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Spain: Speech by Falun Gong Practitioner Chen Ningfang at a Press Conference on the Lawsuit against Jiang
2003-10-23
"My son suffered these tortures only because he practised Falun Gong – a cultivation practice which not only brought him good health and happiness, but also guided him to be a decent person. In other words, it was only because he insisted on his belief in “Truthfulness, Compassion and Forbearance.” That period was the most miserable time for us, since we worried about him every day, and we did not know what would become of him." -
UK: MP and the Public Support Grand Performance in Cambridge
2003-10-22
Falun Gong practitioners gathered in Cambridge city centre to promote Falun Gong and let people know about the human rights violations occurring against practitioners in China. Their performances showed the Cambridge people the true beauty of Chinese culture in a lion dance and traditional Chinese fan dancing. There were also songs performed by practitioners and a Public Trial of Jiang Zemin. -
Clarifying the Facts in the Process of Filing the Spanish Lawsuit Against Jiang
2003-10-21On the day after my arrival, I joined two practitioners in contacting the Swedish embassy in Madrid to tell them about the lawsuit, the persecution of Falun Gong in China and how China has extended the persecution to foreign countries. After explaining the facts to them, the staff wanted to know more and also wanted to attend the press conference that was to be held the day after the lawsuit was officially filed. -
Spain: Falun Gong Practitioners File a Lawsuit against Jiang
2003-10-20
“The purpose of this lawsuit is to stop the persecution and guarantee that the crimes committed against Falun Gong practitioners will receive appropriate punishment. Since the start of the persecution in 1999, there have been between 800 and 2000 Falun Gong practitioners tortured to death and approximately 200,000 sent to labour camps.” -
Sweden: Demonstrating Falun Gong and Exposing the Persecution at a Linköping School
2003-10-20
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Denmark: Dafa Practitioners participate in Nighttime Activities at the Copenhagen Cultural Festival
2003-10-18
October the 10th was the annual Cultural Festival in Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark. Practitioners hoped that their actions would allow people to learn more about Falun Gong and the persecution in China. They gave out leaflets to the large audience and within a short period of time, all of the Dafa materials were gone. -
UK: Conversations with Chinese Students – “Jiang Zemin? We don’t like him!”
2003-10-18The response we received was amazing. The Chinese students seemed to have been waiting for us and we couldn’t clarify the truth fast enough. One young lady talked with a practitioner about the way Jiang’s regime treat practitioners in China. She knew about the persecution of Falun Gong and stated clearly that it is wrong. The girl told the practitioner that Chinese people all share the same disdain for this dictator who is bringing a bad name to China. -
Sweden: Falun Gong was well received at a Health Fair in Linköping
2003-10-17
Falun Gong practitioners had an opportunity to demonstrate the exercises live on stage with a voiceover providing more information about Falun Gong and the lawsuits filed against Jiang and his regime all over the world, the latest of which was launched in Spain yesterday. The local TV station came to the festival to film the practitioners’ exercise performance. -
Macedonia: Painting Exhibition is a Great Success
2003-10-15
At the opening ceremony, the secretary of the Artists’ Association introduced the exhibition and a practitioner described Zhang Cuiying and Falun Gong in more detail. Afterwards, practitioners demonstrated the Falun Gong exercises. One of the guests said that she felt so peaceful that she closed her eyes and put her hands in the Jieyin position. -
Germany: "Zhuan Falun" is Exhibited at the World’s Largest Book Fair
2003-10-14
Among the audience, the most noticeable were tourists and employees from participating companies from China. When they saw “Zhuan Falun” published with different colours in various languages, they all stared at the books with open eyes. Practitioners went to talk to them. -
Germany: Spreading the Fa at the Festival of Asian Culture in Fulda
2003-10-13
During the two-day festival, practitioners had several opportunities to introduce Falun Gong on the main stage. Many members of the audience came to the Falun Dafa information booth. They praised the practitioners’ graceful performance and said that they had learned more about Falun Gong. Several people expressed an interest in learning the exercises. -
UK: Promoting Dafa and Explaining the Facts at Cambridge University Freshers’ Fair
2003-10-12
Practitioners performed the five sets of Falun Dafa exercises, and distributed materials so that new students could learn more about the brutal persecution that is happening in China. Practitioners handed out around 3,000 English flyers. More than 100 Chinese Vdoe-CDs were handed out in one day. -
Germany: Falun Dafa Information Day in Eckernfoerde
2003-10-12
People were surprised and could not quite understand why Falun Dafa is being persecuted. They expressed sympathy for the practitioners who are still being persecuted in China and immediately signed a petition to end this persecution. Passers-by also felt that China’s dictator, Jiang Zemin, should be brought to justice and held responsible for his actions. -
Sweden: Exhibition informing People about Falun Gong
2003-10-12
Over summer and autumn, practitioners in the city of Gävle held an exhibition about Falun Gong in several different venues. The exhibition portrays the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China and lets people know more about the lawsuits filed in several European countries against Jiang Zemin and members of his regime. -
France: Practitioners hold a Solemn Public Trial of Jiang Zemin
2003-10-11
Falun Gong practitioners staged a public trial of criminal Jiang Zemin. A journalist from Angers came to interview practitioners and participated in the entire trial of Jiang in the court of morality and justice. Lots of people watched the activity. During the trial, people could hear Chinese people laughing at the cartoon drawings of Jiang. This shows that Chinese people do not respect Jiang.
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