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Germany: Locals Learn About and Voice Support for Falun Gong over the New Year
2014-02-05Citizens in many areas of Germany's State of North Rhine-Westphalia learned about the persecution of Falun Gong as 2013 drew to a close and the new year was ushered in. -
Polish Radio Reports on Forced Organ Harvesting in China
2014-02-04On January 24 and 25, 2014, Falun Dafa practitioners in Poland travelled to the ancient city of Torun, the hometown of famous astronomer Copernicus, to hold a signature drive calling for an end to the forced organ harvesting of persecuted Dafa practitioners and other prisoners of conscience in China. -
Belgium: “Painting of the Year” Depicts Modern-Day Tragedy in China
2014-01-27Oil painting “An Unnecessary Death” by young artist Vim van Aalst won the “Painting of the Year” contest in Belgium for 2013. “An Unnecessary Death” depicts a grief-stricken mother of a Falun Gong practitioner holding her daughter. -
German Newspaper Reports a Practitioner's Story and His Efforts to Rescue a Friend in China
2014-01-27The story, titled “Very Worried about His Friend,” started with Mr. Guo Jefeng's new life in Germany, where, unlike in China, he can enjoy great freedom. But he was very worried about his friend back in China, who shares his belief and is still subject to the torture and suppression he once experienced. -
Italy: “Free China: The Courage to Believe” Screened in Turin's National Film Museum
2014-01-27A screening of the award-winning documentary, Free China: The Courage to Believe, was held at the Cinema Massimo in the National Film Museum in Turin, Italy. The 150-seat auditorium was filled to capacity. -
Romania: People Voice Support for End to Persecution of Falun Gong
2014-01-27Many passersby came over after reading the large banner with the words: “S.O.S. Stop Persecuting Falun Gong!” Images of Falun Dafa practitioners who had been tortured in forced labour camps were also displayed. These were effective in exposing the brutality of the persecution. -
Switzerland: Practitioners in Zurich Raise Awareness of Live Organ Harvesting and Gather Support to End the Atrocities
2014-01-16Falun Gong practitioners collected signatures on the Limmat River in Zurich, calling for an end to live organ harvesting in China, on November 30, 2013. Many passersby saw the display boards that read "Petition to immediately stop live organ harvesting in China" and agreed to sign the petition. -
United Kingdom: The Art of Zhen, Shan, Ren International Exhibition Held in Cardiff
2014-01-16Judith Woodman, a city councillor in the capital city of Cardiff, Wales, was invited to attend the opening ceremony of the The Art of Zhen, Shan, Ren (Truth, Compassion, Forbearance) International Exhibition on October 14, 2013. Many visitors said that they were deeply touched and inspired by the exhibition -
Free Falun Gong Class Makes Front-Page News in a Small Town in Germany
2014-01-16Falun Gong practitioners in Cham, a small town in southern Germany, once again held a free class at the end of November to teach the local people the Falun Gong exercises. The exercises introduced many Cham residents to Falun Gong, an ancient mind and body practice based on the universal principles of Truth-Compassion-Forbearance. -
Latvia: “The Art of Zhen, Shan, Ren” International exhibition Successfully Held in Liepaja
2014-01-13On November 29th, 2013, "The Art of Zhen, Shan, Ren” international exhibition opened in Liepaja, a city in Latvia. Visitors to the exhibition had an opportunity to see reproductions of 37 art-works showing the beauty of the artists' inner spiritual world, as well as the tragedy of the human rights abuses happening to Falun Gong practitioners in China. -
Greece: Zhen Shen Ren Art Exhibition Well Received Near Athens
2014-01-13Falun Dafa practitioners in Greece presented the Zhen Shan Ren art exhibition because they wanted to inform people about Falun Gong, the brutal persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China and the CCP's crimes of forced organ harvesting against Falun Gong practitioners for profit. -
Slovakia: Welcoming the New Year 2014 in Quiet Protest in Front of the Chinese Embassy in Bratislava
2014-01-07Slovak practitioners welcomed the coming of the New Year in front of the Chinese embassy in Bratislava. The light of candles illuminated banners, in front of which a group of practitioners did the Falun Gong exercises. -
China's Organ Harvesting Atrocities Under the Spotlight in Italy
2014-01-07The issue of forced live organ harvesting from Falun Gong practitioners has garnered a fair amount of attention in Italy recently, both in the media and in the Senate. Evidence and expert testimonies were presented at a Senate hearing organized by the Human Rights Committee in the Italian Parliament on December 19. -
European Parliament Passes Resolution Condemning Forced Organ Harvesting in China
2013-12-13Global condemnation of forced organ harvesting in China is on the rise, and the international community has paid considerable attention to the state-sanctioned organ harvesting from Falun Gong practitioners in China. Lawmakers around the world have been pushing forward the effort to stop this heinous practice. -
1.5 Million Signatures Delivered to the UN Call for Action Against Organ Harvesting in China
2013-12-13International Human Rights Day falls on the 10th of December each year, and a significant event set the stage for the occasion at the United Nations. A petition bearing a remarkable 1.5 million signatures was delivered to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).