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Finnish President Halonen Admits making a Mistake in Statement on China
2003-01-13My mistake was, and I say it here publicly, that I didnt include in my statement that there is, of course, much to correct [in China]
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The First Italian Dafa Practitioners Experience Sharing Meeting
2003-01-13Practitioners shared their experiences with open hearts. Anything unclear was discussed and understandings were shared. Teacher Li had emphasized several times in the recent articles on the compassion between practitioners, so we all realized it was the problem that we should pay more attention to. Any misunderstandings between practitioners in the past also disappeared because of the kindness everyone had towards one another.
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Ukraine: Social Orientation and Prospect Research Centre Confirm Falun Gong is Good for Society
2003-01-12We think that Falun Gong is a method of personal cultivation that is beneficial to society. It can improve peoples health and upgrade their moral standards. This practice can beautify peoples hearts, improve interpersonal relationships, eliminate various habits that are harmful to the mind and body, and rectify the adverse effects of certain quasi-religious practices have had on the modern society (especially on young people).
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Sweden: Young Practitioners Tell of the Courageous Story of Xu Song
2003-01-12As they revealed the story of brutality and torture to the weekend shoppers in Gothenburg, many stopped to talk with these two young men, to give some words of encouragement and/or sign their petition addressed to the UN. A couple who had just signed the petition were asked, What do you think about what the boys are doing? Without hesitation, they said; Great! What they are doing is good. This concerns us too. We know about what is happening.
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Amnesty International in Germany: Economic reform cant guarantee the improvement of human rights
2003-01-12Amnesty International had appealed for the Prime Minister of the Federation to express his stance during his visit to China from December 29 to 31: anti-terrorism cannot be used as an excuse to harm internationally recognised human rights. Mr. Pleiter warned, Silence will be thought of as acceptance of the Chinese leaders behaviour.
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Reuters Photo: Falun Gong Practitioners [Appeal] outside Hong Kong's Legislative Council
2003-01-12Falun Gong followers meditate behind a barrier during [an appeal] outside Hong Kong's Legislative Council January 9, 2003. The spiritual movement [..] is worried that the proposed anti-subversion law in the territory could seriously undermine the 'basic civil liberties that Hong Kong has traditionally enjoyed.
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Navakal .Com: Amnesty condemns executions in China
2003-01-12"We appeal to the Chinese Government to immediately stop executions and review the extensive use of the death penalty in China," the organization added saying that China continues to go against the world trend towards abolition of the death penalty."
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Photo report: Concert by German practitioners on New Years Eve
2003-01-11These photograph was taken during an artistic performance by German Dafa practitioners in Erbach, during the New Year's holidays.Left: Little Dafa practitioners singing in chorus, Im a little Dafa practitioner.
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Germany: Together again in Erbach
2003-01-11After 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...
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Östgöta Korrenspondenten (Swedish Newspaper): Message to the Chinese Ambassador: Falun Gong is not a threat!
2003-01-11We 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."
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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.
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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.'
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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".'
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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 citys 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.
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UK Poster Campaign: Urgently Rescue Our Friends and Relatives Imprisoned in China
2003-01-10