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Jiang Zemin Faces Human Rights Issue during Visit to Germany

On Monday, the media in Germany paid a great deal of attention to China's human rights record. The leader of the Green Party (member of ruling coalition) has urged the government to raise questions about China's human rights problems openly and publicly, while some opposition parties have made similar requests. Nearly 400 Falun Gong practitioners meditated and demonstrated at Alexanderplatz (a famous Plaza in Berlin).
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published April 09, 2002

April 09, 2002

Berlin News: Meditating for Human Rights: Protests during Chinese President Jiang Zemin's State Visit

(Clearwisdom.net) April 9, 2002 - Followers of the meditation practice Falun Gong appealed on Monday at Alexanderplatz in Berlin for the release of 30,000 of their fellow practitioners. Human rights organizations likewise protested on the occasion of Chinese President Jiang Zemin's visit in the capital.

DDP (Germany News Agency): Amnesty calls on German leaders to attack China's human rights policy (Excerpt)

(Clearwisdom.net) April 8, 2002 - Berlin: The human rights organization Amnesty International (AI) has called on President Johannes Rau and the federal government to urge China's State President Jiang Zemin publicly to respect the rights of minorities in China. Last year the number of serious human rights violations increased in the People's Republic of China, the expert on China of the German branch of AI, Dirk Pleiter, stated in Berlin today. Jiang Zemin is to arrive in Berlin this afternoon for a six-day visit to Germany.

AFP: Falun Gong Demo Ahead of Chinese President's Visit to Berlin

Monday, 08-Apr-2002

BERLIN, April 8 (AFP) - Supporters of the Chinese Falun Gong movement demonstrated in Berlin on Monday against alleged persecution of the group in China, ahead of the arrival here of Chinese President Jiang Zemin.

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