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European Parliament Condemns China's Human Rights Abuses at a Public Hearing
2009-12-14On December 1, 2009, the European Parliament held a public hearing focusing on current human rights conditions in China. Attendees condemned human rights abuses under the Chinese Communist regime, especially the treatment of Falun Gong, and discussed diplomatic measures to be adopted in the future. -
Political Science Professor: Spanish Lawsuit a Huge Warning to the CCP
2009-12-12The lawsuit filed in the Spanish National Court against Jiang Zemin, Luo Guan, Bo Xilai, Jia Qinglin and Wu Guanzheng has received wide attention from the international community. Queensland University Political Science professor Chwei-Liang Chiou said that this lawsuit is a huge warning to Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials. -
Spanish Foreign Ministry: Administration Does not Interfere with Judiciary
2009-12-01The Spanish National Court recently indicted five high-ranking Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials on charges of genocide and torture of Falun Gong practitioners. Spokeswoman María Salcedo of Spain's General Department of Foreign Policy for Asia and the Pacific, Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, said on November 27, 2009 that Spain is a democratic country and the administration does not interfere with the judiciary. -
Renowned Law Professor: Spanish Lawsuit against Former Communist Head Is a Warning to All Wrongdoers
2009-12-01Renowned law professor Yuan Hongbing said that this lawsuit will profoundly shock those Communist Party officials who have committed crimes against humanity in the persecution of Falun Gong. Professor Yuan said that the CCP's genocide against Falun Gong practitioners is one of the most severe human rights disasters in modern history. -
Global Coalition to Bring Jiang to Justice: Spanish Court's Decision Is a Benchmark for International Justice
2009-11-30The Spanish National Court recently indicted five high-ranking Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials – former Communist Party head Jiang Zemin and his die-hard followers Luo Gan, Bo Xilai, Jia Qinglin and Wu Guanzheng – on charges of genocide and torture of Falun Gong. Theresa Chu, lawyer and spokeswoman for the Global Coalition to Bring Jiang to Justice, stated that the Spanish court's decision is the most righteous and a benchmark for the international legal community. -
David Matas: Lawsuit against Jiang in Spain Has Strong Evidence
2009-11-29The Spanish National Court made a decision recently to indict chief culprit Jiang Zemin and four other Chinese Communist Party officials for genocide and torture against Falun Gong. Renowned Canadian human rights lawyer David Matas considers the indictment a positive development and believes the lawsuit against Jiang has strong evidence. -
Finnish Politician: I Will Tell More People About the Persecution of Falun Gong
2009-10-17Well-known author Jari Tervo and the Mayor of Hameenlinna Tapani Hellsten were very curious about the CDs and fliers available from practitioners. They expressed the will to help more people learn about the persecution of Falun Gong in China. In 2008, the Finnish government rescued 12 practitioners persecuted in China and facilitated their immigration to Finland. -
UK VIPs Condemn the CCP’s Persecution
2009-10-10In their speeches and interviews, they called upon the UK government to act immediately, uphold religious liberty, and help stop the CCP’s brutal persecution of Falun Gong practitioners, especially the appalling atrocities of organ harvesting, as soon as possible. Their speeches represented the voice of justice from the British public. -
U.N. Special Rapporteur on Torture: Regarding the Persecution of Falun Gong, "Nothing Seems to Have Changed for the Better"
2009-09-12"Nothing seems to have changed for the better," Dr. Nowak told the Epoch Times reporter, "The majority of the inmates in these [forced labour] camps were Falun Gong members. And that is so frightening, because none of these people were ever given the benefit of a trial. They were never charged." -
European Parliament Member Commends Falun Gong's Spirit of Resistance to the Persecution
2009-08-16Member of European Parliament Gerard Batten said in his speech: "Why are the Falun Gong being persecuted in China? The answer is very simple, it's because of what they stand for. Their three core values are Truthfulness, Compassion and Tolerance. These are the exact opposite of what the Chinese Communist Party stands for, which are lies, brutality and intolerance." -
French Political Leaders Support Falun Gong Practitioners' Ten Years of Protesting the CCP Persecutio
2009-08-15This is the tenth year that Falun Gong practitioners have peacefully resisted the CCP's persecution. Political leaders and human rights organisations in France signed an urgent petition drafted by the Falun Dafa Association calling on the Chinese government to take immediate action to stop the unreasonable and bloody persecution. -
Italian MP Issues Press Release Condemning the CCP's Persecution of Falun Gong
2009-08-13The Honourable Domenico Scilipoti said that it's really disgraceful that the CCP abuses basic human rights. "Its discrimination and persecution of Falun Gong practitioners who believe Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is unacceptable. Men and women, young and old, every day, Falun Gong practitioners are beaten and subjected to all kinds of gross mistreatment and abuse in prison. -
President of a Swedish Human Rights Organisation Publicly Condemns the Persecution of Falun Gong
2009-08-08"Ten years of the persecution of Falun Gong in China have already passed. Ten years of illegal detention, cruel torture, and forced labour. Ten years of brainwashing propaganda and lies have passed. During these ten years, Falun Gong practitioners have never adopted violence, but have simply and peacefully asked to be allowed the freedom of belief." -
Member of European Parliament: "My heart is with the practitioners"
2009-07-26Belgium Green Party MP Bart Staes is a senior member of the European Parliament. He has consistently paid attention to China's human rights violations and the freedom of the press. For the practitioners' activities marking ten years of resistance to the CCP's persecution, he sent a statement to express his strong support for Falun Gong. -
Falun Gong Practitioners Win Right to Protest at Paris Chinese Embassy
2009-07-22On July 18, 2009, the Paris Administrative Court issued an ordinance to rescind a Paris police ban forbidding the Falun Dafa Association of France from holding protests in front of the Chinese Embassy on July 20. The ordinance was sent to the French Ministry of Interior Affairs. Since the persecution of Falun Gong started on July 20, 1999, this is the very first time that the association has received permission to rally outside the embassy.