World Falun Dafa Day, Worldwide News
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Australia: Practitioners Collect Signatures in Adelaide to Support Genocide Lawsuit Against Jiang
2003-06-18On June 14, Falun Dafa practitioners in South Australia held activities in Victoria Square in the City of Adelaide, capital of the State of South Australia to support bringing the dictator Jiang to justice. -
Friends of Falun Gong USA Urges President Bush to Publicly Oppose Hong Kong's Article 23 Legislation
2003-06-18Claudia Rosett's editorial in the Wall Street Journal, June 11, 2003 said, "Atrocities do not always begin with bloodshed. Some start with genteel legalisms. Only later do you see the barrel of the gun." This proposed legislation provides the repressive leaders in Mainland a legal mechanism to be able to suppress any dissident group at will via the SAR Government and will bring Hong Kong one step closer to being just another city in China. Article 23 paves the way for the genocide of Falun Gong occurring in China to begin in Hong Kong. -
United States: A Dramatic Performance in New York's Times Square entitled "Chinese Dictator Jiang Zemin's Worst Nightmare"
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Scholars from UK and United States Meet in Hong Kong for an Anti-Article 23 Forum
2003-06-17About ten scholars from the United States and the United Kingdom of British came to Hong Kong to attend the two-day forum "Freedom and National Security - Has the Right Balance Been Struck?" The attendees oppose Article 23, and some of them believe the proscription mechanism should be deleted. -
Ohio Falun Gong Practitioners Hold Press Conference Regarding Lawsuit Against Dictator Jiang; Congressman Sends Letter of Support
2003-06-17To support the lawsuit against Jiang and better clarify the truth of Falun Gong to people in Ohio, local practitioners held a press conference in Fountain Square at Cincinnati's centre. The press conference aimed at disclosing the Jiang regime's brutal persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in the past four years, and calling upon more people to support the genocide lawsuit against Jiang. -
Australia: "It's time to put Jiang on trial"-- Exposing Jiang's Crimes at the University of New South Wales in Sydney
2003-06-16In order to let people learn the truth about Jiang's persecution of Falun Dafa, Dafa practitioners at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney, Australia held a series of activities to spread the news that Jiang is being sued for genocide. -
Japan: Falun Gong Practitioners from Kinki Continuously Send Forth Righteous Thoughts outside the Chinese Consulate to Support the Lawsuit against Jiang
2003-06-16From June 11, practitioners started sending forth righteous thoughts 24 hours a day to support putting Jiang to global public trial and call for the immediate release of Ms. Yoko Kaneko who is currently unreasonably imprisoned in China. -
United States: Federal Court Accepts Brief of Amicus Curiae in Lawsuit against Jiang - Congress Members Urge Court to Proceed with Lawsuit
2003-06-15The amicus brief stated, "No less important a consideration to share with China is the fact that human rights concerns have long been considered a key aspect of U.S. foreign policy, and that this lawsuit was filed not to embarrass China, but to persuade the defendants to end their persecution of Falun Gong and respect the rights of all persons in China." -
Australia: Forum in Brisbane, An End to Genocide in the 21st Century
2003-06-15On the evening of June 11, 2003, the Falun Dafa Association of Queensland and the University of Queensland Amnesty International branch jointly hosted a seminar at the University of Queensland's St Lucia campus entitled, "An End to Genocide in the 21st Century". The focus of the seminar was on the lawsuits being filed around the world against China's former leader Jiang Zemin, particularly the lawsuit filed in the US against Jiang for genocide and crimes against humanity in his persecution of Falun Gong. -
United States: Washington DC practitioners hold "Journey of Falun Dafa" Photo Exhibition on Freedom Plaza
2003-06-15Beginning on June 9, 2003, Washington DC Dafa practitioners began holding a "Journey of Falun Dafa" photo exhibition in downtown Washington DC. Their goal is to further clarify the truth about Falun Dafa and the persecution in China, to support the global trial against Jiang, and to call for the release of American citizen Charles Li, who is illegally imprisoned in China. -
Australia: Calls for "Putting Jiang on Trial Globally" Lead to Lively Discussions in the Australian Community
2003-06-14Recently people from all circles in Australia held lively discussions on the topic of the lawsuit against Jiang. The lawsuit has become a popular topic in the Australian community, and the public is eager to see what will be the result of the litigation against Jiang. On the evening of June 10, 2003, a seminar on the topic of "An End to Genocide in the 21st Century" held at the State Library of New South Wales in Sydney was one of these discussions. -
Canada: Falun Gong Practitioners and Supporters Rally on Parliament Hill and Carry Out a Symbolic Public Trial of Jiang Zemin
2003-06-14More than 200 Falun Gong practitioners and supporters from Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa rallied in front of Parliament Hill at Ottawa to support the global public trial of former Chinese leader Jiang, who launched the campaign attempting to eradicate Falun Gong. -
Japan: Dafa Practitioners Send Righteous Thoughts in Front of the Chinese Embassy to Support Bringing Jiang to Justice
2003-06-14Japanese practitioners gathered in front of the Chinese Embassy to support the Lawsuit against Jiang Zemin they held banners in Japanese that read, "Jiang' persecution of Falun Gong is unacceptable by Heavenly principles," "Jiang is being sued overseas for the crime of genocide," and "Immediately release Yoko Kaneko". -
Illinois District Court Accepts Amicus Brief Regarding Lawsuit Against Jiang
2003-06-13The United States District Court Northern District of Illinois ruled to accept the Amicus brief signed and submitted by dozens of members of U.S. Congress. The Amicus brief iterated several legal points, asking the Court to continue proceedings in the lawsuit against former head of the Chinese regime Jiang Zemin on counts of genocide, crimes against humanity, and other charges. -
FDI: Members of U.S. Congress Urge U.S. Court to Proceed with Lawsuit against Former Chinese Communist Leader
2003-06-13Members of U.S. Congress filed an Amicus brief with a U.S. District Court in Illinois urging the court to proceed with a lawsuit charging former Chinese Communist leader, Jiang Zemin, with genocide, crimes against humanity and other charges.