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Radio Free Asia: Falun Gong and Chinese Human Rights Issues Arouse the Attention of German Human Rights Associations and Other Organisations
2004-05-13
The reporter interviewed an ordinary German who protested on the square near the hotel where Wen Jiabao stayed, asking her if she would like to say a few words. This lady, named Leonarda, said, ” We welcome Mr. Wen Jiabao’s visit to Germany very warmly. But, we hope that he would stop damaging China’s human rights, stop persecuting Falun Gong, and be able to put the people who suggested the persecution of Falun Gong first, like Jiang Zemin, on trial. I hope that the Chinese people can get real freedom.” -
Radio France International: Falun Gong Practitioners Appeal to Bring Jiang Zemin to Justice and Expel Bo Xilai
2004-05-10"During Wen Jiabao’s visit to Germany and other countries, Falun Gong practitioners unfurled banners reading, “Welcome Wen Jiabao”, “Bring Jiang Zemin to Justice” and “Expel the Human Rights Criminal Bo Xilai”. According to the news from Falun Gong’s Minghui website, before the Chinese Minister of Commerce Bo Xilai visited Europe with the delegation led by Wen Jiabao, his name was not on the name list announced to the public." -
Radio Free Asia: Don't Forget Chinese Human Rights Problems When Conducting Economic Collaboration
2004-05-10Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao began his European trip in Germany. During the two day visit to Germany, there was an ardent atmosphere of economic collaboration. However, German human rights groups called for a reminder not forget the Chinese human rights problems when conducting economic collaboration talks. -
Radio Free Asia: Request from the Chinese Delegation Puzzles German Police
2004-05-09The Chinese Premier concluded his visit to Germany on May 5th, and headed for Brussels. During Wen Jiabao's stay in Berlin, the Chinese delegation pressured German police to confiscate the banners unfurled by Falun Gong practitioners and other demonstrators. It became a problem for the German police. Regarding this incident, Radio Free Asia’s correspondent interviewed a legal scholar, Ms. Zheng Zhihong, who was involved in this matter. -
Germany: Falun Gong Practitioners’ Banner Reading “Bring Jiang Zemin to Justice” Draws Attention during Wen Jiabao’s Visit
2004-05-07During Premier Wen Jiabao’s visit to Berlin, Falun Gong practitioners unfurled banners that read, “Welcome Wen Jiabao” and “Bring Jiang Zemin to Justice”. However the Chinese delegation requested to remove the banner reading “Bring Jiang Zemin to Justice”, saying that to “bring Jiang to justice” is to sentence him to death. German psychiatrists said this indicated that those who participated in the persecution and those who protected the participants are very clear about the consequence of their actions in terms of international law. -
Radio Free Asia: The German Police Department in Brandenburg City Acknowledge that Certain Behaviour Was Illegal and Promise to Communicate Better with Falun Gong Practitioners in Future
2004-05-07'Before the Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao visited Germany, the police department in Germany acknowledged that during Jiang Zemin’s visit to Germany the year before last, certain police behaviour meted out to Falun Gong practitioners was illegal. They also promised from now on they will improve communications with Falun Gong practitioners when they engage in appeals and demonstrations during visits by Chinese officials.' -
Radio Free Asia Reports on Falun Gong Practitioners’ Peaceful Appeal During Wen Jiabao’s Visit to Germany
2004-05-05
When Jiang Zemin visited Germany two years ago, protests by Falun Gong practitioners were widely noticed by the German media. Under pressure from the Chinese leadership, the German police adopted certain restrictive measures towards practitioners. Recently, it was announced that this had contravened the basic principles of the constitution. -
Radio France Internationale: Falun Gong Practitioners from Around the World Gather in Hong Kong
2004-05-04"It was International Labour Day yesterday, over seven hundred Falun Gong practitioners from around the world gathered in Hong Kong to attend the 2004 Falun Dafa Cultivation Experience Sharing Conference. Falun Gong practitioners came from Taiwan, Canada, Australia, America, Malaysia, Thailand, Macao and Hong Kong. Huang Jieyi, the contact person for Falun Gong in Hong Kong, told the CNA reporter that some practitioners had been prevented from entering Hong Kong by the authorities." -
Report from Radio Free Asia: German Judges Emphasise that Falun Gong Has Always Protested in a Peaceful Way
2004-05-03On May 2nd, the Chinese Premier will arrive in Germany. The Berlin Administrative Court judge, the representatives of the German Federal Department of Domestic Affairs and representatives of the German Falun Dafa Association officially reached an agreement this week, confirming that the behavior of the Federal Department of Domestic Affairs during Jiang Zemin’s visit to Germany in April 2002 was illegal. Journalists interviewed Ms Zheng Zhihong, who participated in the lawsuit and attended the meeting. -
Radio Free Asia: Fifth Anniversary of "4.25"
2004-04-28Extremely nervous about the upcoming 15th anniversary of the Tiananmen Massacre on June 4th, 1989, the Chinese government has no alternative but to give priority to the 5th anniversary of Falun Gong's "4.25" Peaceful Appeal. Falun Gong practitioners in all parts of Europe as well as human rights groups plan to hold various activities during this weekend. Falun Gong has spread widely in Europe. This report is based on a broadcast from Tian Yi, a reporter in Germany for Radio Free Asia. -
Radio France Internationale: The Zhongnanhai Appeal is a Historical Necessity
2004-04-26"The majority of people thought that the suppression of Falun Gong was caused by the appeal of the Falun Gong practitioners who gathered at Zhongnanhai in 1999 and that this shocked Beijing. However, from a large amount of investigations, it has been discovered that the incident of the Zhongnanhai appeal was a historical necessity." -
Radio Free Asia: A German-Based International Human Rights Association Submits a Five-Point Resolution to the European Parliament
2004-04-26A Human Rights Association based in Germany has been paying close attention to China's human rights problems. At their annual general meeting last year, they passed a resolution asking the German government to express concern over China's crackdown on Falun Gong and to help release the imprisoned Falun Gong practitioner Xiong Wei. Last weekend they passed a five-point resolution based on last year's resolution and submitted it to the European Parliament. -
Finnish Falun Gong Practitioner Interviewed by a Local Broadcasting Station in New York
2004-04-20'Seventy million people are being persecuted, and brutally so. About 100 000 practitioners have been put in jail: women, people any age…There are over 800 documented cases of people who have been tortured to death, but it talks for itself: the real number is much higher. They also try to force the practitioners to give up their belief, to sign statements; they send them to brain washing classes and forced labour camps. It is a very, very sad situation.' -
Radio Free Asia: Chinese Student in Germany Talks About the Persecution of His Mother in China
2004-04-15The German Human Rights Association invited Chinese students in Germany to report the persecution of their relatives in China for practising Falun Gong. The following is summarised from a report by reporter Tian Yi of RFA in Germany on April the 8th 2004. -
Radio France Internationale: “The World Organisation to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong” Publishes its Investigation Report
2004-04-13“The World Organisation to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong” announced yesterday that it would launch a new book entitled “Investigation Reports on the Persecution of Falun Gong” in Geneva where the annual United Nations Commission for Human Rights is being held. This book was published at the end of March this year, and copies of the book will be given to the representatives of different countries participating in the commission meeting.
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