Issued by Clearwisdom Net

On October 18, 2005, the New South Wales Falun Dafa Association held a press conference in front of the Chinese Consulate in Sydney to deliver the October 9 Falun Dafa Association announcement. Representatives read the announcement aloud in both Chinese and English, urging Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials who once participated in the persecution of practitioners to abandon the evil path and choose to be good. Those who refuse to do the right thing and instead continue to follow Jiang's scoundrel regime's persecution policies are bound to be severely punished as perpetrators of unforgivable crimes.

Practitioners Jon Deller and Mr. Wei read the announcement aloud in English and Chinese respectively. According to the announcement, "From today (October 9, 2005) on, overseas Falun Gong practitioners will file civil or criminal lawsuits against all important government or CCP officials who participate in or continue to implement the persecution of Falun Gong."

The announcement concluded with the following: "The CCP regime is against the law of the universe, and is about to collapse. It is now having difficulty sustaining the persecution. The final judgment of these evil criminals is imminent. However, one of the purposes of the introducing Falun Dafa (also called Falun Gong) to the human society is to save lives, including people in all social statuses. Even for those who have committed wrongdoings, there is still an opportunity for them to abandon the evil path and choose to be good. For all those who have committed crimes against Falun Gong but want now to correct their mistakes, they can submit, under safe circumstances, a guarantee statement or regret letter to Minghui (Clearwisdom Net) or to any regional Falun Dafa Association to be archived. We will not investigate the various crimes of those who are determined to correct their mistakes. However, we will continue to monitor their actions."

Besides delivering the announcement to the consulate, practitioner Rebecca said that they also want to deliver the statement to 200 Guangdong government officials who are scheduled to visit Sydney this November for a trade fair. She said, "We want to take the opportunity to deliver this statement to every Chinese official who has participated in the persecution to urge them to choose to be good. For those who choose not to do the right thing and instead continue to follow Jiang Zemin's scoundrel regime's persecution policies, they will be severely punished."

After the announcement was read, Rebecca and John went to the consulate to deliver the announcement. A receptionist first told them to wait while he called to report to consulate officials. About 15 minutes later, the receptionist said that no one would come out to accept the letter. Rebecca said that they would then fax or mail the announcement to the consulate.

Almost at the same time, practitioners in other areas including Canberra, Brisbane, Melbourne and Western Australia also delivered the announcement to their local consulate offices. As they read the announcement on a sidewalk outside the Brisbane consulate, the Queensland practitioners were sprayed with water hoses by consulate officials from the rooftop. Practitioners swiftly warned them to stop such irrational harassment or face criminal charges. The consulate members then stopped their actions. Before the practitioners' activity concluded, the police arrived and practitioners reported to them what had just happened. For the practitioners' safety, the police recommended that practitioners notify the police of future events. The officers also left their phone numbers.

Chinese version available at http://minghui.ca/mh/articles/2005/10/21/112849.html

At 10 a.m., October 18, practitioners gathered in front of the Chinese Consulate in Melbourne. In both Chinese and English, they read the Falun Dafa Association announcement aloud to Chinese officials and visiting individuals. The announcement, first published on October 9, solemnly states the current situation of the persecution and warns individuals who have participated in the persecution to abandon the evil path and choose to be good.

Practitioners gather in front of Chinese Consulate to send a message to the Chinese officials

The announcement said: "From today on, overseas Falun Gong practitioners will file civil or criminal lawsuits against all important government or CCP officials who participate in or continue to implement the persecution of Falun Gong and as a result, commit new crimes in addition to those they have already perpetrated against Falun Gong."

The announcement also points out a bright path for those Chinese Communist officials who want to abandon the evil path: "The CCP regime is against the law of the universe, and is about to collapse. It is now having difficulty sustaining the persecution. The final judgment of these evil criminals is imminent. However, one of the purposes of the introducing Falun Dafa (also called Falun Gong) to the human society is to save lives, including people in all social statuses. Even for those who have committed wrongdoings, there is still an opportunity for them to abandon the evil path and choose to be good. For all those who have committed crimes against Falun Gong but want now to correct their mistakes, they can submit, under safe circumstances, a guarantee statement or regret letter to Clearwisdom Net or to any regional Falun Dafa Association to be archived. We will not investigate the various crimes of those who are determined to correct their mistakes. However, we will continue to monitor their actions."

