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Turkey: Falun Gong Practitioners Wish the Founder of Falun Gong, Mr Li Hongzhi, a Happy Moon Festival
2007-09-30We assure you that we will follow your instruction to be more studious and thorough in our efforts of studying the Falun Gong teachings and coordinating with one another to do the three things well so as to keep up with the pace of Fa-rectification. We will also cultivate ourselves steadfastly and strive forward diligently to fulfil our prehistoric oaths and live up to your compassionate salvation.
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Switzerland: Renowned Cellist Performs at Ceremony for the Human Rights Torch Relay
2007-09-29At a ceremony marking the Human Rights Torch Relay in Geneva, a cellist’s excellent performance won high praise from the audience. The musician was none other than Christian Benda, a renowned cellist in Switzerland and the chief conductor of the Czech Prague Republic Symphony Orchestra.
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France: Falun Gong Practitioners Call for an End to the Persecution
2007-09-29China and Europe have just concluded a four day human rights dialogue in Strasbourg, one of the two meeting places of the European Parliament. One of the most important topics that was discussed is the eight year long persecution of Falun Gong in China. Falun Gong practitioners from France and Germany came to Strasbourg to distribute leaflets and call for an end to the persecution and were encouraged by Edward McMillan-Scott, vice president of the European Parliament.
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Poland: Falun Gong Practitioners Hold a Large Scale Event in Warsaw
2007-09-28On September 21st, the Polish version of Zhuan Falun was formally published. Zhuan Falun is the main book by the founder of Falun Gong, Mr Li Hongzhi, and it has been translated into over thirty languages. To coincide with the book's publication practitioners gathered in central Warsaw for a series of activities.
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United Kingdom: Falun Gong Practitioners at the Birmingham Art Festival
2007-09-27UK Falun Gong practitioners took part in the UK's biggest free arts festival. This was the sixth year that Falun Gong practitioners have been invited to join As well as manning a stall, practitioners also joined stage performances, performing a couple of traditional-style dances. Falun Gong practitioners in Chinese traditional dress also demonstrated the five Falun Gong exercises on the stage.
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Germany: European Divine Land Marching Band performs in Cologne
2007-09-27On September 16th, 2007, the European Divine Land Marching Band performed in Germany’s famous tourist town, Cologne. Once spotted, the band made up of Falun Gong practitioners immediately drew a great deal of attention. Having seen the performance, a German lady said, “I believe justice will win over evil. Good luck!”
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Belgium: Falun Gong Practitioners Participate in the ‘Retrouvailles’ in Liège
2007-09-26Falun Gong practitioners have been taking part in this event for the last few years to raise awareness about the practice and expose the brutal persecution of practitioners in China. People stopped to read the information on the banner and showed concern for all the atrocities. They expressed their wish that they would end soon.
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United Kingdom: “Please give me a leaflet!” Raising Awareness about Falun Gong in the Centre of London
2007-09-25St. Martin’s Square in the centre of London is an important place where Falun Gong practitioners from the UK raise awareness about Falun Dafa and the persecution to people in the UK. In recent years, Falun Gong practitioners in London have come here many times to talk to people in the UK face to face, letting more people hear and see the facts about Falun Gong and learn about the cruel persecution of Falun Gong practitioners by the evil Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and calling on civilians in the UK to help end the persecution.
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Germany: Raising Awareness about the Persecution of Falun Gong with a Photo Exhibition at the Hamburg Cultural Festival
2007-09-24Falun Gong practitioners held a photo exhibition with the title "The Journey of Falun Dafa" at their local university after participating in the Hamburg Cultural Festival's grand parade. The exhibition of photographs and text depicted the benefits of practising Falun Dafa and exposed the Chinese Communist Party's brutal persecution.
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Russia: Introducing Falun Gong in the Altai Krai Border Area
2007-09-24Some of them asked, ''Who pays you to distribute these materials?'' Yola replied, ''Nobody gives me money to do this. The money I used to obtain these materials came from my own savings. I have come here especially for you, so that you can understand these fact. I know that you do not have the opportunity to read these materials in China, so it's hard for you to know the facts. Now that you have the opportunity, please just take them to read when you have a moment of free time.''
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Germany: Falun Dafa Practitioners Parade in Cologne
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Switzerland: Falun Gong is Supported in Geneva, the Human Rights Capital of the World
2007-09-22On September 15th, 2007, Mr. Patrice Mugny, Mayor of Geneva, received the Human Rights Torch. The torch had just arrived from its last stop in Slovakia. In his speech, he voiced his support for Falun Gong practitioners. Mr. Mugny is a member of the Coalition to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong (CIPFG) in Europe. Mr Mugny said that he came to know about the use of torture by the Chinese Communist Party in March 2006, from a report by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture.
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Germany: Arte TV Provides Coverage of "Human Rights Torch Relay" Activity in Berlin
2007-09-22German's Arte TV provided news coverage on August 18th, 2007 about the activities of the "Human Rights Torch Relay" in Berlin. The TV channel also interviewed Ms. Dai Zhizhen, an Australian Falun Gong practitioner, in front of the Chinese Embassy in Berlin where Falun Gong practitioners held the activities. Ms. Dai's husband was persecuted to death in China by the Chinese communist regime for practicing Falun Gong.
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Switzerland: The Mayor of Geneva Takes Over the Human Rights Relay Torch in Molard Square
2007-09-21The ceremony to pass on the Human Rights Torch was held in Molard Square. Geneva is the ninth stop of the Human Rights Torch Relay. Today’s host was Dr. Charles Grace, the Vice President of the European chapter of the Coalition to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong (CIPFG) and the Secretary of an international multi-religious organisation.
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Denmark: We can’t allow the persecution to go on any longer”
2007-09-20Falun Gong practitioners from Copenhagen went to the new square in the city centre to raise awareness about Falun Gong and the Chinese Communist Party's eight years of evil persecution of the practice. They displayed pictures depicting Falun Gong's growing popularity around the world and how practitioners are being tortured in China.