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| European News |
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Switzerland: The Protests Will Continue until the Persecution Ends
 On July 17, 2010, in the business centre of the small town of Amriswil, Switzerland, shoppers saw for the first time an information table set up by Falun Gong practitioners. On one side of the poster were photos showing peaceful meditators, and on the other side were photos exposing the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP's) persecution of Falun Gong practitioners. |
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Slovakia: Falun Gong Practitioner Describes Torture He Endured in China to Slovak Members of Parliament
 On July 19, Mr. Liu Hongchang visited Slovakia. Mr. Liu spent 5 years in a Chinese prison because he practised Falun Gong. He was received by two members of the Slovak parliament, Mr. Dostal and Mr. Sebej, who heard his story. The MPs expressed their sympathy for the people in China who are persecuted for their beliefs. |
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| Persecution in China |
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Mr. Kao Fuquan from Zhaoyuan City Tortured in a Brainwashing Centre, His Family Not Allowed to Visit Him
On May 8th, 2010, Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Kao Fuquan was arrested by police. They tortured Mr. Kao for five days. Mr. Kao was jailed on the second floor of the brainwashing centre and was severely tortured for five days and nights. His screams could be heard throughout the building. The brainwashing centre refused to disclose any recent information about him. Mr. Kao Fuquan's family has never been allowed to visit him. It is suspected that Mr. Kao has been seriously injured as a result of torture and that the brainwashing centre is trying to keep his family members from finding out about it. |
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Four Practitioners Arrested by the 610 Office of Laiyang in Shandong Province for Helping Ms. Liu Zhimei Recover from Mental Collapse Due to Persecution
On April 16th, 2010, police arrested Ms. Liu Zhimei, a former student at Tsinghua University who suffered a mental collapse as a result of persecution during her imprisonment. They also arrested the four practitioners, including Ms. Gao Chunhong, who were taking care of Ms. Liu. Additionally, Ms. Gao's house was ransacked, and many private belongings were taken away. |
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Kindhearted Ms. Sun Arrested
On March 17th, 2010, Ms. Ma was arrested by police and sentenced to two years at the Harbin City Drug Rehabilitation Forced Labour Camp, Ms. Ma was tortured and became paralysed again and could not take care of herself. On June 22nd, Ms. Sun went to the Jiadong Police Station to ask for information regarding Ms. Ma. As a result, Ms. Sun was detained and beaten. Police officer Zheng Qingcheng grabbed her hair and slammed her head against the wall. Ms. Sun has been imprisoned in the Jiamusi City Detention Centre since then. Her family is not allowed to see her. |
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Ms. Li Shihong Sentenced to Four Years in Prison
After being detained for more than a year, Ms. Li Shihong was sentenced to four years in prison on April 7th, 2010, by the Jiangan Court. She was not allowed to defend herself during the court proceedings. Her lawyer filed an appeal to a higher court and is awaiting a new hearing, as there was no incriminating evidence or legal basis for the original sentence. When Ms. Li's mother Song Wenxiu and Wu Bilin, Huang Jing, and Sun Jingping went to Jiangan Court to appeal for justice on April 30th, all of them were arrested. |
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| Worldwide News and Activities |
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Australia: Practitioners Hold Candlelight Vigil in Melbourne
 Falun Gong practitioners held a candlelight vigil in front of Chinese Embassy in Melbourne on July 20th, 2010, to commemorate the 3397 fellow practitioners who have been tortured to death by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) since July 20th, 1999. |
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