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  • Netherlands: Shen Yun's Final Performance in Amsterdam a Great Success

    Also in the audience was Dutch TV and movie celebrity Erik van Muiswinkel, who is known for his stand-up comedy and also for being an outspoken supporter of human rights. For Mr. van Muiswinkel it was the second time to see Shen Yun. "What impressed me very much was the erhu performance. That lady, Mei Xuan, is wonderful, she is very distinguished."
  • Russia: Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance International Art Exhibition Held in Krasnodar

    After seeing the exhibition, Principal Travitz expressed his thanks to the organizer for bringing these beautiful and peaceful works to the city. The general secretary of the Krasnodar branch of the Russian human rights organisation "Memory" said, "It is vital to unveil the Chinese Communist regime's persecution of Falun Gong practitioners."
  • Denmark: People Are Happy to See Falun Dafa at the Health Expo

    The largest annual Health Expo in Denmark, "The 2010 Health Expo," was held at the Congress Centre in Denmark's third largest city Odense during the Chinese New year period. Falun Gong practitioners in Denmark have participated in the Expo for each of the last three years, demonstrating the slow, gentle and beautiful exercise movements.
  • France: Falun Gong Invited to Paris Chinese New Year Celebration

    On February 13, 2010, Falun Dafa practitioners were invited to the Chinese New Year celebration in Noisy le Grand, where there is a high rate of residents from Asia. The local government regards Chinese New Year as an important festival so it has organised the annual celebration for five years. Falun Gong has been invited each time.
  • Chinese Communist Party Interferes with Shen Yun Performance in Romania

    News from the European hosting organisation for Shen Yun Performing Arts stated that the Romanian Ministry of Education recently refused to allow its theatre to be used for the Shen Yun show. The local hosting organisation, the Romanian Falun Dafa Association, had a signed contract with the theatre, and have determined, based on an investigation, that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) influenced Romanian government officials, who made the decision to cancel the planned performance.
  • Swiss Media Interview: Live Organ Harvesting Again in the Spotlight

    "Events indicated that Ms. Liu Wei nearly became a victim of live organ harvesting. It was just like what David Kilgour, Canada's former Secretary of State for Asia-Pacific, described in his book that affirms that the Chinese Communist regime killed a large number of detainees in the past few years and took their hearts, kidneys, and lungs."
  • France: Over One Hundred Chinese Tourists Quit the CCP on the Weekend of Chinese New Year in Paris

    On the first weekend of the Chinese New Year, 135 Chinese tourists in Paris chose to quit the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its affiliated organisations. There are many volunteers at the Service Centre for Quitting the CCP. Ms. Xing, in her 70s, goes there six days a week to distribute Falun Dafa materials and tell people the facts about the persecution in China.
  • Turkey: Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance International Art Exhibition Comes to Istanbul

    Istanbul, Turkey was appointed by the European Union as one of the 2010 European Capitals of Culture. On February 19, 2010, the Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance International Art Exhibition arrived in the city. This art show has toured the world, visiting over forty countries on five continents, and has received high commendations from the people of Istanbul.
  • France: Falun Gong Invited to Paris Chinese New Year Celebration

    On February 13, 2010, Falun Dafa practitioners were invited to the Chinese New Year celebration in Paris. They performed a "Celestial Maidens" dance, handkerchief dance, fan dance and Tibet dance, as well as zither solo "Song of the Lotus". In the end, the practitioners demonstrated the Falun Gong exercises, receiving warm applause and kind remarks from the audience.
  • Germany: Rally Protests Hong Kong Government Interference with Shen Yun Performing Arts Show

    On February 4, 2010, a rally was held in Dortmund to strongly protest the Hong Kong Government's interference with the Shen Yun show. The rally also supported the march in Hong Kong with the theme, "Protect Shen Yun - Protect Hong Kong," which was held with hopes that Shen Yun Performing Arts would come back to Hong Kong as soon as possible.
  • United Kingdom: Visitors Impressed by Truth-Compassion-Forbearance Art Exhibition in London

    On February 3, 2010, the International Truth-Compassion-Forbearance Art Exhibition opened at the Hampstead Museum in Burgh House. This was the third time that the exhibition has been held in London. A total of 16 paintings were presented to show the beauty of Truth-Compassion-Forbearance and to depict the brutal persecution against Falun Gong in China.
  • France: Publicising the Lawsuit Against High Ranking CCP Officials

    In January 2010, the French Service Centre for Quitting the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) held several events to support the lawsuits in Spain and Argentina against five high-ranking CCP officials responsible for the brutal persecution of Falun Gong in China. These events were held in Chinatown, at the Eiffel Tower and on Human Right Square in Paris.
  • Swedish MPs Support the Hong Kong People's Wish to See Shen Yun

    Two Swedish MPs, Ms. Cecilia Wigström and Mr. Andreas Norlén, who have seen Shen Yun performances in Sweden, were interviewed recently. Both were disappointed to learn that the Shen Yun shows were forced to cancel because the Hong Kong government, manipulated by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), refused to grant visas to six technical experts on the Shen Yun Performing Arts staff.
  • French TV Station Reports Chinese Communist Regime’s Organ Harvesting from Living People

    The victims are Falun Gong practitioners. Falun Gong is a cultivation method in the Buddha school. Therefore they are all peaceful people. There are many Falun Gong practitioners in China. Since 1999, the Chinese Communist regime started its brutal persecution campaign against Falun Gong.
  • Belgium Leading Human Rights Lawyer: International Net of Justice is Closing

    Spain's National Court launched a lawsuit against Jang Zemin and other prime culprits who persecute Falun Gong. Leading human rights lawyer G. H. Beauthier said: “We are building an international net of justice, and going to do it step by step until these Chinese Communist Party officials who have committed crimes against humanity are eventually brought to justice.”