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August 13, 2004

FDI: Criminal Lawsuit Filed against Chinese Officials in Athens

NEWS -- Aug. 11, 2004 Falun Dafa Information Center, www.faluninfo.net

Plaintiffs appear in Athens at a press conference announcing the filing of a criminal lawsuit against Chinese officials responsible for the persecution of Falun Gong.

Outstanding Teacher and Falun Dafa Practitioner Mr. Tang Jian Was Tortured to Death at the Shuangkou Forced Labor Camp

(Clearwisdom.net) Dafa practitioner Tang Jian was 39 years old and had graduated from the Physics Department at Nankai University. He was working at the Jialingdao Middle School in Nankai District before his abduction. Tang Jian was sent to the Shuangkou Forced Labor Camp in 2001 for practicing Falun Gong and held for one year, during which time he was tortured and his sentence was extended. He was released in July 2002 when he was on the brink of death. He was arrested again in September 2002 and tortured to death on July 7, 2004. His body was covered with bruises and scars at the time of his death.

Greece: Photo Report - Parade in Athens Attracts International Media

(Clearwisdom.net) On the 11th of August 2004, a grand parade was successfully held by Falun Dafa practitioners in Athens, Greece. The parade started from Kotzia Square and went through the city centre to Syntagma Square, attracting local people, tourists, and reporters from different television stations, newspapers and radio stations. Twenty different media organisations were taking photos, interviewing and writing stories about Falun Gong practitioners who had come to Athens from different parts of Europe, Australia and the United States.

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  • The Persecution against a Large Number of Falun Gong Practitioners in the Dongxihu District of Wuhan City, Hubei Province
  • Dafa Practitioner Ms. Meng Xianjun from Shuangcheng City, Heilongjiang Province Is Persecuted and Her Family Extorted Out of 30,000 Yuan
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