World Falun Dafa Day, Worldwide News

• United States: Practitioners Hold Candle Light Vigil to Call for Release of Charles Lee on the Anniversary of His Imprisonment

  2004-01-27
  January 22 is the first day of the Chinese lunar calendar year and is the birthday of Charles Lee who has been illegally imprisoned in Nanjing Jail for one whole year. Practitioners and Charles's fiancé gathered in front of Chinese Consulate in San Francisco to hold a candle light vigil to demand Jiang's regime to stop the persecution of Falun Gong and immediately release US citizen Charles Lee.
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• Photo Report: Introducing Falun Dafa on the Eve of Chinese New Year in Hong Kong

  2004-01-27
  
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• Australia: Practitioners Commemorate the Death of Ms. Tang Meijun from Chongqing

  2004-01-26
  "Today we come her to commemorate Ms. Tang Junmei, another Falun Gong practitioner who has been persecuted to death in China. While Chinese are celebrating the Chinese new year, we feel very sad about her death."
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• Canada: Mr. Lizhi He is Released After Three and a Half Years of Unlawful Imprisonment in China

  2004-01-26
  After three and a half years of unlawful imprisonment, on January 20, Mr. Zhili He was released from Qianjin Prison, in Tianjin. After talking with his wife in Canada over the phone, he has been returned to his hometown in Gansu Province.
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• United States: Practitioners Participate in Large-Scale Activity in the Chinese Community

  2004-01-26
  The opening ceremony of the annual Chinese Industry and Commerce Exhibition was held in East Los Angeles on January 17, 2004. Falun Gong practitioners demonstrated the 5 sets of Falun Gong exercises in front of a booth in the exhibition hall, distributed truth-clarification materials, and promoted Dafa books.
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• Canada: Those Who Persecute Falun Gong Will Face Trial

  2004-01-25
  On January 20, 2004, representatives of the Falun Dafa Association of Canada, the World Organization to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong and Mr. David Matas, renowned international human rights lawyer, held a press conference at the Canadian Parliament. The news conference announced how they have applied the Crimes Against Humanity and War Program (CAHWCP) to sanction those who persecute Falun Gong.
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• United States: Falun Gong Practitioners Hold Candlelight Vigil to Support Lawsuit against Jiang Zemin

  2004-01-25
  On January 20, 2004, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit accepted the appeals of Falun Gong practitioners on the lawsuit against Jiang Zemin. In the evening, Los Angeles practitioners held a candlelight vigil in front of the Chinese Consulate and sent forth righteous thoughts to support the lawsuit against Jiang.
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• United States: Appeal in New York - Stop Killing Falun Gong Practitioners and Bring Jiang Zemin to Justice

  2004-01-25
  Upon the arrival of the Eve of the 2004 Chinese New Year, news came that another fellow practitioner in China was tortured to death. Greater New York practitioners gathered in front of the Chinese Consulate and called for the end of the persecution, as well as bringing the killers to justice.
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• United States: Chicago Falun Gong Practitioners Continue Peacefully Appealing outside Chinese Consulate as Lawsuit against Jiang Zemin Enters New Phase

  2004-01-24
  On January 20th Lead attorney in the lawsuit against former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin and the "610 Office" for persecuting Falun Gong, filed a brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals. At the same time, in front of the Chinese Consulate, several dozen local Falun Gong practitioners continued their peaceful appeals.
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• Chicago Tribune: Falun Gong supporters appeal [Jiang Zemin] suit dismissal

  2004-01-24
  U.S. District Judge Matthew Kennelly dismissed the original case in September because foreign heads of state are protected from civil lawsuits in the United States. But because Jiang is no longer president, the case should be reconsidered by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, said Falun Gong attorney, Terri Marsh. "Once they leave office, they're fair game," she said. "The status of a head of state is very different from that of a former head of state. ... Immunity is not impunity."
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• Vancouver Sun: Chinese officials on RCMP watchlist: Fifteen high-ranking people have been accused of torturing members of the Falun Gong

  2004-01-24
  "We have a list of names that was given to us," said Deschenes, an RCMP media relations officer. "In the event that someone that is suspected of being part of crimes against humanity is in Canada, certainly the RCMP would be looking into it, and if a criminal investigation is warranted, we will do that."
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• United States: Falun Gong Practitioners Participate in Martin Luther King Day Parade

  2004-01-23
  On January 19 2004, Falun Gong practitioners from Houston and Dallas participated in the 10th annual parade on Martin Luther King Day, which attracted five hundred organizations and forty thousand people. The Falun Gong procession was received with waves of warm applause throughout the parade.
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• Article from Chicago Daily Law Bulletin: Jiang Liable on Civil Rights: Falun Gong

  2004-01-23
  'Victims of a crackdown on the Falun Gong have the right to pursue legal action against the man who directed the torture or execution of thousands of the spiritual movement's members, a group of Chinese nationals contended Tuesday. The eight individuals asked the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to reinstate a class-action lawsuit accusing former Chinese president Jiang Zemin of horrific human rights violations.'
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• Article from CBC News, Canada (CP): Toronto Man Among Falun Gong Practitioners Who Spark Interest at Social Forum

  2004-01-23
  'Oblivious to the drumbeats and slogans shouted by anti-globalization activists, two Falun Gong volunteers - their eyes shut and hands raised - triggered curiosity right through the six-day World Social Forum that ended Wednesday. Peace and human-rights activists from all over the world paused to take a look at the Falun Gong [practitioners], who practised meditation exercises to tunes that crackled from a small music system in a small stall at the forum venue.'
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• New Zealand: Falun Dafa Practitioners Celebrate Chinese New Year With Local Chinese Organizations

  2004-01-22
  Falun Gong practitioners from Auckland participated in the local Chinese New Year Celebration. This activity was organized by Auckland Overseas Chinese Association and it is a large scale Chinese New Year event that have many government officials and political leaders show up every year.
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