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RFI (Radio France Internationale): Demonstration Against Article 23 in Front of the Chinese Embassy in France
2003-07-15The spokesman for the Chinese Democratic Party in France, Wu Jiang, told the reporters that the Chinese government is trying to bring dictatorship and autocracy to Hong Kong by the enactment of Article 23. The spokesman for French Falun Dafa Association, Zhang Jian-Ping indicated that the enactment of Article 23 was, to a great extent, targeting Falun Gong. Both of them said they request that the legislation of Article 23 is completely abandoned, not just postponed. -
Report from Luxemburger Wort: Demonstration Against the Persecution of Falun Gong
2003-07-15On Friday 11th July, Falun Gong practitioners held a demonstration in front of the Chinese embassy in Luxembourg to draw the publics attention to the persecution of Falun Gong in China and to appeal to the government of Beijing to stop this persecution. The practitioners came from Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany. -
Campaign Begins to Rescue a UK Practitioners Younger Brother, who is Incarcerated, Suffering Torture and in a Critical Physical Condition in China
2003-07-14During the four years of persecution by the Jiang regime, UK practitioner Bing HEs brother, Jian, has been incarcerated in a labour camp in Wuhan for eighteen months without trial, and has been tortured many times for practising Falun Gong and peacefully appealing against the cruel persecution. Around 22 June 2003, he was arrested again to suffer further at the hands of the police. Two weeks later, Bing learned that his brother is struggling for his life in a hospital heavily guarded by the police. -
Sweden: Four Years of Persecution are in Vain Truthfulness, Kindness, Tolerance are Deeply Rooted in People's Hearts (I)
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Luxembourg: Luxembourgs First Dafa Activity takes place in front of the Chinese Embassy
2003-07-14On July 11, more than thirty Europan Dafa practitioners appealed in front of the Chinese Embassy in Luxembourg for an end to the four-year persecution of Falun Gong practitioners by the Jiang regime. Two of the leading media organizations in Luxembourg came to interview practitioners, who told them how Jiang is being brought to court in the U.S. for crimes of Genocide. -
Denmark: The Ministry of Justice Gave a Righteous Judgment - the Chinese Embassy’s Attempts to Sabotage Falun Gong Activities were in Vain Again (pictures)
2003-07-14The Chinese embassy wrote a letter to high-ranking police officials to complain about our appeal. In the letter, the Chinese embassy took advantage of June 4th when many other groups, besides Falun Gong practitioners, made their protests. The Chinese officials tried to confuse the officials by intentionally implying that the protest methods used by other groups were part of Dafa practitioners’ peaceful appeal. In this way, the Chinese embassy launched slanderous attacks against us. -
Sweden: Promoting Falun Dafa near a Busy Music Festival
2003-07-14Practitioners from Arvika gathered in a park near a busy music festival to tell people about Falun Gong and the brutal persecution in China. Over the course of the day, thousands of people passed by and many wanted to find out more about the practice. No one could miss the practitioners performing the exercises or the Falun Dafa photo exhibition. -
Poland: Practitioners Participate in 3 Human Rights Film Festivals and Witness the Importance and Magnificence of Fa Study
2003-07-13At the first festival, practitioners were invited to give a brief introduction for the film about Falun Gong. Since then, the film festival has been held in 3 other Polish cities and practitioners have taken part in all of them. At all 3 festivals, they were allotted a period of time after the film to hold a panel discussion and take questions from the audience. The film about Falun Gong was always well-attended, the interaction with the audience was animated and the support and sympathy exhibited towards Dafa was touching. -
Sweden: Photo Report - As the 5th year of Persecution Approaches, Swedish Practitioners Support Bringing Jiang to Justice
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France: Human Rights Organisations held a Public Seminar on Falun Gong
2003-07-13Falun Gong practitioners began their talk to the seminar attendees by comprehensively introducing the spread of Falun Gong from China, Falun Gongs features, the cruel methods of persecution used by Jiangs regime over the last 4 years, Falun Gong practitioners peaceful and rational resistance, the worldwide spread of Falun Gong, and the countless voices of support from around the world. -
Sweden: Video - Nordic Practitioners Collect Petition Signatures in Malmo City to Oppose Hong Kongs Article 23
2003-07-13To expose and stop the evil actions of Jiangs regime, and out of concern for the beautiful future of the Hong Kong residents and the people of the world, Swedish and Danish Falun Gong practitioners explained the facts of Falun Gong to the people of Malmo City.Realtime downloadOnline ListeningHi-definition (2MB)|Lo-definition (324K)Hi-definition|Lo-definition -
FDI: Woman Kidnapped and Beaten to Death as Chinese Police Attempt to Force Her to Renounce Falun Gong
2003-07-13Sources say Ms. Li was kidnapped by police officers from the No. 1 Division of Fushun City Police Department because she practices Falun Gong. She was immediately taken to the local police station where she was beaten to death on the same day by four police officers in an attempt to extract a confession a Chinese police term for renouncing Falun Gong. -
Many Members of the UK House of Lords Criticise Hong Kongs Article 23 Legislation
2003-07-12Lord Howell of Guildford stated did we not tell the people of Hong Kong six years ago that they would not be forgotten? will the Government nevertheless be very bold indeed, as the noble Lord, Lord Goodhart, suggested, in pointing out to the Government in Beijing, at the highest level, that their pressure for these changes could lead to very serious long-term damage for Hong Kong? Does the Minister agree that quiet dialogue is no longer the appropriate medium for handling this issue? -
Denmark: Nordic Dafa Practitioners Collect Petition Signatures to Oppose Hong Kongs Article 23 Legislation and Stop the Persecution of Falun Gong Practitioners
2003-07-12In order to support the Hong Kong peoples call for justice, oppose Article 23 and stop the persecution of Falun Gong, Dafa practitioners from Denmark and Sweden carried out a series of activities under the theme, Oppose Article 23 and End the Persecution. These activities took place in on 5th and 6th July 2003, in Denmarks capital, Copenhagen, and Swedens third largest city, Malmo. -
UK MPs Raise Parliamentary Questions on the Human Rights of Falun Gong Practitioners in China and Hong Kong
2003-07-12On 12 June 2003, Mrs. Calton MP asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent steps he has taken to support the human rights of Falun Gong practitioners in (a) China and (b) Hong Kong?