World Falun Dafa Day, Worldwide News
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United States: Journey of Falun Dafa Photo Exhibit at Louisiana University of Technology
2003-06-09The purpose of the exhibition was to clarify the truth to nearly 200 Chinese students and introduce the beauty of Falun Dafa to all members of the university community. -
France: Guadeloupe Dafa practitioners Introduce Falun Gong and Explain the Facts of the Persecution in China at a Qigong Festival
2003-06-08The peaceful Falun Gong exercises attracted many people and this gave practitioners the opportunity to introduce Falun Gong to the locals. Practitioners also told people about the crimes committed by Jiang Zemin against Falun Gong practitioners and let them know about the lawsuit against him for crimes against humanity, torture and genocide. -
United States: Hawaii Magistrate Judge Kevin S.C. Chang Grants Plaintiffs' Motion to Judgement by Default in the Lawsuit against the Head of 610 Office
2003-06-08On May 15, 2002, Ding Guangen, the Propaganda Minister of China and also the vice head of the "610 Office" (an agency specifically created to persecute Falun Gong, with absolute power over each level of administration in the Party and all other political and judiciary systems) was served with a class action lawsuit. -
United States: Dallas Falun Gong Practitioners Call for the Urgent Rescue of Charles Li and Bringing Jiang to Justice
2003-06-08At noon on June 3, Dallas Falun Gong practitioners gathered at the Richardson City Hall Square to send forth righteous thoughts to support Dr. Charles Li, and at the same time urgently called upon people from all walks of life to extend their helping hand to help secure Charles Li's safe return to America. -
Mayor Allen Tharling of City of Port Lavaca in Texas Writes to Department of Justice in Support of the Lawsuit against the Former Chinese Dictator
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FDI: 80 Illinois State Lawmakers Urge Members of Congress to Support U.S. Lawsuit against Former Chinese Leader
2003-06-0780 Illinois State lawmakers signed a letter to members of congress, urging them to support a U.S. class-action lawsuit against former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin, responsible for launching the persecution of Falun Gong -
Economics Professor Chang Ching-hsi Talks About the Lawsuit against Jiang: "He used one quarter of the nation's financial resources to persecute Falun Gong; the persecution is unprecedented"
2003-06-07Suing Jiang is quite the right thing to do. Falun Gong practitioners practise Truthfulness-Compassion-Tolerance. They discard attachments and don't have any conflicts with the world, not to mention fighting for political power. Jiang Zemin, though, uses a nation's power to persecute Falun Gong, meaning if someone practises Falun Gong, Jiang would resort to defaming their reputation, bankrupting them financially and destroying them physically, without any other reason. -
World Psychiatric Association (WPA): Memo on the Issue of Alleged Political Abuse of Psychiatry in China
2003-06-07"The World Psychiatric Association (WPA) informs the international psychiatric community that the plans for the site visit to China aimed to explore the alleged political abuse of psychiatry have been delayed during the past eight months by the limited collaboration on the part of Chinese health authorities. -
United States: Pennsylvania Falun Gong Practitioners Invited to Participate in Second Asia Cultural Festival in Philadelphia
2003-06-07After speeches from the guest speakers, the Falun Gong practitioners' performance started the Asian Traditional Culture Program. The practitioners' serene, gentle and peaceful exercise demonstration exhibited the grace of Falun Dafa to the diverse audience. -
Judge Finds Ding Guangen Guilty in Case Similar to Jiang Lawsuit
2003-06-06On May 15, 2003, Ding Guangen, the Propaganda Minister of China and also the vice head of the "610 Office" (an agency specifically created to persecute Falun Gong, with absolute power over each level of administration in the Party and all other political and judiciary systems) was served with a class action lawsuit. On May 13, 2003, the judge approved the motion of the plaintiffs and found that Ding Guangen was guilty of the crimes listed in the complaint. -
United States: Practitioners Around North America Appeal for the Rescue of Charles Li From China
2003-06-06Practitioners around America and Canada have held activities to help rescue Dr. Charles Li. The practitioners protested China's illegal acts and demanded the Chinese government to immediately and unconditionally release Dr. Charles Li. -
Japan: Falun Gong Practitioners Hold A Series Of Activities To Rescue Yoko Kaneko
2003-06-06On June 24, 2002 Yoko Kaneko was sentenced to one and half years of forced labour for distributing leaflets in Beijing. Practitioners in Japan have held many activities to appeal for her rescue. -
United States: Practitioners from Around North America Appeal for the Release of Charles Li
2003-06-05Practitioners from around North America hold activities to appeal for the rescue of practitioner Charles Li from detention and torture in China. -
Canada Practitioners From Around Cananda Hold Activities and Hunger Strikes to Appeal for the Rescue of Charles Li
2003-06-05The practitioners' action was to remind the people of the world to be aware of the genocidal crimes Jiang's regime is committing in China. They also hope more people will join the effort to save Dr. Charles Li and stop the violence from spreading and escalating. -
United States: Friends of Falun Gong USA Appeals to President Bush to Help Rescue Charles Li
2003-06-05Mr. President, we urge you to please speak up in defence of the human rights of those people who practise Falun Gong in China, and Dr. Li in particular. Further, we ask that you instruct the Department of Justice to withdraw its attempts to dismiss the case against Jiang. By intervening on his behalf, the United States is implicitly supporting Jiang and his brutal dictatorship, and this is counter to every principle Americans have defended with their lives.