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Italian radio station ADN Kronos reports on Falun Gong
2001-10-02 -
Swedish VIPs Support Falun Gong
2001-10-02 -
Police Throw Falun Gong Woman to Her Death From Fourth-Story Window to Cover Up Evidence of Torture
2001-10-01To cover up their crime, officers Huang and Sun threw her, still alive, out of the 4th floor window and Yu Xiuling died from the impact. The body of Ms. Yu was hastily sent for cremation at midnight of the same evening.Officers Huang and Sun threatened Feng [Ms Yu's husband], saying, "If you want to file a lawsuit, feel free to do that in any place. We have orders from the top that no measure is too excessive when dealing with Falun Gong." The Chaoyang police then reported Ms. Yu's death as a "suicide." -
Support From the SOS Walk in Northern Sweden
2001-09-30 -
Amidst National Day Preparations, Reports Surface of Two More Falun Gong Practitioners Tortured to Death
2001-09-28Yuan Zhongyu, of Anshan City, Liaoning Province, died in the basement of the Anshan Public Security Bureau from injuries sustained during police torture, on or around August 16. In a separate case, Gu Yalou, 31, died in the City Public Security Bureau of Beihan Town, Renqiu City, in Hebei Province. -
Another Falun Gong Practitioner Dead in Custody, Death Toll Soars in Hebei Province
2001-09-28It has been learned that Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Chen Aizhong, age 33, of Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province, died on September 20, 2001, following just seven days in custody at the Tangshan Labour Camp. It is believed that Chen was subjected to torture while at the camp, and most likely died of violent force-feeding. This past June two other Falun Gong practitioners were killed in the Tangshan Labour Camp, both by torture. And in the past year at least four other practitioners from Hebei (An Xiukun, Yang Guibao, Wang Ailing, and Liu Dongxue) have died in custody while on hunger strikes from force-feeding and torture by police. -
Photo report: Practising Falun Gong Exercises in a Zagreb park, Croatia
2001-09-27Photograph of Falun Gong practitioners doing the exercises during their visit to Croatia. -
Falun Gong in Norway: Norwegian Association for Falun Gong
2001-09-27The purpose for the Norwegian Association is partly, through cultivation practice, to develop our body, mind and soul, to support our good health, to cultivate our heart and to reach higher levels. It is also to support peace and good forces in everyday life and on a larger scale, by bridging gaps between people, cultures and countries. In addition, we will inform people about the situation of Falun Gong and its practitioners in other countries and cultures. -
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.