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Russia: Telling the Facts at the World Anti-Torture Day Activities in Pjatigorsk City
2004-07-03On June 25th and 26th, Russian Falun Gong practitioners from Pjatigorsk held an activity on World Anti-Torture Day in Korova Park to appeal to the general public to pay attention to the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China. -
Norway: Seeds of Compassion Take Root in Norwegian Pupils' Hearts (2)
2004-07-03When teaching the exercises, practitioners told the students that practising the exercises is just part of Falun Dafa, which also teaches the importance of being good people, to live by the principles of "Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance", and to face challenges with bravery. -
Lord Thurlow, Former Senior Diplomat: "The Shooting Incident is Most Likely Related to the Chinese Officials' Visit"
2004-07-02"The shooting incident in South Africa will not make Falun Gong practitioners retreat. We will continue to clarify the truth about the persecution of Falun Gong to the whole world, to let people and governments from every country know the truth about Falun Gong and to support us to end this persecution as soon as possible." -
Germany: Falun Gong Practitioners Participate in Frankfurt Multicultural Parade and Win Second Prize
2004-07-02Downtown Frankfurt was bustling on Saturday June 26th as the Frankfurt Multicultural Parade was in full swing. More than one hundred organisations participated in the parade and it attracted tens of thousands of people to watch. The Falun Gong procession also won favourable praise from the president of the parade and was awarded the second prize. -
Czech Republic: Falun Gong Activities in Brno on International Day Against Torture
2004-07-02On International Day Against Torture, practitioners of Falun Gong from the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Great Britain met in Brno, the capital of Moravia, to demonstrate the exercises in the main thoroughfare, Ceska Street, and to let the public know about the terrible persecution of Falun Gong practitioners currently taking place in China. -
Finland: Falun Gong Practitioners Condemn the Terrorist Act of Shooting Falun Gong Practitioners in South Africa by Appealing at the Chinese Embassy
2004-07-01A spokesperson for the Finnish Falun Dafa Association said in the appeal at the Chinese Embassy in Helsinki, “We believe that Zeng Qinghong and Bo Xilai are most likely behind this shooting incident. They are following closely Jiang Zemin’s orders to persecute and suppress Falun Gong by all means. The persecutors have committed terrible crimes against innocent people, both inside and outside China, and they are afraid that their crimes will be exposed to the world. This is a gross form of terrorism and persecution targeted directly at Falun Gong.” -
Speech at a UK Press Conference by European Friends of Falun Gong
2004-07-01"On Monday this week, a Falun Gong practitioner, David Liang, was driving from Johannesburg to Pretoria in South Africa, when his car came under gunfire from hitmen hired by Chinese officials eager to counteract the serving of legal papers against the two Chinese government officials, Vice President Zeng Qinghong, and Minister of Commerce Bo Xilai." -
Latvia: Peaceful Appeal at the Chinese Embassy in Riga on World Anti-Torture Day
2004-07-01June the 26th was World Anti-Torture Day. Latvian practitioners called for a focus on torture and the various abuses inflicted on Falun Gong by the Jiang regime in China. Additionally, they called for the end of the persecution by appealing at the embassy for five consecutive days. Passers-by supported our campaign, and showed compassion for practitioners' suffering in China. -
Falun Gong Parade Through the City of Vienna: Dafa is Spreading Widely
2004-07-01Although Jiang’s political gang of scoundrels began the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China on July 20th, 1999, Falun Dafa still spread through different countries in the world and received over a thousand commendations and prizes from different governments and organisations. -
EFGIC: Falun Gong Practitioner Shot During Chinese Officials’ Visit to South Africa
2004-06-30'LONDON (EFGIC) – The drive-by shooting of a Falun Gong practitioner in South Africa on Monday marks a new level of violence and recklessness in former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin’s worldwide persecution of Falun Gong. David Liang was driving one of two cars en route from Johannesburg airport to Pretoria around 8:30 Monday evening when a white car with three occupants overtook them and fired at least five shots into the vehicle. Liang was hospitalized with bullet wounds and his car was disabled in the incident.' -
Dafa Practitioners from Many European Countries Alert Public Attention to the Persecution of Falun Gong on the International Day to Support Torture Victims
2004-06-30Mr. Theo van Boven, an expert on torture from the UN, passed an annual statement to the UN Human Right Committee in March this year. The statement included the 420 page edited short reports about torture and ill-treatment, gathering information on torture from 115 countries around the world. The report about China was the longest, recording over 130 ill-treatment cases, in which over 100 cases were related to Falun Gong practitioners. This statement was formally published on March 23rd, 2004. -
Russia: Dafa Practitioners Hold a Press Conference to Make Public a Lawsuit Against the Prime Criminal of the Persecution
2004-06-30On June 25th, Moscow Falun Dafa Association, held a press conference at the Moscow Journalists Association, primarily to make public that Russian Falun Dafa practitioners are to file a lawsuit against Jiang Zemin in the Russian courts on charges of cruel torture, genocide and crimes against humanity. -
Article from UK Newspaper Aberdeen Evening Express: 'Chinese Group Is Supported by Scots'
2004-06-30"Supporters of a spiritual movement outlawed by the Chinese authorities visited Aberdeen yesterday as part of a Scottish tour...Scots supporters are angry that the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) has been invited to take part in the Edinburgh Tattoo this summer. Former president Jiang Zemin, who outlawed Falun Gong, is leader of the PLA and Scots practitioners feel this invitation sends out the wrong message about human rights." -
An Open Letter to all Who Participate in the Persecution of Falun Gong
2004-06-30"I am a thirty-one year old Falun Dafa practitioner from Sweden...Since I started practising Falun Dafa four years ago I have benefited tremendously. I used to suffer from various illnesses, severe headaches, depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, etc. I used to do many bad things and lived very immorally. Now I am in perfect health, harmony, and enjoy living my life in accordance with the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion and Tolerance." -
Practitioners from Denmark and Sweden Hold an Anti-Torture Exhibition in Copenhagen on United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture.
2004-06-29For the “Anti-Torture Exhibition”, Falun Gong practitioners used live demonstrations and posters to show different methods of torture suffered by fellow practitioners in China. At the same time, other practitioners demonstrated the Falun Gong exercises. Practitioners introduced to the public, in English and Danish, the five-year long persecution of Falun Gong in China and the facts about Falun Dafa.