Practitioners' Words, Peaceful Protests, Exhibitions and Cultural Events, Local Events, Press Conferences , Meeting VIPs & Officials
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Germany: Telling the Residents of Hamelin about the Persecution of Falun Gong in Detail
2004-10-25Many passers-by asked about the picture displays, Falun Gong, the persecution and the brutal methods of torture used in attempts to force practitioners to give up their beliefs. Once they had heard the truth people were eager to support efforts to bring Jiang Zemin, the person responsible for the persecution, to justice by signing a petition. -
Russia: Large-Scale Activities to Raise Awareness about the Persecution during the 2004 Russian Falun Dafa Experience Sharing Conference
2004-10-25Each day, they went out in the early morning and visited several government agencies. In a span of several days, they visited almost all of the Russian Government agencies, two hundred or so parliamentarians and all Russia’s major media organisations. Large-scale efforts to raise awareness of Falun Gong and the persecution were a major distinctive feature of this conference. Veteran practitioners and new ones alike actively participated and everybody learned a lot from the event. -
Switzerland: Exposing Jiang’s Crimes during an Anti-Torture Exhibition in Solothurn city
2004-10-24An anti-torture exhibition was held in Solothurn city, the capital of Solothurn State, to tell people about the genocide happening against Falun Gong practitioners under the direct orders of former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin. Passers-by signed their names on a petition calling for an immediate end to the cruel persecution, which has already claimed at least 1076 innocent lives. -
French Magazine "La Revue d'Etudes": The Second "Cultural Revolution" in China
2004-10-24In an article about Asia published in the June edition of the French magazine “La Revue d'Etudes”, there was a false description of Falun Gong. A French couple who practise Falun Gong sent a letter to the magazine to let them know the truth. The magazine published the practitioners’ letter in its September edition, and also carried a story about a Falun Gong practitioner who was persecuted in China. -
Germany: Teacher Invites Practitioners to Introduce Falun Gong and Expose the Persecution during a School Event
2004-10-24After the performance, many of the visitors happily accepted flyers detailing the persecution. Before leaving, the practitioners thanked the teachers and asked them sign their name on a petition signature collection by the International Society for Human Rights (ISHR) calling for practitioner Xu Youlin’s release from illegal detention in China. -
France: Calling for an End to the Persecution in Paris Chinatown
2004-10-24On Saturday October the 9th 2004, Falun Gong practitioners in Paris gathered together in Belleville, a Chinese district situated in the East of the city, to tell people the facts about Falun Gong. Despite the heavy rain and cloudy weather, practitioners smiled and handed out leaflets to people on the streets all day long. -
Norway: The People of Stavanger Learn about the Persecution of Falun Gong in China
2004-10-22Saturday October the 9th was market day in the city and the practitioners used this opportunity to tell people about the genocide being waged against Falun Gong in China, which was started by former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin. On Sunday, the practitioners went to a beautiful beach, which is located near Stavanger, to demonstrate the Falun Gong exercises. -
Germany: Collecting Signatures Calling for Jiang to be Brought to Justice at Kirta Festival
2004-10-21Some people came straight to our petition table as soon as they saw us. After talking with them we realised that they had already learned that we are trying to stop the persecution and torture of Falun Gong practitioners in China from the local newspaper, which had reported on our petition to bring Jiang to justice. -
Denmark: Orphan of a Falun Gong Couple Exposed the Persecution at Copenhagen Anti-torture Exhibition
2004-10-20Danish practitioners held a press conference outlining the tragic story of Liu Xiaotian, who spent eighteen months on the run from persecution by Jiang and his regime and whose parents were killed because they practised Falun Gong. Practitioners called on the Danish people, to urgently rescue the orphans of the murdered Chinese Falun Gong practitioners and to help stop the persecution in China. -
Estonia: Falun Gong was Very Popular at the Mother Earth Fair in Tallinn
2004-10-20When they heard about the persecution, which has already claimed over 1,000 lives, people talked about their own experiences under Communist rule in Estonia and felt that they could relate with the Falun Gong practitioners in China. They showed great sympathy and support for the practitioners suffering under Jiang's campaign of genocide in China. -
Switzerland: Exposing the Persecution Against Falun Gong Practitioners - Anti-Torture Exhibition in the City of Luzern
2004-10-19On the 9th of October, Swiss Falun Gong practitioners held an anti-torture exhibition at the tourist resort of Luzern. As well as several brutal methods of torture used to force practitioners to give up their beliefs, posters were displayed and practitioners talked to people to answer any questions they had about Falun Gong and the human rights abuses in China. -
Sweden: Dafa Practitioners Add to the Success of Gothenburg's "Night of Culture"
2004-10-19Falun Gong practitioners gave a beautiful performance of “The Wonderful Heart’ in Gotaplatsen Plaza. They used singing, dancing, photographs and a demonstration of the five sets of Falun Gong exercises to show people the beauty and peacefulness of Falun Dafa and the persecution in China, as well as traditional Chinese culture. -
United Kingdom: Raising Awareness of the Persecution with Anti-Torture Exhibitions in 3 Scottish Cities
2004-10-18The anti-torture exhibition returned to Scotland for three days on the weekend of the 26th of September. Petitions to “Bring Jiang to Justice" and "Rescue Practitioners’ Illegally Imprisoned Family Members" were constantly being signed while practitioners talked to many people in depth about the nature of this persecution and how it aims at destroying practitioners' belief and faith. -
Sweden: Falun Gong Exercise Demonstration was Part of Gothenburg’s Annual Cultural Night
2004-10-18On the 16th of October 2004, visitors and residents of Gothenburg City enjoyed the annual Cultural Night. Falun Gong practitioners are a regular part of this event and in the programme this year they introduced the five sets of Falun Gong exercises that have benefited 100 million people in more than 60 countries around the world. -
Spain: Promoting Falun Gong and Raising Awareness of the Persecution during a Persecutor’s Visit to Madrid (2)
2004-10-17Ten minutes before Jia Qinglin arrived, a few overseas Chinese people came out of the back garden. Under the command of an official-looking man, they held flags to welcome Jia and stood in front of Falun Gong practitioners. While the policemen realised that the Chinese officials had organised a “Welcome” party as an excuse to cover practitioners’ banners, they ordered those people to stand beside the practitioners.