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Austria: Practitioners Expose the CCP's Ten-year Persecution of Falun Gong
2009-08-04It has been 10 years since the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) started the persecution of Falun Gong. On July 16, 2009, Austrian Falun Gong practitioners held a press conference in Vienna to expose the brutal persecution still taking place in China. The head of the Austrian Falun Dafa Association called on all media outlets to focus on the CCP's persecution of Falun Gong practitioners. -
Denmark: Copenhagen Rally Marks Ten Years of Resisting the Persecution
2009-08-03Ten years ago, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) launched a systematic and unprecedented persecution of Falun Dafa. Dafa practitioners in northern European countries have been holding a series of activitiesto call for an end to the persecution in China. On the afternoon of July 11, 2009, Falun Gong practitioners held a parade in Copenhagen. -
Watford Observer (UK): Streatham Daughter Demands Action on Falun Gong Torture Anniversary
2009-08-03A Streatham Common woman whose parents fled China after they were tortured for their religious beliefs is fighting to raise the profile of their struggle and that of millions of others. Youyan Li and her parents practise Falun Gong – a Buddhist practice acclaimed for its healing powers – followed by an estimated 70 million people in China and millions others across the globe. -
Croatia: Practitioners Hold Activities Calling for an End to the Persecution
2009-08-02On the morning of July 19th, Falun Gong practitioners from Croatia gathered in Jarun, Zagreb's biggest park, to demonstrate the Falun Gong exercises and hand out flyers. They let people know bout the Falun Gong practice and the 10 years of persecution waged against practitioners in China by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). -
Germany: Candlelight Vigil held in Hamburg to Mark Decade of Persecution
2009-08-02On the evening of July 20 2009, Falun Gong practitioners held a candlelight vigil in front the Chinese Consulate in Hamburg, the largest port city in Germany, to protest the brutal persecution of Falun Gong by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) which has lasted ten years. -
Ukraine: Practitioners Spread the Facts on the Tenth Anniversary of Resisting the Persecution of Falun Gong
2009-08-01On July 20, 2009, Falun Gong practitioners in Ukraine held events in different places to commemorate their fellow practitioners who were tortured to death and to call attention to the need to end the CCP's ten-year persecution. They also held banners detailing the CCP's use of torture and its harvesting of organs from living Falun Gong practitioners. -
Turkey: Falun Dafa Is a Profound Practice
2009-08-01On the afternoon of July 18, 2009, Falun Gong practitioners in Turkey held activities in downtown Ankara to introduce the public to Falun Gong and expose the Chinese Communist Party's persecution of the practice, which has included harvesting organs from living practitioners. People that saw the peaceful and elegant exercise demonstration stopped and watched. -
Spain: Madrid Rally Calls For an End to the Persecution of Falun Gong
2009-07-31On July 18, 2009, Falun Going practitioners gathered at the Plaza Puerta del Sol in front of the Madrid City Hall. They held a rally to protest the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) brutal persecution of Falun Gong. At night, they held a candlelight vigil in front of the Chinese Embassy. -
Austria: Practitioners Peacefully Protest in Front of Chinese Embassy, Government Officials Support
2009-07-31On July 20, 2009, Falun Gong practitioners held a 24-hour rally in front of the Chinese Embassy in Vienna. They protested and called for an end to the brutal persecution of Falun Gong. A Member of Austrian Parliament and Chairperson of the European Green Party, and another Austrian MP sent letters to support. -
Sweden: Practitioners' Tour Draws Media Attention and Wins Support from Government Officials
2009-07-30To mark the ten-year anniversary of the beginning of the persecution of Falun Gong in China, practitioners in Sweden went on a car tour to raise awareness and bring an end to the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) atrocities. The tour started on July 11, 2009, from Copenhagen, Denmark, and continued through Swedish five cities. -
Netherlands: Practitioners Hold a Series of Activities Calling for an End to the Ten-Year-Long Persecution
2009-07-30In order to let more people know about the persecution and help stop the CCP's atrocities, Falun Gong practitioners in the Netherlands held a series of activities in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, and The Hague. A popular newspaper published a large photo of Falun Gong practitioners doing the exercises at Dam Square. -
United Kingdom: March in London to Stop the CCP's Atrocities on the 10th Anniversary of Resisting the Persecution
2009-07-29On July 18 2009, UK Falun Gong practitioners held a group exercise demonstration in front of the Chinese Embassy in London to commemorate fellow practitioners who had been killed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Afterwards, they marched through downtown London and Chinatown to raise awareness of the CCP's atrocities. -
Germany: Munich Residents Support Practitioners' Efforts to Resist the Ten-Year Persecution
2009-07-29On July 18, 2009, Falun Gong practitioners held a march and rally in Munich. Their theme was: "Disintegrate the CCP and stop the persecution". Although it was raining, the march proceeded as scheduled. The European Divine Land Marching Band led the procession. The march caught the attention of many passersby and residents. -
France: Commemorating the 10th Anniversary of Resisting the CCP's Persecution
2009-07-28On July 20, 2009, Falun Gong practitioners in Paris held a peaceful protest in front of the Chinese Embassy to commemorate the 10th anniversary of resisting the CCP persecution. For the first time in ten years, practitioners in Paris obtained permission via legal channels to hold a protest close to the Chinese Embassy. -
Finland: Falun Gong Practitioners Protest Ten Years of Persecution Outside the Chinese Embassy
2009-07-28On July 17, 2009, Falun Gong practitioners in Finland came to the Chinese Embassy to protest the Chinese Communist regime's 10-year of persecution against Falun Gong and to call for an end to the persecution. Several practitioners talked about the benefits they have received from the practice, as well as the regime's human rights abuses.