Politicians

• Belgium: A Leading Political Party sends a Message of Support for a Lawsuit Against Jiang Zemin

  2003-08-17
  "The N-VA supports your initiative and really hopes that the juridical steps will have a positive consequence. We wish you all success."
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• British Parliamentarians Raise the Issue of Article 23 and Falun Gong with the UK Government

  2003-08-01
  During the months of June and July 2003, Members of both Houses of Parliament raised their concerns regarding Article 23 and its impact on the human rights of Falun Gong practitioners. Parliamentarians who raised such questions included Lord Hylton and Mrs Patsy Calton MP.
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• Statement from Irish Member of Parliament Joe Higgins T.D. at Practitioners’ Dublin Rally on July 20

  2003-07-23
  "I continue to support the demand that there must be full freedom for supporters of Falun Gong and other beliefs to express their views freely in China and to peacefully practice their beliefs. It is an outrageous assault on human right and human dignity that members of the Falun Gong should be persecuted, imprisoned, tortured and even killed in China."
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• Many Members of the UK House of Lords Criticise Hong Kong’s Article 23 Legislation

  2003-07-12
  Lord Howell of Guildford stated “…did we not tell the people of Hong Kong six years ago that they would not be forgotten? …will the Government nevertheless be very bold indeed, as the noble Lord, Lord Goodhart, suggested, in pointing out to the Government in Beijing, at the highest level, that their pressure for these changes could lead to very serious long-term damage for Hong Kong? Does the Minister agree that quiet dialogue is no longer the appropriate medium for handling this issue?”
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• UK MPs Raise Parliamentary Questions on the Human Rights of Falun Gong Practitioners in China and Hong Kong

  2003-07-12
  On 12 June 2003, Mrs. Calton MP asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs “what recent steps he has taken to support the human rights of Falun Gong practitioners in (a) China and (b) Hong Kong?”
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• Swedish Foreign Minister Anna Lindh Again Comments on Persecution of Falun Gong Practitioners

  2003-07-11
  "When it comes to China there are many urgent human rights issues to be dealt with - and the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners is undoubtedly one of the most serious. We are to continue paying close attention to the treatment of Falun Gong practitioners and the Chinese authorities' assaults on their human rights."
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• Swedish Prime Minister: “Speaking out for freedom of belief and human rights is everyone’s duty.”

  2003-06-29
  "The Swedish government understands very well how Falun Gong practitioners are being treated in China, which shows serious violations of human rights. It is important for the international community to voice strong opposition to this. The Swedish government can never approve of the persecution of individuals for their beliefs or political views, nor of brutal oppression. It’s everyone’s duty to speak out for freedom of belief and human rights."
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• Members of European Friends of Falun Gong Sign a Petition to Support the Lawsuit Against Jiang Zemin

  2003-06-22
  Lord Hylton said, “I give my full support to the case to bring former Chinese president Jiang Zemin to justice, for acts against humanity in his persecution of Falun Gong practitioners since July 1999 till now.”
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• Response from Swedish Foreign Minister to an MP’s Question about the Persecution of Falun Gong Practitioners

  2003-06-18
  "When it comes to the Chinese authority’s treatment of Falun Gong practitioners, we have, as I have mentioned on several earlier occasions, urged the Chinese government to stop its severe assault on Falun Gong practitioners’ human rights...We have also made it clear to the Chinese government that we will continue to monitor its treatment of Falun Gong practitioners and criticise the authority’s assaults on Falun Gong and other groups’ human rights."
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• Swedish MP Questions the Foreign Minister about Falun Gong

  2003-06-14
  "Pirjo’s case is only one of the many similar incidences of the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners. Last year when Jiang visited Iceland, more than 100 Falun Gong practitioners were prohibited from entering the country because they were placed on a blacklist. In Denmark, permission for Falun Gong practitioners to attend a Cultural Festival on September 21 2002 was cancelled due to pressure from the Chinese authorities."
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• Statement by the Swedish Ambassador to Thailand Regarding Thailand's Decision to Revoke Swedish citizen Pirjo Svensson’s Visa

  2003-06-07
  "Thailand's decision to revoke Mrs. Svensson's visa is regrettable. The Falun Gong Movement and its information materials are not prohibited in Thailand. According to our knowledge, Mrs. Svensson has never acted in such a way as to disturb peace in the Kingdom of Thailand nor against the Thai government. The opinion of the Thai authorities that Mrs. Svensson constitutes a risk to the country's security is therefore hard to comprehend."
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• French Green Party Writes to King of Thailand

  2003-06-06
  "We also know that the former chinese president Jiang Zemin is responsible for the death of many Falun Gong followers. Jiang Zemin and several other Chinese leaders are now sued by courts in USA and Europe for genocide and crimes against humanity. Our Party has for several years now expressed its continuous support to the efforts of Falun Gong followers to let the truth of the persecution they endure be known. We can say they are not at all the kind of people described by the chinese propaganda ; they are good people."
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• Response from the Swedish Foreign Minister to a Practitioner’s Question on the Foreign Ministry’s Open Day

  2003-05-31
  "Regarding the woman who is now jailed in Thailand, we have raised the issue with the Thai authorities and demanded her release and we have been trying to help her in every possible way, because this is another example of how someone has been stuck in another country, where Swedish law cannot reach them. So we have taken both jurisprudential and political actions. So far we have not succeeded. We hope to have better results in the near future."
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• Irish Parliamentary Questions About Falun Gong and the Detention of Two Ireland-Based Practitioners

  2003-05-30
  "[The Irish] Government takes seriously concerns about human rights in China, including those of Falun Gong members. Both the Taoiseach and I have raised this issue on a number of occasions with the Chinese Government. We will continue to raise human rights issues in our bilateral contacts."
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• Letter to the Irish Falun Dafa Association from the Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister)

  2003-05-12
  "..both the Minister for Foreign Affairs and I together with our EU partners, continue to raise these issues with the Chinese authorities. We view with concern the human rights situation in China, including that of Falun Gong, and our Embassy in Beijing is monitoring these issues carefully."
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