Publications
-
Finnish Newspaper Reports on Falun Gong and Highlights Legal Actions Taken to Bring the Persecutors to Justice
2004-10-23
'Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa, was introduced in China in 1992 by Master Li Hongzhi. It is a traditional meditation practice that consists of five sets of exercises. According to the practitioners, the exercises promote good health and develop the body, the mind and the spirit. This process is called cultivation.' -
German Newspaper "Leipziger Volkszeitung" Reports on Xiong Wei being Freed from a Forced Labour Camp and Returning to Germany
2004-10-17
When talking about the support from abroad, Xiong Wei said, “I was lucky. The police did not treat me as brutally as they did the others.” This is due to the pressure from Germany. The German Government and Premier appealed for Xiong Wei’s freedom in Beijing. There were also petitions against the detainment of Xiong Wei and a large-scale activity of sending postcards to the labour camp where she was detained. As soon as Xiong Wei was released, the German Embassy dropped some diplomatic hints and Xiong Wei was able to come back to Germany last week. -
German Media Reports on Chinese Student who was Rescued from a Forced Labour Camp in China and Returned to Germany
2004-10-16The report said that Xiong Wei was arrested on January the 5th 2002 because she distributed flyers in Beijing to appeal for a stop to the persecution against Falun Gong. Falun Gong practitioners in Germany expressed their sincere thanks to the German Government and all of the parliament members who have provided help in rescuing Xiong Wei. They were also grateful to the international human rights organisations and those compassionate people who provided their signatures, mailed postcards or wrote songs to voice their support for Xiong Wei throughout her illegal imprisonment. -
Spanish Newspaper Reports on the Criminal Lawsuit Against Jia Qingling in Spain
2004-10-12'The lawsuit was filed for accusations of genocide and torture against millions of Chinese and western citizens who practise Falun Gong, a practice based on exercises and meditation similar to Tai-Chi and Yoga, and some spiritual principles. In this lawsuit, Jia Qinglin is accused by fifteen victims from different nationalities of various crimes he committed as Secretary General of the Chinese Municipal Communist Committee in Beijing.' -
German Newspaper FAZ (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung) Reported on the Persecution of Xiong Wei in a Chinese Labour Camp
2004-10-11The report quoted Xiong Wei’s account of the persecution, forced education (brainwashing) and humiliation she has experienced in China’s detention centres and labour camps. Xiong Wei said, “The police have learned how to beat prisoners without leaving any scars on the body’s surface.” On several occasions, she was forced to stand still for hours without taking any food or water. She was imprisoned with several people in a small cell, which had only one toilet. -
European Practitioner Discusses the Benefits of Falun Gong in a Three-page Interview with a Chilean Magazine
2004-10-10
Though the principle objective of Falun Dafa is that people find physical, mental and spiritual balance and achieve true internal peace, it has been scientifically proven that the practice facilitates remarkable improvements in health. For example in 1998 in China, a study was carried out where the health of thirty thousand practitioners was evaluated. The results indicated that 60% recuperated from their previous illnesses, and 97% reported feeling healthier and with greater physical energy. -
Photo Report from Reuters: UK Falun Gong Supporters Protest Against Persecution
2004-10-07
On the 29th of September, Reuters reported on the UK Labour Party’s Annual Conference held in Brighton. Outside the conference, Falun Gong supporters protested against China’s persecution of practitioners because of their belief in Falun Gong. -
Swedish Newspaper "Svenska Dagbladet": How Much Help will we Continue Providing to China to Maintain the Persecution?
2004-09-30
"At present there are 6,800,000 people being detained in forced labour camps in China, about half of them are Falun Gong practitioners. In those forced labour camps, the detained people are not only suffering from torture openly but also they are forced to produce products. These products are exported to western countries." -
Report by Spain Europa Press: Jia Qinglin Is Sued in Spain
2004-09-26On the 2nd of September, at the Spanish National Court in Madrid, Falun Gong practitioners filed a lawsuit against the People’s Political Consultative Conference Chairman of China Jia Qinglin. Jia arrived in Spain on September 3rd on an official four day visit. He has been indicted for crimes of genocide and torture of Falun Gong practitioners while he was the Communist Party Secretary General of Beijing between 1999 and 2002. -
Report in France's "L’Union en Ligne": Falun Dafa: The Method of Relaxing Body and Mind from China
2004-09-23
The practise was banned in China in 1999. “This method of relaxing the body and mind is non-political, neither do we seek money or fame.” Tens of millions of Chinese people were practising Falun Gong before it was banned. “ Many people have been put into prison since it was banned and the conditions of some other practitioners are even worse now due to the brutal persecution.” -
Epoch Times: German Court Approves Swastika Use
2004-09-22The group retained an attorney and consulted renowned German Sinologist, Professor Rudolf G. Wagner of the University of Heidelberg. In November 2003, the court rendered a verdict of "not guilty" and declared the display of the Falun emblem as legal under German law. The public prosecutor lodged an appeal, but in March 2004 the original judgement was upheld. The Falun symbol can now be legally displayed. -
Finnish Practitioner Interviewed in Chile's "La Tercera" Newspaper
2004-09-21
On Monday August the 23rd 2004, La Tercera, one of the largest newspapers in Chile, published an article about Falun Dafa. Pía María Sandas, a Finnish ex-model who's now an executive of the cosmetic company Isadora, is visiting Chile to let people know about the persecution of Falun Dafa in China. -
Russian Times: "Moscow Falun Gong Practitioners' Big Banner"
2004-09-16
On September the 8th, on the front page of the "Russian Times”, one of Russia’s largest circulated newspapers, was the photo of a parade with more than one hundred thousand participants. Two huge banners held by practitioners were in the photo, reading “The World Needs Truthfulness, Compassion and Tolerance”. -
Austria's Herrn Magazine: The Long Arm of Jiang Zemin in Austria
2004-09-13
Yong Wang, 32, residing in Austria since 1993, was refused an extension of his passport by the Chinese Consulate in Vienna. The decision from the Consulate was based on his being a Falun Gong practitioner and that he regularly attended candlelight vigils at the Chinese Embassy calling for the end of the persecution of Falun Gong in China. -
Austria: Austrian Media Reports on the Lawsuit Against Jia Qinglin
2004-09-09On September the 1st, one of Austria’s most important newspapers “The Standard” also reported about the lawsuit of Jia Qinglin on the day before he went to see the Austrian Premier and President. The article said that after Falun Gong was banned in China in 1999, hundreds and thousands of practitioners were detained and many of them tortured to death.
New Jingwen
-
Our Practice and the Term “Religion” 2024-12-01
-
Why This World Is a Realm of Unknowing 2024-09-30
more ...
World
Falun Dafa Day
Falun Dafa Day
Newsletter
Photo Exhibition
Papers from Europe
Fa conferences
Fa conferences
Special Topics
Press Releases