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| Voices of Support >> Governments and Politicians >> Politicians |
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| August 2002 |
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| Sweden: Support from the Foreign Ministry and the Second Largest Political Party over the Trial in Hong Kong [17.08.2002] |
As you know the Swedish government views very seriously the treatment to which practitioners of Falun Gong have been subjected in the Peoples Republic of China. We have repeatedly expressed this, in official statements, in meetings with representatives of the Chinese government, and in our meetings and conversations with practitioners of Falun Gong here in Sweden. We have also carefully followed the trial which is now in progress in Hong Kong. |
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| Member of Irish Parliament Writes to Hong Kong CEO [17.08.2002] |
"I am urging you to take all necessary measures to ensure that the charges against the 16 Falun Dafa practitioners are dropped and that Falun Dafa practitioners in Hong Kong are allowed to live free from all intimidation and persecution. I will continue to raise the issue of the treatment of Falun Dafa practitioners in China both at the level of the Irish Parliament and the European Union." |
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| Danish Parliament Law Committee raised enquires to the Foreign Minister, regarding the recent rejection to Danish citizens travelling to Iceland by Iceland government. [17.08.2002] |
According to reports by TV2 on 12th June 2002, several Danish travellers were refused to enter Iceland. [...] the Committee would like to request a summary report of the whole incident, including the detail information that can be obtained from the police and airport security. |
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| Denmark: Reply from the Foreign Ministry to Law Committee, regarding the Freedom of Falun Gong practitioners [16.08.2002] |
"Anyone and any movements or groups are allowed to express their opinions within the limits stated in the Constitution, including the form of legal protests. |
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| UK: MP signs petition against Hong Kong show trial [07.08.2002] |
"I urge the HKSAR government to investigate the alleged human rights abuses and drop the charges against Falun Gong practitioners." |
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| Czech Republic: A Letter from the President to Zhang Cuiying. [02.08.2002] |
...I want you and all the others who have suffered from violence, suppression and persecution because of your belief to stand up together with firmness. |
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| Italy: The Multi-national Radical Party expressed that they will do their utmost to stop the persecution [02.08.2002] |
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| Iceland: Open apology from the Social Democrats [02.08.2002] |
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| July 2002 |
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| Hungary: Letter of Support from an MP [31.07.2002] |
...if I can offer you some help in the future, please trust me and contact me. |
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| EC Foreign Minister States that there is No evidence of Falun Gong being a threat to China [30.07.2002] |
"The Union has on several occasions undertaken formal demarches to the Chinese authorities, to express concern about reports of torture and ill treatment of Falun Gong practitioners, who have been arrested and the harshness of sentences given to those practitioners."
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| Statement from the Vice President of Taiwan on July 20, 2002 in Support of Falun Gong [28.07.2002] |
"All Falun Gong brothers and sisters have undergone much study and made many contributions in cultivating their minds and healing their illnesses, since they have been able to experience the fundamental spirit of Falun Dafa, "Truthfulness-Compassion-Tolerance." I personally have great respect and admiration for them." |
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| France: Letters of Support from French Government Officials [28.07.2002] |
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| Spanish Government Expressed Worry and Concern about the Situation of Practitioners in China [12.07.2002] |
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| France: MP and Mayor Calls on Government to Take Measures to Stop the Chinese Authorities Persecuting Falun Gong [08.07.2002] |
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| June 2002 |
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| Belgium: Letter from Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt to Ms Zhang Cuiying [26.06.2002] |
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| Czech Republic: Letter from President Vaclav Havel to Ms Zhang Cuiying [26.06.2002] |
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| UK: Further Reflections on UK MPs Criticism of the Chinese Embassy [24.06.2002] |
The members of the UK Parliament have highlighted the propaganda of the Chinese regime as well as the arrogance of the regime's representatives in the UK. |
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| UK: MPs take Action Against Chinese Embassys Policy of Ignorance towards MPs letters concerning the plight of Falun Gong practitioners [21.06.2002] |
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| Swiss MPs Appeal to the Hong Kong Special Administration Region Government [21.06.2002] |
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| Letter from the Belgian Prime Minister [18.06.2002] |
With great interest I took notice of your letter concerning the persecution of Falun Dafa practitioners. I share your concern for the human rights situation in China. It is a matter which touches us all.
