Persecution Spreads from China to Europe
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Report from French Ministry of Armed Forces Highlights CCP’s Persecution of Falun Gong
2021-10-10The French Military School Strategic Research Institute (IRSEM), an organization under the French Ministry of Armed Forces, published a report on September 20 titled “Chinese Influence Operations”. -
UK Parliament Members Express Concern About Arbitrary Arrest of Falun Gong Practitioner in China
2021-01-11UK Parliament member Jim Shannon said he was shocked to hear about Ms. Wang’s arrest. He said Ms. Wang’s ordeal and what her family has gone through offers a glimpse into the brutal persecution campaign against Falun Gong practitioners in China in the past two decades. -
Denmark: Officials Condemn Chinese Regime's “Dirty Tricks” in Interfering with Shen Yun
2018-03-18The Danish media recently exposed details of the Chinese regime's attempts to interfere with Shen Yun Performing Arts in Copenhagen. -
Danish Newspaper: China Tried to Stop Shen Yun Performances in Aarhus
2016-06-17Politiken, a leading Danish daily newspaper, carried a report titled, “China tried to stop performance in Aarhus” (Kina forsøgte at stoppe forestilling i Aarhus) on May 26, 2016. -
Denmark: Falun Gong Practitioner Calls for Help in Rescuing Her Unlawfully-Detained Sisters in China
2015-12-21The elder and young sisters of Wei Zaiqun, who lives in Denmark, are being unlawfully incarcerated in China for their belief in Falun Gong. Wei Zaiqun wept when speaking about this. -
En Route to Protest Persecution in China, Falun Gong Practitioners Removed from Belgrade Ahead of CEE-China Summit in Serbia
2014-12-17Eleven Falun Gong practitioners were forcibly removed from Belgrade either from their hotels or from the airport during December 14 and 15, before the CEE-China summit in Serbia was held on the 16th. -
MEP Calls for Release of Human Rights Activists Detained in Serbia
2014-12-17I am concerned about the detention of Falun Gong human rights activists in Belgrade, who came to Serbia to raise awareness about the human rights situation in China. This happened prior to the third summit of heads of government of China and Central and Eastern European Countries, which started on Tuesday this week in Belgrade. -
Amnesty International: Serbia, Release Detained Human Rights Activists
2014-12-17Amnesty International is concerned about reports on the arrest and detention of nine Bulgarian nationals, a Slovak and a Finnish national by the Serbian authorities, in what appears to be attempts to prevent the holding of peaceful demonstrations. -
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. -
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. -
Belgium: CCP Fails in Attempt to Stop Shen Yun Ticket Sales
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United Kingdom: Chinese Thugs Attack Quit-the-CCP Booth in London Chinatown Drawing More Attention and Support for Falun Gong
2012-10-12On September 29, many people went to Chinatown to do their shopping for the the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival. The volunteers of the Service Centre for Quitting the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) held a press conference. Several Chinese men violently attacked the tent set up by the Service Centre and then ran away. The police came and began an investigation. -
The Epoch Times: Chinese Embassy Interfering with Performance at London Theatre
2012-03-03Shen Yun Performing Arts has graced many of the world’s most prestigious stages over the last several years, captivating audiences and earning a reputation as the world’s pre-eminent Chinese performing arts company. But Shen Yun’s mission to revive the 5,000 years of divinely inspired culture of China has brought with it pressure and interference from the regime in China with diplomats using various methods to try to derail performances. London is the latest place for this interference, where the local promoters say that the Chinese Embassy has been putting pressure on the upper management of the theatre. -
Chinese Consulates in Germany Deny Passport Renewals for Practitioners
2011-10-25Falun Gong practitioner Yang Sizhao applied for passport renewal on March 14, 2011, at the Chinese Consulate in Munich, Germany. He was told that a notice from China was needed for his application. Before leaving the consulate, he saw an instruction sheet on the wall, indicating that passport renewals take at most 15 days. -
Chinese Embassy Denies Passport Renewal; Czech Republic Internal Affairs Offers Assistance
2010-12-19We are Chinese citizens living in the Czech Republic. Before our passports expired, we applied for renewals at the Chinese Embassy in the Czech Repubic, but the Chinese Embassy denied our applications because we practice Falun Gong. We had held a sit-in protest and candlelight vigil in front of the embassy, accepted an interview from a Czech TV station, distributed Falun Gong flyers, and participated in Falun Gong events.