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Italy: Promoting Falun Dafa at a Christmas fair in Spinea
2002-12-31
In the two days, several thousand fliers were handed out; nevertheless, some people still couldn’t get one. Whenever practitioners demonstrated the exercises, people crowded around to watch. A cameraman from a local TV station was also attracted by this event and took some footage of the practitioners demonstrating the exercises. -
Speech in the European Parliament Debate on Article 23
2002-12-31"Last weekend, a large demonstration in Hong Kong illustrated the genuine concerns that Article 23 laws could undermine existing human rights and civil and religious liberties. I share these concerns and I urge the Hong Kong SAR Government to address them in the final proposals that they bring forward." -
Germany: Postcard Activity to Rescue Xiong Wei
2002-12-31The success of the campaign was widespread; on December 19, 2002, Heidenheim Weekly, a weekly journal which is sent to every house in the area, reported on the postcard campaign. The report also contained photos of the front and back of the postcard, which allowed readers to cut them out and send them to the German Prime Minister. -
Italy: “We Love Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance As Much As You”
2002-12-31A famous reporter and expert on the situation in Tibet commented, “Now I realise that they treat all their people in this way - whoever they are. Falun Gong followers, Tibetans, or Catholics will be suppressed in the same brutal way. Brutality is their nature.” -
EFIC: 25 Falun Gong Deaths from Police Torture and Abuse Reported in the Past Month
2002-12-31Police called Huajiang's 15-year old son from the labour camp at approximately 1:00 AM to take his father home...When his son arrived at the labour camp, however, Huajiang was dead. Huajiang's son says there were strangulation marks around his throat and other signs of torture. Huajiang's body has been transferred to a different location for cremation. -
Reuters: Germany's Schroeder plugs rights and Internet in China (excerpt)
2002-12-31'German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder told Chinese students on Monday that basic human rights and free speech were fundamental to a healthy economy.' -
Taipei Times: Mayor Ma blasts China over Falun Gong oppression
2002-12-31'ANGER: The Taipei mayor is the first high-level politician to speak out against the harsh Chinese crackdown on the spiritual group that has seen hundreds killed' -
Speech in the European Parliament Debate on Article 23
2002-12-30"In September the government of Hong Kong put forward a suggestion for a new law that threatens freedom of speech, freedom of the press and freedom of belief in the region. The Falun Gong movement, as well as Christian Churches that are not approved of by the Chinese government, would have the same legal status in Hong Kong as it has had in China since 1999." -
Italy: Revealing the Truth at a Celebration of the Governing Party in Milan
2002-12-30On December 14 2002, the Milanese branch of Forza Italia, the current ruling party in Italy, held a meeting...Because a practitioner had previously sent materials to them and they had learned about the persecution of Falun Gong on the radio, the organisers asked practitioners if they would like to introduce the situation of Falun Gong to everyone by making a presentation on the stage before the meeting began. -
Interviews with MEPs about Article 23
2002-12-30“At this moment, civil rights is not just a concern in Hong Kong, it is a global concern...What we need to do is to express those concerns to the Hong Kong government to ensure that this unique law is not used to suppress people’s rights. -
A Letter to the People of Hong Kong: “Bravely say "NO!" to Article 23”
2002-12-30"Here I willingly and sincerely tell you: you have a duty to express your concerns against the legislation of Article 23 to your relatives and friends and to government officials. Only through kindness and defending human rights and freedom today can we be ensured of our human rights and freedom tomorrow! Once Hong Kong loses its democracy and freedom, its prosperity will degrade relentlessly." -
The Economist: China’s Re-education Through Labor Camp, A Jail by Another Name
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EFIC: Amidst Relentless Propaganda, Persecution; Dignity and Heroism Still Standing in China
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Speech in the European Parliament Debate on Article 23: Cecilia Malmström MEP
2002-12-29"The strength of Hong Kong lies in the fact that the ‘one country, two systems’ principle has been able to be maintained. I fear, and many with me, that this change will undermine that principle severely. This would, of course, be completely unacceptable. The fact that Mainland China is exerting pressure to make this change happen is not comforting...If a group such as Falun Gong, which is forbidden in China, were also to be forbidden in Hong Kong, it would be a serious violation of the principle: one country, two systems." -
Dafa Practitioners Revealed the Truth about Article 23 in the European Parliament
2002-12-29The activities outside the European Parliament demonstrated the successful efforts of Falun Gong practitioners from all over Europe to deny the persecution of Falun Gong. The meaning of the activities outside the European Parliament served not only to voice practitioners’ opposition to Article 23 legislation but also to lay a deeper foundation for revealing the truth of the persecution all over Europe.
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