Chinese version available at http://minghui.ca/mh/articles/2005/10/22/112913.html

On the afternoon of October 21, 2005, Falun Gong practitioners in Paris read in Chinese and French a Falun Dafa Association announcement in front of the Chinese Consulate in Paris. The announcement that was published on October 9 states, "The CCP regime is against the law of the universe, and is about to collapse. It is now having difficulty sustaining the persecution. The final judgment of these evil criminals is imminent. However, one of the purposes of the introducing Falun Dafa (also called Falun Gong) to the human society is to save lives, including people in all social statuses. Even for those who have committed wrongdoings, there is still an opportunity for them to abandon the evil path and choose to be good. For all those who have committed crimes against Falun Gong but want now to correct their mistakes, they can submit, under safe circumstances, a guarantee statement or regret letter to Minghui (Clearwisdom Net) or to any regional Falun Dafa Association to be archived. We will not investigate the various crimes of those who are determined to correct their mistakes. However, we will continue to monitor their actions."

People stop to view the truth-clarifying posters.

People stop to view the truth-clarifying posters.

Carefully reading Falun Gong truth-clarification flyer

In order to help people who work for the Chinese Consulate to realize the evil nature of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and abandon the evil path as soon as possible, French Falun Gong practitioners hung banners and displayed Falun Gong truth-clarification posters. The banners read, "Falun Gong, Truthfulness-Compassion-Tolerance", and "Rescue Falun Gong Orphans". They also read together in both Chinese and French the Falun Dafa Association announcement. Many people who passed by and those who went to the Chinese Consulate to get visas or renew passports stopped to carefully listen. The truth-clarification posters and display boards that introduce the children victims in the persecution of Falun Gong drew many people's attention, who came over and asked for more information.

People who became aware of the facts reached out their helping hands. Some people signed the petition to support the rescue effort. Some people took petition forms and said they would ask their friends and family members to sign to express their support.

Paris Falun Gong practitioner Cheng Fa said, "Today, we come here to tell those Chinese Consulate officials about the content of the Falun Dafa Association announcement, so that they would convey the message among themselves, to their friends, family members, and their bosses and other Chinese government officials. They should all be aware of the announcement. For those who have done bad deeds, in particular, this is an opportunity for them to abandon their evil path and choose to be good."

Cheng Fa also said, "From now on, if someone still continues to commit crimes and persecute Falun Gong, he will be sued once he leaves China. On the other hand, people around the world have gotten to understand the truth more and more. The persecution of Falun Gong must be stopped. If someone continues to persecute Falun Gong, he will eventually be brought to justice."

Explaining the facts about Falun Gong

Signing a petition to support Falun Gong

Signing a petition to support Falun Gong

A French lady who signed the petition to support Falun Gong and call for an end to the persecution said, "I just retired and I have a big problem with my health. I want to learn the exercises (of Falun Gong) and get more information." In response to the Chinese communist regime's persecution of Falun Gong, the lady said, "No matter where we are, we should respect human rights."

Another French lady said after signing the petition, "I signed my name here because it is really important. Freedoms of speech and belief should be valued. I really support freedoms of religion and thinking and we should help people from all over the world know about these."

A Chinese gentleman stayed at the event venue for quite a long time after a practitioner handed him a copy of the Falun Dafa Association announcement. When a practitioner asked him whether he was aware of the persecution of Falun Gong in China, he said that he knew about it and that it was initiated by Jiang Zemin.

When the event was about to conclude, a western Falun Gong practitioner put a copy of the Falun Dafa Association announcement into the Chinese Consulate's mail box and sincerely wished that those Consulate staff members would be able to read the announcement.

Chinese version available at http://minghui.ca/mh/articles/2005/10/23/112994.html

On October 8, the first "Truthfulness Compassion Forbearance" International Art Exhibition in Italy was inaugurated in the town of Andorno Micca. The art exhibition was held in the exhibition hall of the Artist Association. The exhibition was held for two weeks and concluded on October 23. Association members felt honored that these outstanding paintings by artists who practice Falun Gong were displayed in their exhibition hall. They provided much help and gave many constructive suggestions to the exhibition.

A corner of the exhibition

A corner of the exhibition

Andorno Micca Mayor views a painting

Andorno Micca Mayor speaks at the opening ceremony

During the inauguration ceremony, a spokeswoman for the art exhibition, organized by the Falun Gong Association, greeted the guests. A Falun Gong practitioner demonstrated the exercises, and the Mayor of Andorno Micca gave a speech. The mayor stressed the importance of such a wonderful art and cultural activity. He invited guests to contemplate the importance of paying attention to the people who are suffering from persecution. He also said that the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance are what everyone should believe in around the world. A female artist, a member of the Artist Association, praised the artwork for both its message and quality.

