Worldwide News
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Emory Amnesty Initiates Valentine's Day Signature Collecting Campaign to Rescue Charles Li and Zhou Xuefei
2003-02-27On the evening of February 12, 2003, on the campus of the US's famous Emory University, students dedicated dedicated roses to Falun Gong practitioners who are imprisoned in China for their beliefs. -
New Tang Dynasty TV's Interview with Congressman Robert Andrews of New Jersey
2003-02-27I think that they [Falun Gong practitioners]are peace loving, good citizens, who simply want to practise their...beliefs in freedom. I think that's a fundamental right, not just in America, but also around the world. And when they tell me that 572 Falun Gong practitioners have died in Chinese prisons, because of torture, and tens of thousands have been arrested, harassed or otherwise coerced by the Chinese government, I think that's an offence to everyone in the world. -
Australia: Letter From Prime Minister's Office about the persecution of Falun Gong in China
2003-02-27The government is concerned by China's approach towards followers of Falun Gong and understands the disress of those whose family or friends who are in detention in China. We express these concerns clearly and regularly to senior Chinese officials and government representatives. -
"Committee to Investigate the Crimes of Chinese Labour 'Re-Education' Camps in the Persecution of Falun Gong" Established
2003-02-26The "World Organisation to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong" hereby announces the establishment of the "Committee to Investigate the Crimes of Chinese Labour 'Re-Education' Camps in the Persecution of Falun Gong," to proceed to systematically and comprehensively investigate the criminal conduct of China's Labour Re-Education Camps in the persecution of Falun Gong. -
Practitioners from Zhejiang Province, Singapore, Taiwan, Canada and Peru Congratulate the Establishment of the Romanian Falun Dafa Association
2003-02-26Romanian practitioners have overcome the interference by the Jiang regime and established many local practice sites in their area. In addition, they have published the Romanian versions of Falun Gong and Zhuan Falun. The establishment of the Romanian Falun Dafa Association is truly a wonderful and joyous occasion, and merits celebration! -
Hundreds of Falun Gong Practitioners Protest Article 23 Legislation in Hong Kong
2003-02-26Hundreds of Falun Gong practitioners coming from various places around the world divided into two groups and practised the exercises at two locations in Hong Kong, expressing their opposition to the Article 23 legislation and urging the Chinese government to release all practitioners who are being detained in China. -
Press Conference Calling for Rescue of "American Hostage" in China Held at US National Press Club
2003-02-26February 14 was Valentine's Day. To rescue American citizen Charles Li, Falun Gong supporters in the Washington DC area held a press conference at the National Press Club urgently calling on the US government to rescue Charles Li from China as soon as possible. -
Philadelphia: Falun Dafa Practitioners Participate in a Chinese New Year Celebration at Temple University
2003-02-26Dafa practitioners in the Philadelphia area were invited to participate in the Chinese New Year celebrations at Temple university. They displayed the goodness of "Truthfulness-Compassion-Tolerance" to the university faculty staff and students, told them the truth about the brutal persecution against Falun Dafa in China, and gathered signatures for rescuing Charles Li. -
Minghui School Students Write to President Bush
2003-02-26"We are Falun Gong practitioners from Minghui School in Columbus, Ohio. Falun Gong is a practise that teaches how to be polite, not to steal, to be truthful...We are very peaceful, and won't hurt anything or anybody. We have a friend, Charles Li. We want to help him. However, if we went back to China and tried, they would detain us too. This is why we are writing to you to help Charles Li out of China's jail and into his rightful home." -
Information about Article 23 and Suggestions about What to Do
2003-02-25Jiang and Luo's criminal group primarily wanted to ban Falun Gong in Hong Kong by using Article 23. However, Article 23 is aimed not only at Falun Gong, but also at human rights and democracy for all Hong Kong citizens. It can be said that in order to persecute Falun Gong, Jiang's regime would not hesitate to sacrifice the future of seven million people in Hong Kong. -
Taiwanese Falun Gong Practitioners Protest Deportation by Hong Kong Government (photos)
2003-02-25While the protests triggered by Hong Kong's Article 23 legislations have not yet subsided, on February 21 the Hong Kong government deported nearly 80 Taiwanese who held legitimate travel documents to visit Hong Kong, for so-called security reasons. This act deepened the concerns of people from all walks of life over Beijing's increasing control of Hong Kong. -
Australia: Practitioners from Queensland Celebrated the Chinese New Year on the Gold Coast
2003-02-25Falun Gong practitioners held a one-day event with festive song and dance to publicly celebrate the Chinese New Year. They demonstrated the exercises, performed a fan dance and held a Tang Dynasty style fashion show. -
New York Practitioners Hold Press Conference in Front of Chinese Consulate, Urgently Calling for Charles Li's Release
2003-02-25On February 13, 2002, Falun Gong practitioners from the New York area gathered in front of the Chinese Consulate and held a peaceful protest for the release of US citizen Charles Li, a Falun Gong practitioner who was arrested for no reason when he went back to China to visit his family during the Chinese New Year. -
Charles' Friends in Boston: "What We Know About Charles Li"
2003-02-25In 1999, when he learnt that the innocent Dafa practitioners in China were arrested, he discussed with several friends about delivering an appeals letter to the Chinese Consulate. At that time he did not have a car. After they agreed on this course of action, he rented a car and drove overnight to Washington D.C., delivered the appeals letter to the personnel concerned, and then drove back to Boston overnight. He has such a kind heart. -
Epoch Times: HK LegCo Member Margaret Ng Gives Talk on Article 23 in Cambridge University, UK
2003-02-24'Ms. Ng said, The main purpose of the visit is to talk to people who are from Hong Kong or who are concerned about Hong Kong, to keep them informed of this very, very important development in Hong Kong. And if they agree with us that this legislation is not good for Hong Kong, they will support us and make their voice known to the Hong Kong government.'