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Germany: Anti-Torture Exhibition Brings Support from a Local MP
2004-08-28As Passau is the sister city of Liuzhou city in Guangxi, China, local citizens are very interested in things happening in China. However, they know little about the persecution against Falun Gong. On the 21st of August 2004, local Falun Dafa practitioners held an anti-torture exhibition in the city centre.
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Greece: Photo Report - Showing the Beauty of Falun Gong with Dance and Music in Athens
2004-08-28Falun Gong practitioners from around the world gathered in Athens, Greece during the time of the opening of the Olympic Games to let people know about Falun Gong and to inform people about the unlawful persecution that’s targeted against Falun Gong practitioners. During the activities, practitioners shold people traditional dances and music that is inspired by Falun Dafa.
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Greece: Falun Gong Events were the Only Officially Sanctioned Events During the Olympic Games
2004-08-27Due to our efforts in letting the public know about Falun Gong and the genocide that is taking place against practitioners in China, and thanks to the peaceful nature of Falun Gong cultivation practice, people who practise Falun Gong were the only group who received permission to hold events in Athens. The Chief of Police asked us to ‘not disappoint her’ because she had experienced enormous pressure from the Chinese Government, who demanded that she arrest all Falun Gong practitioners. Indeed, Dafa practitioners did not disappoint her and our peaceful demeanour touched the police and the public alike.
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Russia: Falun Gong Practitioners Hold Anti-Torture Exhibition and Other Activities in Moscow
2004-08-27On the 21st of August 2004, Russian Falun Gong practitioners held activities in central Moscow to introduce Falun Gong and let people know about the persecution in China. After viewing the anti-torture exhibition, Moscovites came to learn more about the extremely ruthless and brutal nature of the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners.
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Greece: Falun Gong is Introduced to the World in Athens
2004-08-26According to statements from the parade organisers, it is distinctively precious for Falun Gong practitioners to have been given permission to carry out such an event during the days of the Olympics. The Chinese Embassy placed a large amount of pressure on the Greek Government, even at the last moment, to prevent this event.
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Greece: Distributing Paper Lotus Flowers and Singing on the Beach in Athens
2004-08-25On our last day in Athens, I went to the beach with a few practitioners who are part of the European choir. It was an Autumn evening with a brisk breeze and blue sky. A lot of tourists were on the beach. We hired a parasol and hung a Falun Dafa banner beneath it and then did some meditation, distributed leaflets and a few of us went swimming. When I encountered two Chinese tourists near the parasol, I immediately walked towards them and offered them a leaflet.
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Germany: Oriental Art Performance During the Dresden City Festival
2004-08-25According to a report in the Epoch Times, on August 23rd Falun Gong practitioners were invited to perform Falun Gong exercises and self-choreographed oriental dances at the 2004 Dresden City Festival in Germany. The festival ran from August the 20th to August the 22nd.
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United Kingdom: Second Anti-Torture Exhibition in Cambridge Exposes the Ruthlessness of Jiang Zemin's Persecution of Falun Gong Practitioners
2004-08-24On Sunday August 21st, UK practitioners held a second Anti-Torture exhibition in Cambridge city centre to expose the genocide of Falun Gong, which was planned and initiated by Jiang Zemin and is taking place right now in Mainland China. Several methods of torture used to force practitioners to renounce Falun Gong were demonstrated by actors in realistic make-up.
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Greece: Falun Gong Practitioners Host a Musical Evening Entitled "Lotus Inspiration" in Athens
2004-08-23On the 16th of August, a musical evening entitled "Lotus Inspiration" was held in Athens' Greek Dance Theatre and hosted by The Acropolis Environmental Ecological Cultural and Development Society. All of the songs, dances and instrumental recitals were performed by Falun Gong practitioners as an introduction to Falun Gong and the Olympic Games in Beijing 2008.
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Greece: Traditional Chinese Performances and Falun Gong Exercise Demonstration Attract Large Crowds in Athens
2004-08-22As soon as a group exercise demonstration began, hundreds of people gathered round to witness the beautiful sight. Cameras were flashing and people were videoing the scene. Falun Dafa has not been practised in Greece for that long, but after these successful evenings in Athens there will be many more people learning the exercises.
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United Kingdom: Anti-Torture Exhibition in Cambridge Exposes the Genocide Against Falun Gong
2004-08-22On Saturday August the 21st, an anti-torture exhibition with the theme "Persecution Meets Principle" was held in the centre of Cambridge. Practitioners demonstrated several torture methods used against Falun Gong practitioners in Chinese jails and labour camps to force them to renounce their belief in Falun Gong.
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Germany: Some Experiences While Letting People Know about Falun Gong Outside Cologne Cathedral
2004-08-22The Cathedral in Cologne is one of the area's premier tourist attractions. Many tourist groups gather there every day, among which there are a lot of Chinese people. In our efforts to let them know about the persecution against Falun Gong, we have learned how to do better and work together well. Here are a couple of short stories about or appeal at the cathedral.
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Germany: Anti-Torture Exhibition Held in Munich
2004-08-21On the 14th of August 2004, practitioners from Munich, Stuttgart, Regensburg and nearby areas gathered in Marinplatz Square to hold an anti-torture exhibition, with display boards and live torture exhibits. The activity served to expose the brutal persecution of Falun Gong conducted by the Jiang group in China.
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Greece: Falun Gong Attracts Media Attention in Athens
2004-08-20Dafa practitioners have been holding continuous, large-scale activities to introduce Falun Dafa and the persecution in Athens over the last week, attracting the attention of media from all over the world that are in Athens to report on the Olympic Games.
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Greece: Photo Report - Displaying Truthfulness, Compassion Tolerance in the City of Athens
2004-08-20During the Olympic Games, many people visiting Greece have had the chance to learn about Falun Gong and the persecution that people who practise Falun Gong in China are suffering. At the heart of Athens, in Syntagma Square practitioners, held group exercises and performances such as waist drumming and traditional Chinese dancing.