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Germany: Information Day Held by Falun Gong practitioners in Hannover
2003-08-03Practitioners placed small display boards on tables, on which photographs and reports of Falun Gong practitioners who have been brutally persecuted and lost their lives in China were displayed. The display boards drew a lot of attention. Practitioners commented that they had never talked for such a long time with passers-by before. -
Radio France Internationale (RFI): Canadian Congressman sends requests to the Public Security Bureau Chief of Heilongjiang Province to Release Falun Gong practitioners family members
2003-08-03Reid mentioned in his letter that Wang Chengyuan has been detained since his arrest on the 17th January this year. The authorities have not given any explanation [for his detention]. Congressman Reid wrote that he strongly requests the release of this innocent person and that such illegal detention is unacceptable. -
Italy: Falun Gong Practitioners Appeal against the Persecution on July 20th in front of the Chinese Embassy
2003-08-02On July 20 2003, practitioners in Italy practised the Falun Gong exercises opposite the Chinese Embassy. They sent forth righteous thoughts and called on the people of Italy to help stop the ruthless persecution of Falun Gong practitioners that has been ongoing in China for the last four years. -
Greece: A Kind-hearted and Sincere Man
2003-08-02Early this year, Mr. Fannos personally wrote a letter to the former vice secretary general, Hu Jin-Tao, asking him to follow public opinion and stop the persecution of Falun Gong; the letter was returned. Mr. Fannos once again wrote a letter to the Chinese ambassador accredited to Greece, Mr. Tang Keqi and requested he pass on the information. The letter was returned again on May 22. As a result of Mr. Fannos criticism of human rights in China, his computer in his shipping and travel company was attacked by a hacker. -
British Parliamentarians Raise the Issue of Article 23 and Falun Gong with the UK Government
2003-08-01During the months of June and July 2003, Members of both Houses of Parliament raised their concerns regarding Article 23 and its impact on the human rights of Falun Gong practitioners. Parliamentarians who raised such questions included Lord Hylton and Mrs Patsy Calton MP. -
UK: An Old Chinese Man is Happy to Stand on the Side of Justice and Oppose Jiang’s Brutal Crimes
2003-07-31Mr. Wang excitedly waved his fist in the air and said, “Though I don’t practise Falun Gong, I want to join your activities if I ever get the chance!” I looked at him in astonishment. He continued, “I want to defend Falun Gong against injustice! Why does the Chinese government treat Falun Gong this way? You are all peaceful, kind, and you never use violence.” When I looked at Mr. Wang’s majestic figure, I smiled from my heart. -
Italy: Photo Report - Promoting Falun Dafa in the Cities of Venice and Turin
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Russia: Falun Gong Practitioners held a Chinese Calligraphy and Painting Exhibition to Expose Jiangs Crimes and Reveal the Facts about the Persecution
2003-07-31During the exhibition, one Dafa practitioner from another Russian city accidentally stumbled across the exhibition. He attained Dafa two years ago and has been practising Falun Gong at home by himself. He has been searching for fellow practitioners for a long time, and today his wish was fulfilled. Practitioners realised that nothing is a coincidence. -
Ukraine: The People of Lviv Warmly Welcome the Citys First Dafa Photo Exhibition
2003-07-30Practitioners from Kiev, Cherkass, Uzhgorod and Sambor travelled to Lviv to hold a Falun Dafa photo exhibition. They invited local officials, media and the public to come and find out more about Falun Dafa and stand on the side of justice by opposing the Jiang regimes persecution. With pure thoughts in the practitioners hearts, no difficulties could stop them. -
Finland: Excerpts from Newspaper Reports on Practitioners Summer Tour
2003-07-30751 Falun Gong practitioners have been killed in China since 1999. The government of China banned Falun Gong, when investigations showed that over 70 million people were practising it. Practitioners are happy that the high ranking politicians in Finland have made positive statements about the human rights situation of Falun Gong in China.' -
Sweden: How Impressive Falun Dafa has even reached the Small Island of Gotland!
2003-07-30Between the 6th and the 12th of July, many Swedish politicians spent a week on the small island of Gotland. Dafa practitioners took this opportunity to display the exercises and give flyers about Article 23 and the persecution of Falun Gong to the public and the politicians. The response was good and many of them wanted to know more about Falun Dafa and the Jiang regimes persecution. -
Meeting with the Icelandic Ambassador in Washington DC
2003-07-29Practitioners are concerned about upholding values and ethics in society. Leaders in a democracy play an important role in this regard. Setting bad examples can be a threat to good values and have bad effects in society. In addition, we note that the view that a government takes on Truth-Compassion-Forbearance is the view of a nation, regardless of the peoples opinion. We hope that Icelands view will become positive. -
France: Touched by Practitioners Behaviour, RATP Officials want to Help more People to Learn the Truth about Dafa
2003-07-29Here in the busy subway, many passengers learned more about Falun Gong, enjoyed looking at the exercise display and heard the truth about Jiangs persecution. People could see practitioners performance and a video of Falun Gong founder Master Li Hongzhi demonstrating the Falun Gong exercises on a huge screen hanging above the practitioners. -
Germany: Global Committee to Rescue Persecuted Falun Gong Practitioners sends a Letter to the German Government
2003-07-29In the letter, the committee made an urgent appeal to the German government to request the Chinese authorities to release Chen Xiaozhu who once studied in Germany, and Yu Hongli; both illegally imprisoned in Chengdu city of Sichuan Province. Just like thousands of Falun Gong practitioners, they are illegally locked up without trial. In a country governed by dictator Jiangs terrorism, their lives are at risk at every minute in the prison where they are illegally held. -
UK: Report on the SOS Car Tour to Rescue our Persecuted Family Members (6)
2003-07-29When entering the City Hall, a receptionist received us and attentively listened to our introduction to Falun Gong and the persecution of practitioners in China. He told us that the Councillors happened to be holding a meeting that evening, and he would like to put our leaflets where they could be seen by all the council members. By doing so, the Councillors could read our flyers during their meeting, as well as the letters that we left for them.