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• EFIC: From Rags to Riches to Torture in a Chinese Labour Camp (Part 2)

  2003-02-16
  The following story is true and every name is real. It is a story about a successful businesswoman who was illegally imprisoned for nine months in one of China’s most brutal labour camps – Wanjia. It is a story of beatings and torture; of survival and perseverance: And it is a testament to the power of her beliefs.
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• Sweden: Letter to the US Ambassador about Imprisoned US Resident Charles Li

  2003-02-16
  "In Sweden, we got to know that hundreds of Falun Gong practitioners have been tortured to death. Outside Mainland China peaceful practitioners are subjected to slander by Chinese officials. We have also observed that even those who support their peaceful struggle for basic rights are being subjected to threats and intimidation."
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• Wall Street Journal: Still a Bad Bill

  2003-02-16
  '..as one senior member of the Tung administration told us recently, "Our enemies proved more numerous than we expected." By enemies he meant those who care about civil liberties and were able to penetrate the legalistic language to discover that liberalizing obsolete laws on treason and sedition -- which had never been used within living memory -- was as nothing compared with the serious threat to basic freedoms posed by other parts of the proposed legislation.'
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• Letters of Reply from UK MPs concerning Hong Kong's Article 23

  2003-02-16
  "In addition, the Union has on several occasions undertaken formal demarches to express concern about report of torture and ill treatment of followers of the Falun Gong movement who have been arrested, and has urged China to review harsh sentences imposed on them...Concern about the violations of the human rights of the followers of Falun Gong was also expressed in the conclusions of the General Affairs Council on Human Rights in China in March 2002."
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• UK: And the Rain Poured Down in Leicester Square! (photos)

  2003-02-15
  Before the final group performance, we expressed a hope that the spectators had enjoyed our presentation and that it had helped them feel the grace and peace of this traditional and spiritual meditation practice. On behalf of all Falun Gong practitioners everywhere, we wished them a Happy Chinese New Year and a bright and happy future!
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• Holland: Dafa Practitioners’ Exercise Demonstration was judged the Best Performance

  2003-02-15
  One Chinese person who had been engaged in human rights work in the past, said from his heart, “I experienced a lot in my life. I have been in jail several times. And I have not wept like this for a long time. During the human rights conference in Geneva last year, when I saw so many Falun Gong practitioners sitting in meditation, I could not hold back my tears. What I really want to say is, ‘Falun Dafa is good!’”
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• EFIC: From Rags to Riches to Torture in a Chinese Labour Camp (Part 1)

  2003-02-15
  The following story is true and every name is real. It is a story about a successful businesswoman who was illegally imprisoned for nine months in one of China’s most brutal labour camps – Wanjia. It is a story of beatings and torture, of survival and perseverance, and it is a testament to the power of her beliefs.
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• Germany: A letter to the Chinese Ambassador from the German Branch of the Global Falun Gong Practitioner Rescue Association

  2003-02-15
  The literal meaning of "Germany" in Chinese is ‘the country with morality and justice’...When the Chinese dictator is persecuting innocent and kind-hearted people, the government of the country with morality should take the lead to speak up for the kind-hearted people.
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• Sweden: Families of Practitioners Meet together for Chinese New Year

  2003-02-15
  The children had a lot of fun and an opportunity to study the Fa and do the exercises together on their own terms. They also made a painting with a Happy Chinese New Year Greeting to all children in China.
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• Latvia: Dafa Practitioners Send Chinese New Year’s Greetings to Master Li

  2003-02-15
  
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• Spanish Senator declares his Support for the Human Rights of Falun Gong Practitioners

  2003-02-14
  "After hearing about and understanding the details of the plight of Falun Gong practitioners in China, I will insist on my stance and continue to respect their belief and guard their rights of expression."
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• Ireland: Letter from a Practitioner to an Irish Member of Parliament

  2003-02-14
  "The Chinese government have blocked the media so that the Chinese people don't get to hear the truth about Falun Gong. I am sending you this e-mail to ask you to condemn the persecution and also to ask the Irish Government to condemn it. The more people that know the truth about Falun Gong the better."
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• Dow Jones: Hong Kong's Opposition Denounces New Anti-Subversion Law

  2003-02-14
  '"This is a giant step backward from the system as we know it in Hong Kong, which is open justice and open trial," said lawmaker Audrey Eu..."This is absurd," said Albert Ho, a lawmaker from the opposition Democratic Party.'
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• A Public Letter from the British Branch of the Global Coalition Against Article 23 to the Chinese Ambassador to the UK

  2003-02-14
  "...The Chinese leader, Jiang Zemin has flouted his country’s laws. He is pursuing power and interest, fooling his own subjects, ganging together for illegal activities and cracking down on dissidents. Consequently, the party and social morality is on the decline and social problems and crimes are rampant..."
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• Global Mission to Rescue Persecuted Falun Gong Practitioners Writes to Members of the Hong Kong Legislative Council to Rescue Mr. Chan Wing-Yuen

  2003-02-14
  Mr. Chan is a 70-years old senior citizen who is full of kindness. In December 2001, Mr. Chan was visiting his relatives in Myanmar and also translating the book Zhuan Falun. He was arrested and sentenced to 7 years in prison by the Myanmar authorities solely because he unfurled a small banner that read "Truthfulness, Compassion and Tolerance" on the street to the airport when China's dictator Jiang was visiting Myanmar.
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