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Irish Practitioner Tells Taiwan Mayor About Horrific Persecution he Suffered in China
2003-03-10
Zhao Ming exposed the brutal persecution he suffered in China after he returned home for Christmas in 1999. Ming hoped his experiences could enable high-ranking officials in Taiwan to learn more about the persecution happening nearby in Mainland China. -
Latvia: Dafa Practitioner Meets President During Art Exhibition in Riga
2003-03-09
Local media, government officials, artists and art lovers in their hundreds attended the opening. The administrators of the gallery were so impressed with the the exhibition that they waived the usual fee for using the gallery, provided free advertising for the exhibition and presented Zhang Cui Ying with flowers. -
EFGIC: Falun Gong Woman Dies from Force-Feeding Torture
2003-03-09
Many detention centres and labour camps in China force-feed Falun Gong practitioners. More often used as a torture technique than a way of forcing nutrients into the detainee, the force-feeding procedure is often carried out by untrained police or common prisoners. Right: An artist’s rendering of the force-feeding torture. -
UK: Minister for Foreign Affairs Meets With Falun Gong Association
2003-03-09
On February 11 2003, UK Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Bill Rammell met with representatives of the U.K. Falun Gong Association. The topics discussed included the seriousness of Hong Kong’s enactment of Article 23 and the approaching meeting of the U. N. Human Rights Commission in Geneva. -
France: Appealing Opposite the Chinese Embassy for the Release of Charles Li and Lin Wenrong
2003-03-09
Practitioners requested the unconditional and immediate release of American citizen Charles Li and German student Lin Wenrong. Both have been imprisoned whilst visiting family in China, solely because they practise Falun Gong. -
Ireland: Letter from Practitioner to MP on International Women’s Day
2003-03-09"Chinese laws and codes explicitly prohibit the jailing of pregnant women. However, with the instructions from the central government that “No measure is too excessive when dealing with Falun Dafa,” the Chinese police not only regularly jail pregnant practitioners, but also use their pregnancy to force them to choose between their unborn children and their practise of Falun Dafa." -
France: Celebrating the First Anniversary of Fontenay-sous-Bois Falun Dafa Day
2003-03-08
Fontenay-sous-Bois is near Paris in France. Last year it announced March 2nd as “Falun Dafa Day”. One year later, Mayor Jean-Francois Voguet sent a letter to Falun Gong practitioners to declare once again his support for Falun Gong. -
EFGIC: Three Falun Gong Practitioners Die from Torture and Abuse in Police Custody
2003-03-08Three Falun Gong practitioners’ deaths have recently been reported by sources in China. Mr. Lan Hu (31), a civil servant from Liangxi Province, Mrs. Zhao Baolan (63), wife of a Shengli Oil Field worker in Shandong Province, and Ms. Wang Hong (mid-30s) from Liangning Province are the latest victims of Jiang Zemin’s campaign of terror against Falun Gong. -
Germany: Letter from the Falun Dafa Association to the Foreign Minister
2003-03-08"We are asking the Federal Government to request the unconditional release of all Falun Gong practitioners in China during discussions with the Chinese Regime. We hope that as long as even one practitioner is held by force, the Federal Republic will spare no efforts in the rescue of individual cases, including our relatives and friends, from the brutal labour camps and prisons in China." -
Germany: Teaching the Exercises and Revealing the Truth in Bielefeld Fitness Centre
2003-03-08On the afternoon of March 1st, sixteen people came to the free Falun Dafa exercise class, including two coaches from the fitness centre. The effects we received were quite remarkable. People left with a deep impression about the goodness of Dafa and we made an appointment for the same time next week. -
Mayor of French City Fontenay-sous-Bois Declares His Support Again on the 1st anniversary of Falun Dafa Day
2003-03-07
In the afternoon, around one hundred Falun Dafa practitioners celebrated the 1st anniversary of “Falun Dafa Day” in front of the city hall and demonstrated the exercises. The officials from the city hall and a representative of the French Green Party also joined the celebrations. -
Austria: The First Falun Dafa Experience Sharing Conference was a Great Success
2003-03-07
At the conference, practitioners talked about their experiences in revealing the truth about Falun Dafa to the Chinese people, and their understanding of righteous thoughts and righteous actions. It was a great opportunity for Austrian practitioners to share experiences and progress together. The atmosphere was solemn, sacred and peaceful. -
Germany: Practitioners from Hamburg Write to US Consul General about Charles Li
2003-03-07American citizen Charles Li flew to China on January 22nd and was arrested at Guangzhou airport shortly after landing. He now faces a sentence of 15 years imprisonment because he is a Falun Gong practitioner. This outrageous treatment of foreign citizens shows the Jiang regime's complete disregard for human rights and international laws. -
EFGIC Press Release: German Musician Arrested in China
2003-03-06'Lin visited Wuhan to celebrate the Chinese Spring Festival together with her family. After visiting her family she went to Beijing on her own, where she was arrested by the “610 Office”, a special police unit established just for the systematic persecution of Falun Gong in China. Lin now faces torture and brainwashing in Xiajiadian labour camp, in the city of Shiyan, Hubei province.' -
UK: University Starts a Weekly Radio Programme About Falun Gong
2003-03-06A PhD at Manchester University (UMIST) was invited to talk on the show. His fiancée has been imprisoned in Beijing because she practises Falun Gong. When the students heard the news, they all felt astonished. They could not believe that these kinds of things are still occurring in the world today.
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