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  • Germany: Anti-Torture Exhibition Held in Munich

    On the 14th of August 2004, practitioners from Munich, Stuttgart, Regensburg and nearby areas gathered in Marinplatz Square to hold an anti-torture exhibition, with display boards and live torture exhibits. The activity served to expose the brutal persecution of Falun Gong conducted by the Jiang group in China.
  • Greece: Falun Gong Attracts Media Attention in Athens

    Dafa practitioners have been holding continuous, large-scale activities to introduce Falun Dafa and the persecution in Athens over the last week, attracting the attention of media from all over the world that are in Athens to report on the Olympic Games.
  • Greece: Photo Report - Displaying Truthfulness, Compassion Tolerance in the City of Athens

    During the Olympic Games, many people visiting Greece have had the chance to learn about Falun Gong and the persecution that people who practise Falun Gong in China are suffering. At the heart of Athens, in Syntagma Square practitioners, held group exercises and performances such as waist drumming and traditional Chinese dancing.
  • Scotland: Introducing Falun Dafa at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival

    On Sunday the 15th of August, Edinburgh's Fringe Festival Sunday dawned bright and sunny. As well as being able to see the five sets of Falun Gong exercises demonstrated throughout the day, passersby were treated to the elegance of traditional a Chinese Parasol Dance and Fan Dance. Over 700 petition signatures were gathered calling for Jiang to be brought to justice for his terrible crimes.
  • Russia: Promoting Falun Gong at an International Aviation Expo

    On the 15th of August, Russian Falun Dafa practitioners went to introduce Falun Dafa in Zhukovski, which was holding the Annual International Aviation and Spaceflight Science and Technology Expo. Russian practitioners tirelessly distributed newspapers and leaflets to the huge crowds during breaks between the performances. Materials exposing the persecution against Falun Gong were also sent to every factory and science research unit's exhibition sites.
  • Greece: Promoting Falun Gong During the Olympic Games in Athens (2)

    Practitioners from Europe, Australia, Taiwan and the USA have held activities in Athens during the Olympic Games to let people know about Falun Dafa and the persecution. These include a literature and art performance with traditional Chinese characteristics in the bustling Constitution Square, as well as practising the exercises together there.
  • Sweden: People Attending the Gothenburg Festival Learn About Falun Gong

    The annual Gothenburg Festival came to an end on August 14th after eight days of colourful activities and celebrations. Dafa disciples were present everyday of the Festival, telling people what Falun Gong is and exposing the persecution of Falun Gong taking place in China. Many people stopped to talk and sign the petition condemning the persecution.
  • Northern Ireland: Introducing Falun Dafa in Belfast

    Belfast in Northern Ireland on Saturday the 14th was a wonderful place to be as it was blessed with sunshine. Irish Dafa practitioners went there to promote Falun Gong and let people know about the five-year campaign of persecution being waged against practitioners in China. We handed out about a thousand leaflets and most people readily accepted them. We talked to many people and felt we were well received.
  • Greece: Telling People About Falun Gong During the Olympic Games in Athens

    The Falun Gong practitioners who went to Greece practised the exercises and sent forth righteous thoughts in the main square every morning. In the afternoon they studied the Fa and shared experiences together. The rest of the time they broke up into groups, travelling all over Athens to distribute information about Falun Gong. An old man who received a flyer said immediately, “I know Falun Gong. I saw your parade yesterday. You are all good people and I like you!”
  • Germany: Darmstadt Citizens are Shocked by the Cruelty of the Persecution of Falun Gong

    Falun Gong practitioners in Darmstadt and nearby cities went to the city centre on Sunday the 14th of August. They put some big display boards with pictures of the brutal persecution near the station where a lot of people pass through. They told Darmstadt citizens about the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China and collected signatures.
  • Greece: Promoting Falun Gong During the Olympic Games in Athens (1)

    Located in front of the Greek Parliament in the centre of Athens, Constitution Square is one of busiest places in the city. Practitioners have been coming here everyday to distribute leaflets and let people know about Falun Gong. People came to ask for details of local exercise classes without hesitation and one lady even learned the exercises on the spot.
  • Participants in International Human Rights Course in France Include Persecution of Falun Gong in List of Urgent Concerns

    To commemorate the five-year mark since the persecution of Falun Gong began in China, on July the 22nd 2004, a member of Amnesty International and I organized a panel discussion. At the event, I explained about Falun Gong and the lawsuits filed in different countries against Jiang Zemin and others responsible for the persecution, while the representative of Amnesty International spoke about the human rights violations committed against practitioners in China. At the end, we showed the award-winning film, False Fire.
  • Russia: Daily Appeals for Justice at the Chinese Consulate in St. Petersburg

    Since July 2004, practitioners in St Petersburg have held an appeal at the Chinese Consulate in St Petersburg every day. They hope this might lead people from all sections of society to pay close attention to the brutal and illegal persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China. A banner was displayed reading "Stop Persecuting Falun Gong Immediately".
  • Greece: After a Successful Parade Falun Dafa Practitioners Gather in Syntagma Square and Show the Beauty of Dafa

    The beautiful Falun Dafa parade made its way through the centre of Athens and came to an end in Syntagma Square, which is located next to Greece's Parliament. Practitioners demonstrated the exercises, handed out leaflets and performed Chinese waist-drumming and the lotus dance. The event attracted the attention of the media.
  • United Kingdom: Falun Gong Practitioners Hold a Press Conference and an Anti-torture Parade in Edinburgh

    After participating in Edinburgh Arts Festival Cavalcade and winning the 1st Prize for best float in the Community section, a portion of UK Falun Gong practitioners and practitioners from France and Ireland held an anti-torture parade in Edinburgh, exposing the cruel persecution and the brutal torture that Falun Gong practitioners suffer in China.