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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.
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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."
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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."
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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."
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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.
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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?"
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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.
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Please Help Rescue My Fiancé, American Dr. Charles Li
2003-02-02I cannot believe that the Chinese government would want to arrest such a kind and honest person. Of course, I worry for Charles safety. I care for him very much. But I know he has done nothing wrong, and I believe he will come home soon.
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Fa Guang Radio Station: Falun Gong Broadcasts a Video in a North-eastern Chinese City about the Truth behind the Tiananmen Square Self-Immolation
2003-02-02'The programme lasted over thirty minutes and covered all the channels on the local cable TV...The report was broadcast to Mainland China as well as to the Chinese community in Paris.'
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Dow Jones: Sydney Women Says Chinese Police Treated Her Like "A Spy"
2003-02-02"They treated me as if I was a high-level spy," Chen told The Associated Press over the phone. "I was not allowed to leave the hotel room or to make any phone calls. They confiscated all my stuff."
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ABC (Australia): Australian Accuses Chinese Police of Harassment
2003-02-02Ms Chen, a member of the Falun Gong spiritual group [...] says eight undercover police followed her everywhere she went in Chengdu...[later] she was then held at her hotel after she tried to book a flight back to Sydney via Hong Kong.
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All Dafa Practitioners In The UK Send Greetings to Master Li for the Chinese New Year
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New Year Greetings from Nordic Falun Dafa Association to Master and all fellow practitioners
2003-02-01"The Nordic Association of Falun Dafa would like to extend the most heartfelt New Year greetings to our Master. We will do even better and be more diligent in studying the Fa, clarifying the facts and sending forth righteous thoughts. Happy New year!"
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Video: Swedish Dafa Practitioners Send Chinese New Years Greetings to Master and All the Dafa Practitioners around the World
2003-02-01With the approach of the Chinese New Year, January 30th 2003 was named the first Falun Dafa Day in the Swedish city of Lerum. Dafa practitioners in Lerum on behalf of all Swedish practitioners would like to send Chinese New Years greetings to Master Li and to all the practitioners around the world. Falun Dafa is good!.