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Hungary: Sending Forth Righteous Thoughts and Explaining the Facts in front of the Chinese Embassy in Budapest
2003-08-27
They sent forth righteous thoughts and gave leaflets to passers-by, letting them know more about the persecution of Falun Gong. Practitioners took it in turns to demonstrate the Dafa exercises, creating a peaceful and serene atmosphere. There were lots of people passing by the Embassy, so there were many opportunities to talk and let them know about the persecution happening in China. -
Belgium: Media continues to Show Great Interest in the Lawsuit against Jiang
2003-08-27
Since the press conference held on 20th August, the Belgian media has continued to show great interest in the lawsuit against Chinese dictator Jiang Zemin. A local practitioner was invited to join a national TV station’s live question programme, while another district TV station interviewed a practitioner at his home. -
Media Report from Sweden: Exercise Demonstration and Providing Information about the Persecution of Falun Gong Practitioners
2003-08-27
'Falun Gong practitioners demonstrated the exercises and gave out material about the persecution. A quarter of China’s state funds have been used to persecute Falun Gong practitioners. Since Falun Gong was banned in 1999, many practitioners were imprisoned or detained in labour camps in China.' -
International Society for Human Rights writes to Tung Chee Hwa calling for an End to Article 23
2003-08-27
"This is Jiang’s horrific form of genocide: It is a terror that does not just destroy lives, but aims to destroy faith. It is a terror that should not be allowed to exist in the modern world. It is a terror that must be brought to justice. That’s the reason why several lawsuits against Jiang Zemin have been launched. Why should Hong Kong prepare a law which would import the persecution of Falun Gong to Hong Kong, when other Countries are suing the responsible people for the persecution of Falun Gong?" -
Latvia: National TV Channel 2 Screened a Truth-clarifying Video about Falun Gong
2003-08-27On the 23rd August 2003, Latvia’s national TV Channel 2 screened the film “Falun Dafa – The Path of Returning to the True Origin for Humankind” at 12:50pm. This allowed many Latvian people to learn more about Falun Gong. -
Radio France Internationale (RFI): Report about the Belgian Lawsuit against Jiang
2003-08-27Radio France Internationale broadcast a programme in Cantonese to Cambodia and the Cantonese-speaking area of Paris outlining the lawsuit against Jiang Zemin on charges of genocide, crimes against humanity and cruel torture, which was filed by several Falun Gong practitioners in Belgium. The programme also introduced details of the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China. -
FDI: Ethnic Korean, Falun Gong Practitioner Dies from Extended Torture in Chinese Labour Camp
2003-08-27
According to reports from China, guards at the labour camp brutally tortured Ms. Cui because she refused to renounce Falun Gong and she persisted in her practise. On one occasion, these reports say, she was only allowed 22 hours of sleep during a 33-day period. Due to extended torture in the prison camp, Ms. Cui passed away on August 12, 2003. -
Belgium: Major International Media pay attention to the Lawsuit against Jiang
2003-08-26
On August 20th, six Falun Gong practitioners officially submitted a lawsuit to the Belgian federal court against Jiang Zemin for crimes against humanity and genocide. Major international media expressed their concern over the lawsuit including CNN, The Guardian, Reuters, AFP, and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. -
Sweden: People in Arvika City come to learn the Truth about Falun Gong
2003-08-26
Because Dafa practitioners have worked hard to allow local people, the local government and the organisers of the festival to know the truth about Falun Gong, they were personally invited to join this big festival. The Falun Gong practitioners’ exercise demonstration and free Falun Gong exercise classes were arranged on each of the two days as part of the festival's main schedule. -
Letter from the Belgium Falun Dafa Association to the Chinese Embassy in Belgium
2003-08-26"Jiang makes full use of the nation’s propaganda machine to slander, demonise and fabricate charges against Falun Gong while trying his best to prevent his crimes from being exposed. He incessantly instigates hatred of Falun Gong from innocent people. We really hope that you may conduct yourself well in the campaign against good people and justice, for your state, your nation and also your future. We expect that you will not follow the dictator who committed horrible crimes against the human race." -
UK: Letting People know the Truth on the Streets of Cardiff, the Capital of Wales
2003-08-26
Many people slowed down to read the boards with interest. Some people read the display boards and said that they felt indignant at the injustice and did not realize that such violations of human rights are still taking place in China. They said that without this Dafa activity, it would be difficult for them to learn the real situation from the media. -
A Report on Falun Gong Practitioners Sueing Jiang in Belgium
2003-08-25Between 1992 and 1999, Falun Gong flourished throughout China. The Chinese government’s own survey indicated there were between 70 and 100 million people who had taken up the practise by early 1999. Falun Gong practitioners were found in all walks of life, from farmers to bankers, from housewives to government and military officials. In July 1999, fearful and jealous that Falun Gong had touched the hearts and minds of such a broad range of Chinese people, Jiang Zemin used his power as the country’s top leader to ban the practise, an act that went against the decision of the Politburo Standing Committee members and the Premier, and was, in fact, illegal because it overstepped the power granted to Jiang by the Chinese Constitution. -
Report from Agence France Presse: Belgian Falun Gong Practitioners Sue Jiang Zemin for Crimes against Humanity
2003-08-25Based on Belgium’s new law, six Falun Gong practitioners formally sued China’s former leader, Jiang Zemin, for his crimes against humanity. According to the report, the lawsuit will be formally submitted to the federal prosecutors on Wednesday. Georges-Henri Beauthier, a Belgian lawyer representing the plaintiffs, stated the defendant in the lawsuit is China’s military head, Jiang Zemin, who committed torture, crimes against humanity, and genocide. -
UK: Telling people the facts and promoting the Fa in the famous City of Bath
2003-08-25
On August 16th, the sun shone brightly and the weather was fine. Practitioners from London, Birmingham, Oxford, Leicester, Nottingham, Cardiff, gathered in the King’s Parade in Bath to demonstrate the five sets of Falun Gong exercises, to display the information about Dafa, teach the Falun Gong exercises, collect signatures, and distribute various kinds of truth clarifying materials to passersby. -
Sweden: The Four Years of Persecution are in Vain. Truthfulness, Kindness and Tolerance are deeply rooted in people's hearts
2003-08-25People there were happy to talk with us. They were delighted to receive the flyers and listen to the truth about the on-going persecution in China. Many people signed their names in the signature book to support the lawsuits against Jiang Zemin, who is the main instigator of the persecution. Some said: “Those who are responsible for this persecution must be brought to justice."
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