Local Events
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Sweden: Falun Gong Highlighted at Popular Arts Festival in Gothenburg
2014-09-11Over 1,300,000 people attended Kulturkalaset, the largest arts festival in Gothenburg from August 12-17, 2014. Among them, many people were excited to learn about the peaceful meditation practice of Falun Gong. -
Russia: Falun Dafa Welcomed at “Physical Culturist” Day Celebrations in Crimea
2014-09-11Impressed by Falun Dafa practitioners’ performance during Olympic Day on June 23, 2014, the Russia Olympic Committee recommended them to the Crimea Sports Committee for celebrations of the 75th Day of the Physical Culturist on August 9, 2014. -
Denmark: "You Are Doing Things from Your Heart”
2014-09-07Falun Dafa practitioners in Denmark participated in the 10-day Aarhus Festival which started on August 29, 2014. This year's festival theme is “Same but Different,” to commemorate the cultural festival’s 50th anniversary. -
Germany: “This Is What We Really Need”
2014-09-06Falun Gong practitioners introduced the peaceful meditation practice on July 4-6, 2014, at the Altona Cultural Festival in Hamburg, Germany, the biggest community fair in northern Germany. This is the twelfth year that practitioners have participated in the event. -
Finland: Supporters Line Up to Sign a Petition Against Forced Organ Harvesting in China
2014-09-06Falun Gong practitioners held a three-day event in Helsinki, Finland to commemorate 15 years of peaceful resistance to the persecution in China. -
Russia: Falun Gong Practitioners Help Celebrate Olympic Day in Crimea
2014-09-06Russia held its 25th Olympic Day in Crimea on June 28, 2014, celebrating the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi and the 120th anniversary of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Falun Gong practitioners were invited to attend and demonstrate the exercises. -
Slovakia: Signature Collection Tour in Six Cities Raises Awareness
2014-09-06Falun Gong practitioners in Slovakia held a tour through six cities to raise awareness of the persecution in China and to collect signatures against the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) forced organ harvesting of persecuted Falun Gong practitioners. -
United Kingdom: Exposing the Persecution of Falun Gong at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow
2014-09-06Local Falun Gong practitioners took this opportunity to talk to the throngs of sports fans from around the world about Falun Gong and expose the brutal persecution of Falun Gong in China. -
United Kingdom: Connecting with Falun Gong in London's Chinatown
2014-09-06Chinese people in the U.K. who are curious about Falun Gong can count on meeting practitioners in London's Chinatown, where practitioners maintain a regular presence to raise awareness of the practice and the persecution in China. There, they can also obtain help to quit the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its affiliated organizations. -
Switzerland: Sharing Important Information by Lake Lucerne
2014-08-11Lake Lucerne, located in central Switzerland near the Alps, is a favourite tourist destination known for its serenity and charm. Over the past weekend, local residents and tourists noticed Falun Dafa practitioners from nearby cities peacefully meditating by the lake. -
Greece: Falun Gong Practitioners Distribute Informational Flyers to Governmental Agencies
2014-07-19Falun Gong practitioners in Athens, Greece distributed flyers and explained the facts about the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) persecution of the practice to government officials and staff in several ministries on June 26 to July 3, 2014. The ministries included the Ministry of Health and Welfare, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Minister of the Interior, Public Administration and Decentralization, Ministry of Development, and the Ministry of Culture. -
Netherlands: Raising Awareness about the Persecution of Falun Gong in front of Amsterdam's Royal Palace
2014-07-11On June 8, 2014, Falun Gong practitioners in Amsterdam, Netherlands, held a poster display at Dam Square in front of the Royal Palace. Tourists from around the world stopped at the information display to learn about Falun Gong and the persecution. -
Turkey: Bogazici University Graduation an Opportunity to Learn about Falun Gong
2014-07-11Bogazici University, which is well known in Turkey, held its graduation ceremony on June 8, 2014. Falun Gong practitioners who participated in the event saw it as a great opportunity to inform their teachers, other students, and their family members about Falun Gong. -
France: Collecting Signatures In Front of the Eiffel Tower
2014-07-11Falun Gong practitioners in Paris held an activity on June 15, 2014, at Trocadero Square, in front of the Eiffel Tower, exposing the brutal persecution of Falun Gong in China, and collecting petition signatures calling for an end to the persecution. -
Italy: Visitors Encounter Falun Dafa at Oriental Cultural Festival in Rome
2014-07-11Falun Dafa practitioners participated in the Oriental Cultural Festival (Festival dell'Oriente) at the Rome Exhibition Centre from May 30 to June 2, 2014. Many visitors were very interested in the exercises. They were also shocked to learn about the 15-year-long persecution in China.