World Falun Dafa Day, Worldwide News
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Canada: Montreal Practitioners Report that Mr. Lin Mingli Has Been Released After His Illegal Forced Labour Term Expired
2003-04-01"I'm very concerned about my brother's situation. It was reported that he was force-fed which caused his oesophagus to become lacerated and he was unable to eat anything." - Lin Shenli -
USA: South Dakota Falun Dafa Practitioners Appeal for the Rescue of Charles Li
2003-04-01South Dakota practitioners gathered in front of the Brookings County Court House in the cold, in order to appeal to the American Government and people to help rescue American citizen Charles. Most of the local media reported on this activity. A kind-hearted resident even clipped the story from the newspaper and gave it to the practitioners. -
Canada; Service Employees International Union Shows Support For an End to the Persecution of Falun Gong in China
2003-04-01"On behalf of the Service Employees International Union Canada, I am requesting that the government of Canada table a resolution regarding China's human rights abuses with specific mention of Falun Gong. We believe it is important to continue to send a clear message to the President of China with respect to this issue." -
Jiang Zemin and His Overseas Followers Charged with Violation of Civil Rights of Falun Gong Practitioners
2003-03-31During the last four years of the persecution, at least 600 Falun Gong practitioners have been tortured to death. The persecution has extended abroad and it has even affected U.S. citizens who are Falun Gong practitioners. Some practitioners received threats, slander, beatings and had their cars burned, and some U.S. citizens were arrested in China. -
Yoko Kaneko Rescue Committee Holds Press Conference at Aichi County Government Reporters Club
2003-03-31Falun Gong practitioners and practitioners from Tokyo held a press conference at the Reporters' Club in the Aichi County government building, calling on the Aichi County government and Aichi people to actively help rescue Mrs. Yoko Kaneko. Tokai TV, Yomiuri Newspaper and other media attended. -
Canada: Practitioners Peacefully Appeal in front of Chinese Embassy and Consulates for the Release of Charles Li, Lin Mingli and Huang Jiangang
2003-03-31On March 23, 2003, Canadian practitioners in Ottawa peacefully appealed in front of the Chinese Embassy, asking the Chinese government to release Falun Gong practitioner and U.S. citizen Dr. Charles Li and two other Canadians' relatives, Falun Gong practitioner Li Mingli and Huang Jiangang. -
US Senator John Edwards Is Concerned about the Arrest of Charles Li in China
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Boston Falun Dafa Practitioners Hold Press Conference and Strongly Call on China to Immediately Release Charles Li
2003-03-30On the night of March 20 Boston practitioners held a press conference and candlelight vigil during the Chinese government's show trial of Charles Li...They told people of the brutal persecution of Falun Gong in China and the fact that China had detained and tried United States citizen Dr. Charles Li. -
Falun Dafa Exhibition at Taiwan University of Technology's "Dynamic Associations Show"
2003-03-30On the evening of March 19, 2003 the Falun Dafa group at the Taiwan University of Technology participated in the first "Dynamic Associations Show." During the activities, the practitioners used songs to promote Falun Dafa and to clarify the truth. -
US Congressman Richard Burr Shows Concern at the Persecution of Falun Gong Practitioners in China
2003-03-30 -
Hong Kong Legislative Council Member Protests HK Government Propaganda Promoting Article 23
2003-03-29"Hong Kong society has certainly not achieved widespread public support of the legislation, therefore the authorities should not spend public funds to make and broadcast advertisements that purely gloss over the authorities' motives with the legislation in attempts to brainwash the audience and listeners, and endlessly bombard the taxpayers." -
An Absurd Show Trial: Media Interviews Practitioner about Charles Li
2003-03-29We want to expose the persecution of Falun Gong by the Jiang Zemin regime to the world. The reasons for this persecution are complete fabrications, and a classic example is Charles Lis arrest upon his arrival at Guangzhou airport...I hope the representatives from many countries will be concerned with Chinas violation of Falun Gong practitioners human rights. I hope the whole world can help to stop the persecution of Falun Gong." -
Northern California: Falun Gong Practitioners Gathered for Two Days to Condemn China's Show Trial of Charles Li
2003-03-29During the Jiang regime's show trial of innocent Dafa practitioner Charles Li, Northern Californian Falun Gong practitioners gathered for two days in front of the Chinese Consulate in San Francisco and California's capitol in Sacramento, respectively, to condemn the show trial. -
Houston: Dafa Practitioners Gather in front of Chinese Consulate to Protest Jiang Regime's Show Trial of Charles Li
2003-03-29Along with many other peaceful protests Houston Dafa practitioners gathered in front of the Chinese consulate to protest Jiang regime's illegal trial of US citizen Charles Li at the same time that the trial occurred. -
US Congressman Jerry Kleczka Writes to Chinese Ambassador Concerning the Imprisonment of Charles Li
2003-03-29