World Falun Dafa Day, Worldwide News
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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
2004-03-23Falun 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. -
Canadian Citizen Initiates Legal Procedures for Lawsuit against Jiang Zemin and His Associates
2004-03-21Canadian attorneys Mr. David Matas and Lawrence Greenspon represented their client, Canadian citizen and Professor of Art, Zhang Kunlun to formally file a criminal lawsuit against Jiang Zemin and those who participated in the persecution of Falun Gong to the Canadian Justice Minister -
New Zealand: Falun Gong Practitioners Participate in Rotorua Volunteer Day Event
2004-03-20March 13 was the Rotorua's Picnic on the Ground (Volunteer's Day). The local government held an event in a park and 60 volunteer organizations participated in this event. New Zealand Falun Gong practitioners also participated in this event and clarified truth to local residents. -
Photo Report: Pune, India's Falun Gong Practice Site
2004-03-20In India, a country that too has a long-standing history like China, people are gradually recognising and becoming more and more interested in Falun Dafa. -
The Appeal from A Daughter in the U.S.: Please Help Rescue My Mother, Who is Being Persecuted in a Prison in Henan Province
2004-03-19"I am a legal US resident living in the state of Maryland. My husband is a US citizen. I myself am not a Falun Gong practitioner, but I witnessed huge positive changes in my mother both physically and mentally after she practised Falun Gong. Now, she is suffering in a prison in Henan Province for telling people about the persecution of Falun Gong so that more people could know the facts. Facing such injustice, I cannot keep silent any more. I want the American people, the US Government and the whole world to know about the torture my mother is suffering in China." -
Canada: Alberta Falun Gong Practitioners Rally in Edmonton to Support Lawsuit Against Jiang Zemin
2004-03-19On the afternoon of March the 14th, after the grand St. Patrick's Day parade, Falun Gong practitioners in Alberta, Canada held a rally in Edmonton to support the lawsuit filed by Professor Zhang Kunlun against Jiang Zemin and other persecutors for torture. -
United States: Washington DC Residents Call on the United Nations to Urge the Chinese Government to Stop the Persecution of Falun Gong
2004-03-18On the first day of the UNHRC, residents of the US capital gathered in front of the Chinese Embassy to read an open letter to United Nations Secretary Annan, and to call on the UN Human Rights organisations to urge the Chinese government to immediately stop the persecution of Falun Gong. -
Canada: Practitioners Rally in front of Vancouver Chinese Consulate to Support Professor Zhang Kunlun's Efforts to Bring Jiang to Justice
2004-03-18On the afternoon of March 13, Falun Gong practitioners in Vancouver, Canada rallied in front of the Chinese Consulate to support the lawsuit filed by Professor Zhang Kunlun against Jiang Zemin and other persecutors for torture. -
The Far-Reaching Effects of Falun Gong Practitioners' Victory in the Pan Xinchun Slander Case
2004-03-17For the first time, a Falun Gong practitioner has brought and prevailed in a lawsuit against a Chinese diplomat for persecuting Falun Gong outside of China. It is the first time a Chinese diplomat has been sued for slander and spreading hatred against Falun Gong. A Western court, finding such conduct illegal, has ruled against such an individual. Some legal experts said the Canadian court was very clear about the nature of this lawsuit. This verdict sends a solemn warning to all Chinese consular officials abroad. -
Dafa Practitioners in Korea Charge Chinese Consular Officials with Defamation
2004-03-17Falun Gong practitioner Piao Zhongyuan and others in Seoul, the capital city of Korea, filed lawsuits with the Seoul Central Court, charging Li Bin, the Chinese ambassador in Korea, Zhang Xin, the Chinese Consul General and five other Chinese consular officials with defamation. Korean Falun Gong practitioners said the purpose of the lawsuit is to clarify the truth to the judge and other legal officials, to expose the defendants' crime of defaming the plaintiffs, and to prevent them from continuing to promote Jiang's persecution abroad, so people can be saved from Jiang's mind-poisoning lies. -
Japanese Human Rights Organization Reports on the Persecution of Falun Gong Practitioners in China
2004-03-17A human rights organization's monthly journal entitled Jinkin Times (Human Rights Times) started publishing a series of articles exposing the unprecedented persecution that Falun Gong practitioners have encountered in China, as well as the lawsuits against Jiang Zemin that have been filed in a number of countries. -
From Detention to Being on Trial, Hong Kong Residents' Rights Are Deprived Bit by Bit
2004-03-16Hong Kong resident Ms. Fu Xueying was accused of distributing materials exposing the persecution of Falun Gong and Falun Gong practitioners in Mainland China, and is currently on trial in the Nanshan People's Court in Shenzhen City. During the past nearly five months when Ms. Fu was detained and then put on trial, the authorities have violated Chinese regulations and international laws, and they have violated the citizens' freedom of belief guaranteed by the Chinese Constitution.