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The Act Party MP condemned the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China. A Green Party MP expressed his continuous support for Falun Gong practitioners and expressed his opposition to the suppression of Falun Gong and Hong Kong Article 23 legislation.
On July 20, 2003, more than 5000 Falun Gong practitioners attended the 2003
Washington DC Falun Dafa Experience Sharing Conference. They were representatives
from North America, Taiwan, Europe, Australia and other locations. Master Li
Hongzhi came to the different conference sites in person and lectured on the
Fa in the main conference site.
Spanning four days, the events aim to expose the Chinese Communist regime’s persecution of Falun Gong and the role of the former Chinese leader, Jiang Zemin, as the driving force behind the persecution.
Last Friday, Quebec Court of Appeal overturned a decision of the lower court and reinstated Falun Gong practitioners’ prosecution for Contempt of Court Charges.
In order to support the Hong Kong anti Article 23, the Global Coalition Against Article 23 in marched down the street of Auckland in the rain on 29th of June in New Zealand.
The proposed legislation would give Hong Kong’s Secretary for Security, an appointee of the Government of the People’s Republic of China, broad authority to ban organizations it deemed in opposition to the national interest, thereby threatening religious organizations such as the Falun Gong and the Roman Catholic Church.
On Sunday morning in Chicago, under a sky filled with brilliant sunshine, nearly 3000 Dafa practitioners from around the world gathered in the Fairmont Hotel located in downtown Chicago on the shore of beautiful Lake Michigan. Master Li Hongzhi arrived and gave a lecture on the Fa.
At 10 AM CST of 12 June 2003, the United States District Court Northern District of Illinois concluded its hearing and ruled to accept the Amicus brief signed and submitted by more than three dozen members of U.S. Congress, asking the Court to continue proceedings for the case.
U.S. Courts Deny Immunity to Chinese Officials Charged with Persecution of Falun Gong Practitioners.
“I don’t know if these materials will get into your hands. What I am going to do is to restart the hunger strike… if I don’t hear from you by 5pm on 5/21/2003.” — Dr. Charles Li