After the ribbon-cutting ceremony, a great number of people visited the exhibition until late at night. Visitors were shocked by the contrast between the beauty of Falun Gong and the brutal persecution by the Chinese Communist Party. The guests earnestly viewed the paintings, read the introductory material about the paintings, and exchanged their opinions.

One visitor said that it is hard to accept that such a cruel persecution is still happening. A 69-year-old man shed tears in front of the painting, "A Tragedy in China." Some visitors said that they would come back to view the paintings again.

Chinese version available at http://minghui.ca/mh/articles/2005/10/17/112589.html

On October 3 and 4, 2005, invited by the University of Leicester Student Union, Friends of Falun Gong (FoFG) joined the annual Fresher's Fair.

The FoFG stand was near the entrance to the main hall. Many new students who passed by took a look at the exhibition boards explaining more about Falun Gong. A lot of students were happy to take a leaflet. After learning about Falun Gong and the persecution of practitioners in China, quite a lot of them came back and joined the Friends of Falun Gong Association. Two student representatives of Amnesty International who were manning their stand also joined FoFG and discussed possibilities for future cooperation between the two associations.

Truth-clarification poster boards beside the main road through the University of Leicester

Facing the entrance to the Student Union is the main road through the University of Leicester. The Friends of Falun Gong set up many large posters at the side of the road. The posters read, "Stop the torture and killing of Falun Gong practitioners in China," "Falun Gong has spread to over sixty countries," "Falun Gong is practiced by over a hundred million people worldwide" and "Falun Gong has received many awards and proclamations around the world." Many Chinese students who had just come to Leicester from Mainland China were pleasantly surprised and took photos of the Falun Gong stand. In one day, over eighty informational Video-CDs were given out. The students may start to think, why is Falun Gong only persecuted in China?

In the afternoon of October 4th, the stand was moved to a larger area near the entrance outside the hall. Every student passing by could see it and many of them joined the association. Quite a lot of them enquired about the time and location of the Falun Gong exercise lessons, which are provided free of charge. Some Chinese students were also interested in learning the exercises and, with a little hesitation, they left their email addresses. There was one female Chinese student who refused to take a VCD at first. But after discussing with her friends, she came back and took the VCD.

Chinese version available at http://minghui.ca/mh/articles/2005/10/6/111860.html

On October 8, 2005, I traveled by train to Amersfoort near Amsterdam to attend an activity held by fellow practitioners and raise the awareness of the persecution of Falun Gong to the local people.

While asking the way at the railway station, I met a girl who seemed almost the same age as me, with a dusky complexion and wearing a pair of big earrings. She was also going to the city centre and was waiting for a bus. She suggested that we should go there together. I gave her a Falun Gong leaflet and then told her about the persecution of Falun Gong happening in China and the purpose of my coming here. As our bus arrived, we got on the bus together. There were three elderly people on the bus, and I gave them a leaflet each. That girl reminded me in low voice about telling them the facts about the persecution quickly. So I started telling them about the persecution of Falun Gong happening in China and my purpose of coming to Amersfoort. After hearing the facts, they all condemned the persecution. When I got off the bus a few minutes later, each of them said in a friendly manner: "Thank you and goodbye!"

The girl decided to help me find the place where the activity was to be held, though she was not familiar with the city centre. When we took a roundabout way, she didn't complain at all but joked: "We are doing a slimming exercise today." She didn't leave until we found the activity. Before she left, I thanked her for her help and asked her to sign the petition expressing support for Falun Gong practitioners in Holland bringing Jiang Zemin to justice for persecuting Falun Gong. She signed the petition, saying that such a persecution certainly should be stopped.

The place of our activity was at a busy intersection in the city centre. Crowds of people were passing by. We hung a banner and after mounting pictures and exhibition boards properly, some of us started practicing the exercises and talking to people who were interested.

Compared with Amsterdam, it is a quiet city. Many people didn't know much about the persecution of Falun Gong. While passing by our stall, some were attracted by the exercises and some by photos exposing the situation in China. After our explanations, many people immediately signed the petition and some asked for Falun Gong pamphlets, saying that they would decide whether to sign or not after understanding it further. There was a lady of Chinese origin who was interested in Falun Gong and asked for the telephone number of a Falun Gong practitioner who offers free classes.

Near us was a restaurant. While sitting outside eating, many people were watching our demonstration of the exercises with great interest. I walked over briefly to tell some people about Falun Gong being persecuted by the CCP, asking them if they would like to sign the petition in order to help stop the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China. Most of them agreed and signed the petition.

Time went by very fast. I was feeling moved on the train home and promised myself that I would come back.