Letters from Dafa Associations, Local Events, Press Conferences , Meeting VIPs & Officials
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European Falun Dafa Association Urges Thailand's Minister of Foreign Affairs to Secure the Immediate Release of European Dafa Practitioner Mrs. Pirjo Svensson
2003-05-10"The SARS epidemic has shown how little regard the Chinese regime puts on human life and how much they want to protect their power. We hope that the Thai government will not believe in the lies of the Chinese regime and will stand up for the freedom of belief of people throughout the world. We respectfully urge you to pay immediate attention to the arrest and planned deportation of Mrs. Svensson and do everything possible to ensure the immediate restoration of her freedom, which will also be important for the international reputation of Thailand as a country that respects basic freedoms and human rights." -
Sweden: Practitioners Clarify the Facts to the Swedish and Thai People
2003-05-10The practitioners hope that in the process of rescuing Pirjo, they can help the governments of Thailand and Sweden understand the true facts about the persecution of Falun Gong. They are contacting the Thai Embassy in Sweden, the Swedish Embassy in Thailand, the Swedish government and the media in their efforts to help the Thai government overcome Jiangs influence and release the innocent Mrs Svensson. -
Spain: Telling Chinese People the Truth about Falun Dafa in Madrids Chinatown
2003-05-09A shopkeeper said after receiving a Video-CD: Ive never believed the propaganda from Jiangs party. Judging from the movements in history, Jiangs party is used to cheating the public with lies to achieve its aims. Ive never believed their packs of lies. Falun Gong must be good, or there wouldnt be so many people practising. -
Sweden: Practitioners hold a Concert in the Exhibition Hall of Gothenburg University
2003-05-07A Chinese scholar told the practitioners with deep conviction, Its good that Falun Gong assists people in improving health. I stand on the side of Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance. This is opposite to falsehood, evil, and conflict. Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance is good. Persecuting Falun Gong is totally wrong. -
Letter from the UK Falun Gong Association to the Chairman of the Bills Committee on National Security Regarding Article 23
2003-05-07"We urge the Hong Kong Legislative Council to protect the one country, two systems principle and uphold the civil liberties and basic freedoms in Hong Kong by dropping the decided-by-China approach to the proscription mechanism." -
Czech Republic: Practitioners Meet with Members of Parliament
2003-05-03Dafa practitioner and artist Zhang Cuiying's visit to the Czech Republic to exhibit her paintings, gave her the chance to meet with many Members of Parliament and government ministers. They were all happy to meet Cuiying and to learn more about the persecution of Dafa practitioners in China. Many invited the artict to return to the Czech Republic to hold more exhibitions in the future. -
Hungary: Practitioner Reveals the Details about her Husbands Death to the Budapest-Helsinki Committee
2003-05-03Australian Dafa practitioner Jane Dai, together with Hungarian and Austrian practitioners, met with a member of the Budapest-Helsinki Committee. She gave the committee details about how her husband was tortured to death because he refused to stop practising Falun Gong in China. -
Czech Republic: Zhang Cuiyings Exhibition for VIPs in Prague
2003-05-02One Senator was deeply moved by the experiences of Falun Gong practitioners in China, as well as their kindness, and he was touched by the beauty of Zhang Cuiyings paintings. He offered his help and said that he believes Dafa practitioners can find a lot of support among the Czech government officials. -
Croatia: Human Rights Official at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Encourages Practitioners to Appeal for Human Rights
2003-05-01In April 2003, practitioner Zhang Cuiying exhibited her artwork in Zagreb. She also accompanied practitioners to visit the Chief of the Human Rights Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, who encouraged her to continue holding exhibitions to help people learn the true facts about the persecution of Falun Gong. The practitioners presented detailed information about the genocide lawsuit against Jiang Zemin to the Foreign Ministry. -
Finland: Practitioners Introduce Falun Gong in the City of Oulu
2003-04-30Practitioners demonstrated the Falun Gong exercises on a pedestrian street in the centre of the city, and displayed materials as well as handing out flyers that exposed the persecution of Falun Gong in China. Many people were happy to take the flyers and stopped to talk to the practitioners to learn more. -
Germany: Practitioners Clarify the Facts about the Persecution to Commemorate the Fourth Anniversary of the April 25th Appeal
2003-04-30Practitioners quietly practised the exercises, sent forth righteous thoughts, and exposed the Jiang regimes persecution of Falun Gong by displaying posters and banners. The content of the posters was comprehensive and people read them carefully. Many people wanted to learn more about Falun Gong and we often had the chance to talk with people individually. -
UK Practitioners Speech on April 25th: Rescue my Sister, Zhu Baolian (photo)
2003-04-29"Baolian is one of the many thousands of unlawfully detained Falun Gong practitioners in China. The persecution in China is still going on. As far as we know, thousands of practitioners have been incarcerated in mental hospitals and abused. Many hundreds have been sentenced to up to eighteen years imprisonment. More than 600 Falun Gong practitioners have died whilst in police custody. Many of them were badly tortured." -
Hungary: Explaining the Facts to Tourists and Chinese People in Budapest
2003-04-28Practitioners hung banners above the grass near the entrance of the park. Accompanied by peaceful Dafa music, some practitioners practised the exercises and sent forth righteous thoughts, whilst others distributed leaflets and talked to the tourists. The peaceful music and graceful exercises attracted the attention of many people who stopped to watch. -
UK Practitioners Speech on April 25th: Please Help to Rescue My Fiancée (photo)
2003-04-28"I worry constantly about her safety. Every day I read about practitioners being subjected to severe physical, mental and sexual abuses and I dread to think what Yongjie might have suffered. She is a sweet-natured person who always thinks of others first and would never hurt anyone. She has not committed any wrongdoings and poses no danger to anyone. She does not belong in a labour camp that is meant for criminals. It is an insult to human dignity to put good people in those places." -
UK: Activities in London to Commemorate the Peaceful Appeal on the 25th April 1999
2003-04-27On April 25th 2003, Falun Gong practitioners met at the Chinese Embassy in London and held a press conference as part of the worldwide activities on this day. Practitioners sent forth righteous thoughts at the top of every hour to support the lawsuit against Chinese dictator Jiang Zemin, instigator of the persecution against Falun Gong.