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French Mayor Writes to Guadeloupe Falun Dafa Association
2003-05-22
"Thank you for letting me know about the persecution against Falun Dafa practitioners in China. I have noted your concerns. Please trust me that I will pay full attention to this human rights issue. My support team working in the Parliament, along with myself, will provide assistance to you at any time." -
EFGIC: Father and Son Falun Gong Practitioners Die from Torture in Chinese Labour Camp
2003-05-22
"Eyewitnesses say the elder Mr. Zhang was physically dragged to meals because he had lost the ability to walk after prolonged torture and abuse. Mr. Zhang defecated pus and blood, his body was covered with scabies, and he became dangerously thin, these eyewitnesses say. On January 2nd, 2003 Mr. Zhang was beaten to death. At the time of his father’s death, Qifa was also in critical condition. The skin all over his body was discolored and covered with scars, boils and bruises. His legs were so badly injured he could not walk. He also had difficulty breathing." -
UK: Weekly Report from a University Radio Broadcast
2003-05-22Falun Dafa practitioners run a weekly radio show in a UK university. The show allows many people to find out about Falun Gong and the positive changes that the practice has brought to countless people. The radio show is also a good chance for people to learn more about the Jiang regime’s persecution of Falun Dafa and of the basic values, morality and justice of Chinese society. This week’s broadcast looked at the potential capabilities of the Human body. -
Human Rights Watch Press Release: Hong Kong Should Reject Subversion Bill
2003-05-22"The clock is ticking on civil liberties in Hong Kong," said Brad Adams, executive director of the Asia division at Human Rights Watch. "If enacted in its present form, this bill will introduce Chinese legal standards through the back door and could forever erode the civil liberties and civil society that today distinguish Hong Kong from China." -
RFI (Radio France Internationale): Hong Kong Branch of WOIPFG Established
2003-05-22'According to the Falun Dafa Information Centre, the World Organization to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong founded a branch in Hong Kong on the 16th of May. Today, Falun Gong practitioners held a press conference in front of a Chinese Embassy in the United States to protest about the unreasonable detention of Falun Gong practitioner Charles Li, a US citizen who has been arrested in China. They also appealed for his rescue.' -
BBC: Chinese censor online chat
2003-05-22"Messages critical of the Chinese Government either never appear or are purged from popular chat rooms, a study by the free speech pressure group has revealed. The study also found that Chinese law enforcement agencies regularly track down and even jail the authors of the critical messages. Reporters Without Borders estimates that China employs 30,000 people to watch what its people are doing online." -
A Letter from Lord Moyne to the Ambassador of Thailand
2003-05-21"There is widespread and increasing disgust in many countries of the world at the unprovoked and inhuman persecution of Falun Gong by the Chinese Communist authorities; and your Government’s action in collaborating with this persecution is disappointing in that it appears to show that it is to curry favour with its large neighbour. Such action can only diminish the respect with which your country is regarded in the rest of the world and lead to doubts as to the genuineness of its sovereign independence." -
A Letter to the King of Thailand from the Nordic Falun Dafa Association
2003-05-21"Jiang Zemin is extending his persecution to your country by spreading fabricated stories and lies about Falun Gong practitioners and pressuring Thailand to persecute innocent people. Currently, with the help of human rights lawyers and legal experts, Falun Gong practitioners in USA and Europe are suing Jiang Zemin and several top Chinese officials, for crimes ranging from torture to genocide. The crimes committed by Jiang Zemin and his Gestapo-like 610 offices are comparable to those committed by Milosevic and Pinochet." -
UK: Photo Exhibition Held in Cambridge Library To Celebrate World Falun Dafa Day
2003-05-21
After attending the exhibition, some people contacted the local practice site to learn the exercises. Practitioners have been invited to clubs and schools to deliver speeches. People from all walks of life have learnt more about the benefits of practising Falun Dafa and the evil nature of the Jiang regime’s persecution of millions of practitioners who only want to be good people. -
Letter of Support from a German Mayoress
2003-05-20A German practitioner wrote to a Mayoress, who swiftly penned a reply encouraging practitioners “To have formidable courage, firm belief and brave hearts to advance the efforts of all those people who are working tirelessly to end the repression of Falun Gong in China.” -
Sweden: Collecting Signatures and Clarifying the Facts in Gothenburg
2003-05-20
The local government of Biskopsgården declared May 16th 2003 as Biskopsgården Falun Dafa Day. To let more people know the facts about the persecution of Falun Gong and the illegal arrest and detention of Swedish Falun Gong practitioner Mrs. Pirjo Svensson, practitioners in Gothenburg held activities in Biskopsgarden. -
Austria: Photo Report - Practitioners Continue Clarifying the Truth in Vienna
2003-05-20
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Letter from Swedish Practitioners to the King of Thailand Regarding the Detention of Pirjo Svensson
2003-05-20"Our kind-hearted friend Pirjo spends some of her spare time exposing the crimes commited during this persecution, hoping that kindhearted people will help Falun Gong practitioners in China. She is not against the Chinese government or anything related to China...We are hopeful that His Majesty, who once pledged to rule with righteousness, will help Mrs Pirjo Svensson be released and permitted to return to her anxious husband, family and friends." -
Sweden: Bringing the Wonder of Dafa to Every School in the Country (Part II)
2003-05-19
On May 5 2003, “The Story of Lotus” opened in Sweden’s third largest city, Malmo. The performance received a warm welcome from the schools in that area. “The Story of Lotus” is a drama performance that combines dance, music and poetry. The dance is also intended to expose the facts of the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners by Jiang’s regime in China. -
Swedish Practitioners Write a Letter of Appeal to the Chinese Ambassador
2003-05-19"Currently, with the help of human rights lawyers and legal experts, Falun Gong practitioners in USA and Europe have sued Jiang Zemin and several top Chinese officials for crimes ranging from torture to genocide. In China Falun Gong practitioners have been met with illegal arrest and imprisonment – often resulting in them being tortured to death, abused in mental hospitals, and receiving long jail and labour camp sentences without trial."
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