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| A Letter from the Executive Committee of Italian Labour Union to Italian Vice Prime Minister Fini [07.06.2002] |
"we hereby asked you, Mr.Fini, to do your best to help end those brutalities. .. Please let Li know, during his visit here, our opinion that China cannot expect to become our partner while holding a moral view so different from ours." |
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| Statement from Dr Steve Ladyman UK MP: The persecution of Falun Gong in China - Its time to get this issue on the international agenda [04.06.2002] |
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| May 2002 |
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| Leader of the UK Liberal Democrat Party: We Join You in Condemning the Persecution [30.05.2002] |
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| Letter to Practitioner from President of Czech Republic's Office [17.05.2002] |
I have no doubt that the President would wholeheartedly agree with your statement that a threat to human rights in one country is a threat to human rights everywhere, and that the plight of Falun Gong practitioners in China is one that cannot be ignored. |
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| Letter from Member of French Parliament to French Foreign Affairs Minister requesting him to pay attention to the plight of Falun Gong practitioners in Changchun [06.05.2002] |
"I am shocked by the account given by the Falun Gong association on the plight of Falun Gong practitioners in China, Changchun as well as the imprisonment terms of two practitioners who have been sentenced...It looks like massacre is happening at this very moment in this province." |
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| UK MPs from all major parties express moral support to practitioners on hunger strike [05.05.2002] |
"I will continue to do what I can to raise awareness of issues in respect to Falun Gong."
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| April 2002 |
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| Green Party in France Shows Support at Falun Gong's Commemoration [29.04.2002] |
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| French Falun Dafa Association Thanks Green Party for its Continuous Support [23.04.2002] |
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| French Green Party extends its support to Falun Gong [21.04.2002] |
"Despite it's having no political objective, the growing popularity of Falun Gong has however attracted the furor of Jiang Zemin, the paranoiac dictator who continues to reign on China in a sovereign terror..." |
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| Member of German Parliament Declares Solidarity with Falun Gong Practitioners [16.04.2002] |
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| March 2002 |
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| Swiss parliamentarians: You can count on us! [31.03.2002] |
Politicians and VIPs of different nationalities pledge their support for Falun Gong outside the United Nations Human Rights Conference in Geneva |
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| UK Parliament Debate on Religious Liberty Mentions the Persecution of Falun Gong [22.03.2002] |
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| German Foreign Ministers Speech at the UN Commission on Human Rights Calls on China to Cease the Persecution of Falun Gong [20.03.2002] |
The Federal Government therefore calls once again for China ... to cease persecuting Falun Gong |
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| German MP Condemns Jiang Zemins Persecution of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance [18.03.2002] |
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| UK MPs Request British Government Make a Public Statement on Falun Gong [14.03.2002] |
"..we would ask Her Majestys Government to draw the attention of the Government of China to the conduct of police officers who recently detained and mistreated five British citizens for demonstrating peacefully in support of their beliefs violating the provisions in the Chinese constitution guaranteeing freedom of belief and prohibiting physically mistreatment , and ask the Government of China that the officer responsible be disciplined."
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| UK Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee urges the UK Government and EU to Table a Resolution Criticising the Jiang Regime at the UNCHR [11.03.2002] |
We recommend that the British Government join with other EU member states to promote the tabling by the European Union of a draft resolution on China at the UN Commission on Human Rights for 2002. |
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| Questions Posed to Sir Verwilghen, the Belgium Minister of Justice [07.03.2002] |
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| Photoreport: UK Lords, MPs, European Friends of Falun Gong, UK Falun Gong Association and Falun Gong Practitioners Join Together at UK Parliament Seminar [04.03.2002] |
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| French MP: I Highly Commend Your Fight for the Respect of the Rights to Freedom of Belief. [04.03.2002] |
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| Transnational Radical Party Reports on the Westerners Appeal in Beijing. [03.03.2002] |
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| Belgian Senators Righteous Words [03.03.2002] |
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| February 2002 |
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| UK MP Worked Actively for Safe Return of Practitioner Arrested in Beijing [22.02.2002] |
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| Former UK Chancellor Supports Human Rights of Falun Gong Practitioners [19.02.2002] |
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| U.S. Congress Urges President Bush to Raise Falun Gong Issue in This Week's China Visit [17.02.2002] |
Signifying the growing popular recognition of Falun Gong, 94 members of the U.S. House of Representatives sent a letter to President George W. Bush on the issue Friday. "We are writing to respectfully request, that during your visit to China you express our nation's great concern over the Chinese government's campaign of terror against innocent Falun Gong practitioners, and solicit the immediate release of specific victims," the letter said. |
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| UK MP Receives Letter from Foreign Office about Falun Gong [17.02.2002] |
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| French Political Figures and People from all Walks of Life Send New Year's Greetings to the French Falun Dafa Association [12.02.2002] |
French Falun Dafa practitioners made a New Year's greeting card with the photo of 36 Western practitioners appealing on Tiananmen Square and mailed it to people of all walks of life who had contacted practitioners or supported Falun Gong. Replies from many government officials, including the French President and Prime Minister, and people of all circles were received. |
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| The President of France Sends His Warm Thanks and Sincere Wishes to French Practitioners [03.02.2002] |
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| UK MP ‘s Letter to Her Constituents Supporting Falun Gong [02.02.2002] |
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| January 2002 |
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| French Member of Parliament: The Persecution of Falun Gong is an Obvious Violation of Fundamental Human Rights [28.01.2002] |
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| Denmark's New Government Continues to Pay Attention to the Human Rights of Falun Gong Practitioners in China [27.01.2002] |
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