Falun Gong Practitioners Continue Large-scale Appeal at the United Nations to Rescue Charles Li

  2003-03-23
  On March 20 2003, more than 500 Falun Gong practitioners continued their large-scale appeal at the Palais des Nations, which is the main United Nations building in Geneva. At 11:30 a.m., a press conference was held to appeal for the rescue of American citizen Charles Li.
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• Falun Gong Practitioners Appeal for the Rescue of their Relatives in Front of the United Nations

  2003-03-22
  These three Falun Gong practitioners came to Geneva to appeal to kind-hearted people and governments of the world to support Falun Gong, to help end the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners, and to rescue thousands upon thousands of Falun Gong practitioners persecuted in China, just like their family members.
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• EFGIC: International Coalition Prepares Lawsuits in Multiple Countries Against Former Chinese Leader, Jiang Zemin

  2003-03-22
  On March 18th, during the United Nations 59th Human Rights meeting, a Swiss attorney announced plans to launch a lawsuit against Jiang Zemin for torture, crimes against humanity and genocide if the former Chinese leader ever visits Switzerland...And that, the Swiss attorney says, is just the beginning.
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• Photo Report: Practitioners Appeal Opposite the United Nations Building in Geneva

  2003-03-22
  
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• FDI: Members of U.S. Congress Demand China Release American Falun Gong Practitioner

  2003-03-22
  In a joint letter addressed to the U.S. Ambassador in Beijing, Congressman Lantos and Congresswoman Eshoo called for the immediate release of Dr. Charles Li, an American Falun Gong practitioner from California.
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• Reuters: China Convicts, Expels U.S. Falun Gong [Practitioner]

  2003-03-22
  '"China's legal system is just another tool utilized to persecute Falun Gong practitioners," the Web site quoted Li's fiancee, Yeong-ching Foo, as saying. "Choosing a lawyer would only serve to legitimize this show trial," Foo added.'
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• Forum on Rescuing Falun Gong Practitioners' Family Members Held in Geneva

  2003-03-21
  The forum was initiated by an NGO with its headquarters in Geneva and was held at the United Nations Building. The organisation hoped that through the forum, more countries, international organisations and people with a sense of justice would pay attention to the serious violation of Falun Gong practitioners' human rights and help rescue detained Falun Gong practitioners.
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• Great Public Interest in Parade Through Geneva

  2003-03-21
  The local people showed great interest in the parade on the 17th of March as it passed through the streets of Geneva, stopping to talk to the practitioners, to take leaflets and to watch the parade as its shining banners moved slowly along in the bright morning sunshine.
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• Mission to Investigate the Criminal Conduct of Organisations and Individuals Involved in the Persecution of Falun Gong, Begins Outside the United Nations in Geneva

  2003-03-21
  For the third time this week, Falun Gong practitioners appealed at the Palais des Nations against the persecution of Falun Gong in China...Representatives from different organisations voiced their support and condemned the extremely serious human rights violations happening in China at present.
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• UK: Report from a University’s Weekly Falun Dafa Radio Program

  2003-03-21
  This week’s show featured two articles written by practitioners, which gave an account of the dramatic health improvements they achieved through practising Falun Dafa. The listeners were also told about the persecution of Falun Dafa in China and how they could help bring justice in China by writing to their MPs etc.
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• U.S. Newswire: Scholars Send Letter to Bush in Support of Charles Li

  2003-03-21
  'Authorities in China say that he will be charged with interfering with satellite communications, and could face up to 15 years imprisonment. Dr. Li is a medical doctor and lacks the technical skills to perform such acts and was not even in China when they took place. He adamantly denies the charges. The only reason for the arrest is that Dr. Li is a Falun Gong practitioner, which China treats as a crime.'
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• EFGIC: News of Seven Falun Gong Deaths Breaks Through Jiang Regime’s Information Blockade

  2003-03-20
  'For more than three years, the European Falun Gong Information Centre has received -- on a daily basis -- dozens of reports of arbitrary detention, forced-labour, extortion, torture, death and other forms of persecution against Falun Gong practitioners in China...This release presents what has been confirmed in the last few days about seven more Falun Gong practitioners who have lost their lives in this persecution.'
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• Spreading Falun Dafa During a Trip to Geneva

  2003-03-20
  When he heard of the human rights violations against practitioners in China, the head teacher said he would include the persecution of Falun Gong in the school project report.
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• European Friends of Falun Gong Speech at Press Conference Outside the UN

  2003-03-20
  "We appeal in the strongest possible terms for all nations of the UN to help bring to an end the persecution. We appeal to everyone with a human heart to unite in the face of extreme adversity, and to show the Chinese government that it will not succeed in its unjust struggle against good."
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• AFP: EU notes 'deep concern' over human rights in China

  2003-03-20
  'EU foreign ministers agreed late Tuesday to express the bloc's "deep concern over the serious violations of human rights in China and the lack of progress in a number of areas", according to conclusions released on the first day of a two-day ministerial meeting.'
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