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Sweden: More about the Art Exhibition Held in Gotenburg
2007-07-27"I feel the power of truthfulness, benevolence and forbearance in the exhibition!" Swedish Congresswoman Eva Selin Lindgren talked about her feeling at the opening ceremony of the international "truthfulness, benevolence and forbearance" art exhibition held in Gothenburg. The artists in the exhibition are all Falun Gong practitioners. -
Denmark: The Divine Marching Band in Copenhagen
2007-07-27In order to support the twenty four million people who have withdrawn from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), the European Divine Marching Band came to Copenhagen in Denmark, to join a parade held on July 7th and 8th. It took place at the same time as an annual Jazz music festival and the entire city was filled with people. -
Spain: Practitioners Protest against the Persecution of Falun Gong at the Chinese Embassy
2007-07-27On July 20th, 2007, eight years since the CCP started the brutal persecution of Falun Gong, practitioners gathered at the Chinese Embassy in Madrid to condemn the CCP’s crimes against humanity and to call for an immediate stop to the persecution. -
Denmark: Falun Gong Practitioners Campaign against the Persecution and Raise Awareness about July 20th, 2007
2007-07-26On July 20th, 2007, Chinese Communist Party’s persecution of Falun Gong will have lasted eight years. In order to reveal the unprecedented cruel persecution of Falun Gong launched by the Chinese Communist Party and to bring the persecution to end as early as possible, on the evening of July 22nd, some Danish Falun Gong practitioners held an activity on the busiest street in the capital city of Copenhagen. -
Sweden: “Truthfulness Compassion Forbearance” International Art Exhibition in Gothenburg Attracts Attention
2007-07-26On July 14th, 2007, a “Truthfulness Compassion Forbearance” International Art Exhibition was successfully concluded at the city library in Gothenburg. During the week-long exhibition, the artworks, created by Falun Gong practitioners who are artists, attracted many people’s attention, including artists, politicians, tourists and local people. -
Ireland: Irish Practitioners Hold Rally and Parade Calling on the CCP to be Abolished and an End the Persecution of Falun Gong
2007-07-25On July 21st, 2007, Falun Gong practitioners held a rally and parade in Dublin supporting the twenty four million brave people who have withdrawn from the CCP and calling on all circles of society to together end the CCP’s persecution of Falun Gong which has now lasted eight years. Practitioners distributed leaflets and collected petition signatures. -
Finland: Raising Awareness about the Month of Global Withdrawal from the Chinese Communist Party
2007-07-24After July 2007 was designated as the month of global withdrawal from the Chinese Communist Party, volunteers at Finland's Centre for Withdrawal from the Chinese Communist Party and some Falun Gong practitioners held activities at the beginning of the month to reveal the brutal persecution of Falun Gong by the Chinese Communist Party. -
Sweden: Swedish Practitioners Raise Awareness about the Persecution of Falun Gong
2007-07-24On July 20th, 2007, Falun Gong practitioners from all over Sweden gathered in Kalmar, a small city in south east Sweden where local practitioners have, for several years, let the media and the public know about the persecution in China. The response has been very positive and practitioners have been supported by local newspapers. -
Speech Given by Vice Chairman of Friends of Falun Gong at a Press Conference in London
2007-07-23The following statement is from activities in London to commemorate eight years of persecution against Falun Gong. The statement is from John Dee, Vice Chairman of Friends of Falun Gong, and was read at a press conference opposite the Chinese Embassy on Saturday July 21st.Friends of Falun Gong is a non-governmental organisation of people who do not practise Falun Gong but are actively seeking to end the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners by the Chinese Communist Party -
Italy: Rome and Milan Commemorate Eight Years of CCP Persecution Against Falun Gong
2007-07-22To remember the 3066 Falun Gong practitioners who were killed because they refused to give up their faith in the principles of Truth, Compassion and Forbearance, Italian Falun Gong practitioners held peaceful protests in front of the Chinese Embassy in Rome and the Chinese Consulate in Milan on the morning of July 20th. -
Statement Sent by Councillor Brian Coleman to a Press Conference Outside the Chinese Embassy in London
2007-07-22"I send you my heartfelt support in your demonstration to commemorate the 8th Anniversary of the beginning of the persecution of Falun Gong and I call upon the Government of the People's Republic of China to cease all violations of human rights. I call upon the Government to release all prisoners of conscience immediately and unconditionally and to abide by the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights. I also urge the Government to end the persecution of the Falun Gong spiritual movement and the resulting numerous human rights violations, to abolish "Re-education Through Labour" and to ensure that all offences punishable with deprivation of liberty are brought within the scope of the Criminal Law." -
Hungary: Mourning the Deaths of Over Three Thousand Practitioners
2007-07-21To mark eight years since the CCP persecution of Falun Gong began, Hungarian practitioners held a protest on July 20th at the Chinese Embassy in Budapest. During the few hours that the practitioners were there, many passers-by stopped and read the posters. Practitioners gave them leaflets and explained what Falun Gong is and why it is being persecuted. -
Czech Republic: Activity in Brusperku To Raise Awareness about the Abuse of Falun Gong Practitioners in China
2007-07-20On May 19th, 2007, practitioners of Falun Gong gathered in the city of Brušperku to let local people know about Falun Gong, which is a peaceful spiritual practice which cultivates mind and body. They also raised awareness about the practice's persecution by the Chinese government, which banned Falun Gong in 1999 largely due to the fact that the then Chinese leader, Jiang Zemin, was jealous of Falun Gong's popularity. -
Russia: Practitioners in St Petersburg have Protested against the Persecution at the Chinese Consulate for Three Years
2007-07-19On July 7th, 2007, as usual, a Falun Gong practitioner with a banner both in Chinese and Russian in his hands was stands in front of the Chinese Consulate in St. Petersburg. A number of Falun Gong practitioners stand on the opposite bank of the canal, protesting against the persecution of Falun Gong by the CCP which has lasted for eight years. -
Denmark: Let the Lighting of the Olympic Torch Become a Hope for Improving Human Rights
2007-07-18On the 7th and 8th of July 2007, the Global Service Centre for Quitting the CCP and the Danish China Human Rights Internet Organisation held a joint rally and parade at the largest square in Copenhagen, supporting over twenty three million brave Chinese people who quit the Chinese Communist Party and its affiliated organisations. European member of the Coalition to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong in China Leif Bork Hansen made a speech.