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To the 2005 European Experience Sharing Conference
2005-01-18Greetings to all Dafa disciples at the conference! While going through the persecution that has lasted for over five years, the Mainland Dafa disciples have--much as have the European Dafa disciples and Dafa disciples all over the world, who are exposing the persecution, clarifying the facts, and saving sentient beings--done what Dafa disciples should do. The Dafa disciples' combined efforts have made the truth known around the entire world and will leave the evil with no place to hide. This has fully displayed the magnificence of the Dafa disciples of the righteous Fa and righteous belief.
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Large-Scale Parade through Central London Showcases Falun Gong and the Beauty of Traditional Chinese Culture, and Exposes the Human Rights Crimes Happening in China
2005-01-18On Saturday 15th January, several hundred European Falun Gong practitioners from nearly 20 countries held a large-scale parade through central London. The parade consisted of several sections based on different main themes. Many spectators stopped to watch the parade and received leaflets or newspapers giving them information on Falun Gong.
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2005 European Falun Dafa Experience Sharing Conference held in London
2005-01-17On Sunday 16h January 2005, the 2005 European Falun Dafa Experience was held in London, England. Several hundred practitioners from nearly 20 European countries attended the conference. The atmosphere was solemn and the practitioners respected the importance and preciousness of this opportunity.
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Opening Speech from the 2005 European Falun Dafa Experience Sharing Conference
2005-01-17Our Fa Conference is never a formality. It is a precious review point on our busy journey of validating the Fa, allowing us to review our achievements and lessons, elevating our righteous thoughts, and thus helping us to do better in the rest of our journey.
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Falun Gong Practitioners from Nearly 20 European Countries Attend Press Conference in London
2005-01-16The press conference was to expose and denounce the persecution against Falun Gong practitioners that has been happening for the last five years. Several hundred Falun Gong practitioners, who came to the UK from nearly 20 European countries to join large-scale efforts to raise awareness of the genocide against Falun Gong in China.
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Germany: Practitioners Share Cultivation Experiences during the Holiday Season
2005-01-15After Christmas Day of 2004, around two hundred Dafa practitioners from Switzerland, Austria and Germany gathered in the scenic forest region of Erbach in the midlands of Germany, to hold the annual holiday season activity of group experience sharing and studying the teachings of Falun Gong together. The activity lasted four days.
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Turkey: Regularly Promoting Falun Gong in a Local Shopping Centre
2005-01-15The manageress of a local shopping centre told Turkish Falun Gong practitioners, “You can come to spread Falun Gong here every week over a long period of time if you would like to. This place is for Falun Dafa.” Practitioners were very happy and thanked her, and now they regularly hold activities in the centre.
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Spain: Short Stories of People Learning the Truth about the Persecution
2005-01-13Once, during a peaceful appeal to call for an end to the persecution at the Chinese Consulate, a middle-aged Chinese lady passed by and told a practitioner, “In fact, we do not believe what the Communist Party says in its propaganda. Falun Gong is practised by so many people in the world; this practice must be very good for the health. I want to learn it too!”
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Czech Republic: Appeals to Expose the Human Rights Abuses and Bring the Persecutors to Justice Receive Positive Media Coverage
2005-01-12Several thousand people got to know about the inhumane suppression against Falun Gong and the cruel methods of torture that the Chinese regime uses to make practitioners give up their belief. The reporter from Czech Radio went on to interview people in the crowd who were looking at the display boards.
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Finland: At the Beginning of the New Year, Dafa Practitioners Strive to Do the Three Things Well
2005-01-12Practitioners from Helsinki and other cities in Finland held a retreat from the 6th to the 8th of January 2005. They studied the Falun Gong teachings, shared experiences and insights, and practised the exercises together. A peaceful appeal was held at the Chinese Embassy calling for an immediate end to the campaign of genocide against Falun Gong practitioners.
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Spain: People are Touched by an Anti-Torture Exhibition in Madrid
2005-01-11On the 8th of January, Spanish practitioners held an anti-torture exhibition in Sun Square in Madrid city centre to show what is happening to practitioners in China. People were astonished that such draconian methods of torture are still being used. Many kind-hearted Spanish people lined up to sign a petition calling for Jiang Zemin to be brought to justice.
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Ukraine: Film Portraying Persecution Against Falun Gong Practitioners at the Human Rights International Cinema Festival
2005-01-11The movie “Sandstorm” was shown at the Human Rights International Cinema Festival. On the 15th of December, a national Ukraine TV channel screened a brief report about “Sandstorm”. Scenes from the film depicting the torture used against Falun Gong practitioners were also shown.
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Germany: International Human Rights Day in Bremen
2005-01-10Live demonstrations of the torture methods used to force Falun Gong practitioners to renounce their beliefs graphically showed the daily horrors suffered by practitioners in China. Passersby were shocked by the brutality of the scenes and the depiction of torture victims on the posters and banners was able to touch even the most hardened of hearts.
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Switzerland: Exposing the Persecution with an Information Stall
2005-01-09Many of the tourists and locals were shocked that such brutal violations of human rights are happening in China today. Pictures of re-enactments of the methods of torture used in attempts to force Falun Gong practitioners to give up their belief were instrumental in driving home the extent of the cruel persecution to all those visiting the booth.
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Germany: The 2004 German Falun Gong Experience Sharing Conference was held in Erbach
2005-01-08On the 30th of December 2004, a Falun Gong experience sharing conference was held in Erbach. Over two hundred practitioners from Germany and the German-speaking areas of Switzerland and Austria attended the conference. Experience sharing articles were read by five practitioners and a project group.