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One Woman's Battle: My Sister was Jailed for Keeping Fit
2001-09-16A Falun Gong practitioner's struggle to free her sister from a Chinese labour camp -
MAIN ECHO: (German newspaper) Falun Gong Practitioners in China in Danger of Losing their Lives
2001-09-16"Some victims were arrested solely on the grounds that they possessed Falun Gong materials or because they passed on information about the persecution" -
Paintings as Windows into Another World
2001-09-16Landscape scenes, mountains enshrouded in clouds, craggy cliffs from which rise weather-beaten pine trees, delicate flower and bird paintings, motifs of bamboo, chrysanthemums or plum blossoms, elegant pagodas and tiny human figures which seem to lose themselves in the natural surroundings are the main themes, next to aesthetically dancing women and certain animals in these rich nuances of traditional ink paintings by Cui-Ying Zhang who now lives in Australia. -
SOS Rescue Mission Receives Support from Latvia
2001-09-16On Wednesday, September 12th, Falun Gong practitioners met with the Latvian Foreign Policy Advisor to the State President. The practitioners found him to be a man of integrity, and totally sympathetic to our SOS rescue mission. He assured the practitioners that the State President is firmly committed to human rights and that, in fact, she had just returned from the human rights meeting in Durban, South Africa. -
Over 28 European Parliament members representing different political groups nominated Mr. Li Hongzhi for 2001 Sakharov Prize
2001-09-15"Mr. Li Hongzhi and Falun Gong have been honored with over 600 proclamations and awards from Australia, Canada, China (before the persecution), Japan, Russia, and the United States. Also, according to media reports, Mr. Li Hongzhi has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize and is in a lead position among the candidates for this award." -
Photo Report: First Group of Four Practitioners Kick Off European Region SOS Rescue Walk
2001-09-15"The practitioners will take three routes in Europe - the main route, northern route and southern route, totalling more than 7,000 miles." -
Bringing Falun Gong to Estonia
2001-09-15"The interviewer was a lovely person. I was able also to explain that the teachings of living according to Truth, Compassion, and Tolerance are more important than the exercises and that everything aims to transform a person from the inside to the outside." -
Belgian Police Pressurized to Arrest Falun Gong Practitioners during the EU-China summit
2001-09-15"The freedom of thought, of expression and of belief is something to be cherished, and it cannot be replaced by any kind of material benefit. We hope that European countries can remain clearheaded when facing the pressure from the Chinese Government and be firm in their stance against the violation of human rights in China." -
Mr Li Hongzhi, founder of Falun Gong, Nominated for European Parliaments Sakharov Prize
2001-09-14News of the nomination of Mr Li Hongzhi, the founder of Falun Gong,for the European Parliaments Sakharov Prize -
Support from Mr Vaclav Havel,President of Czech Republic
2001-09-14Letter of support from the office of Vaclav Havel, the President of the Czech Republic. -
Warm Welcome of SOS Recue Efforts in Czech and Slovak Republics, Part 1
2001-09-13SOS rescue efforts of practitioners from the UK who went to Czech Republic -
GÖTEBORGS POSTEN NEWSPAPER (extract): Hunger-Strike in Protest of the Persecution of Falun Gong
2001-09-13Swedish newspaper report on the hunger strike by practitioners in Sweden -
DUNDEE COURIER (UK): Family's desperate plea for support
2001-09-13UK media report on the plight of a Chinese family of practitioners in Scotland and their attempts to raise awareness of the situation in China. -
French Parliament Member Pierre-Andre Wiltzer's Letter to the French Foreign Minister
2001-09-13Letter from a member of the French parliament to the French Foreign Ministry -
DAUPHINEL LIBERE ( France): The Falun Gong Family of Chi Jian Returns to France
2001-09-13French media report on the return of a Chinese family, resident in France, who were detained in China for being Falun Gong practitioners.