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Culture night in the city of Vasteras, Sweden
2001-09-27Saturday September 15 an annual event called Culture night took place in the town of Vasteras, Sweden. It is a popular festivity when a lot of people take part in cultural activities. We went home that night with a happy heart. Many people are searching and in a time when there is chaos in the world, they are attracted to the peace, serenity and righteousness in Falun Gong. -
An Austrian Family's Experience in Romania
2001-09-27We are a family living in Austria that practises Falun Gong. We visited the City of Klausenburg in Romania for a few days...our experiences showed me again that more and more good-hearted people are getting to know that Falun Gong is good, and are condemning the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China. -
I Saw Light in People's Faces
2001-09-27People who passed by looked very sad and unhappy, but when I handed out Falun Gong flyers, their faces lit up and they smiled at me. Later on when I was practising the standing exercises, I suddenly heard a child's voice asking me in his native Estonian language, "What are you doing?" -
"Falun Dafa is the future" say the people in Croatia
2001-09-26Two practitioners from Austria and one from Switzerland arrived in Zagreb, Croatia to let the Croatian people know about the truth of Falun Dafa. -
Two Letters of Support from the Mayor of the City of Clamart, France
2001-09-26"The Chinese community in France, very much affected by the atrocities that the members of Falun Gong are victim to, is waiting today for a diplomatic initiative to be made to the Chinese authorities so that they will cease their persecution." [excerpt from one of the letters] -
VOLKSBLATT: (German newspaper) International Association for Human Rights Says China is Number One in Human Rights Abuses, Torture, and Executions
2001-09-26During a press conference in Wuerzburg, the Chinese woman artist, Cui-Ying Zhang, described the gruesome conditions prevalent in Chinese detention centres. Her personal experience report sounds like a horror story. For eight months she was incarcerated, tortured and beaten. To increase her abuse, she was the only woman assigned to a men's section of the prison. For seven months she was prohibited from walking about. She also had been shackled with heavy iron chains so severely that in some areas her skin began to rot. -
Reaction of Chinese state media and officials on encountering Falun Dafa at the Chinese Garden in Mannheim, Germany
2001-09-26Many Chinese became wide-eyed when they saw overseas Falun Dafa practitioners openly showing up at public events. This alone deeply impressed them. We talked about Falun Gong. They all knew about the persecution of Falun Gong in China. I told them, "We feel really sad and upset upon seeing your incorrect, 'Cultural Revolution style' reports about Falun Gong. -
European Parliament officials Greet the SOS Walkers in Brussels
2001-09-25Vice-Chairperson of the European Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee Greets Practitioners as They Complete the London to Brussels SOS RescueWalk -
Falun Gong Woman Tortured to Death by Beijing Police
2001-09-24Ms. Li Xifang's death brings the number of documented deaths to 282, with government sources inside China disclosing that the actual number exceeds 1,000. -
Terrorist Attacks and PRC National Day: New Excuses for Massive Roundup of Falun Gong Practitioners
2001-09-24Sources say that Beijing has become emboldened about making arrests on such a large scale because it believes that Western countries and international media are currently too preoccupied with the terrorist attacks in the U.S. to notice this human rights abuse. -
Photo Report: Practitioners from Russia on SOS! Global Rescue Bike Tour
2001-09-24Practitioners from Russia gather together for the SOS! Global Rescue Bike Tour to raise awareness of the persecution of Falun Dafa practitioners in China and to appeal to all kind-hearted people to save them. -
Letter to the Friends of Falun Gong from a Member of the British Public
2001-09-23Not nearly enough space is being given in the media to the atrocities being committed against the members of Falun Gong.The government of China is mouthing empty words about the free access to the country that will be given during the Olympics there, but we all know that no such freedom will be given, and that persecution of the Falun Gong is likely to increase as the time for the Olympics draws nearer. -
Falun Dafa Press Conference in Slovenia
2001-09-22Positive support for Falun Gong shown from Slovenian media -
Photo Report: Swiss Practitioners Continue Hunger Strikes
2001-09-22Photo Report: Swiss Practitioners Continue Hunger Strikes in front of the UN and Chinese Consulate of Zurich (September 13 to 15) to Urgently Rescue Practitioners Persecuted in China -
An article from Lidove Noviny Czech Republic newspaper
2001-09-22By Meditation They Bring Attention to the Abuse of Rights in China.