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Australia: Introducing Falun Dafa at a Shopping Centre in West Sydney
2004-03-30
Falun Gong practitioners came to one of the largest shopping centres in West Sydney to introduce Falun Dafa and collect signatures. Many people expressed that they wanted to learn Falun Gong after hearning that Falun Dafa has been widely spread to more than 60 countries and has brought improved physical and mental health to more than 100 million people. -
United States: U.S. Continues to Advance Resolution on China's Human Rights at U.N. Meeting in Geneva
2004-03-29
As reported March 25, 2004 in a Voice of America editorial, the U.S. is moving forward with a resolution on China at the United Nations Human Rights Commission meeting in Geneva. U.S. Department of State spokesman Richard Boucher said the goal is to encourage the Chinese government "to take positive, concrete steps to protect human rights and the fundamental freedoms of the Chinese people." -
Nepal: Jiang's Group Extends the Persecution to Nepal - A Falun Gong Practitioner from Taiwan is Followed and Threatened
2004-03-29"The personnel from the Chinese embassy in Nepal bribed the Nepalese citizens to pretend to show an interest in learning Falun Gong and to visit a practitioner there in order to get materials such as Falun Gong books and exercise instruction tapes. Thereafter, the practitioner in Nepal continuously received threatening phone calls, one of them telling him that if he continued to practice or teach Falun Gong, they would give his personal information to the Chinese embassy. They also otherwise intimidated this person and wanted him to provide information about Falun Gong, adding that they might also do some bad things to hurt him." -
United States: New York Falun Gong Practitioners Rally In Front Of UN Headquarters, Call On UN to Urge China to Stop the Persecution
2004-03-28
"The purpose of our rally today is to call on the international community to pay closer attention to the human rights atrocities against Falun Gong practitioners in China and urge governments of all nations to support a resolution requesting China to improve its human rights during the Geneva UN human rights convention." -
Canada: Canadian Citizen Appeals for the Rescue of His Mother in China
2004-03-28Canadian citizen Mr. Xiao Jin, who currently resides in New York, is appealing to people from all walks of life to help rescue his mother, Ms. Li Guangzhen, who was arrested by police in China. Mr. Xiao learned about her arrest when he called his family in China on the evening of March 15, 2004. Ms. Li was allegedly arrested for distributing materials that clarify the truth about Falun Dafa. -
Australia: Practitioners Attend "Day of Peace" Celebration at the University of Southern Queensland
2004-03-27
Falun Gong practitioners were invited to gave a dance performance in Tang Dynasty costumes. The practitioners set up an information desk and displayed photos of Falun Dafa activities around the world. They also told the university faculty and students about the persecution of Falun Gong in China by Jiang's group. -
United States: Falun Dafa Practitioners Invited to Speak at University of Virginia Human Rights Concert
2004-03-27
On March 20, 2004, many student human rights organizations at the University of Virginia held an open-air human rights concert to focus attention on the human rights violations around the world. Falun Gong practitioners of Charlottesville were invited to give a speech on China's persecution of Falun Gong. -
Japan: Sankei Shimbun News Reveals that China Used All Possible Means to Stop Falun Gong's Registration as a Legal Organization
2004-03-25"Historically, it is obvious that a communist party dictatorship, which is based on military force, won't last long. The hysterical suppression of Falun Gong by the Beijing government is one example of this. In fact, when the non-profit organization registration procedure was initially carried out, Falun Gong members living in Tokyo had applied to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government for registration as a legal non-profit organization. However, the Chinese Consulate in Japan, publicly and privately, tried to persuade the Liberal Democratic Party members of the Tokyo state assembly to hold back the registration." -
United States: US to Introduce China Resolution at U.N. Commission on Human Rights Meeting
2004-03-25The United States will introduce a resolution on China's human rights practices at the 2004 U.N. Commission on Human Rights meeting in Geneva March 15-April 23. "The United States has been disappointed by China's failure to meet the commitments made at the U.S.-China Human Rights Dialogue in December 2002 as well as its failure to follow through on its stated intention to expand cooperation on human rights in 2003. We are also concerned about backsliding on key human rights issues that has occurred in a variety of areas since that time." -
United States: U.S. State Department Spokesman, "The United States Will Introduce A Resolution on China's Human Rights Practices at the 2004 UN Commission on Human Rights Meeting in Geneva"
2004-03-24Our goal in sponsoring this resolution is to encourage China to take positive, concrete steps to meet its international obligations to protect human rights and fundamental freedoms of the Chinese people. -
Canada: Practitioners Introduce Falun Dafa, Clarify the Truth and Collect Signatures to Support Lawsuit against Jiang Zemin
2004-03-24
Vancouver Falun Dafa practitioners held a series of activities that included practicing the exercises, collecting petition signatures and distributing truth-clarifying materials in front of the art museum in downtown Vancouver to call upon people to pay attention to Professor Zhang Kunlun's lawsuit against Jiang Zemin. -
Washington State Senators Stands Up to the Consul General of PRC in San Francisco: "We Will Decline Your Invitation Due to the Ongoing Persecution of Thousands of Innocent Falun Gong Practitioners by Your Government."
2004-03-23"Many Falun Gong practitioners are good, hardworking citizens of Washington State. As elected officials it is our duty to listen to their voices and to uphold their rights, including the right to freedom of belief. We sincerely hope that one day soon, these Falun Gong practitioners and all those who may wish to, will be free to practice the exercises of Falun Gong in China and to be free citizens following the principles of "Truthfulness, Compassion and Tolerance."" -
United States: Falun Dafa Workshop at a Homeless Centre in California
2004-03-23
Falun Dafa practitioners taught a workshop at a homeless centre in Oakland, California. The manager of the centre, who met a practitioner months ago and was very impressed with what he heard about Falun Dafa, asked if the practitioners could give a workshop to the members of the homeless group. -
Canadian Lawyers Take on Torture Suit Against Jiang Zemin
2004-03-22On March the 12th 2004, Canadian citizen Professor Zhang Kunlun requested Canadian Justice Minister Irwin Cotler's permission to press criminal charges against 22 persecutors of Falun Gong, including Jiang Zemin, the former Chinese president. At this time, professor Zhang Kunlun's lawyers are preparing paperwork for this lawsuit. -
"Friends of Falun Gong" Rally to Appeal for the Release of Charles Lee
2004-03-22On March the 11th, San Francisco Falun Gong practitioners and "Friends of Charles Lee" rallied outside the Chinese Consulate in San Francisco to urge the State Department to introduce a resolution condemning China's persecution of Falun Gong during the United Nations Human Rights Commission meetings. They appealed at the same time for the Chinese government to immediately release American citizen Charles Lee.
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