Letters from Dafa Associations, Local Events, Press Conferences , Meeting VIPs & Officials
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Sweden: Clarifying the Facts and Collecting Signatures to Appeal for the Rescue of Pirjo Svensson (Part V)
2003-06-02Practitioners set up a stall so that people could come and learn the facts of the persecution and sign their names to appeal for Mrs. Svenssons release. Practitioners also distributed materials about SARS and the genocide lawsuit against Jiang Zemin. All of the practitioners were surrounded by people who were listening to the facts about the persecution of Falun Gong in China. -
Croatia: Practitioners Present Falun Gong at a Congress Sponsored by the Ministry of Health in Zagreb
2003-06-01We had 15 minutes to briefly introduce Falun Gong and demonstrate the exercises. At the end, we told the audience about the brutal persecution in China and the peaceful activities of practitioners around the world who are kindly appealing for help to stop the persecution. The audience responded with warm. A detailed article describing Falun Gong also appeared in the official congress book. -
Germany: The People of Siegen City Learn the Truth about Dafa
2003-06-01Dafa practitioners held activities in Siegen to help people learn more about Falun Gong and the brutal persecution in China. A lot of passers-by signed their names to help rescue Xiong Wei, a Falun Gong practitioner who was living in Germany but is currently illegally imprisoned in China. Many people showed an interest in learning the exercises. -
UK: Strong Support for the Human Rights of Dafa Practitioners Suffering in China at the Kingston Spring Fair
2003-05-31A group of practitioners set up an information table to let people know more about the persecution in China and about Falun Gong. The public offered a lot of strong support for the worldwide efforts to bring the persecution and human rights abuses against Falun Gong practitioners in China to an end and many people signed a petition. -
Falun Dafa Association of Guadeloupe (France) Writes to the King of Thailand Appealing for Pirjo Svensson's Freedom
2003-05-31"We write to you to express our sharp concern over the arrest of Mrs. Pirjo Svensson who has been imprisoned in Bangkok for more than 3 weeks now...We are hopeful that His Majesty will help Mrs. Pirjo Svensson be released and permitted to return to her husband, family and friends." -
Germany: Introducing Falun Dafa and Explaining the Facts at Augsburg
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France: Widespread Call for and End to the Persecution at a Human Rights Seminar (pictures)
2003-05-30Practitioners exposed the schemes adopted by Jiangs regime to force Falun Gong practitioners to give up their belief, including murder, inhuman torture, forced brainwashing and sexual abuse. As this persecution involves tens of millions of Falun Gong practitioners and hundreds of millions of their relatives and friends, it has actually endangered the entire Chinese society. The practitioners' speeches aroused widespread concern. -
Germany: Falun Dafa Information Day in Nuremberg
2003-05-30The practitioners explained to the people of Nuremberg how tens of millions of Chinese Falun Gong practitioners have had their homes, jobs, families and livelihoods destroyed simply because they wanted to improve their health and moral standards through practising Falun Gong. Practitioners expressed hope that people would offer their support to stop this persecution. -
Sweden: Collecting Signatures and Clarifying the Facts During the Annual Gothenburg Marathon
2003-05-29On the 17th of May, during the annual Gothenburg Marathon, Falun Gong practitioners collected signatures to rescue Pirjo, a Swedish practitioner detained in Thailand without reason. After learning the facts, passers-by, spectators and runners were shocked by the brutal persecution, and many of them signed the petition for Pirjos release. -
Belgium: Telling the Thai Embassy about the Illegal Imprisonment of Pirjo Svensson
2003-05-29The Embassy secretary said that she had asked for an explanation behind Mrs. Svenssons arrest and detention, but the government had not replied. She was very helpful, and it was obvious that she knew the arrest of Pirjo Svensson is not right by moral laws, Thailands laws, or by the laws of the rest of the world. -
Letter to the King of Thailand from the French Falun Dafa Association
2003-05-29"Falun Gong teaches the principles of Truth, Compassion and Forbearance. It is peaceful, non-political and represents the best of Chinese culture and values. The former leader of the Chinese Communist Party, Jiang Zemin, launched the persecution of Falun Gong in 1999, and extended it to other countries by fabricating lies to frame Falun Gong; this regime is trying to put pressure on Thailand and viciously have it participate in the persecution of innocent people." -
Photo Report: European Practitioners Reveal the Facts about Dafa During EU Meeting in Salzburg
2003-05-28 -
Sweden: Gothenburg Practitioners Hold Activities to Rescue Pirjo Svensson
2003-05-28Swedens media has continued to report on Mrs. Svenssons situation and media coverage has increased after the recent press conference staged by Swedish practitioners. This has allowed more people in Gothenburg to learn about the violations of human rights that Pirjo is suffering and many people are very concerned for her. With the facts revealed, more and more people have signed the petition form. -
Letter from Finnish Falun Dafa Association to the King of Thailand
2003-05-28"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Sweden and the Swedish Embassy in Bangkok has formally contacted the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Thailand. TV, radio, and some major newspapers in Sweden have also reported the incident, and have emphasised that Mrs. Svensson is innocent. At present, the Swedish government is actively negotiating with the Thai government to help Mrs. Svensson regain her freedom." -
Greek Falun Dafa Association Sends Best Wishes on the Establishment of the Bulgarian Falun Dafa Association
2003-05-28The Greek Association of Falun Dafa congratulates the Bulgarian practitioners on the establishment of the Bulgarian Falun Dafa Association.