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THE STAR [Irish newspaper]: Student Arrested in Chinese Demo
2001-11-26In just eight years since its [Falun Gong's] public introduction in 1992, it has grown to become the most popular form of body and mind meditation ever in Chinese history.It emphasises physical cultivation and the cultivation of one’s moral character in daily life, according to the principles of Falun Gong’s founder, Li Hongzhi.Falun Gong’s effectiveness in improving health has quickly made it popular throughout the entire world and has largely been spread by word of mouth. -
LE COURIER [Swiss newspaper]: FALUN GONG : 35 Westerners Defy Beijing
2001-11-26What made these Westerners drop their jobs and their families to go and confront the Chinese police, whose reputation freezes the blood of the Chinese? The four from Zurich explained their action on a diskette they sent to friends. More than two years of attempts by numerous Governments and humanitarian organizations have had no effect on China. The massive persecution of Falun Gong has even worsened since the attacks of 11 September have monopolized international attention: 311 proven deaths (probably 1,000), 50,000 persons held in gulags, 1,000 in mental institutions, thousands of rapes and sadistic torture … in all, 70 million practitioners risk being denounced, being fined, losing their jobs, their homes, their family life or their freedom. -
The Tiananmen Protest by Western Practitioners Was Also Significant for Swedish People
2001-11-26 -
THE EVENING ECHO [Ireland]: Cork man arrested in China
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Ukraine: Hunger Strike To Urge China to Stop Persecuting Truth-Compassion-Forbearance and to Reveal the Truth to People
2001-11-26The Chinese embassy in Ukraine has kept sending fabricated rumours about Falun Gong to the Ukraine government. The country of Ukraine used to be a communist country and has had a good relationship with China. However, I think that true friends should point out each others mistakes! And if a friend has killed someone, he should be condemned and sent to prison! Therefore as early as the beginning of the persecution, I started contacting our president, parliament and national media, urging them to condemn China for its inhumane persecution. -
Swedish TV Station Makes On-the-spot Report of the Eight Swedish Falun Practitioners Returning From Beijing
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Frankfurter Rundschau: “Beijing Prisoners for 23 Hours”
2001-11-25Nobody did anything to her. With a shaky voice she related her cell stay in the cellar of Beijing's police headquarters'. "It looked like an animal cage." There it became clear to her that "those who are being tortured don't even have a slim chance at all." -
Expressen (a Swedish newspaper): “The Police Trampled on My Head - Report from Swedish Falun Gong follower detained in China” [Excerpts]
2001-11-25"In the square a large number of policemen quickly surrounded us. They dragged me into a car and punched me several times in the face with their fists. They then trampled on my head and kicked me all over my body. Several of the other practitioners were also assaulted. The women were dragged by the hair," he told TT. -
Four Swiss Dafa practitioners Safely Return after Participating in the Demonstration on Tiananmen Square
2001-11-25Member of Parliament and the radical party convener came just to attend the conference. In his speech, he highly praised the immense courage of the practitioners and expressed his understanding of their actions. -
Boston Globe Online: Sweden protests detentions by China
2001-11-24Sweden has protested China' handling of several Swedes who were among 35 foreigners, including six Americans, expelled for demonstrating against the government' crushing of the Falun Gong spiritual movement. -
Jersusalem Post: Israeli arrested in Tiananmen Square [due to] Falun Gong protest
2001-11-24JERUSALEM (November 21) - Leeshai Lemish, an Israeli Falun Gong practitioner, was arrested yesterday in Beijing's Tiananmen Square as part of a group of 36 protesting Chinese persecution of the group. It was the first Falun Gong protest to involve Westerners exclusively -
Diaries from the Europe SOS Walk group by German Practitioners
2001-11-24A dairy of experiences from The Europe SOS walk showing the immense support recieved and the kind harted nature of the people -
Irish MEP Ms Patricia Mckenna Urge the Chinese Ambassador in Belgium to Release the Detained Western Falun Gong Practitioners Immediately
2001-11-24I was very concerned to hear that one of the practitioners was injured by police during arrest. These practitioners are being held by the authorities solely because of their expression of their beliefs. I know that in the past many Falun Gong detainee's have reportedly been tortured and in some cases deaths are said to have occurred because of torture and ill treatment by the police. China signed up to the UN Convention Against Torture in 1988 and is therefore obliged to investigate all allegations of torture and bring those responsible to justice. -
France: Supporting Letter from Nicolas Dupont-Aignan, Mayor of the City of Yerres
2001-11-24 -
IC Wales Network (UK): China expels British protestors
2001-11-24