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Swedish MP asked the Foreign Minister what Measures he will Take to Ensure that the Chinese Consulate respects Sweden’s Basic Laws
2003-10-01
"Falun Gong practitioners broadcast a programme at a local radio station weekly, but Chinese consulate staff contacted the Chief of the radio station and the Vice-Chairperson of the Physical Education and the Association of Management Departments, attempting to stop the programme from being broadcast and to discontinue financial support for local radio stations...What measures would the Minister be prepared to take in order to ensure that the Chinese consulate respects our basic laws, which guarantees freedom of speech?" -
Director of the International Centre of Culture in Albania: “I want to express my solidarity with the Falun Dafa movement.”
2003-10-01She likes Zhang Cuiying’s works “not only because of the quality but also because of the spirit of the paintings. They’re nothing to do with politics - different meanings come from her heart.” She is also sympathetic to Cuiying, who was a victim of brutal persecution at the hands of Jiang Zemin’s regime because she practises Falun Dafa. -
Finland: A Righteous Human Rights Lawyer
2003-10-01
“Today I am entrusted by the Falun Dafa Association of Finland to hand in a lawsuit against Luo Gan for crimes of genocide and torture and for the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China...I think this business is to preserve justice for mankind. A criminal who has committed such crimes as genocide, will have to face the consequence of being arrested while visiting a foreign country.” -
Russia: Photo Report - Many People learn about Falun Dafa at a Successful Photo Exhibition
2003-10-01
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Article from “The Gothenburg Post”: Falun Gong practitioners file a Complaint with the Police about the Chinese Consulate in Sweden
2003-10-01“They attempted to force us to discontinue the programme. We told them that it was not in their control. This is a basic right granted by law. Then they tried all that they could to have our financial support stopped. After they did not achieve their goal, they went to the local government to try to suppress us. They used the excuse of relationships between Shanghai and Gothenburg and the East Indian Group. It is disgusting to use such base means to achieve a goal.” -
Video: A Song for Xiong Wei
2003-10-01Xiong Wei is a practitioner, who previously studied at the Berlin Technical Institute in Germany. After returning to China, she was arrested while distributing Falun Gong materials. She is currently illegally imprisoned in Beijing. This video has been made by German Falun Gong practitioners to appeal for her release. -
Swedish Branch of Amnesty International condemns the Chinese Consulate’s Human Rights Violations
2003-09-30
'The General Secretary of Amnesty International in Sweden, Carl Soderbergh, said, “To me, this is highly offensive and unacceptable. We have watched the violations that Falun Gong has suffered in China for a long time. The fact that China wants to control Falun Gong activities in Sweden is outrageous.”' -
Albania: Zhang Cuiying’s Art Exhibition was held in Tirana
2003-09-30Guests included government officials, officials from the consulates and Embassies in Tirana, artists, university professors and the media. The exhibition attracted strong interest from the mainstream media and the principle TV stations, including the national TV channel. The media reported on the art exhibition on September the 23rd, and many people later came to the exhibition as a result of these reports. -
Germany: Overseas Chinese People show Support for Falun Gong
2003-09-30One Chinese man heard that there was information about Falun Gong available at the display and specifically came to find out more. He also told a German practitioner that China does not have any human rights and that people should support Falun Gong. -
Sweden: Falun Gong Picture Exhibition Held in Lindome Library
2003-09-30
The exhibition is currently being held at the Lindome Municipal Library. Practitioners went to the nearby city centre to let people know about Falun Gong and the brutal persecution of practitioners in China. People stopped to talk with practitioners and many were pleased to learn more. -
Article from "The Epoch Times": Lawsuit Against Jiang Zemin Far From Over
2003-09-30Morton Sklar, chairman of the World Organization Against Torture, said the lawsuit against Jiang can be viewed as a part of the world human rights movement and the meaning of this type of lawsuit is to establish a basis around the world that any official who commits serious crimes against humanity will be held responsible. "The law is not the shelter for a tyrant. Leaders of a country are not allowed to use his authority to commit crimes of genocide and brutality without being punished." -
Article from a Swedish Newspaper: “What Makes the Consul of an Authoritarian Country do such a Stupid Thing?”
2003-09-29'This persecution has surely infringed upon human freedom and other basic rights. The Chinese abusing human rights in their own territory is already a serious mistake, but now they even use their embassies and consulates overseas to further extend the persecution. What evil this is!' -
Finnish People Support Falun Gong during Luo Gan's Visit
2003-09-29
In the afternoon, practitioners went to the airport and held a peaceful demonstration as Luo Gan arrived in Rovaniemi. A journalist and a photographer from one of the largest newspapers came to Lapland to interview us. The next day there was a large article on the first page in one of Lapland’s largest newspapers. -
Sweden: Explaining the Facts to the People of Uddevalla
2003-09-29
Falun Gong practitioners were invited to demonstrate the exercises and introduce the facts about the brutal persecution in China at an adult education college open day. A lot of people at the open day were very interested in Falun Gong. When hearing what was happening, local newspapers and TV stations arrived and interviewed practitioners. -
Journalist from Local Finnish Paper reports on Falun Gong
2003-09-29
Falun Gong practitioners participated in an expo in the small city of Raahe to tell local people about Falun Gong. A few weeks later, practitioners came back to hold a Falun Gong exercise class for people. One of the participants in the class was a reporter from the local newspaper and she came to write an article about Falun Gong. She felt that the exercises were peaceful and relaxing.
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