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Switzerland: Falun Gong Practitioners Hold Candlelight Vigil outside the Chinese Embassy to Remember Fellow Practitioners Persecuted to Death.
2003-01-16Swiss Falun Gong practitioners initiated a 3-day appeal to stop the inhuman persecution of Falun Gong by the Jiang regime. This appeal is part of a worldwide effort by practitioners to end the Jiang regimes brutal persecution of Falun Gong in China. -
Sweden: Dafa Practitioners from Stockholm Begin 3-Day Appeal on January 12th.
2003-01-16On January 12th, Dafa practitioners from Stockholm, Sweden, began a 3-day appeal in front of the Chinese Embassy. Practitioners planned to hold a press conference on January 14 at 11 a.m., to expose the brutal persecution of Falun Gong by the Jiang regime, and to urgently call on China to stop killing innocent Falun Gong practitioners. -
Russia: Falun Gong Practitioners Send Forth Righteous Thoughts In Front of the Chinese Embassy and Call for an End to Killing
2003-01-16On the evening of January 13, 2003, Falun Gong practitioners in Russia held a candle lit vigil in front of the Chinese Embassy and called for an end to the Jiang Zemin regime's brutal killing of Falun Gong practitioners. -
Berlin, Germany: Falun Dafa Practitioners Peacefully Appeal in Front of the Chinese Embassy for an End to the Killing
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Reuters: China Blocks Internet 'Blog' Sites, Users Say
2003-01-16"Authorities openly control Internet and media content in China to protect the Communist Party's unchallenged position, firmly in place since 1949. Internet police, who number nearly 40,000 in Beijing alone, block several foreign news sites and often force Chinese Web pages to delete content judged objectionable." -
SCMP (South China Morning Post): Taipei chief challenges Beijing on Falun Gong
2003-01-16"Following rare criticism from Beijing, Taipei mayor Ma Ying-jeou has defended his support for the Falun Gong spiritual movement in its fight for legitimacy on the mainland. Mr Ma said there "can't be any hope" for cross-strait reunification unless Beijing changed its attitude on the outlawed [group]." -
Washington Times: Jiang sued in U.S. for torture
2003-01-16""It is clear that Jiang Zemin is behind the torture, ordered the torture, and should be held responsible," said Terri Marsh, the Washington-based attorney for the victims. Using the Alien Tort Claim Act and the Torture Victims Protection Act, Ms. Marsh filed papers with the U.S. District Court of the Northern District of Illinois Oct. 18, four days before Mr. Jiang made a brief visit to the city." -
RFI: One of Chinas First Satellite Researchers Detained in a Labour camp.
2003-01-16"According to the Falun Dafa Information Centre, Ms. Yang Yueli, a former senior engineer of Chinas Aeronautics Ministry, was detained in a labour camp because she practised Falun Gong. Ms. Yang Yueli, now 62 years old, once participated in the research and launch of Chinas first satellite." -
UK Poster Campaign: Urgently Rescue Our Friends and Relatives Imprisoned in China
2003-01-15Dr. Weiguo Xies fondest wish: Calling on the Chinese authorities to promptly stop the persecution of Falun Gong and to release his secretly detained Fiancée. -
New Tang Dynasty TV Report: UK Member of Parliament Talks about Article 23 (photo)
2003-01-15New Tang Dynasty TV interviewed Dr Steve Ladyman, Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom, on the proposed Article 23 legislation in Hong Kong. Dr Ladyman has been very concerned with the human rights situation in China, and has been vocal in expressing his concerns to the media and in the parliament. -
Norway: Falun Gong practitioners Appealing in Front of the Chinese Embassy
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Austria: Practitioners Appeal in front of the Chinese Embassy to Stop the Killing
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Sweden: Falun Gong Practitioners Peacefully Appeal In front of the Chinese Embassy in Gothenburg
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Falun Gong Practitioners Initiated Worldwide 3-Day Appeal to Stop the Killing in China of Innocent Falun Gong Practitioners
2003-01-15In response to escalating reports of death by persecution in China (news), practitioners and supporters of Falun Gong around the world will hold public activities during a three-day, worldwide appeal, calling for an end to the killing. The activities include peaceful appeals in front of Chinese embassies and consulates, candlelight vigils, and press conferences. -
UK: Spreading Falun Dafa in the Capital of Wales
2003-01-14Many people spent a long time reading the display boards and expressed their dismay and shock after learning of the Jiang regimes suppression of those who merely want to practise meditative exercises and be good people. After they spoke with practitioners, they were eager to sign the petition calling for an end to the persecution.