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Chinese Student in Switzerland Appeals for the Rescue of his Illegally Imprisoned Mother in China
2005-07-14My name is Wang Xiaoyang and I am a Chinese student studying in Switzerland. I have three close relatives in China: my eighty-four-year old grandmother, my sixty-year old father who has not been well, and my fifty-four-year old mother. My mother is a Falun Gong practitioner and is the centre of the family, who provides both financial and spiritual support. They are ordinary law-abiding citizens whose only desire is to live a peaceful life. -
France: Raising Awareness about the Persecution Against Falun Gong during the Paris Summer Sale Season
2005-07-14In France, around July each year, there is always a big summer sale with massive retail price reductions. In Paris, the busiest street at this time of year would be Boulevard Haussmann. On the 2nd of July, practitioners met on this street with banners and leaflets to let people know about the persecution that people who practise Falun Gong are suffering in China. -
Spain: People in Toledo, the Former Spanish Capital, Support Falun Gong
2005-07-13Spanish Falun Gong practitioners visited this ancient city for the sixth time. However, this was the first time that the anti-torture exhibition, featuring simulations of some of the evil methods that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) uses in attempts to force Falun Gong practitioners to renounce their beliefs, had been seen in Toledo. Many people signed a petition calling for an end to the persecution. -
Latvia: “We Need Compassion and Tolerance”
2005-07-13Local practitioners and practitioners from Liga held a Falun Gong exercise demonstration at Rose Square in the central area of the city, and taught local people the exercises. In the meantime, they also held an exhibition to introduce the popularity of Falun Gong around the world, the recognition it has received worldwide and the facts about the ongoing persecution against Falun Gong in China. -
Finland: Finnish People Support Falun Gong Practitioners
2005-07-12A group of Falun Gong practitioners from Finland, Sweden, Germany and Russia organised a ten day long ant-torture exhibition tour around five cities across Finland. On the 22nd and 23rd of June, the group arrived at the final stop, the city of Lahti. Kind-hearted people expressed their sympathy and support to Falun Gong practitioners in various ways. -
Germany: Falun Gong brings a Peaceful Atmosphere to the Regensburg Citizens Festival
2005-07-12Falun Gong practitioners set up a stand at the annual Citizens Festival in Regensburg. A large number of passing tourists read about rescuing Falun Gong practitioners deported back to China on the display boards. They signed the petition to call for an end to the persecution. -
Czech Republic: Prague Anti-torture Exhibition Helped People Learn about the Persecution in China
2005-07-11Practitioners got a lot of attention from the corwd as they acted out scenes from prisons and labour camps in China where officials abuse and torture Falun Gong practitioners using a variety of methods, such as shocking with electric batons, sleep deprivation and being forced to remain in a tiny cage where it is impossible to stand or lie down for long periods of time. -
France: Promoting Falun Gong and Exposing the Persecution at Lons-le-Saunier
2005-07-11In the morning, practitioners from the east of France set up their stall. The weather that day was unbearably hot. Despite that, many people still approached practitioners to find out about Falun Gong and the persecution in China, and to sign the petition calling for an end to the human rights abuses. -
Italy: The Murderers of Gao Rongrong Must be Brought to Justice
2005-07-10After hearing that Gao Rongrong has been cruelly killed by Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials, Falun Gong practitioners in Italy went to the Chinese Consulate to peacefully appeal and demand that the murderers be brought to justice. Many passers-by expressed their indignation at the sinister behaviour and terrible human rights abuses of the CCP. -
Finland: “Thank you for letting us know this.”
2005-07-10Practitioners from Finland, Sweden, Germany and Russia joined together on a tour of five Finnish cities to hold anti-torture exhibitions and other activities to raise awareness of the persecution against Falun Gong in China. The tour lasted ten days. Practitioners simulated some of the torture methods that the Chinese Communist Party employs against people who practise Falun Gong. -
Belgium: "Truthfulness Compassion Forbearance" International Art Exhibition Successfully Held in the European Parliament
2005-07-09On the 28th of June, the “Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance” International Art Exhibition opened in European Parliament. The exhibition was warmly supported by MEP Mr Pannella. Many European Parliament officials and staff members came to congratulate the organisers of the exhibition, and thanked us for bringing these excellent art works to the Parliament. -
Germany: Falun Gong Practitioners Participate in the Frankfurt Multi-cultural Parade
2005-07-09On June the 25th, several thousand Frankfurt people watched the Frankfurt parade under the blazing sunlight. German Falun Gong practitioners wore traditional Chinese costumes and participated in the parade. On the route of the parade, they came across several tourist groups from China who wanted to pose for pictures with the practitioners and take some Falun Gong leaflets. -
United Kingdom: Before the G8 Summit, Falun Gong Practitioners Peacefully Protest at the Chinese Consulate in Edinburgh
2005-07-09Before the G8 Summit, more than twenty Falun Gong practitioners held a peaceful appeal outside the Chinese Consulate in Edinburgh on 4th July. The practitioners were protesting against the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) brutal persecution of their fellow practitioners in China, especially the murder of Gao Rongrong. -
Ukraine: Anti-torture Activities on UN International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
2005-07-08On the 26th of June 2005, UN International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, Falun Gong practitioners from Staro Konstantinoy state, Northern Donetsk state and Kramatorsk city went to the famous Novy Svet Mountain to hold activities exposing the horrific forms of torture used by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) on Falun Gong practitioners in China. -
Germany: Appealing during the German-Chinese Rule-of-Law Dialogue
2005-07-07On June 21st and 22nd, the annual German-Chinese Rule-of-Law Dialogue was held at Hamburg’s Chamber of Commerce facilities. High-level German and Chinese governmental officials arrived for this meeting. The Ministers for Justice of both countries were also in attendance. Falun Gong practitioners appealed outside the entrance to the Chamber of Commerce.