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Germany: Together again in Erbach
2003-01-11
After the ups and downs in the past several years, we have gradually transformed ourselves from attaching to personal viewpoints and insisting on personal opinions into listening to others’ opinions and respecting others attitudes... -
Östgöta Korrenspondenten (Swedish Newspaper): Message to the Chinese Ambassador: “Falun Gong is not a threat!
2003-01-11
“We are not against the Chinese Government, or any other political party or religion.. But we are protesting against the fact that 100 million people risk their lives in China for choosing to practise Falun Gong." -
Taiwan: Falun Dafa Introduction Seminars Held at National Chengchi University
2003-01-11On December 10, we started our first nine-day video lecture sessions in the Nanshan Area with the help of practitioners from other areas. The winter night was chilly, but there were still many people attending. Many of them stayed until the conclusion of the session. Afterwards many people called us to find out more about Falun Gong. -
SCMP: Falun Gong launches international appeal for three held on mainland
2003-01-11'Spokesman for the local Falun Gong group, Kan Hung-cheung, said they were launching a worldwide campaign, which involved the US-based group Human Rights International raising the trio's plight in Beijing next month. He said they would also make a submission to the Human Rights Commission during its conference in Geneva in March and request that Amnesty International in Britain list the trio as prisoners of conscience.' -
The Guardian: Clampdown marks the end of Hong Kong's honeymoon (extract)
2003-01-11'The most immediate object of such laws might be the banned Falun Gong [spiritual movement], but there are other possible victims. For Martin Lee, the veteran Hong Kong democrat who led the Democratic party until recently, this is "the evil of all evils". He believes the new laws show that "the honeymoon is over... they're going to suppress Hong Kong more and more".' -
Germany: “Journey of Falun Dafa” Photo Exhibition Enjoyed by Mayor and the Ministry of Culture
2003-01-10Three weeks before Christmas 2002, practitioners in the German city of Veitshöchheim held a Falun Gong photo exhibition with help and support from the city’s Mayor and the Ministry of Culture. The practitioners were pleased to see that more people had learned the truth about Falun Dafa through the photo exhibition and were able to see through the lies and deceitful propaganda that the Jiang regime has spread all over the world through their state-controlled media. -
UK Poster Campaign: Urgently Rescue Our Friends and Relatives Imprisoned in China
2003-01-10
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Switzerland: Practitioners Reveal the Truth with a Bulletin Board
2003-01-09
Practitioners hope that it will allow more people to learn about the practice of Falun Dafa that has already benefited 100 million in almost 60 countries. The board also reveals how Jiang's regime have persecuted Falun Gong, brutally murdering over 540 practitioners and beating and torturing thousands more. -
Germany: Practitioners Share Cultivation Experiences Over the Holiday Season
2003-01-09
Hundreds of German Dafa practitioners gathered in the scenic forest region of Erbach in the middle of Germany, to hold the annual new-year activity of group experience sharing and studying the Fa [teachings of Falun Dafa]. This has taken place every year since 1998 and the number of practitioners who join the activity increases every year. -
Statement from the French Tibetan Association regarding Article 23 in Hong Kong
2003-01-09"Supporters of the Tibetan cause wholeheartedly join the demonstration against this “anti-subversion law” in Hong Kong. Since Hong Kong was returned to China in 1997, basic liberties have been constantly decreased; freedom of thought, freedom of association, freedom of belief...movements like Falun Gong are being repressed more and more...this is why we support all initiatives that defend people’s fundamental right of freedom." -
Reference Article: The Chinese Discovered America, Author Claims
2003-01-09Author Gavin Menzies has written a book claiming that an enormous Chinese fleet discovered America in 1421, 70 years before Columbus. He says that they mapped the world and created settlements in North and South America, Australia, New Zealand, across the Pacific and in the Indian Ocean. Here is a radio interview with the author. -
Helsingin Sanomat (Finnish newspaper): Hong Kong is Preparing Security Laws that will Slate Human Rights
2003-01-09'“The law proposal is not in line with international human rights principles. It would turn Hong Kong into a police state”, human rights expert Frances D’Souza said in a meeting of the Journalist Alliance in Hong Kong at the beginning of December. According to her, the Anti-subversion law would make possible for one to commit treason without even being aware of it.' -
ABC(AP): China Sentences Four Falun Gong [Practitioners]
2003-01-09Four Falun Gong [practitioners] have been sentenced to up to 20 years in prison for [tapping] into cable television systems in western China. -
Prominent UK Politicians continue to show Concern over Article 23 Legislation in Hong Kong
2003-01-08Ex-Chancellor Mr Kenneth Clark expressed his doubts about the Hong Kong authority’s claims regarding the proposed proscription mechanism. He said, "The Hong Kong Secretary of State claims that the proposals are not aimed at particular groups, but we must all await the actual draft of the Bill's wording before we can rest assured on this immensely important part of it." -
Switzerland: A Christmas Present from a Teacher
2003-01-08A teacher in Switzerland learned about Falun Gong and the persecution in China through a local practitioner. This teacher invited us to his class to present a report. This was his Christmas present to his grade 8 students. Everyone in the class, including the teacher and his friends, practised the exercises together.
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