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During Hu Jintao’s Visit to Germany, the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs were to Request the Release of Jiang Renzheng
2005-11-23
On the eve of Hu Jintao’s state visit to Germany, the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs took measures to help Jiang Renzheng and his family to leave China. Jiang and his family are Falun Gong practitioners who wee deported from Germany after the German Government mistakenly thought that they would not be in any danger. Upon their return to China, persecution started and Jiang was put in a forced labour camp. But after the German Government's intervention, Benxi Labour Camp of Liaoning Province hampered the departure of Jiang Renzheng and his family. The German Ministry of Foreign Affairs assured a local Falun Gong representative that Jiang’s release would be brought up during official meetings with Hu Jintao. -
Germany’s New Chancellor: Germany will continue to pay attention to China’s human rights violations including Falun Gong issue
2005-11-22Mr. Lackamp, Head of human rights Affairs of the Christian Democratic Union, sent a letter to the practitioner on behalf of Ms. Merkel, to the effect that she was regretful to learn that Falun Gong practitioners are still persecuted in China. The letter also indicated that the Christian Democratic Union has raised the issues concerning the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners many times in Germany’s Parliamentary sessions and various levels of the Sino-German dialogue. In the letter, she also assured the practitioner that the Union will continue to pay attention to China’s human right problems including Falun Gong issues in the future. -
Germany: Anti-torture Exhibition Toured Government Buildings
2005-11-22
Before President Hu’s visit to Germany, practitioners toured government buildings with an anti-torture exhibition to let the staff know about the persecution. By November 2nd, the anti-torture exhibition had visited the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the German Ministry of Domestic Affairs, the Presidential Palace and the headquarters of political party CDU. -
Spain: A Police Officer Cherishes "Truthfulness Compassion and Tolerance"
2005-11-22During Chinese President Hu Jintao’s visit to Spain, some practitioners came all the way from Switzerland to participate in the activities. They intended to take advantage of this opportunity to call on the Chinese President to bring an end to the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners. Throughout the activities, Spanish police stood in line in front of the practitioners participating in the petition. Practitioners knew that it was because of China’s pressure that the Spanish authorities ordered the police to do so. -
German Media Reports on Chinese Communist Leader’s Visit
2005-11-22The Chinese President started his four-day state visit to Germany on November 10th. Hu has been well known for his low profile and the western society knows very little about him. As this was Hu’s first visit to Germany in his presidency, his activities drew widespread attention from the German media. In a news commentary programme broadcast by ARD TV on the day of Hu’s arrival in Berlin, it mentioned: “China is a beautiful country with diligent citizens. But does that mean we have to love the Chinese leader? Our answer is ‘No’. Even Hu can put up charming smiles on his face, Berlin’s red rug is actually laid out for a tyrant.” -
Germany: Prior to Hu Jintao's Visit, Practitioners in Düsseldorf Appealed to Stop the Persecution
2005-11-22
Before President Hu visited Düsseldorf, practitioners arrived to talk to politicians, business people and media about human rights abuses against Falun Gong in China. While appealing to people to pay more attention to the problem of the persecution, the practitioners set up two information stalls in front of the city and the state government buildings. -
Germany: During Hu's Visit, Falun Gong Practitioners Hold a Series of Activities in Düsseldorf and Dortmund
2005-11-21
During the time when Chinese President Hu visited Düsseldorf and Dortmund, Falun Gong practitioners held a series of activities to clarify the truth and expose the Chinese Communist regime's brutal persecution of Falun Gong. They also called upon people to extend their help to stop the persecution in China. -
Spain: Recent Stories from Spain
2005-11-21
During Chinese President Hu's state visit to Spain, Madrid suddenly became very cold. The typically dry weather turned gloomy. However, practitioners patiently waited outside locations where the Chinese delegation was to be present in order to let Hu and other Chinese officials know: "Falun Dafa is good!" -
Germany: Petition Signing Activity in Frankfurt before Hu’s visit
2005-11-21
Practitioners from Frankfurt organised an information day in a city on the river Main. The reason for the activity was the visit of the State President of China in November. Signatures were collected, which were mailed to the Federal President Horst Köhler. We appealed to Mr Köhler to support the end of the persecution of Falun Gong in China. -
German Prime Minister Wanted to Help Hu Realise the Importance of Freedoms
2005-11-21The famous German TV Station First Channel reported on the German President Horst Koehler’s speech during a press conference after his meeting with Chinese President Hu. Mr. Koehler said that he pointed out to Mr. Hu that respecting people’s wishes, enjoying freedom and dignity, are the common value of the world and the aim of the United Nation’s Constitution. Only through promoting peace, freedom and democracy, can people’s lives improve and only then, can economic growth be maintained. -
Speech from the Nine Commentaries in Spain
2005-11-21"Since I started to practise Falun Gong in 1994, I experienced a great spiritual and body improvement. Such changes were happening to my fellow practitioners around me as well. I witnessed the benefits it brought to China’s societal morality and human hearts when Falun Gong was quietly but rapidly spreading in China. From Falun Gong I saw a hope for China, which could be regarded as the very last hope." -
Spain: Peaceful, Righteous Appeal and Demonstration during Hu Jintao's State Visit
2005-11-20
During Hu Jintao’s visit to Spain, Falun Gong practitioners called for the attention of the world’s people and despite the freezing wind and pouring rain, no matter night or day, seized every possible opportunity to pass this message on to Hu Jintao: Stop persecuting Falun Gong. Bring Jiang Zemin to justice. -
Vice President of the Czech Senate: The Values of "Truthfulness Compassion and Forbearance" Should be Retained in Every Country
2005-11-20
On October 31st, 2005, representatives of the Czech Falun Dafa Association visited Mr Edward Outrata, Vice President of the Czech Senate, regarding the ongoing persecution of Falun Gong. Mr Outrata had previously made the point that the world’s moral pressure on the Chinese government is very important. He also believes this kind of pressure is advantageous to the improvement of China’s human rights situation. -
Germany: Exposing the Persecution of Falun Gong with an Anti-Torture Exhibition in Rostock
2005-11-20Falun Gong practitioners had the opportunity to show the travelling exhibition “Fields of Shame” in the German coastal city of Rostock during the weekend of November 12th. The exhibition has been shown nationwide and it displays pictures and photographs of human rights violations and torture methods used in different countries. We had been invited to participate in the exhibition to show torture methods brutally applied to thousands of peaceful Falun Gong practitioners in China. -
Spain: Photo Report: Hu Jintao Visits Spain, Falun Gong Calls for an End to the Persecution
2005-11-19
November 13th was the first day of Chinese Leader Hu Jintao's state visit to Spain. On his way to sign a contract with the Spanish Telephone Company, Falun Gong practitioners hung many banners reading “Falun Dafa is Good”, and appealed loudly when his motorcade passed through, saying: “Stop the persecution of Falun Gong”
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