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Letter from the Irish Falun Dafa Association to an MP
2003-03-06"Starting on July 20th 1999 those who cherish Falun Dafa and hold the principles Truth, Compassion and Tolerance deep in their hearts have been wrongfully thrown into prisons, labour camps and mental hospitals. The authorities, with the goal of forcing innocent people to give up their faith, have used a catalogue of torture methods."
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The Times of London: Bar stands up to the might of China
2003-03-06'But it is the coming power to proscribe organisations "subordinate" to those banned in the mainland that most worries Gladys Li, the chairman of Hong Kong "Justice". The Government has not explained why it needs to augment existing proscription powers under national security and anti-terrorism legislation, especially since Article 23 does not even require it. Falun Gong is an obvious target.'
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EFGIC Press Release: Falun Gong Woman Left Paralysed from Severe Torture in Chinese Forced Labour Camp
2003-03-05'..due to the torture Ms. Li had endured, the labour camp sent her to the People's Hospital of Hebei Province to be resuscitated. Ms. Li was emaciated. Many of her major organs were malfunctioning. Her pulse could not be detected, and she had to be put on a ventilator...Throughout Ms. Lis ordeal in the hospital, labour camp police monitored her 24 hours a day, apparently fearing what she may reveal regarding the torture she experienced in the labour camp.'
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Germany: Falun Gong Practitioners Appeal in Bonn Calling for the Immediate Release of Ms. Lin Wenrong
2003-03-05German Falun Gong practitioners organised a peaceful appeal in front of the Chinese Consulate in Bonn, calling on the Jiang regime to immediately release German practitioner Ms. Lin Wenrong. Lin was arrested during a visit to China to celebrate Chinese New Year with her relatives.
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Germany: Activities to Rescue our Friends During an Information Day in Hamburg (photos)
2003-03-05We collected many petition signatures to rescue Falun Gong practitioners who are imprisoned in China, including Xiong Wei, who previously studied at Berlin Industrial University. She was sent to a forced labour camp for distributing leaflets about the persecution of Falun Gong in Beijing.
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SOS Rescue Effort Launched Around Germany to Rescue Lin Wenrong
2003-03-04Ms. Lin Wenrong, who is studying in Düsseldorf, Germany, went back to her hometown of Wuhan to visit her family and relatives before the Chinese Spring Festival. She was arrested because she is a Falun Gong practitioner and has been imprisoned in China since then.
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BBC Monitoring: Taiwan protests against Hong Kong entry bar to Falun Gong practitioners
2003-03-04'In a news conference called to denounce the Hong Kong authorities' deportation of 80 Taiwanese Falun Gong followers on 20 February and 21 February, [Vice-President Annette] Lu said the former British colony has rapidly lost its shine as the Pearl of the Orient and a "beacon of freedom" since it was handed back to Beijing in 1997.'
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Germany: A Letter to Imprisoned Practitioner Lin Wenrong
2003-03-04"Though I dont know you, I feel we are closely connected. We are both Falun Gong practitioners, and the meaning of this is so great! I want to write this letter to tell you that all Falun Gong practitioners living in Germany are trying their best to rescue you."
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The Experiences of a 76-Year-Old Who Was Viciously Beaten by Beijing Police
2003-03-04Because I did not report my name, they beat me severely. I was repeatedly struck and had black eyes and a swollen forehead. It was hard to catch my breath due to the police agents' roughly kicking me in my side with their heavy boots. I was 73 at that time. I was detained for more than 10 days in such a vicious environment.
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Guelph Mercury (Canada): Religious freedom still not complete here
2003-03-04'Chinese Falun Gong practitioners now face the worst kind of persecution. Practicing in China is treated as a crime of the highest degree resulting in arrest and torture, (often resulting in death.) But this is not a problem that simply ends at the Chinese border. Globalization has ensured that the long arm of the Chinese government affects the freedom of Canadian citizens as well.'
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Welcome Note from the Hungarian Clearharmony Website
2003-03-03The Hungarian Clearharmony website is published voluntarily by Falun Gong practitioners. Its aim is to reveal the facts about Falun Gong, to give our readers first hand information about the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China, to display the voices of support for Falun Gong from all over the world, and to let our readers know the efforts made by Falun Gong practitioners to stop this persecution.
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Urgent Action Needed to Rescue Lin Wenrong from Detention in China
2003-03-03Ms. Lin Wenrong returned to Wuhan from Germany on January 17 2003, to celebrate Spring Festival with her family. A few days later, she was arrested when she went to Tiananmen Square alone. She was then sent to a labour camp where Falun Gong practitioners are persecuted and brainwashed.
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Italy: Spreading the Fa in Padova
2003-03-03More and more Italian citizens are establishing positive understandings about Falun Gong. There are less and less people being fooled by Jiang Zemins lies in Italy. The practitioners commented that they would hold similar activities on a regular basis in the future.
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Radio Broadcast Document: Emergency Rescue of German Falun Gong Practitioner Lin Wenrong
2003-03-03'Our information source reported that an internal document circulating in the Committee of Politics and Legislature of Wuhan City and the Chinese Public Security Bureau stated, everyone in Wuhan City who has practised Falun Gong should be registered and asked to write a Statement of Repentance. Those who do not deliver the statement will be sent to a brainwashing unit for forced reform.'
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Letter from Friends and Practitioners in Germany Asking the World Organization to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong to Look Into the Case of Lin Wenrong
2003-03-02"In view of the holocaust that is happening in China, we are urgently calling on you to investigate those involved in the torturing and murdering of Falun Gong practitioners in Wuhan, such as their commanders, criminals and responsible units. We hope that those who have committed crimes against Falun Gong will be sent for trial. The criminals have committed murder, torture, genocide and crimes against humanity."