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Bavarian Broadcasting: A Meditation that Generates Positive Energy
2016-08-29Bavarian Broadcasting (also known as Bayerischer Rundfunk), a major German radio and television network based in Munich, recently reported how people have benefited from the practice of Falun Gong in Nuremberg and other parts of Germany. -
As Rio Games Begin, Falun Gong in China Still Feel Impact of Beijing’s Pre-Olympics Clampdown
2016-08-06Eight years after the Beijing Olympics and as the world prepares to watch the 2016 Games open today in Brazil, thousands of Falun Gong practitioners and their families in China are living with the aftermath of a Communist Party crackdown ahead of the 2008 sporting event. At least 150 people detained at the time are believed to still be imprisoned, according to a list compiled by the Falun Dafa Information Centre. -
Major French TV Network Exposes Organ Harvesting From Living Falun Gong Practitioners in China
2016-03-31France 5, one of the major French public television networks focusing on factual programming, covered the forced organ harvesting from living Falun Gong practitioners in China in its programme The Health Magazine on March 10, 2016. -
Scottish Media Report on Falun Gong Practitioners' Lawsuits against Jiang
2015-09-09Falun Gong practitioners living in Scotland who initiated lawsuits against former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin were the subject of a media report published in The Ferret, an online investigative journal, on September 4, 2015. -
German Labour Bureau Publishes Practitioner's Inspirational Story
2014-10-19Falun Gong practitioner Guo Jufeng was recently thrust into the limelight in Dortmund, Germany, following the publication of his inspirational story of how he went from being an inmate in a Chinese labour camp, to a certified electrical engineer in a German company. He has been applauded for his never-give-up attitude. -
Ukraine News Media Exposes Chinese Diplomats’ Interference with Falun Gong
2014-08-09Dumskaya is an online news media based in Odessa, the third largest city in Ukraine. It recently reported on a Chinese diplomat’s interference with Falun Gong activities. -
Finland: Media and Human Rights Organizations Expose Visiting CCP Official's Crimes in the Persecution of Falun Gong
2014-07-19Etelä-Saimaa, the largest newspaper in Northern Finland, was one of the Finnish media that reported Liu Yunshan's role in the persecution of Falun Gong in China: instigating lies and hatred as Minister of Propaganda. Liu, a member of the Politburo Standing Committee of Chinese Communist Party (CCP), was visiting the country June 12 – 14, as part of his four-state visit in Europe. -
Germany: Berlin Media Exposes Chinese Communist Interference of Shen Yun Performances
2014-04-20“I'm from the former East Germany. Among the Chinese, it was the same as our [East German] rulers. They are afraid.” said Mr. Jörg Seefeld, director of the event department at the Stage Theatre at Potsdamer Plaza, where Shen Yun gave four performances from March 23 to 26, 2014. -
Italy: Media in Prato Reports on Falun Dafa's Spread in the Country's “Chinatown”
2014-02-05The city of Prato has the largest Chinese community in Italy. It is commonly known as Italy's “Chinatown.” A group of practitioners can be seen doing the Falun Dafa exercises on a park lawn every Saturday morning there. -
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. -
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. -
Romanian Independent TV Channel Airs “Free China” during Chinese Premier's Visit
2014-01-16Nasul TV, one of the most respected independent TV channels in Romania, with nationwide coverage, broadcast the film “Free China: The Courage to Believe” on November 28. This screening coincided with an important Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) summit in Romania the same week. -
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. -
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. -
Press Release: European Parliament Challenges Chinese Regime over Organ Harvesting Atrocities
2013-12-13The European Parliament passed a resolution yesterday condemning "systematic, state-sanctioned organ harvesting from...prisoners of conscience in the People's Republic of China, including from large numbers of Falun Gong practitioners." The resolution calls upon member states to publicly condemn the gruesome practice, and ensure that all of those involved are prosecuted.