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Spain: More People Are getting to Know the Truth
2003-02-10
As Chinese people passed the display boards, they stopped to look at the photos and were surprised to see so many people practising Falun Gong in nearly 60 countries. They were also amazed to know that Falun Gong had won so many international awards and earned high acclaim in several Health Expos in China. -
Italy: Stories of Practitioners Revealing the Truth during the Spring Festival Celebrations in Milan
2003-02-10
After the performance was over, some Chinese people stayed at the square. Upon seeing a practitioner, one of them stepped forward and said eagerly, “Please give me a VCD. I have been looking for this! Falun Gong is very good!” All of them listened to the practitioner attentively and asked questions. When the practitioner asked them why they stayed there after the performance was over, one of them said, “We are waiting to have a chat with you.” -
Lord Thurlow’s Speech before the Global Coalition Against Article 23 Rally
2003-02-10"The freedom of the press is threatened; the business world has fears for the conditions that have made Hong Kong a foremost financial centre and channel of capital to China’s rapid development; the Catholics and other churches are apprehensive; and at the centre of the storm are the practitioners of Falun Gong, the peaceful and non-violent group that has become the victim for the most massive persecution in human history." -
Speech from Vice-Chairman of European Friends of Falun Gong given before the Global Coalition Against Article 23 Rally
2003-02-10"Chinese people throughout the world are currently celebrating the Chinese New Year in the time-honoured fashion, with dancing displays, parades, and the customary culinary delights, which the Chinese nation is renowned for. However for the millions of Falun Gong practitioners in China, these New Year celebrations have been tainted with fear and trepidation, as they have been for the previous three years since the government began its brutal persecution of Falun Gong." -
Letter from the Bishop of Oxford Supporting the Global Coalition Against Article 23 Rally in London
2003-02-10"I am totally opposed to the introduction of Article 23 legislation of the Basic Law of Hong Kong. I believe that this would violate the basic rights and freedoms which we value so much in this country and which are fundamental to any civilised society." -
Statement from Nick Palmer MP Supporting the Global Coalition Against Article 23 Rally in London
2003-02-10"Britain's transfer of Hong Kong was agreed on the basis of continuation of traditional rights of residents to basic freedoms, and like many MPs I'm very concerned about the reports on these proposals." -
Germany: The Ministry of Domestic Affairs in Berlin Apologises to Falun Gong Practitioners for Over-reacting in April 2002
2003-02-09When Jiang Zemin visited Berlin, from April 8 to 11 2002, the German police over-reacted and forced Falun Gong practitioners away from certain areas, searched through their belongings, and confiscated their yellow T-shirts. The Chief Officer of the Police Station and the Ministry of Domestic Affairs recently expressed their sincerest apologies for the fact that they "over-reacted in certain details" during these events. -
UK: Chinese New Year in the North of England
2003-02-09As practitioners began to demonstrate the Falun Gong exercises, the strong righteous field attracted the attention of many Chinese and western people immediately. They stood in front of the practitioners and, in the meantime, they asked other practitioners who were distributing materials for further information about Falun Dafa. At one point, several Chinese children were competing for the materials until every one of them had got one. -
Letter from the Swedish Falun Dafa Association to the Authorities in Burma
2003-02-09"Mr. Chan did not harm anyone, he did not threaten anyone, and he did not cause damage to anything around him. Even though he is an old man, compassion gave him the strength to care for people who are suffering in China. In Europe we would have applauded and respected him. Why is he sentenced to prison for 7 years?" -
Sweden: New Years Celebrations (Part 5)
2003-02-09
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UK: Dafa Practitioners are Invited to Give Performances in Several Different Places During the Chinese Spring Festival
2003-02-08
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Dai Zhizhen Tells Her Story in the Finnish Newspaper Metro
2003-02-08Metro, one of the most widely read newspapers in Helsinki, featured a full-page article about Australian Falun Gong practitioner Dai Zhizhen and how the cruel persecution of Falun Gong affected the life of her family. -
France: Government Officials and Parliament Members Send New Year’s Greetings to the French Falun Dafa Association (3)
2003-02-08
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The Associated Press: A group of U.S. congressmen is asking for the "immediate release" of 37 people being held in China for practicing Falun Gong
2003-02-08'"The Chinese government continues to imprison, torture, and murder" practitioners, the Falun Dafa Information Center said in an e-mail, quoting a Jan. 22 letter by 10 congressmen from New Jersey to U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell. "It is extremely disheartening to see that little progress has been made with respect to ending the persecution."' -
Sweden's Lerum City Government Proclaim Their First Falun Dafa Day
2003-02-08
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