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Members of the UK House of Lords Support the Lawsuit Against Jiang
2003-07-01While Chinese dictator Jiang Zemin is being sued in Chicagos Federal Court, former member of the UK House of Lords, Lord Moyne (2nd from right), gave a speech expressing his support for the lawsuit. Many other Lords, including Lord Hylton (2nd from left) and Lord Avebury, have expressed their support for Falun Gong. -
France: Photo Report - Practitioners Introduce Falun Dafa at Bastille Square to Support Bringing Jiang to Justice
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Germany: A Successful Falun Gong Demonstration at Magdeburg Mid-Summer Night Festival
2003-07-01Several hundred college students and visitors gathered in the University campus to watch many different performances. Falun Gong practitioners demonstrated the Falun Gong exercises and gave a voiceover outlining the practice. The demonstration lasted more than ten minutes and was very successful, receiving enthusiastic applause from the audience. In the University, there were many students from China. They saw clearly the huge difference between the false propaganda manufactured by the Jiang regime and the truth about Falun Gong. -
Switzerland: Photo Report - Practitioners Tell People the Facts in Zurich University on the UN International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
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France: Photo Report Promoting Falun Dafa in Chinatown to Support the Global Lawsuit Against Jiang Zemin
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UK: A Parade Against HK's Article 23 Legislation Held in London
2003-07-01The Global Coalition against Article 23 Legislation held a press conference and parade in London to support the people of Hong Kongs appeal against Article 23. UK citizens who are concerned about the democracy, freedom, and future of Hong Kong, including some Falun Gong practitioners, took part in this parade. -
The Guardian: Hong Kong's Flawed Law
2003-07-01'The most worrying clause requires the government to proscribe any group found to be linked to an already proscribed mainland organisation. The obvious example is the Falun Gong [group], already banned on the mainland where it is claimed, ludicrously, to be a threat to national security.' -
AFP (Agence France-Presse): Massive Protest to Mark Anniversary of Hong Kong's Handover from Britain
2003-07-01'Hong Kong will mark its sixth anniversary under Chinese rule on July 1 with a huge protest march over proposed national security legislation which many fear will restrict fundamental freedoms...United States and Britain have joined international human rights and press groups to condemn the planned laws.' -
MEP Writes to UK Ambassador for China regarding a Practitioners Persecuted Family and Friends
2003-06-30"I have been informed that this people have been imprisoned solely due to their belief in Falun Gong and I would urge you to convey my concerns about these people to your government. I would ask your government to allow family and friends from the United Kingdom to visit these people in China as soon as possible." -
Belgium: Dafa Practitioners Collect Signatures to Oppose Torture and Support the Global Lawsuit Against Jiang
2003-06-30One Belgian woman signed the petition immediately and clearly realized the terrible nature of this persecution. A Danish businessman told the practitioners that he fully supports our activities. He signed the petition and wished us good luck before he left and said he was sure the trial against the dictator Jiang will be a success. -
Sweden: Telling People about Falun Gong, Article 23 and the Lawsuit Against the Instigators of the Persecution
2003-06-30This weekend, practitioners in Växjö took to the streets to demonstrate the Falun Gong exercises and let more people know about the severe persecution of practitioners in China. We told people about the lawsuits against several of the people responsible for this persecution, and we told them about Article 23, which is an enormous threat against democracy and human rights in Hong Kong. -
Swedish Prime Minister: Speaking out for freedom of belief and human rights is everyones duty.
2003-06-29"The Swedish government understands very well how Falun Gong practitioners are being treated in China, which shows serious violations of human rights. It is important for the international community to voice strong opposition to this. The Swedish government can never approve of the persecution of individuals for their beliefs or political views, nor of brutal oppression. Its everyones duty to speak out for freedom of belief and human rights." -
Sweden: Collecting Signatures in Malmo City to Support the Global Lawsuit Against Jiang
2003-06-29We hung up a banner and set up display boards, and more and more people offered to sign their names. Through signing their names, they expressed their surprise and anger at the persecution of Falun Gong by Jiangs regime. Some of them asked, Why is such a peaceful movement banned in China? People here can belong to all kinds of movements. Others said, You are all nice people, why should they persecute you? -
Speech by European Friends of Falun Gong at Article 23 Press Conference in London
2003-06-29"We know how many people are against the introduction of Article 23. 26,000 people have signed a petition against it in the last few weeks alone. Article 23 must be stopped in its present form. We must help maintain the One country-two systems principle, which China agreed to in 1997. Hong Kongs citizens must be given the chance of freedom of belief and expression, which we in the west take for granted, but which should be extended to all citizens of the world." -
Agence France Presse (AFP): 100,000 people expected to rally against Hong Kong's anti-subversion laws
2003-06-29'Some 100,000 people are expected to participate in a protest march against the Hong Kong government's plan to pass controversial anti-subversion laws next week.."We have revised our application to the police and told them of our latest estimate that some 100,000 people are expected to attend the protest march," to the government headquarters on July 1, said Tsoi Yiu-cheong, spokesman for the Civil Human Rights Front.'