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• Het Parool (Dutch newspaper): Falun Gong exercises take grandmother (85) to prison

  2002-10-08
  "Practitioners say they do not form an organisation or political movement. Neither is it a religion. It’s free and it makes you feel better. What practitioners of Falun Gong stand for are three fundamental values: truthfulness, compassion and forbearance. What can be wrong about that? asks Wang Xianghe to herself at the Dam, where a demonstration was being held last Sunday. “We want to become good people. Happier and more healthy.”"
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• Holland: Amsterdam Local television broadcasts program about persecuted Dutch-Chinese family

  2002-10-08
  On Friday the 4th of October, Salto 2, an Amsterdam local television station, broadcasted a 30-minute documentary about the Dutch-Chinese family Warnaar-Wang. Almost all members of the family practise Falun Gong. The family members that live in China are victims of the severe and inhumane persecution of Falun Gong.
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• Slovakia: Promoting Falun Gong in the Major Cities of the East

  2002-10-07
  Between the 26th and 29th September 2002, Falun Gong was promoted in a few cities in Eastern Slovakia. To begin with, the practitioners from Slovakia and Czech republic gathered in front of the Chinese embassy in Bratislava to peacefully appeal against the persecution of Falun Gong in China.
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• The Third Russian and Commonwealth of Independent States Falun Dafa Experience Sharing Conference Held in Moscow

  2002-10-07
  From September 28 to 30, 2002, the third Russia and Commonwealth of Independent States Falun Dafa Cultivation Experience Sharing Conference was held in Moscow. It was attended by Falun Dafa practitioners from Russia, Ukraine, and Baltic Sea area nations.
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• Poland: 168 Hours in Front of the Chinese Embassy

  2002-10-07
  Today is the final day of the 168-hour continuous peaceful appeal in front of the Chinese Embassy in Warsaw, the capital of Poland. The presence at the Embassy and the great media coverage allowed more Polish people to learn about the beauty of Falun Dafa and the evil deeds of Jiang Zemin.
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• Letter from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to the Belgian Falun Gong Association

  2002-10-07
  "UNHCR remains deeply concerned for the well being of these individuals, and continues to seek assurances from the Government of the Kingdom of Cambodia that they, as well as other refugees and asylum seekers in the country are accorded and can meaningfully enjoy protection in conformity with the State’s international obligations."
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• Calgary Herald: Google in China and the real Internet censors

  2002-10-07
  "The interesting thing about China's recent efforts to block access to Google, the U.S. Internet search engine, is not the Beijing leadership's readiness to censor. We already knew about that. No, the interesting thing is the readiness of Web sites such as Yahoo! to censor themselves to survive in the Chinese market. That's where the lesson lies, and the true disgrace..."
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• Former French Minister of Education Meets with Falun Gong Practitioners and Suggests Letting More People Realize the True Value of Falun Gong (Photos)

  2002-10-06
  At noon on October 1, 2002, French Congressman, former minister of culture and education Mr. Jack Lang met with Falun Gong practitioner Zhao Ming who had been illegally imprisoned and tortured for more than two years by the Jiang Zemin regime.
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• Clarifying the Facts About Falun Dafa in The Netherlands (Photos)

  2002-10-06
  On The Netherlands "Anti-Violence Day" Taiwanese Falun Gong practitioners who had just concluded their peaceful appeals in Denmark went to The Hague to hold a peaceful sit-in appeal in front of the Premier's Office and Parliament Building. Several influential newspapers reported positively on the event.
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• Politiken (Danish Newspaper): In China’s Clutches

  2002-10-06
  "In Ireland there was a growing attention on his case, and Zhao Ming was released in March this year after international pressure from, among others, the Irish Prime Minister. Shortly after he was back in Ireland, even though he is physically free, he is still mentally captured."
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• Report from Falun Gong-Icelandic Dialogue Committee (Part II)

  2002-10-06
  When Icelandic officials said, ”What we’ve done is in accordance with International Law.”, practitioners pointed out, ”First of all, the law is for defending justice, but not for silencing justice. Secondly, we cannot defend one law but violate other law’s standards, such as the right of people’s freedom of belief.”
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• Report from Falun Gong-Icelandic Dialogue Committee (Part I)

  2002-10-05
  The dialogue between Falun Gong representatives and the Icelandic Government drew attention of all Icelandic media. On the scene of the dialogue, the Icelandic TV station had on the spot coverage. After the meeting, the Icelandic TV station and media reporters also interviewed and made reports about the dialogue process.
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• Christian Science Monitor: China's Move on Hong Kong

  2002-10-05
  "China's slow march toward openness took a big leap backward last week. Beijing forced the leaders in Hong Kong, which China took over in 1997, to put forth tough new laws that would end up stifling political dissent and the media in that major Asian city."
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• Letter from MEP regarding Practitioners’ Art Performance During the Asia-EU Summit

  2002-10-04
  'Given the continued human rights abuses in China and, as you note, the EU’s democratic tradition and way of life, it is of prime importance that Falun Gong practitioners be given every opportunity to perform and to be allowed to demonstrate their grievances.'
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• Washington Post: Banned in Hong Kong

  2002-10-04
  'Not only has political freedom not expanded significantly in China, it is steadily shrinking in Hong Kong, despite Beijing's promise to respect the formula of "one nation, two systems." Moreover, many of those who promised to be vigilant about Hong Kong's rights at the time of the hand-over -- or to fight for their expansion -- have been apathetic about their erosion.'
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