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  • Germany: Falun Gong at Dresden’s “Zwinger”

    July 2nd, 2006, was a scorching day. Many visitors that came to enjoy Dresden’s 800th birthday preferred shady areas. The temporary stage and the spectator area in the eastern section of the Zwinger were smack in the middle of the blazing sun. A small area that was lucky to get some shade from the baroque buildings was filled with people, while barely anyone stood in the sun drenched spectator area. Our European Falun Gong choir first stayed in the sun, but then also retreated to under the arches of the stairs in front of the Eastern exit.
  • Scotland: Practitioners Held a Parade in Edinburgh to Protest against Organ Harvesting

    On August 5th, 2006, Falun Gong practitioners held a parade in Edinburgh to protest against organ harvesting and called for an end to the persecution of the practice in China. Falun Gong practitioners also collected signatures for the petition against the persecution on several street corners. Many people signed the petition and wished the practitioners good luck.
  • Spain: Falun Gong Practitioners Expose the Truth about Falun Gong to the Chinese Community

    ...Nevertheless, the elderly man did not stop his accusation but argued for the CCP’s narrow theory of nationalism. Two people in the crowd stood by his side and said some bad words. They even went up to snatch practitioners’ leaflets, tore them up and threw them on the ground. The police on duty took the two Chinese people aside, asked them questions, and recorded their names. The Falun Gong practitioners said after the event that these people had been poisoned too deeply by the CCP’s evil and extreme theory of so-called nationalism...
  • Germany: Revealing the Persecution of Falun Dafa to the People of Frankfurt

    To mark the beginning of the ongoing persecution of Falun Gong in China, Falun Gong practitioners from Frankfurt held activities from July 20th until the 22nd at the Chinese Consulate and in the busy outdoor shopping area on Zeil Strasse in Frankfurt. Passers-by and visitors to the Consulate also received fliers and were asked to sign a petition to end the persecution. Many commented, “I can’t believe that this is happening in today’s world!”
  • Czech Republic: The Chinese Communist Party's Crimes Exposed

    On July 15th, 2006, some Czech Falun Gong practitioners demonstrated the Falun Gong exercises in Hodonin city to expose the CCP’s political persecution against Falun Gong. The crime of illegally harvesting and selling Falun Gong practitioners’ organs exposed recently especially attracted the local people’s attention. Many people signed to express their support saying, “How come these kinds of people exist? How come they do such things?"
  • Ireland: Rally in Dublin to Protest against the CCP Harvestiing Organs from Living Falun Gong Practitioners

    On August 6th, 2006, Irish Falun Gong practitioners held a rally in the centre of Dublin, condemning the atrocity of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) harvesting organs from living Falun Gong practitioners. The activity captured the attention and support of many Irish people. Spectators carefully read the information about the persecution and organ harvesting on display boards.
  • Sweden : Exposing the CCP’s Organ Harvesting Crimes during the European Athletics Championship - Part 1

    Between the 6th and the 13th of August, the European Atheletics Championship is taking place in Gothenburg. The culture and entertainment event EC Party is happening at the same time and 200,000 people are expected to visit the city. These events have given Swedish practitioners an opportunity to inform many people about the persecution.
  • Belgium: Exposing the CCP’s Crimes in Brussels Chinatown

    Belgian Falun Gong practitioners held activities in Chinatown, Brussels to support over a eleven million people quitting the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and to expose the CCP’s crimes of organ harvesting from living Falun Gong practitioners. In addition, a large-scale photo exhibition was displayed. The exhibited photos depicted Chinese Falun Gong practitioners being subjected to persecution.
  • Switzerland: It's Time to End this Seven-Year-Long Persecution

    The scene on July 22nd, 2006, was not an unusual one for the many passersby on Zurich's Parade Square. In this year alone, similar activities have been held seven times. Each time, many passersby had the opportunity to learn the facts of the CCP's persecution of Falun Gong practitioners. The strong contrast between the graceful exercises and the brutal persecution initially confused some people.
  • Russia: Practitioners in St. Petersburg Rally to Protest against the Persecution of Falun Gong

    At the beginning of the suppression, Jiang Zemin issued an order to eradicate Falun Gong in 3 months. However, seven years have passed and practitioners inside and outside China have become more and more mature and steadfast during the course of their efforts to end the persecution. The persecution is doomed to fail and the CCP will collapse.
  • Austria: Candlelight Vigil to Protest the CCP's Persecution of Falun Gong

    On July 20th, 2006, Falun Gong practitioners from Austria held a candlelight vigil in front of the Chinese consulate in Vienna to protest the CCP(Chinese Communist Party)'s brutal persecution of Falun Gong. During the past 7 years, Falun Gong practitioners in China and overseas have been unceasingly revealing the situation to people all over the world.
  • Germany: North German and Hamburg Practitioners appeal at the Chinese Consulate

    Hamburg practitioners protested at the Chinese Consulate on July 20th to mark seven years of persecution by the Chinese Communist Party in China. Practitioners demonstrated the Falun Gong exercises, chatted to passersby about the background to the persecution and also attempted to deliver a letter in the hope that the Consulate staff would accept it.
  • Czech Republic: Falun Gong Practitioners Introduce Falun Dafa at the 'Colours of Ostrava' Music Festival

    In between July 20th and July 23rd, 2006, another annual Colours of Ostrava music festival took place. This cultural event is attended by thousands of people every year and Falun Gong practitioners have used this opportunity before to inform the festival‘s visitors about cruel crimes against humanity carried out by the Chinese Communist Party in its own country.
  • Italy: Practitioners Stage a Protest against the Chinese Communist Regime’s Persecution

    On July 20th, 2006, Italian Falun Gong practitioners organised various activities to mourn for the 2,920 Chinese practitioners persecuted to death by the Chinese Communist regime and to protest against the cruel persecution of Falun Gong practitioner initiated by the Jiang Zemin group and the Chinese Communist regime since July 20th, 1999. Practitioners staged protests at the Chinese Consulates in Milan and Florence as well as the Chinese Embassy in Rome respectively. Many practitioners came all the way from various places, even several hundred kilometers away, to participate in these activities.
  • Finland: Exposing the Persecution of Falun Gong on July 20th in Helsinki

    Practitioners exposed the 7-year persecution of Falun Gong beside the central train station in Helsinki on July 22nd. They re-enacted organ harvesting atrocities and displayed poster boards which depicted the situation in China. While some practitioners distributed leaflets, others chatted with passers-by and collected signatures.