Letters from Dafa Associations, Local Events, Press Conferences , Meeting VIPs & Officials
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Sweden: Practitioners Tell People about the Lawsuits Against Jiang and the Lies Behind the Spreading of SARS in China
2003-05-12A new flyer was given out, detailing the lawsuits against Jiang Zemin for genocide and crimes against humanity and the Jiang regimes risking of countless lives in an attempt to cover up the SARS epidemic. As usual, practitioners combined clarifying the facts of the persecution with exercise demonstrations in public. -
Letter from Denmark Falun Gong Association Calling for the Release of Pirjo Svensson
2003-05-12"The Swedish Embassy in Bangkok has been requesting an explanation from the Thai authorities but as of yet no reply has been given. The arbitrary and groundless arrest of Mrs. Svensson by the Thai authorities, as well as the Thai Authorities lack of openness and willingness to come forth in this case, is sending out a disturbing message about the true motives and intentions behind the arrest." -
Sweden: Practitioners Perform the Lotus Flower Dance at a School
2003-05-12Lotus Flower is a performance, which uses dance, music and poetry to reveal the truth about Falun Gong and the Jiang regimes brutal persecution of over 70 million practitioners. After three performances, Swedish practitioners were invited into each class to tell the students more about Falun Gong and the situation in China. -
UK: Promoting Falun Dafa at a Junior School
2003-05-11Through talking about artist and Dafa practitioner Zhang Cuiying, who suffered eight months of torture in Chinese forced labour camps because she peacefully appealed for the human rights of persecuted practitioners, she let the students learn about Falun Gong and the appalling human rights situation for millions of women in China who want to improve their health through this peaceful practice. -
Letter from the Irish Falun Dafa Association to the Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs
2003-05-11"It appears that since the Tianamen Square massacre in 1989, the Chinese Government has arranged a deal with the European officials: we will engage in dialogue with you on human rights only if you do not criticize us publicly. If the communist government was filled with honest officials who had a sincere wish to improve a bad human rights record what criticism could they be afraid of?" -
European Falun Dafa Association Urges Thailand's Minister of Foreign Affairs to Secure the Immediate Release of European Dafa Practitioner Mrs. Pirjo Svensson
2003-05-10"The SARS epidemic has shown how little regard the Chinese regime puts on human life and how much they want to protect their power. We hope that the Thai government will not believe in the lies of the Chinese regime and will stand up for the freedom of belief of people throughout the world. We respectfully urge you to pay immediate attention to the arrest and planned deportation of Mrs. Svensson and do everything possible to ensure the immediate restoration of her freedom, which will also be important for the international reputation of Thailand as a country that respects basic freedoms and human rights." -
Sweden: Practitioners Clarify the Facts to the Swedish and Thai People
2003-05-10The practitioners hope that in the process of rescuing Pirjo, they can help the governments of Thailand and Sweden understand the true facts about the persecution of Falun Gong. They are contacting the Thai Embassy in Sweden, the Swedish Embassy in Thailand, the Swedish government and the media in their efforts to help the Thai government overcome Jiangs influence and release the innocent Mrs Svensson. -
Spain: Telling Chinese People the Truth about Falun Dafa in Madrids Chinatown
2003-05-09A shopkeeper said after receiving a Video-CD: Ive never believed the propaganda from Jiangs party. Judging from the movements in history, Jiangs party is used to cheating the public with lies to achieve its aims. Ive never believed their packs of lies. Falun Gong must be good, or there wouldnt be so many people practising. -
Sweden: Practitioners hold a Concert in the Exhibition Hall of Gothenburg University
2003-05-07A Chinese scholar told the practitioners with deep conviction, Its good that Falun Gong assists people in improving health. I stand on the side of Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance. This is opposite to falsehood, evil, and conflict. Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance is good. Persecuting Falun Gong is totally wrong. -
Letter from the UK Falun Gong Association to the Chairman of the Bills Committee on National Security Regarding Article 23
2003-05-07"We urge the Hong Kong Legislative Council to protect the one country, two systems principle and uphold the civil liberties and basic freedoms in Hong Kong by dropping the decided-by-China approach to the proscription mechanism." -
Czech Republic: Practitioners Meet with Members of Parliament
2003-05-03Dafa practitioner and artist Zhang Cuiying's visit to the Czech Republic to exhibit her paintings, gave her the chance to meet with many Members of Parliament and government ministers. They were all happy to meet Cuiying and to learn more about the persecution of Dafa practitioners in China. Many invited the artict to return to the Czech Republic to hold more exhibitions in the future. -
Hungary: Practitioner Reveals the Details about her Husbands Death to the Budapest-Helsinki Committee
2003-05-03Australian Dafa practitioner Jane Dai, together with Hungarian and Austrian practitioners, met with a member of the Budapest-Helsinki Committee. She gave the committee details about how her husband was tortured to death because he refused to stop practising Falun Gong in China. -
Czech Republic: Zhang Cuiyings Exhibition for VIPs in Prague
2003-05-02One Senator was deeply moved by the experiences of Falun Gong practitioners in China, as well as their kindness, and he was touched by the beauty of Zhang Cuiyings paintings. He offered his help and said that he believes Dafa practitioners can find a lot of support among the Czech government officials. -
Croatia: Human Rights Official at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Encourages Practitioners to Appeal for Human Rights
2003-05-01In April 2003, practitioner Zhang Cuiying exhibited her artwork in Zagreb. She also accompanied practitioners to visit the Chief of the Human Rights Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, who encouraged her to continue holding exhibitions to help people learn the true facts about the persecution of Falun Gong. The practitioners presented detailed information about the genocide lawsuit against Jiang Zemin to the Foreign Ministry. -
Finland: Practitioners Introduce Falun Gong in the City of Oulu
2003-04-30Practitioners demonstrated the Falun Gong exercises on a pedestrian street in the centre of the city, and displayed materials as well as handing out flyers that exposed the persecution of Falun Gong in China. Many people were happy to take the flyers and stopped to talk to the practitioners to learn more.