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  • Belgium: Practitioners Gather in Brussels to Protest Eleven Years of Persecution

    European Falun Gong practitioners held a series of activities on July 17, 2010, in Brussels, to protest the brutal persecution in China. Since July 20, 1999, the CCP has brutally persecuted Falun Gong practitioners who believe in Truth-Compassion-Forbearance.
  • Sweden: Practitioners Peacefully Protest in front of the Chinese Embassy in Gothenburg

    On July 20, 2010, Falun Gong practitioners in Sweden held a series of rallies in Stockholm and Gothenburg to expose the Chinese Communist regime's eleven-year long brutal persecution of Falun Gong and called upon people from all walks of life to work together to stop the persecution.
  • Denmark: Falun Gong Practitioners Hold Activities Opposing the Persecution

    On July 17, 2010, Falun Gong practitioners in Denmark held various activities, showing the general public the beauty of Falun Dafa and appealing to people to see the evil nature of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and help to stop the persecution of Falun Gong in China. July 20 marked eleven years since the persecution officially began.
  • Serbia: Practitioners Mark Eleven-Year Effort to End the Persecution

    On July 17, 2010, practitioners in Serbia held activities at Republic Square in the Belgrade City Centre and exposed the Chinese Communist regime's eleven-year-long brutal persecution of Falun Gong practitioners. People passing by were drawn by the practitioners' peaceful exercise demonstration.
  • Turkey: Practitioners Call for an End to the CCP's Eleven-Year Persecution

    Practitioners in Turkey held activities in Ulus Park in Istanbul on the afternoon of July 18, 2010 to promote Falun Dafa and expose the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) persecution of Falun Gong practitioners. The Turkish practitioner called upon people to see clearly the CCP's evil nature and work together to end the eleven-year persecution.
  • Switzerland: Peacefully Protesting the Persecution of Falun Gong in Front of the Chinese Consulate

    On July 20 1999, the Chinese Communist regime started its brutal persecution of Falun Gong, and it was also the beginning of millions of Falun Gong practitioners working together against the persecution and raising awareness among the general public. On this day in 2010, practitioners in Zurich protested at the Chinese consulate.
  • Ireland: A Rally Held Calling for the End of the Persecution

    On July 17, 2010, Falun Gong practitioners from Ireland held a parade and a rally in Dublin, calling for the end of the persecution. Human rights activists and members of Amnesty International participated the event. Patricia McKenna, a former EU Parliament Member, gave a speech at the rally. She has been calling for help to stop the persecution.
  • Germany: Practitioners in Munich Peacefully Protest the Persecution in front of the Chinese Consulate

    On July 20, 2010, practitioners from Munich and surrounding areas held activities in front of the Chinese Consulate to call for an end to the 11-year long persecution of Falun Gong.
  • France: Protesting Eleven Years of Persecution in front of the Chinese Embassy

    On July 20, 2010, practitioners in France assembled in front of the Chinese Embassy in Paris to protest the CCP's 11 year long brutal persecution of Falun Gong. They displayed banners and poster boards exposing the persecution, demonstrated the exercises, and invited people from every sector of life to make speeches.
  • NTDTV Awarded Court Inquiry in Lawsuit Against Eutelsat

    On June 16, 2008, NTDTV's broadcast over China was suddenly cut off. At the time, the French satellite company Eutelsat blamed the termination on a "power anomaly." But later, Reporters Without Borders revealed that the interruption was in fact a politically-motivated move by Eutelsat to appease the Chinese communist regime.
  • Iceland: Raising Awareness about the Persecution of Falun Gong

    Icelandic Falun Gong practitioners gathered together outside the Chinese embassy on the morning of July 20, 2010 to peacefully raise awareness about the persecution in China. The purpose was to remind the representatives of the Chinese government in Iceland that 11 years have passed since China's communist regime started to persecute Falun Gong.
  • FDIC: Eleven Years of Persecution and Peaceful Activism

    Eleven years ago this week, the Chinese Communist Party launched a campaign to eradicate Falun Gong--a peaceful and popular spiritual practice embraced by tens of millions of Chinese citizens. But the practitioners of Falun Gong are not the only victims, and the lives destroyed and lost are not the only costs. Falun Gong practitioners today represent the largest group of prisoners of conscience in the world, with hundreds of thousands extra-judicially imprisoned at any given time. Tens of thousands have been tortured in custody as prison guards attempt to force them to recant their beliefs.
  • United Kingdom: Eight Years of Peaceful Protest in front of the Chinese Embassy in London

    Falun Gong practitioners started a peaceful protest in front of the Chinese Embassy in London on June 5, 2002. The purpose is to urge the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to stop the persecution and set free all incarcerated practitioners, returning the otherwise untarnished reputation to the peaceful practice. The protest has been ongoing now for over eight years, and many in the local community continue to express their support and admiration.
  • United Kingdom: Introducing Falun Gong at a Sports Festival in Brighton

    On 19th June 2010, English Falun Gong practitioners came to Preston Park in England's famous seaside city of Brighton, and took part in the activities of "TAKEPART Brighton and Hove International Festival of Sport in Preston Park." They demonstrated the beauty of Falun Dafa to the local people and exposed the persecution taking place in China.
  • Germany: Falun Gong Practitioners Display Goodness of the Practice at Frankfurt's Cultural Festival

    Falun Gong practitioners took part in the 7th Cultural Festival in Frankfurt. They displayed traditional Chinese culture, a waist drum troupe and dancers, as well as a Falun Gong exercise demonstration and a re-enactment of the severe abuse inflicted upon practitioners in China's prisons and forced labour camps.