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Radio Free Asia: Falun Gong Practitioners in Different European Countries Appeal for a Thorough Investigation of the Shooting Incident in South Africa
2004-07-12After the shooting incident on June the 28th in South Africa, Falun Gong practitioners in Germany and other European countries started to appeal to draw attention to the matter, with protests at Chinese embassies and consulates in countries all over Europe. Falun Gong practitioners in Germany and other European countries have now extended the protests and appeals to South African Embassies as well. -
Sweden: Dafa Practitioners in Gothenburg Called on the Swedish People to Express Concern Over the Shooting of a Practitioner in South Africa
2004-07-12On Saturday July the 3rd 2004, several Dafa practitioners arrived at Kunsportsplatsen in Gothenburg. They called on Swedish people and tourists to express concern over the shooting incident in South Africa. In the past five years this is the most cold-blooded atrocity against overseas Falun Gong practitioners. -
Russia: Talking to People in Downtown St. Petersburg about the Shooting in South Africa
2004-07-12On July the 8th 2004, Falun Gong practitioners held a peaceful appeal in downtown St. Petersburg to protest against the Jiang regime’s brutal persecution of Falun Gong in China and their exporting of state-run terrorism to other nations, including the recent shooting incident in South Africa. Many passersby stopped to view posters and learn more about the situation. -
Ukraine: Practitioners Gather at the Chinese Embassy to Condemn the Shooting Incident in South Africa
2004-07-12Practitioners made some display boards regarding the shooting of Australian practitioners in South Africa. Despite the hot weather, practitioners still continued to explain the truth about the shooting incident to the Ukrainian people. Many people were very shocked at the brutality of Jiang’s regime in persecuting Falun Gong. -
Russia: Practitioners Rally in Irkutsk to Condemn the Jiang Regime’s Terrorist Act of Hiring Thugs to Shoot Practitioners
2004-07-12On July the 6th 2004, Falun Gong practitioners in the city of Irkutsk rallied at the State Government compound and held a press conference to expose the Jiang regime’s crime of hiring thugs to shoot practitioners. The practitioners urged the Russian government to condemn the Jiang regime’s brutal persecution of Falun Gong. -
Fadu in Sweden (3): Using Paper Lotus Flowers to Express Concern About the Children of Falun Gong Practitioners in China
2004-07-12Teaching people how to fold paper lotus flowers is a very good opportunity to explain the facts about Falun Gong. Through hearing the suffering that Fadu has experienced and how her father was killed because he practised Falun Gong, the teachers and students were able to understand the true situation of the Jiang regime’s persecution. -
Statement from the Chairman of Olympic Watch on the United Nations International Day to Support Torture Victims
2004-07-11On the International Day against Torture, June 26th, Olympic Watch calls on the government of the People’s Republic of China to stop the abhorrent practises of torture and ill-treatment throughout the PRC. We commemorate the victims of torture by the communist authorities in China, be it Falun Gong practitioners, political prisoners, or other people. Torture can never be excused and the People’s Republic of China has pledged to eradicate it by its ratification of the Convention against torture. -
Russia: St Petersburg Dafa Practitioners Protest at the Chinese Consulate Against the Jiang Group's State Terrorism
2004-07-11After the protest began, the Russian police were pressured by the Chinese consulate to force the practitioner to turn the back of the banner to the consulate. Then the Chinese consulate took a step further by asking the police to throw the banner on the ground. Fortunately, the police chief understood the truth and helped the practitioner turn banner round to face the consulate again. -
Holland: Practitioners Peaceful Appeal at the Chinese Embassy to Condemn the Jiang Regime's Terrorism
2004-07-11After hearing that Australian Falun Gong practitioners had been shot in South Africa, Dutch practitioners held protest activities in front of the Chinese Embassy on July 3rd 2004, to expose the crimes of Jiang’s rogue political regime, who hired thugs to shoot Falun Gong practitioners during Zeng Qinghong‘s visit to South Africa. -
Radio Free Asia: Falun Gong Practitioners Appealed to the German Foreign Minister About Human Rights Issues During his Visit to China.
2004-07-11Practitioners in Germany appealed to the German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer about human rights abuse in China, and asked him to help to bring an end to the persecution taking place in China during his coming visit to China. The following report is the summary of an interview with Falun Gong practitioners conducted by Tianyi, a reporter for Radio Free Asia. -
Statement of Support by Member of Czech Parliament Jaroslav Zverina
2004-07-10"The tragedy is that people don’t deal with their real enemies but are cruel to others who don’t harm them and are in fact just the opposite: those who believe in truthfulness, kindness and rational contemplation. Among such tragic manifestations is the persecution and torture of Falun Gong practitioners by the present Chinese Communist regime. I have come to understand the teachings of this movement, I think quite well, and I can hardly imagine what has caused the ruling regime’s hatred." -
Finland: People of Helsinki Hope that the Shooting Incident in South Africa will be Resolved Soon and that the Real Culprits Will be Held Responsible for Their Crimes
2004-07-10After reading the information boards and learning the facts about Falun Gong, people signed the petition calling for an end of the persecution against Falun Gong practitioners without hesitation. People hope that the shooting case will be solved and that the real criminals will be brought to justice. Many expressed their sympathy and support. -
Spain: Dafa Practitioners Gather at the Chinese Embassy to Condemn the Jiang Group's Act of Terrorism
2004-07-10On July the 4th 2004, Spanish Falun Gong practitioners appealed at the Chinese Embassy in Spain to strongly condemn the Jiang group hiring gunmen to attack Falun Gong practitioners. Photos of the practitioners who were injured in the shooting incident in South Africa were displayed, as well as pictures of others who have been persecuted. -
Russia: Falun Gong Practitioners Strongly Condemn the Jiang Regime’s Terrorist Act of Hiring Thugs to Shoot Falun Gong Practitioners
2004-07-10On July 8th 2004, the Russian Falun Dafa Association held a press conference in the “Independence Press Centre” of Moscow. During the press conference, practitioners exposed how the Jiang regime’s major player Zeng Qinghong hired thugs to shoot practitioners in order to prevent practitioners’ legal action against him. -
Radio France Internationale: Falun Gong Sues Li Changchun During His Visit to Paris
2004-07-10“As a Politburo Standing Committee member, Mr Li is in charge of information and media control in China...He supported brainwashing and torture of Falun Gong practitioners while serving as the Communist Party Secretary of Guangdong province. So far, twenty six Falun Gong deaths from torture in Guangdong prison have been verified. Of China’s thirty provinces, the number of deaths of Falun Gong practitioners in Guangdong ranked 8th, ” says Zhang Jianping.