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Italy: Falun Gong at a Health Exhibition in Biella
2002-12-22One visitor to our booth said, "It’s really amazing that Falun Gong practitioners can face this persecution peacefully and rationally after suffering so much...I believe that people all over the world will be concerned about Falun Gong in the future and more people will learn Falun Gong.” -
Jiang Regime's Persecution Against European Citizens (Part 21) - Swedish Practitioners Maltreated in Beijing
2002-12-22During November 2001, 36 western Falun Gong practitioners travelled to Beijing to appeal to the Chinese government to end the persecution of Falun Gong. They also wanted to appeal to the Chinese people for justice. They were arrested, beaten and detained. -
The Straits times: HK subversion law may spark journalist exodus
2002-12-22'Survey shows four in 10 journalists would consider quitting if territory enacts the controversial law against sedition.' -
RFI: European Parliament and USA are Concerned about Article 23’s Influence on Freedom in Hong Kong
2002-12-22'According to information from the Epoch Times website, this Thursday afternoon in Strasbourg, France, the European Parliament adopted a resolution about Article 23 expressing concern over the effects it would have on Hong Kong’s freedom.' -
Red Herring: Special Report: China - The coming collapse
2002-12-22'Technology companies better watch out -- China's economic miracle is just another Internet bubble.' -
Speech by Roger Helmer MEP at a Press Conference in Strasbourg (photo)
2002-12-21'I am very concerned about the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners that is taking place in the PRC and obviously therefore I share the concern expressed in this demonstration today at the risk that the proposed article 23 legislation in Hong Kong may leads to repression in Hong Kong itself.' -
Norway: Promoting Falun Gong at the Annual Alternative Health Fair
2002-12-21Every day practitioners held an introductory session in a large room nearby where they spent an hour teaching the Falun Gong exercises. They also told the audience about the horrific persecution that is taking place in China at the moment and how millions of innocent Falun Gong practitioners are being persecuted because they want to improve their health and moral standards. -
Bremen: Call For the Rescue of Persecuted Family and Friends
2002-12-21We call for action from governmental organisations, media, human rights organisations and all good people to help safeguard the universal principles of “truthfulness, compassion and forbearance” and to help bring an end to this unprecedented disaster...Most importantly, we call for the release of all Falun Gong practitioners who are illegally detained. -
European Parliament Resolution on Hong Kong
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EFIC: Let's Defend Hong Kong's Freedoms and Create Genuine Peace and Harmony
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UK: More MPs Raise Concern about Article 23 Legislation in Hong Kong
2002-12-21Oona King MP wrote on 19 November: "I agree with the [UK] Government in opposing the Chinese suppression of religions and practices such as Falun Gong." -
Ireland: Letter to Two Irish Newspapers about Article 23
2002-12-21'The guise of secession and subversion, combined with increased police power, would turn Hong Kong into a police state. Not only this, but questions would arise over the safety of the media, business and other sectors of society.' -
Germany: Appeal on Xiong Wei’s Birthday
2002-12-21On December 8, Falun Gong practitioners once again went to the Chinese Embassy in Berlin. They called for the release of Xiong Wei, who was arrested in Beijing last January when she was distributing materials about the truth of persecution of Falun Gong. -
Germany: Calling for Release of Xiong Wei on International Human Rights Day
2002-12-21When talking about the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners, the president of the International Human Rights Association condemned the Chinese government as a “dictatorship without morals,” and the persecution as a “vicious circle of violence.” -
Reporters Without Borders: European Union asked to oppose "dangerous" national security law
2002-12-21'Reporters Without Borders expressed great concern today about the future of press freedom in Hong Kong and called on the European Union (EU) to take a stand against a proposed national security law.'