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Letter to Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs from Falun Dafa Association of Guadeloupe (France)
2003-04-07"We would like to express our concern regarding Mrs Yoko Kanekos desperate situation; she is currently imprisoned and being cruelly persecuted in China. Mrs Yoko Kaneko was in China to appeal against human rights violations being carried out against Falun Gong practitioners." -
EFGIC: Reports of 10 More Deaths of Falun Gong Practitioners Emerge from China
2003-04-06As the Falun Gong death count continues its rapid ascent, ten more innocent practitioners have been confirmed dead in provinces all over China, largely due to physical and psychological torture inflicted in detention centres and labour camps. The current total of confirmed deaths now stands at 644. -
Germany: Falun Dafa Practitioners Hold Press Conference Regarding the Lawsuit Against German Police (photos)
2003-04-06During Jiang Zemin's state visit to Germany in 2002, Falun Gong practitioners' constitutional rights were infringed upon by German federal agents and the Berlin police. Recently, practitioners have been planning to file lawsuits against the German federal police's actions, to the administrative courts in Berlin and other areas. The goal of the lawsuits is to establish facts of human rights transgressions against Falun Gong practitioners during Jiang's state visit in Germany in April 2002, so as to prevent such acts in the future. -
Radio Free Asia: European Union Representatives Show Concern for the Widespread Violation of Human Rights in China
2003-04-06Representatives of the European Union have expressed their concern for the broad violations of human rights occurring in China. The Greek Ambassador stated that the death penalty, brutal corporal punishment and cruel torture are still being used by the Chinese authorities to repress people. -
Establishing Justice and Standing Up for Human Dignity
2003-04-05Dafa practitioners of various nationalities are planning to file lawsuits during the coming days against the German states of Lower Saxonia, Brandenburg and Saxonia Proper. Their goal is to establish the facts of human rights violations against their persons during Jiang's visit in April 2002 in the hope that these lawsuits will prevent such acts in the future. -
Dresden News (Germany): Lawsuit for Infractions during Jiang Zemins State Visit to Dresden in 2002
2003-04-05'Many people protested against Chinas human rights abuses during Jiangs visit last year. Saxonian police earned criticism for their handling of the protesters. Among other complaints, police manhandled a 40-year-old woman outside the Taschenberg Palais/Hotel Kempinski because she had shouted the name of Falun Gong, a meditation system outlawed in China.' -
Germany: Appeal Outside the German Parliament Building Enters its Second Day
2003-04-05On April 1 2003, our appeal activity outside the Germany Parliament Building entered its second day. Falun Gong practitioners explained the facts of the persecution and called upon the German Parliament to issue an urgent resolution to help stop the severe persecution that has been going on in China against Falun Gong and Its practitioners. -
UK Falun Gong Association Warmly Congratulates the Establishment of the Greek Falun Dafa Association
2003-04-05We, the UK Falun Gong Association, are glad to hear about the foundation of the Greek Falun Dafa Association. The foundation of this Association means that Falun Dafa has become more deeply rooted in the minds of people in Europe, and that more European governments recognise it. -
Danish Falun Dafa Association Congratulates the Establishment of the Greek Falun Dafa Association
2003-04-05Danish Dafa practitioners have been to the beautiful land of Greece with practitioners from other countries to introduce the Fa of the universe to the kindhearted Greek people. In a short period of time, the Fa has rooted and blossomed there. Many Greeks with predestined relationship have walked the right path of returning to their true and original selves in Dafa. -
Letter from an MEP regarding the Illegal Forced Closure of Zhang Cuiying's art Exhibition due to Pressure from Chinese Embassy staff
2003-04-05"In the past few days, the Chinese Embassy in Romania has twice forced the closure of the traditional painting exhibition in Bucharest by Falun Gong practitioner, Australian citizen, Mrs Zhang Cuiying...I would be very grateful if you could tell me what the position of the Romanian Embassy is on ...the illegal forced closure of the art exhibition by the Chinese authorities in Bucharest." -
TV Interview: The Two Faces of Chinas Economy
2003-04-05"A habit of depending on the governments expansionary economic policy has formed and this certainly is not a good sign. One more point is that banks in China have seriously bad debt problems, and they are still providing high-risk loans to state-owned enterprises without these debts being written off. That could initiate a financial crisis and will thus threaten the economy in the future." -
Germany: City Government of Wuerzburg Supports Falun Gong Photo Exhibition
2003-04-04The Principal of the Wuerzburg Adult University hosted the opening ceremony, and the Vice-Mayor of Wuerzburg made a speech. They hoped that through this photo exhibition, more Wuerzburg residents could form a better understanding of Falun Gong and show concern for the current persecution in China. -
Ireland: Letter to a Practitioner from a Member of European Parliament
2003-04-04"I am horrified to learn of the jailing of pregnant practitioners and use of their pregnancy to force a choice between their beliefs and their unborn children. The list of barbaric acts by the Chinese authorities make for chilling reading and I assure you I will do what I can in the context of the European Parliament." -
UK: This Weeks University Radio Broadcast Featured the Beautiful Sounds of Falun Dafa
2003-04-04Falun Dafa practitioners run a weekly radio show in a UK university. The show allows many students and other people in the surrounding area to learn more about Falun Dafa and the truth about the persecution happening in China today. Here is a brief report on the contents of this week's show. -
Switzerland: Dafa practitioners Yuzhi Wang and Jane Dai Reveal the Truth During the United Nations Commission on Human Rights
2003-04-03Falun Dafa practitioners and victims of the persecution in China, Yuzhi Wang from Canada and Jane Dai from Australia [left] appealed to stop the cruel persecution of Falun Dafa practitioners in China during the 59th session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights.