Letters from Dafa Associations, Local Events, Press Conferences , Meeting VIPs & Officials
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Poland: Promoting Falun Dafa in Gdansk
2010-03-27On March 20 and 21, Polish Falun Dafa practitioners went to Gdansk, a northern harbour city, to raise awareness about the persecution against Falun Gong in China and promote the practice. They set up display boards and banners. Over the two days, practitioners collected signatures to protest the persecution and talked to local residents. -
Switzerland: Report on Psychiatric Torture of Falun Gong Practitioners Formally Released at Press Conference in front of the United Nations
2010-03-26Dr. Chen said in his opening remarks that the violent persecution of Falun Gong practitioners has entered its 11th year. But at the same time, the very fact the Chinese government is continuing this persecution tells us that Falun Gong practitioners in China are persevering and still going strong. They have not given up despite the many years of persecution. -
Speech to UN Human Rights Conference Exposes CCP's Abuse of Psychiatric Drugs in the Persecution of Falun Gong
2010-03-21On the morning of March 15, 2010, Mr. Chen Shizhong made a speech at the 13th UN Human Rights Council Conference representing the United Nations Association, San Diego Chapter. He urged the UN Human Rights Council to take action to end the Chinese Communist regime's continuous violation of Falun Gong practitioners' freedom of beliefs. -
Victims of the Persecution of Falun Gong Invited to Participate in 13th Session of UN Human Rights Council
2010-03-14The 13th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council is being held in Geneva from March 1 to 26, 2010. This year, the Falun Gong Human Rights Working Group (FLGHR) invited four Falun Gong practitioners who suffered brutal persecution in China to further expose the CCP's persecution of Falun Gong with their own experiences. -
People from China Quit the CCP at a Tourist Spot in Europe
2010-03-14Volunteers usually encourage tourists from China to read the Nine Commentaries when they see them during their trips, and if they want to take some copies back to China, this is usually a good chance to do so. There are also many volunteers in China who are distributing information, including the latest news of great concern. The volunteers say, "Don't miss the chance to learn the true story." -
Shen Yun Performer Mei Xuan Meets with Special Rapporteur of UN Against Torture
2010-03-13Ms. Mei Xuan, an erhu soloist from Shen Yun Performing Arts, went to Geneva during her Shen Yun tour. Professor Manfred Nowak, Special Rapporteur Against Torture, met with Mei Xuan to hear testimony of torture experienced by practitioners in China, as well as information on the forced disappearance of her husband. -
Denmark: People Are Happy to See Falun Dafa at the Health Expo
2010-03-06The largest annual Health Expo in Denmark, "The 2010 Health Expo," was held at the Congress Centre in Denmark's third largest city Odense during the Chinese New year period. Falun Gong practitioners in Denmark have participated in the Expo for each of the last three years, demonstrating the slow, gentle and beautiful exercise movements. -
France: Over One Hundred Chinese Tourists Quit the CCP on the Weekend of Chinese New Year in Paris
2010-02-28On the first weekend of the Chinese New Year, 135 Chinese tourists in Paris chose to quit the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its affiliated organisations. There are many volunteers at the Service Centre for Quitting the CCP. Ms. Xing, in her 70s, goes there six days a week to distribute Falun Dafa materials and tell people the facts about the persecution in China. -
Short Stories from a European Resort
2010-02-06Ms. Hao has been rising awareness about the human rights abuses against Falun Gong at a mountain resort in Europe to help tourists from China understand the truth and quit the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its affiliated organisations. As it turned colder and colder, fewer tourists came to the resort. However, many Chinese tourists still went to Ms. Hao to quit the CCP and its affiliates. -
Poland: Promoting Falun Dafa in Lodz
2010-02-05On January 23 and 24, several Falun Gong practitioners from Poland visited the second largest city, Lodz, to introduce Falun Dafa. Practitioners set up display boards and passed out flyers on Piotrkowska Street, telling people of the beauty of Falun Gong and exposing the brutal persecution against Falun Gong in China. -
United Kingdom: Raising Awareness about the Persecution in Manchester
2010-01-18On January 9, 2010, Falun Gong practitioners from York, England, held an event in Manchester to let people know more about Falun Gong and the ten years of persecution waged against the practice in China by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Almost one hundred people signed the petition calling for an end to the CCP's human rights atrocities. -
Mr. David Kilgour Exposes CCP's Live Organ Harvesting in French Parliament
2010-01-01Under the invitation of WOIPFG (World Organisation to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong) and Ms. Françoise Hostalier, Member of the French Parliament (MP), Mr. David Kilgour, Former MP of the Canadian Parliament, introduced his new book, Bloody harvest, on December 3, 2009 in the French Parliament. -
United Kingdom: Seminar Focusing on Organ Harvesting in China Held in British Parliament on World Human Rights Day
2009-12-30December 10, 2009 was World Human Rights Day, and a seminar on human rights in China was held in the UK Houses of Parliament. The Chinese Communist regime's harvesting of organs from living Falun Gong practitioners – a crime against humanity – was the focal point of this seminar. House of Lords members Lord Hylton, Lord Cobbold and other political figures, attended the seminar. -
United Kingdom: Promoting Falun Gong in the Coastal Town of Plymouth
2009-12-27Many tourists asked questions about Falun Gong after reading the posters. They signed the petition when they learned about the persecution. A couple had a long talk with a practitioner and said that the human rights abuses against Falun Gong practitioners remind them of other atrocities committed by communist regimes, such as in Vietnam. -
Slovakia: Human Rights Day in Bratislava
2009-12-22Falun Gong practitioners from Slovakia remembered this day on December 10, 2009, by holding a rally and collecting petition signatures. They informed public about human rights violations of Falun Gong practitioners in China, at the hands of the communist regime. These people are detained in forced labour camps, persecuted, and tortured for their beliefs.