World Falun Dafa Day, Worldwide News

• Japan: Practitioners Travel to Wakayama County to Collect Signatures in Support of the Efforts To Rescue Yoko Kaneko

  2003-04-16
  In order to call upon more Japanese people to join the rescue effort of Yoko Kaneko and expose the Jiang regime's brutal persecution of Falun Gong, Dafa practitioners from the town of Kinki travelled to Wakayama on Sunday (April 6) to conduct a signature-collection activity.
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• Canadian MP Gurmant Grewal Writes to Prime Minister Jean Chretien Concerning the Persecution of Falun Gong in China

  2003-04-16
  "Human rights must be an integral part of our foreign policy and a consideration in any relationship Canada has with another country. We must promote and protect human rights. I therefore urge you to call upon the government of the PRC in the strongest terms to cease it persecution of Falun Gong practitioners."
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• Australia: Introducing Falun Dafa on Springwood Foundation Day in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales

  2003-04-15
  Local government officials spoke highly of the Falun Dafa group. Federal member Mr. Kerry Barttett said...it is a very important group. [and] has contributed a lot to the local multiple-culture construction.
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• Human Rights Organisation Appeals to the Myanmar Government for the Release of Falun Gong Practitioner Chan Wing-Yuen

  2003-04-15
  According to Falun Gong spokesperson Sophia Bronwen, Hong Kong resident Mr. Chan Wing-Yuen went to Myanmar for a visit on December 12, 2002. When he found out that the former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin, who launched the persecution of Falun Gong, would pay a visit to Myanmar, he unfurled a small banner with the words "Truth, Compassion, Forbearance" by the road to Rangoon. He was arrested and sentenced to 7 years imprisonment in a secret trial.
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• President of Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association Kathy McVean Writes to Prime Minister of Canada Regarding the Article 23 in Hong Kong

  2003-04-15
  The most worrisome part of article 23 is that as long as the Central Government can issue a written document declaring that an organisation inside Mainland China has been banned for "national security reasons", that piece of paper becomes enough "proof" for banning the subsidiary organisations in Hong Kong and it cannot be challenged. This will subsequently implicate organisations such as Trade Unions, Human Rights Groups, Hong Kong's Roman Catholic Church, and Falun Gong practitioners.
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• Taiwan: Falun Gong Practitioners File Lawsuit Against the Hong Kong Government for Violation of Human Rights

  2003-04-14
  In February 2003, nearly 80 Falun Gong practitioners were forcibly deported when they arrived at the Hong Kong customs. Regarding this incident, the Taiwan Falun Dafa Association held a press conference on Wednesday and announced the lawsuit.
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• United States: Chinese Embassy Tries to Stop Practitioners Participating in Washington Parade

  2003-04-14
  The organisers of the festival said that they had received telephone calls from the Chinese Embassy about the invitation to the Falun Gong group. However the organising committee withstood the pressure...
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• International Criminal Court (ICC) Established To Bring Dictators and War Criminals Around the World to Justice

  2003-04-13
  The International Criminal Court (ICC) was officially established in the Hague in March 2003. Its purpose is to bring dictators and war criminals around the world to justice. The court will focus on trying individuals instead of countries or armies that have committed serious crimes against the world's people.
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• Falun Dafa Association of Singapore Warmly Congratulates the Establishment of the Falun Dafa Association of Greece

  2003-04-13
  "The process of applying, registering and being granted to the Falun Dafa Association of Greece is a process of clarifying the truth and revealing lies in itself! We firmly believe that the establishment of the Falun Dafa Association of Greece will bring a bright future to the people in Greece and become a strong force in promoting Dafa in Europe."
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• United States: Western Falun Gong Practitioners in New York Carry Out a Five-Day Sit-in to Call for the Rescue of Charles Li

  2003-04-13
  The Jiang regime's frenzied persecution against Falun Gong made these practitioners feel the need to appeal to the American government, media and the public to pay more attention to the on-going suppression of Falun Gong practitioners in China.
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• United States: Clarifying the Truth at the State Capitol in Helena, Montana

  2003-04-13
  Falun Dafa practitioners from the state of Montana, along with help from Washington State neighbours, held a workshop the evening of April 6th, 2003 at the YMCA in Helena, to teach people about Falun Gong and the exercises.
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• US Congressman Sam Johnson's Letter of Support for the Rescue of Charles Li

  2003-04-13
  "Chinese officials claim he was arrested on suspicion of sabotaging radio and television broadcasting systems. However it is more likely that this incident is the result of the systematic persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China."
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• The Falun Dafa Association of Mid-USA Congratulates the Establishment of the Falun Dafa Association of Greece

  2003-04-12
  "We are delighted to hear that the Falun Dafa Association of Greece has been established. The Falun Dafa Association of Mid-USA and fellow practitioners feel very glad and encouraged. We would like to congratulate you on the establishment."
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• Letter from US Consulate General in Guangzhou to US Congressman Bill Pascrell Regarding the Arrest of Charles Li in China

  2003-04-12
  The U.S. Government has made clear on numerous occasions our strong opposition to the detention of individuals solely for peaceful association and assembly. The steps the Chinese government has taken to restrict freedom of thought, conscience and belief are deeply disturbing.
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• WOIPFG: Amassing Evidence to Bring the Guilty to Justice (photo)

  2003-04-12
  "During my association with WOIPFG, I have met wonderful people from all races and different nationalities who embody the virtues of truthfulness in all dealings, compassion toward people, and tolerance of the viewpoints of others. These principles are certainly noble aspirations and that is why WOIPFG's mandate to protect the human rights of Falun Gong practitioners, to investigate and expose violations of those rights, and to restore and uphold justice in society is both vital and necessary."
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