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Sweden: Collecting Signatures in Gothenburg to Stop Hong Kong's Article 23
2003-07-05On one particularly busy day day, over 500 people signed the petition. Also, many young people seemed very interested in learning more about Article 23. Some Chinese tourists also received information in Chinese about the persecution of Falun Gong in China. -
Sweden: Dafa Practitioners Continue to Collect Petition Signatures Opposing Article 23 Legislation in Hong Kong
2003-07-05Since 28 June, Dafa practitioners have been collecting petition signatures in the busy parts of Gothenburg appealing against the legislation of Article 23 in Hong Kong and calling for the protection of human liberty. Many people approached practitioners to express their concern for the people Hong Kong. -
Germany: Falun Gong Catches Peoples Attention at the Regensburg City Festival
2003-07-04The Falun Gong exercise demonstration and the female practitioners traditional Chinese dancing caught the attention of many people. Besides applauding enthusiastically, many people also took the opportunity to sign their names on a petition opposing the persecution of Falun Gong and supporting the lawsuit against Jiang. -
Russia: Letter from Falun Dafa Practitioner to the Media on the UN International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
2003-07-04"Inhumane torture, including forced psychiatric treatment, has already lead to 727 deaths of those who practise the peaceful teaching called Falun Gong, which has nothing to do with religion or politics, and which is aimed solely at raising morality and improving physical health." -
Sweden: People in the City of Malmo Sign a Petition to Oppose Article 23
2003-07-04Practitioners displayed photo boards and a banner reading, Oppose Article 23, Return Power to the People. They told passers-by about the persecutory nature of Article 23 in detail. Once Article 23 is enacted, people in Hong Kong will lose their freedom and liberty and Hong Kong will be less prosperous. Many Swedish people signed the petition the moment they heard the truth. -
Radio Free Asia: High level Diplomats in Greece and UK Criticise Article 23 Legislation in Hong Kong
2003-07-04'According to a report by the Associated Press, this declaration indicated that although the Hong Kong government has carried out amendments to the clauses of Article 23, the European Union is highly disappointed that the clauses about banning organisations have not been amended. The declaration called on the Hong Kong government and the Legislation Council to ensure that the new legislation is consistent with the principles of one country, two systems.' -
The Times: Protests over new security law halt Hong Kong
2003-07-04'Return rule to the people, the demonstrators chanted in response to the proposed new law, known as Article 23, which will allow the Hong Kong Government to outlaw local groups with ties to any organisation banned on the mainland. It will also give police the power to conduct searches without a warrant and impose a ban on disclosing state secrets. ' -
Reuters: Hong Kong Faces Growing Anger Over Security Bill
2003-07-04'Pro-Beijing lawmakers and political commentators called for Tung to listen to the city's seven million residents after a massive street protest on Tuesday...Several key pro-government blocs in the legislature are now reviewing their positions after the demonstration. While no one expects dominant pro-government groups to join democrats and vote against the bill, analysts say the outcome could be close if Tung does not offer some goodwill gestures. ' -
Far East Economy Review: No Faith in The Article
2003-07-04'While the new security laws were clearly the catalyst for the huge protest, which stunned organizers and the government alike, it was clear that popular discontent with Tung and his team over the recent Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome crisis was a major factor in the turnout. Hong Kong has been declared free of the deadly virus for now but the local economy remains in the doldrums, unemployment has risen above 8% and a grinding decline in the property market continues to erode the wealth of homeowners. Slogans on posters, banners and T-shirts, some uncharacteristically crude for Hong Kong, ridiculed Tung and his top officials and called on them to resign.' -
Agence France Presse (AFP): Hong Kong Protests a Wake Up Call for Government: Analysts
2003-07-03'Hong Kong's massive street protest against proposed anti-subversion legislation Tuesday was a wake-up call that neither the government, Beijing nor the democracy movement could afford to overlook, analysts said. Up to 500,000 people are estimated to have taken to the streets to vent their anger at the proposed Article 23 law they fear will curb civil freedoms and gag free speech.' -
Agence France Presse (AFP): Over 200,000 Hong Kong Citizens Participate in the July 1st Parade Protesting Against Article 23 Legislation
2003-07-03On the sixth anniversary of the handover of Hong Kong on July 1st, over 200,000 Hong Kong Citizens participated in a large-scale parade protesting against Article 23. Below are some of the photos of the parade by AFP. -
Reuters: Protesters Pour into the Hong Kong Streets
2003-07-03'HONG KONG (Reuters) - Brandishing banners, umbrellas and fans, a crowd estimated at hundreds of thousands braved stifling heat on Tuesday to denounce Hong Kong's planned anti-subversion law and demand the right to elect their own leaders.' -
Sweden: Practitioners hold Activities to Support the Anti-Article 23 Parade on July 1st in Hong Kong
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UK: Thousands of People Learn about Bringing Jiang to Justice at the Edinburgh Chinese Consulate
2003-07-02On the 28th and 29th of June, practitioners from Scotland gathered in Edinburgh to peacefully appeal in front of the Chinese Consulate. During these two days a well-known pop singer was performing in a stadium just behind the Consulate and there were 55,000 people passing by the Consulate on their way to the concert each day. Scottish practitioners therefore took the opportunity to expose the brutality in Jiang Zemins persecution of innocent Falun Gong practitioners. -
Newsletter from the International Human Rights Organisation in Germany on the Rights of Falun Gong Practitioners
2003-07-02We felt that our freedom of expression enshrined in the German constitution was illegally curtailed. We believed that the words Please Support the Lawsuit against Jiang Zemin for Committing Genocide in China displayed on the banners could cause no insult. If the information we tried to convey annoyed the Chinese consulate, then let them look at the suffering of the persecuted people in China.