TV and Radio
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Radio Free Asia: Rescue Xiong Wei Activities Held in Europe
2003-12-21On Xiong Wei's birthday, Miss Christina said that she “wishes Ms. Xiong Wei a happy birthday and also said that German citizens and others sent her a lot of cards, letters and parcels in the hope that Ms. Xiong Wei will receive support and courage from them. She also said that they have already sued Jiang last November. She and others believe that truthfulness, compassion and tolerance will definitely win.” -
Radio Free Asia: German Human Rights Organisations Invite Falun Gong Practitioners to Attend World Human Rights Day Activities
2003-12-13On Monday the 8th of December, the German International Human Rights Association and Amnesty International held a series of activities for World Human Rights Day. Representatives of Falun Gong were invited to participate in these activities. -
Article from "Radio Free Asia": Falun Gong Picture Exhibition Held in Regensburg, a Culturally Famous German City
2003-12-12'To begin with, it [the exhibition] illustrates the rapid development of Falun Gong since it was first introduced by Mr. Li Hongzhi in China in 1992, followed by a description of the growth of Falun Gong in western countries, particularly, the in Western Europe. Then it talks about the persecution against Falun Gong carried out by the Chinese Government and details the facts of practitioners being badly tortured since July 1999. The pictures also show Falun Gong practitioners’ peaceful appeals and its impact around the world.' -
Ukraine: TV Station Broadcast Film Clarifying the Facts about Falun Gong
2003-12-05Recently, Ukraine’s national TV Station broadcast films two days in a row, which reported positively on Falun Gong. On the morning of the 26th of November 2003, the film “Cuiying Zhang – Traditional Chinese Artist” was shown. The film exposed the persecution, and also introduced Falun Gong to audience. These films were broadcast throughout Ukraine. -
Report from "Radio Free Asia": Falun Gong Practitioners Sue Jiang Zemin and his Accomplices in Germany
2003-12-04'On November the 24th, German Falun Gong practitioners filed an official lawsuit in the Supreme Court of the German Federal Government against Jiang Zemin, who is the former Chinese President, Li Lanqing and Luo Gan. The defendants are being sued for committing crimes of torture and genocide against Falun Gong practitioners.' -
Italian Radio Station "Pamparana": An Interview with Sterling Campbell, the Drummer of a Famous Band
2003-12-03When talking about the reason for the persecution against Falun Gong, he told the audience that China’s former leader, Jiang Zemin, out of his personal interest and jealousy, abused his power to launch a persecution against good people who practise “Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance.” He listed a large number of the persecuted cases. Finally, the host invited the audience to take note of the persecution and help to put an end to it. -
Report from "Radio Free Asia": Interview with a German Human Rights Lawyer Regarding the Lawsuit Against the Former Chinese President
2003-12-02“The plaintiffs are 44 victims, including more than 10 Germans. The 90-page submission outlined the personal experiences of 15 victims who currently live outside the Chinese mainland and 800 plus torture cases that have resulted in death. Mr. Kaleck thinks the importance of this case is similar to that of the lawsuit against Augusto Pinochet and the on-going case against former Yugoslavian president Slobodan Milosevic.” -
A Special Report from "Radio Free Asia" (RFA)
2003-11-21Preparations for the annual European Falun Dafa Experience Sharing Conference have been arranged and practitioners are now awaiting the start of the conference. According to prediction, there should be hundreds of Falun Gong practitioners attending the conference, which is being held in Berlin, from 20 countries throughout Europe. The following is a report from Radio Free Asia regarding the conference. -
"Radio France Internationale" (RFI): Ten Thousand Falun Gong practitioners Assemble to Support the Lawsuit Against Jiang Zemin at the Taiwan Criminal Court
2003-11-20"According to a report from the Central News Agency in Taiwan, the Taiwanese Falun Dafa Association launched an assembly to support suing the Jiang regime for persecuting seven Taiwan Falun Gong practitioners. They will file a lawsuit charging the former Chinese president, Jiang Zemin, the former vice-Premier Li Lanqing and a member of the Politburo Standing Committee, Luo Gan, with the crime of genocide at the Taiwan High Court on the 17th of November." -
Report from "Radio France Internationale": Female Falun Gong Practitioner travels the World with her 3-year-old Child calling for Justice from the International Society
2003-10-25Last year I went to attend the UN human rights meeting. At the meeting, I called out to every mother worldwide to help stop this persecution. From Geneva I began to travel around the world. France is my 35th country. In every country I visit, I tell their Foreign Ministry, the media and kind-hearted people what is really happening in China. I hope that compassionate people can help us to stop this cruel persecution. -
Finland: Practitioners Invited to Discuss Falun Gong on a National TV Show
2003-10-22Finnish TV's Yokotai invited Falun Gong practitioners onto a live chat show to discuss Falun Gong and the situation in China. During the show, four practitioners demonstrated the exercises to beautiful Dafa music while another practitioner was being interviewed. Channel 1 has shown the programme throughout the whole country. -
Radio France International (RFI): The Crime of Genocide Exists - Falun Gong Practitioners will file a Lawsuit in Accordance with the Law
2003-10-15'Tens of millions of Falun Gong practitioners have suffered from various forms of persecution including murder, torture - both mental and physical - unreasonably long detention and forced brainwashing. Even their families and friends have endured pressure in their lives, schools, and work. Hundreds of millions of people have been affected. That is to say that crimes of genocide, torture, and crimes against humanity do exist and the scope is pretty large.' -
Radio Free Asia: Finnish People Dislike Luo Gans Human Rights Records
2003-09-16'On Thursday morning some Falun Gong practitioners, who have personally experienced persecution or whose relatives have been persecuted, submitted a lawsuit against Luo Gan to the Finnish court. Furthermore, the Finnish Falun Dafa Association has already submitted a criminal lawsuit against Luo Gan to the prosecutors...The Finnish public took a strong dislike toward this criminal.' -
Excerpts from Evening News Report on Icelands TV Channel 1
2003-09-14At the state attorneys office, Ragnar put forward a lawsuit against Lou Gan. This is an unprecedented move, to do this to a high ranking foreign official whilst he visits Iceland. In the lawsuit, it says that Luo Gan is one of three officials in charge of the 610 Office, an organisation that is responsible for the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners, by murder, torture, sexual abuse and other cruel methods. In that respect, Lou Gan has broken international agreements that the Icelandic people abide to. -
Radio France Internationale (RFI): Falun Gong Practitioners sue Luo Gan in Iceland
2003-09-13'According to news from the Falun Dafa Information Centre, practitioners around the world have filed a lawsuit against Luo Gan, a member of the Chinese governments politburo standing committee, via Ragnar Adalsteinsson who is an internationally renowned human rights lawyer, and have charged him with crimes of torture, genocide and crimes against humanity, upon his arrival to Iceland.'