Worldwide News
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United States: Practitioners Rally in Front of Chinese Consulate Demanding Justice for Jiang and the Killers of Liu Chengjun
2004-01-01On December 29, 2003, Falun Gong practitioners in northern California rallied and held a candlelight vigil in front of Chinese Consulate in San Francisco, demanding that Jiang and the killers of Liu Chengjun be brought to justice. -
Canada: Practitioners Commemorate Liu Chengjun In Front Of Chinese Embassy and Demand Punishment for the Murderers
2004-01-01A practitioner said that Falun Gong practitioners' actions were selfless. They were helping the Chinese people deceived by the dictator's lies to see the truth. Liu Chengjun and other practitioners risked their lives to bring the truth to the public with wisdom and courage. -
Taiwan: The First Overseas Falun Dafa Young Disciples' Cultivation Experience Sharing Conference Held in Taipei
2004-01-01The first Overseas Falun Dafa Young Disciples' Cultivation Experience Sharing Conference was held on December 27, 2003 at Shipai School's Auditorium in Taipei. Nearly 1,200 young Dafa disciples, their parents and guests from Japan, Malaysia and areas across Taiwan attended the conference. -
Painting: "Paradise"
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United States: New York Practitioners Hold Sit-in in Front of Chinese Consulate, Call for Punishing the Murderers Who Tortured Liu Chengjun to Death
2003-12-31At 6:00p.m. on December 29, 2003, more than a hundred Falun Gong practitioners in New York gathered in front of the Chinese Consulate. They strongly condemned the Jiang Zemin regime's torturing Falun Gong practitioner Liu Chengjun to death, and called for bringing Dictator Jiang and the evil policemen to justice. -
United States: Washington DC Practitioners Hold Press Conference In Front of the Chinese Embassy to Call for Punishing the Murderers of Liu Chengjun
2003-12-31"We hope that everyone will condemn the Jiang regime's brutality and violence against innocent people, end this campaign of persecution and murder against Falun Gong practitioners that are persisting in their belief of "Truthfulness-Compassion-Tolerance," and lend their support to the Falun Gong practitioners' righteous acts of upholding the truth and exposing the Jiang regime's lies." -
Korea: Korean Falun Gong Practitioners File Lawsuit Charging Jiang Zemin and "610 Office" Head Luo Gan with Genocide
2003-12-30On the morning of December 26, 2003, the Korean Falun Dafa Association held a press conference in the Plaza Hotel of Seoul and announced that the Seoul Local Court had formally accepted the Genocide Lawsuit against Jiang Zemin and Luo Gan. -
United States: San Francisco Falun Gong practitioners to Hold A Memorial for Liu Chengjun in Front of the Chinese Consulate
2003-12-30Bay Area Falun Gong practitioners will hold a memorial for Chengjun Liu in front of the Chinese Consulate in San Francisco at 1:00 PM Monday, December 29, 2003. Liu died on Friday December 26 in Jilin University hospital after 21 months of torture in jail. Liu was the first person that tapped into the state-run Chinese TV and broadcasted a video revealing the persecution of Falun Gong in Changchun China on March 5, 2002. This TV broadcasting reached hundreds of thousands of Chinese and was well reported by world media. -
Thailand: Practitioners Attend Human Rights Conference and Condemn the Persecution of Falun Gong
2003-12-29During the discussion of the human rights conditions in the Asia-Pacific region after the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action was established in 1993, a practitioner introduced the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners. She pointed out that the persecution has extended outside of China, especially in Thailand. The practitioner called upon the international community to help rescue the Falun Gong practitioners detained in China and bring an end to the persecution. -
Japan: Yoko Kaneko Holds Press Conference in Tokyo to Reveal Her Experience in China
2003-12-29Yoko Kaneko held a press conference to reveal what happened to her and other practitioners during her detention in China. She revealed the extent of the cruel and inhumane tortures used on her and other practitioners such as sleep deprivation, sexual abuse and beatings. Through the press conference see hoped to express her thanks for the support she received and to encourage people to continue to pay attention to the persecution in China and help rescue more practitioners undergoing such severe persecution. -
United States: FOX TV Station Makes a Special Report on Ms. Zhou Xuefei Who Is Being Held Past Her Scheduled Release Date
2003-12-29On Thanksgiving Day in 2003, Zhou Xuefei's three-year term of forced labour had expired, yet she was still detained at the Guangdong Province's Female Forced Labour Camp in Sanshui City because she refused to be brainwashed. At the Atlanta press conference, Lu Chaohui reiterated the persecution of Zhou Xuefei and kind-hearted American people's support and help. Fox5 TV station interviewed Lu Chaohui about Zhou Xuefei's situation and made it the first report at 6:30 p.m. Evening News the same day. -
Germany: Franziska Methodist Church Centre Reports on Lawsuit Launched Against Jiang Zemin in Taiwan
2003-12-28"Jiang Zemin started an anti-Falun Gong campaign in 1999. According to the Falun Dafa Information Centre, during the persecution that Jiang instigated, 822 people have lost their lives. However, Chinese government officials claim this number to be over 1600. Tens of thousands of Falun Gong believers have been arrested and sent to labour camps without any legal procedures.” -
United States: Practitioners Rally in Front of the Chinese Embassy on Christmas Eve
2003-12-28While most Americans are celebrating this holiday season, Falun Gong practitioners Charles Lee and Meiyu Zhao have to suffer in prisons in Mainland China. On December 24, Washington DC Falun Gong practitioners held a press conference in front of the Chinese embassy to U.S to help rescue them. -
United States: Falun Dafa Practitioners Awarded Second Place in the 51st Quincy Christmas Parade
2003-12-28Falun Dafa practitioners from the Boston area participated in the 51st Quincy Christmas Parade. It is estimated that 150,000 to 200,000 people lined the three-mile course of the parade. Out of over 90 parade entries, the practitioners were awarded second place for their float. -
United States: A Letter to Charles Li From Fellow Practitioners in Washington DC
2003-12-27It has been almost a year since you left us for China. We have heard about you from time to time in the past eleven months. Many of us did not know you before, but we were all deeply touched by your courage and selflessness upon learning the reason why you went to China...Together with Yeong-ching, we all look forward to the day that we will welcome you home with flowers and applause. We believe that day is not much longer.