Publications, Press Releases

• Article from Finnish newspaper "Pohjalainen": The Persecuted Falun Gong Comes to Vaasa

  2003-11-06
  'According to the survey, 90 percent of those examined were suffering from illnesses and almost half of them had suffered from at least three diseases before they started to practise Falun Gong. After beginning the practice, 99 per cent of them improved their health in some regards, and 60 percent had completely gotten rid of their illnesses.'
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• Article from Greek Newspaper "Politikis": Neglected at the Chinese Diplomat's visit - They were all Chinese

  2003-11-02
  'Mr Wu Guanzheng, a member of the Communist Party Politburo and third in the Chinese chain of command, almost found himself part of the Cypriot court 'system' while on an official visit to Cyprus yesterday...The lawsuit against Mr Guanzheng is included in the framework of an organised struggle begun by all Chinese citizens, not only those who have relatives or have themselves been imprisoned and brutalised by the Chinese government.'
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• "Reuters" Article: A Falun Gong lawsuit against Jiang Zemin in Spain

  2003-10-31
  Lawyer Mr Carlos Iglesias told the press “This morning we filed for charges against Jiang and Luo for genocide and crimes of torture against Falun Gong practitioners.” “The most horrific human rights violation since the second World War has been occurring in China for the past four years.”
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• EFGIC: U.S. Congress Condemns China's Oppression of Falun Gong on U.S. Soil and in China

  2003-10-31
  Last week, the US Congress introduced a concurrent resolution calling on the Chinese government to end its brutal persecution of Falun Gong in China and stop all activities against Falun Gong practitioners inside the United States.
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• EFGIC: Chinese Communist Insider Sued in Cyprus for Persecution of Falun Gong

  2003-10-30
  A member of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) inner circle was sued in Cyprus yesterday, joining other high-ranking Chinese officials in more than a dozen countries who have been named as defendants for their responsibility in genocide, torture, and crimes against humanity.Mr. Wu Ghuangzhen, former governor of Shandong province, was visiting with government officials in Cyprus when the national court accepted a civil suit filed by Falun Gong practitioners.
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• Article from "The Cyprus Mail": Falun Gong Activists launch Suit against Visiting Chinese Official

  2003-10-30
  'Human rights activists yesterday launched a civil suit against a senior Chinese official on a one-day visit to the island, charging him with crimes against humanity and genocide. The activists, practitioners of Falun Gong, staged a protest outside the Presidential Palace and the House of Representatives building, and later held a news conference outlining their complaints against the Chinese government.'
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• EFGIC: 100 Go on Extended Hunger Strike in Chinese Prison Camp as Man Upholds Peaceful Appeal, Tortured to Brink of Death

  2003-10-29
  Reliable sources in China indicate that 100 Falun Gong practitioners are being held at Jilin Prison, and that most of them undertook a hunger strike to protest the ongoing severe torture by prison guards there. The lives of those engaged in the peaceful appeal are likely in danger.
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• FDI: Mary Kay Corporation under Pressure to Force Falun Gong Practitioners in China to Renounce Their Beliefs

  2003-10-29
  Two weeks ago, the Falun Dafa Information Center confirmed specific information about how the Mary Kay Corporation’s operations in China have been pressured by Chinese authorities to force employees and sales consultants to sign a statement guaranteeing they will neither practise nor advocate for Falun Gong – a traditional Chinese spiritual practice. Those who do not sign the statement are fired and potentially reported to local authorities.
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• Article from "Electronic Freedom Times": Spanish Falun Gong Members File a Lawsuit Against the Former Chinese President Jiang

  2003-10-28
  The indictment points out that to this day, there are approximately 2,000 Falun Gong practitioners detained in Chinese prisons, suffering from torture and being persecuted to death. Hundreds of thousands of people have been locked up in labour camps, more than 2,000 people have been forcefully detained in mental hospitals and have suffered from mental and physical tortures, as well as being maltreated by the misuse of medicines.
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• Article from "Europa Press": Falun Gong Practitioners File a Criminal Lawsuit Against Jiang Zemin and Luo Gan at the National Spanish Court

  2003-10-27
  Several Falun Gong practitioners, including a Spanish citizen, have filed a criminal lawsuit against the former Chinese president and the present chairman of the military committee, Jiang Zemin, as well as the leader of the “610” office, Luo Gan, at the Spanish national court this morning. The defendants were sued for Crimes of Torture and Genocide since 1999, during the oppression of Falun Gong.
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• Article from Bulgarian Newspaper: Chinese Block Artist's Show

  2003-10-24
  'Inner Beauty And Peace was the title of the exhibition that had been scheduled to open in Parliament last Wednesday. Almost 40 traditional Chinese paintings were to adorn the walls of the MPs Club. Zhang Cuiying was invited to exhibit her work by National Movement Simeon II MP Snezhina Chipeva, after Chipeva met the artist at the European Parliament in February this year.'
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• EFGIC: Women Hung Spread-eagle from Ceiling, Sexually Assaulted with Sticks in Attempt to Meet “Transformation Quota"

  2003-10-23
  In order to meet the government’s required quota for the number of “transformed” Falun Gong practitioners, the daily techniques used at the Dalian Reeducation Camp range from “reeducation” videos denigrating Falun Gong playing around-the-clock to sleep deprivation, freezing, burning, electric shock torture, force feeding torture and sexual assault.
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• Report from a Bulgarian Media Website about the Chinese Consulate forcing the Cancellation of Artist Zhang Cuiying’s Exhibition

  2003-10-23
  World famous artist Zhang Cuiying was not able to hold her scheduled painting exhibition at the Bulgarian Parliament. Even though invitations had been sent out ten days beforehand, the exhibition was cancelled to satisfy objections from the Chinese Consulate. The reason for this was not that there were problems with the paintings themselves, but because the artist had been brutally tortured whilst detained in a labour camp in China and is now considered a dissident by the Chinese government.
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• EFGIC: Criminal Lawsuit Filed in Spain Charging Former Chinese Leader and Senior Aide with Genocide, Torture

  2003-10-22
  Attorney Carlos Iglesias conducts a press conference shortly after filing a lawsuit with Spain’s National Court charging former Chinese leader and a senior aide with genocide, torture. 5 plaintiffs also attended the press conference.
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• "The Epoch Times": Criminal Lawsuit Filed in Spain Charging Former Chinese Leader and Senior Aide with Genocide, Torture

  2003-10-21
  “The United Nations Conventions are clear on this issue,” [stated lawyer] Mr. Iglesias. “If justice cannot be served in the countries where alleged crimes of genocide and torture occur, it is the responsibility of the international community to step in. In Spain, we have laws that can accept and try such cases, and that’s exactly what we intend to do.”
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