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A “confinement cell” is about 8 by 8 feet with no windows. There is a wooden plank in the center of the cell surrounded by about 3 feet of floor space. Practitioners are laid on the plank with both hands tied to the rings 24 hour a day. The cells are dark, damp, and bitterly cold. They have to sleep without blankets.
Commencing with Universal Children’s Day, ‘Petals of Peace’ is an ongoing project launched by Sunshine Coast Falun Dafa practitioners as a gesture of friendship to all children.
On November 23, 2003, Dafa practitioners from South Australia participated in the Christmas Parade held in the Adelaide Glenelg area.
According to Agence France Presse’s report from Washington on November 11, 2003, a few days ago, a high-powered US congressional trio advised the Dallas, Texas based cosmetics giant Mary Kay Inc. to stand up to China’s demands that sales associates swear not to join the banned Falun Gong spiritual group.
Two Hong Kong Falun Gong practitioners were illegally detained by the Mainland regime in the past 30 days. On November 19, 2003, together with relatives of these two practitioners, Hong Kong Falun Gong practitioners and global organizations for the rescue of Falun Gong practitioners initiated a series of rescue efforts.
Chinese authorities have released a Chinese woman living in Japan who was
detained in China from May last year for her activities in the Falun Gong.
Seven Taiwanese Falun Gong practitioners, including Lin Hsiao-Kai and an under-aged victim, filed a lawsuit in a Taiwan High Court accusing former Chinese President Jiang Zemin, former Chinese Vice Premier Li Lanqing and member of the Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Politburo with genocide. The lawsuit is based on a Taiwanese law for the prevention and punishment of the crime of genocide stipulated in 1953.
This is the first criminal case by Taiwanese people against Chinese officials and the first case in which members of the Chinese community have brought charges against Jiang Zemin. It follows lawsuits filed against Jiang in the US, Belgium and Spain. Lawsuits against Jiang Zemin are also planned in Australia, Canada, Switzerland, Germany and Ireland.
This MEP reminded practitioners that action must be taken, justice will prevail and as a result the persecution of Falun Gong will come to an end.
The lawsuit is filed by a total of 39 victims of this persecution, the German Falun Dafa Association and dedicated citizens who support an end to the terror campaign against Falun Gong in China by taking part in this lawsuit. The complaint charges them with genocide, crimes against humanity and torture, as well as dangerous bodily harm to Falun Gong practitioners in China.
On November 16, 2003, Falun Dafa practitioners in South Australia participated in the Port Adelaide Christmas Parade and were warmly welcomed by local people.
