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Belgium: Practitioners Reveal the Truth in the City of Antwerp's Chinatown
2003-02-04Many of the Chinese people have been deceived by the web of lies created by Jiang Zemin, so the practitioners hoped to help them see the goodness of Dafa and the truth about the brutal persecution being carried out by the Jiang regime. -
UK: Appealing in Front of the Chinese Consulate in Manchester
2003-02-04On the 14th January 2003, UK Dafa practitioners joined the worldwide peaceful appeal in front of Chinese embassies and consulates by holding an activity in front of the Chinese consulate in Manchester. -
A Chance Encounter between the Greek Premier, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Practitioners from Europe and Australia
2003-02-03Just as I had finished preparing an album of paintings and truth-clarifying materials, the Premier came to visit us. He warmly greeted us and shook our hands. We also offered some materials to the Foreign Minister who accepted them and said that he has already heard of Falun Gong. -
Norway: Chinese New Year Celebrations in Oslo
2003-02-03On the first day of the Chinese new year, practitioners from Norway and Sweden hosted a cultural event to show some of the rich Chinese culture to the people of Oslo. The performances were very beautiful and moving. During the singing and dancing, some of the onlookers even shed tears. -
New Years Greetings to Master Li from Practitioners in Norway
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Digital Freedom Network: China blocks blog again
2003-02-03Chinese users who went to dweb.blogspot.com were automatically redirected to a nonworking I.P. address. The address formerly belonged to http://falundafa.ca, the site of a Canadian-registered organization that promotes Falun Gong, a spiritual movement that the Chinese government has labeled a threat to national security. Since the Canadian Falun Gong site is blocked in China, DynaWeb speculated that the redirecting was being done to discredit Falun Gong by making unsuspecting users think that Falun Gong had hijacked the sites being redirected. -
Australian Financial Review: Hong Kong Sees Red
2003-02-03New laws are to be introduced that threaten to radically change the way of life in Hong Kong, the way business is done and the protection of personal liberties. The government is proposing to widen its powers to act in cases of treason, secession, subversion and sedition, including theft of state secrets. -
Italy: Falun Gong is popular in Genova
2003-02-02The activity continued for four hours, but the Italians were not fully satisfied. Some asked when we would practise the exercises again. Some simply suggested to the organiser to hold an exercise practice every week. -
An Open Letter to the Chinese Embassy in Ankara and the Chinese General Consulate in Istanbul from Turkish Falun Gong Practitioners
2003-02-02"While the Chinese Lunar New Year is drawing near, we sincerely wish you a happy New Year. Meanwhile, we also hope that in the coming year, you will face the Falun Gong issue openly, correctly discern right from wrong and no longer aid the evildoers in this illegal and brutal suppression." -
French Government Officials and Parliament Members Send New Year's Greetings to the France Falun Dafa Association (2)
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THE OBSERVATORY for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders
2003-02-02"Since July 1999, the Chinese government has forbidden the movement of Falun Gong practitioners and has launched a repression against them. They are victims of an increasing use of torture in order to force them to renounce being part of the movement and reeducation through labour is largely used in the brutal campaign against them." -
UK: Letter from Falun Gong Association to Prime Minister of Burma
2003-02-02"The arrest and incarceration of Mr Chan is a violation of the human rights of Mr Chan and internationally recognised norms of legal practice...We urge you to pay immediate attention to the imprisonment of Mr Chan and do everything possible to ensure immediate restoration of his freedom." -
Falun Gong Practitioners Call on European Union to Urge Myanmar Government to Release Chan Wing-Yuen
2003-02-02Several Falun Gong practitioners from Belgium, Hong Kong, and Taiwan held a peaceful appeal in front of the European Union Minister Council Building and called on the European Union to urge the Myanmar government to release Chan Wing-yuen, who is illegally imprisoned. -
A Practitioner's Letter to Chinese Embassy Officials Regarding Mr. Wing-yuen Chan
2003-02-02"Please tell me, exactly which part of being peaceful, courageous, and believing in Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance is a crime that warrants persecution and imprisonment?" -
FDI: Dr. Charles Lis Friends and Family Appeal for His Immediate Release
2003-02-02Dr. Li's fiancée, Ms. Yeong-ching Foo, appealed for his unconditional release. "Charles is a loving and caring person." Ms. Foo said. "He was going to spend the Chinese New Year with his parents." His so-called "crime" is that he happens to practise Falun Gong.